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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
SELECTED STORY.
THE LAND OF "PReTTY sooN~

! know land where the streets are
paved
Wlh the things which we meant to
achieve.
1t is walled with the money we meant
TO have saved
And the pleasures for which we
grieve.
The kind words unspoken, the promises
broken
And many coveted boon,
Are slowed away there in that land
somewhere
The land of pretty Soon"
There are uncut jewels Of possible
Lying about in the dust,
And many noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust.
And oh! this place, while it seems so
near,
Is farther away than the moon.
Though our purpose Is fair, yet we
never get there
The land of "Pretty Soon"
The road that leads to that mystic
land
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks,
And the ships that have sailed for
its shining strand
Bear skeletons on their decks.
1t is farther at noon than it was at
dawn,
And farther at night than at noon;
Oh, let us beware Of that land down
there
The land of pretty Soon"
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
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Philippine Products.

The di' ision of Botany of the depart
ment of agriculture has just issued a
pamphlet of information on the plant
products of the Philippine islands.
On,y ninth of the area of the Philip
pines is devoted TO agriculture, although
the chief industries of the islands are
agricultural. The area under cutiva-
tion is 3 267, 900 hectares, or something
more than 5000 900 acres. Under
proper methods the total agricultural
product could be increased from ten to
fifteen times. Rice, the staple food of
the natives and of the many Chinese in
the islands, is grown in more than a
hundred varieties, some Of them matur-
ing within three months Of planting,
and permitting the raising OF two crops
in one year. But in some years So ,000,-
900 worth of rice has to be imported.
Most of this comes from Cochin, China.
The average annual production in the
islands IL 36, 100000 bushels. Iu some
provinces Indian corh affords the peo-
pie their chief sustenance. They grow
two crops of this year, also when
they plant the early varieties.
A dozen highly esteemed varieties Of
oouaboo otO SiOWh' 1uC ouSdI pIO-
duced and used is practically all raw,
there being only one refinery in the
archipelago. Coffee is grown, but the
plantations are not we'll managed. A
much used food is the bamboo plant,
the young shoots being eaten in salads
and sauces. They are very tender and
acceptable.
The natural prod u of perhaps great
est utility is the cocoa palm. The kerr
mel and juice Of the nut supply lood
and drink. The central nut that
crowns the tree yields wine, known
as tuba, of agreeable, pungent taste.
When fermented the tuba yields vineg-
ar, and when distilled, brandy. Ropes
and calking material for boats are
made from the cocoanut husks; spoons
cups and beads from the shell. Leaves
make house roofs; some of the smaller
ribs and veins OF the leaves are formed
into brooms; the midribs are used as
fuel, and of the ashes of these soap il
made. The trunks of the trees sup
port the natives houses, and from hol
low sections of them oil and wine casks
are made. The roots yield red dye
Cocoanut oil the natives use for theil
hair and to illuminate streets ant
houses.
Among ornamental plants that grow
wild they lare magnolas, clematis
dahlias, ylang-ylang, camelias, jasmin,
and many species of ferns, orchids ant
roses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
OMETET.

One-half cup scalded milk, one tea
spoonful butter, one teaspoon corn
starch, two eggs, one-half teaspoonful
salt and one-half teaspoonful pepper.
Cook the corn starch in the hot butter;
add the hot milk gradually stirring un-
til smooth. Cool it slightly, then add
the well-beaten yolks, and then the
whites beaten stiff. Butter hot omelet
pan; pour in enough of the egg to cover
the pan, roll it over as It cooks, and when
brown toss it out into hot platter. Cook
the remainder in the same way. By cook
ing the corn starch in the butter there
will be no raw taste of it in the omeiet.
This omelet will not become heavy If
not eaten st once.
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Shredded Wheat Biscuit Jellied Apple

Shredded Wheat Biscuit Jellied Apple
Sandwich. Four large apples n cup
water, N cup sugar, Q Shredded Wheat
Biscuit, package raspberry Broman-
gelon, l pint boiling water. Pare,
core and quarter the apples. put in
saucepan with the " cup water and
cook covered until tender, then add the
sugar and set in a cool place until cold,
Turn the boiling wa Ter onto the Brennan
gelon and stir until dissolved. Split the
biscuit lengthwise into halves and re-
move some of the inside shreds, and put
a layer of the stewed apples between the
halves. Into narrow pan long enough
to take the Biscuits placed end to end,
turn the dissolved Bromangelon to the
depth of a inch, and set in Ice water to
harden. When 1t is hard. place the Bis
cult top side down in the pan and turn
around them the remainder of the dis
solved Bromangelon ana set away to
harden. Serve with thin cream. If Bro
mangelon Is not to be had, the sandwich
may be prepared In the following man
ner Soak one half box of Plymouth
Rock Gelatine (pink) in " cup cold
water u hour. Cook the parings and
cores of the apples in liz pints of water
for twenty minutes then strain the
boiling water from them on the gelatine,
stir until dissolved. and add 2-3 cup
sugar When the sugar is dissolved.
strain and proceed as directed in
recipe above. Any of the pure gel
atines may be used. In their sea
son, strawberries, crushed or cut
| In halves may be used as "A substitute for
stewed apples. $Aspberries or other
berries may also be used without cut
ting or crushing.
The above makes a very delicious des-
sert for the warm weather, is easily
prepared and very healthful. and costs
| little.
over $50 recipes sent free. Please
mention this paper when writing.
The Shredded Wheat Co..
Worcester. Mass.
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A SHORE D1tiNER.

Like the New England boiled dinner
the shore dinner is distinctively a north
ern affair 1t is to the north what the
barbecue is to the south, and yet differs
from that feast in that 1t can be served
to few or many, while the roast OK of
the south can only be dished up to adj
vantage and without great pecuniary
loss to a multitude. The New England
shore dinner serves as a magnet to draw
many a man-and woman, too to the
seashore resorts, and although cheaply
served is by reason of the expense in
reaching it generally a costly meal. OF
necessity It's surroundings are crude
and primitive, and in most cases your
dinner is thrown at you" Yet we ac
cept the many lnconvenences for the
sake of the treat.
Why not have the shore dinner at your
homes? With the present railroad IA
clities there Is no place in the east where
all the essentials cannot be furnished at
a reasonable price. 1 have before me
bill of fare of one of the most popular
shore dinners furnished In New England,
and to demonstrate that it can be gotten
up almost anywhere we will reproduce it:
Fish or Clam Chowder.
Baked Blue Fish. Potato Chips.
Fried Sea Perch. Fried CLANS.
Green Corn. Cucumbers.
Pie or Pudding.
Watermelon. Tea or Coffee.
That is the meal people go miles to
enjoy. There is nothing about it difficult
to cook, nothing there that cannot be
prepared for a party of five as well as
for a party of 5OO no reason why it can
not be Hastily and daintily served.
! have in previous issues given you a
recipe for fish and clam chowder and
will not repeat them at this time.
For steaming you should select small
clans. (The sooner you get them after
they are taken from the sand the better)
Wash them in fresh water severals times
to thoroughly remove the sand, and
when clean put them in a large stewpan
or kettle and place over a quick fire
Don't put in any water at all. The CLAIMS
will furnish all that is required. As soon
as the shells open remove al once from
the liquor and serve hot, with butter
sauce. The butter sauce is simply melt
ed butter Put a generous slice of but
ter In a small dish and set this dish in a
kettle of hot water until the butter is
melted. Let each OF your guests add
salt. pepper and vinegar to his or her
taste.
The bluefish should be stuffed with
bread stuffing well larded with pork or
bacon, and baked slowly until well dore
Fry the perch in deep fat, having first
rolled them in bread crumbs
Fried clans require a bit more care.
Select small CLANS. Carefully remove
from the shell and place in coander.
Shake well to rid them of surplus Juice,
place in a batter and fry golden brown.
have found the best batter one made of
well-beaten eggs, a pinch of salt and
sufficient -four to give the required stiff
ness.
The other dishes are those found on
any table in their season and require no
special mention.
Try shore dinner at home some day
when everything is favorable, and if
you miss the rough and ready ways of
the beach you will enjoy the comforts
of home and be sure that all has been
done neatly and In order.
LOUIS ROLE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

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TO MAKE LELLY.

Generally cut up the fruit into small
bits, and nearly cover with water. 1t
Will depend on the fruit whether more
or less water should be used. Cover the
Kettle and boil slowly until the fruit is
broken to pieces. Put the fruit, juice and
all. In coarse bag, hanging the same in
a warm place to allow the juice to drip.
Toward the last of the dripping take
two spoons and press vSiy lightly on the
sides of the bag to force the remaining
juice through. DO not be too economi-
cal about getting out every bit of the
juice. for the more you squeeze 1t the
cloudier the jelly will be when finished
Measure the juice and to every pint al
Vow one pound of sugar; put the juice on
the fire. and after it begins to boil, let it
continue to do so for just twenty min
utes. Do not cover the juice, and do
not let 1t boil too hard. Skim frequently
AT the same time you put the juice on
place the sugar in a pan in the oven to
heat, stir ii up frequently from the bot
tom; should it brown a little on top it
will not harm 1t. When the time of boil
ing is up, throw the sugar into the boil
Ing juice, stirring constantly. 1t will
hiss as it falls in, and melt at once. Let
the jelly just come to a boil and dip out
Have ready a heated pitcher with a
piece of cheese cloth, wet in hot water
over the top. Put each dipperful of the
jelly through this strainer, it will run
through like water, and if the cloth is as
hot as you can wiring it out Of the water
there will be no waste of the jelly. Have
the jelly glasses standing in pan of hot
water; take out, drain a minute, and
turn the jelly in from the pitcher. Fill
the glasses full and set away to cool.
If these rules are followed out no one
need have poor or cloudy jelly. If 1t
seems not quite as solid the next day as
desired, set the glasses in the sun, and 1t
will shrink to any desired consistency.
Seal the top of the glasses over with
white paper use only the best white
granulated sugar. Loaf sugar is better
still II one can afford it.
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Choice Recipes From Many Sources and
of Acknowledged Worth.
I,,nT L, I'D IU,rrI|DC

.
One half-pint of water, two ounces of
butter, one-quarter pound of -four three
eggs, one-quarter of an ounce of cur
rants. Put the water and butter in a
saucepan with one lemon peel When
the water boils well. take out the peel,
lift the saucepan from the fire, and put
the -four in by degrees, heating well;
put the paste back on the fire for min
ute or two, beating all the time, then
take off the fire, break the eggs into the
paste, one at a time, beating We'll Should
1t be too stiff, break another egg into the
paste, beat the currants In well. that
they may be well mixed throughout the
paste. Have a saucepan with some hot
lard in 1t mot too hot at first, and with
teaspoon drop the paste into 1t;
when they have swellsd enough make
the lard little hotter to color them,
Take out and serve with powdered sugar.
This quantity is sufficient for ten per-
sons.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Summer Suits OF Cabinet Members.

Some of the friends of Secretary Hay
are expected to hear of his being criti.
cised for wearing tow suit at recent
morning wedding. 1t is thought that
he Secretary knows how to dress well
and to be comfortable at the same
ime. All the cabinet officers who are
n town are wearing clothing that will
"lp to keep them cool just now. Sec
etary Long wears linen or crash coat,
vsistcoat and trousers and linen hat
# the lightest description. Secretary
Hay wears linens of various weights.
Secretary Gage, who is always particu.
ally we'll dressed, wears dark blue
'erge OF light weight, with a white vest
I'D chip hat.-Chicago Tribune.
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BREAD-AND-BUTTER PUDDING.

BREAD-AND-BUTT PUDDING.
Butter thin slices of bread sufficient to
two-thirds fill two-quart pudding
dish. Butter the dish thiokly with cold
butter and put in layer OF bread; sprin-
kle over it little cinnamon and graf
ed nutmeg and add generous layer of
raisins, and so on until the bread is
used. Cover with milk and let 1t stand
over night or several hours. Then drain
off the milk which the bread has not alb
Borbed. and add to 1t four eggs, well
beaten, three-quarters of cup of sugar,
and half a teaspoonful Of salt. Pour
this into the dish, press the bread down
several times, then add enough moro milk
to fill nearly to the top of the dish Bake
in a moderate oven three hours, cover it
al first but do not stir II.
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RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re-
lieved in six hours by ''NEw GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE" It is a great sur
prise on account of its exceeding promptness
in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back,
in male or female. Relieves retention of
water almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by
Harry A. Slade, druggist, 10 State street,
Montpelier Vt.
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RHUBARB PIE,

Steam the rhubarb. Drain of the
water; beat the pulp until fine; add to
one pint of pulp one cup of sugar. one
teaspoonful flour, and two eggs. Bake
In one crust and cover with meringue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

A definite agreement between the
Hon. Russell A. Alger and The Hon
Potato Pineree as to what they really
agreed upon ought to BE- added without
delay to the articles of associaio -
Sun, New York.
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ROASTED POTATOES WITH BEEF

Pare the potatoes and place in the pan
In the rack with the meat, basting when
you do the beef. They will be nicely
Drowned and mealy when the meat is
done
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
Tho famous titti< oils.
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THE HANGING SWORD.

( Do you know
q t h e story of
Damocles in the
ancient mythol-
the man who
d with a sword
tinually hanging
We his head, sus-
pended only by a
single hair1 Many
a woman of the
present day is like
Danocles. She
n IL nNinS WITH Il
q constant menace
Y of danger hang
ing over h e r
head because of
some weakness
or disease of the
\ special organ
p ism W Il i C h
~ makes her a
WON an. 1t
M a Y S c c III
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RUBsKR STAMPS made to order by the
Vermont Waterman Company
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FOR YOUR SCRAP BOOK.

LOUIS ROLE.
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"
Send it back by him. and | pray you
of yr cortesy to lev him as you love
me, for ! love hin as | do my Self.
Yr. moast dutiful neace,
KITTY FITZROY."
Thirty pieces Of silver. flung in az
many directions, splashed into the lit
tie roadside bitches. 81 have betrayed
the innocent blood" cried Fitzroy.
His face was ashen. He peered with
ewes OF horror at tie still til ing at his
feet "A bad business" he muttered.
"Brother-in-law, | could wish you a
better part in the play than that of my
first victim"
He heard horse hoofs, and trembled
like an aspen. Hastily wiplog his fin
gers in the moist grass, he, mounted
his horse and rode of, with savage
spurs in his sides.
The hoofs followed-then abruptly
stopped where the wounded man had
laborously risen on one elbow, watch
ing the highwayman's fleeing figure.
At a familiar neigh, he smiled grimly
and painfully first glancing at.the UNI
touched panniers OF the Ballantyne
kinks good gold, which lay on the
faithful creatures back, then, at the
muddy coins scattered round him.
His stunned senses rallied slowly
"Kitty1l never cry for her coins" he
said feebly. Gin live to come back
Ay. I'll live. Were no better kirk Of
fcer than you poor craven makes of
highwayman, 'twuold go Ill! Why
cal he me 'brother'?"
And Fitzroy, speeding frantically on
into the dusk, scourged by visions OF
a List Judgment, when he should stand
with Cain and Judfs, looked not back
70 tell him-Louiso Belts Edwards
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-30
The TENEBRA.E
Its Three Nights Observance Be.
gun at Cathedral.
1T is TYPICAL OF THE SCENES
Christ's ID cath on Calvary
Very Impressive Ceremonies, In
Guiding the Chanting of Psalms and
Lamentations, in Darlkencd
Churcli-.Thc Scottish Rite AIasons
Maundy Thursday Banquet.

. a Id.
The Tcnebrac was sung at the Cathe-
dral last evening, in the presence of n
large congregation. This impressive
service is observed by Catholics on the
Wednesday. Thursday ard Friday eve
nings OF Holy week. hence this and to-
morrow evening will witness repetl-
tieR. 1t is solemn and interesting
ceremony.
Tenebrae means darkness, literally,
and the ceremony refers to the darkness
that fell OIL the earth when Christ was
crucified. The service Is composed of
fifteen of Davlds psalms and lamenta-
lions Of Jeremiah, and the doleful
chanting In minor key adds to the
impressiveness Of the effort to call to
mind Christ's suffering and His ADAM
donment BY the disciples.
At the end of each psalm one of the
many candles In use Is extinguished.
and so on until all are out excepting
one candle, supposed to typify the Sa-
vior. When the psalms are concluded
the other lights in the church are eX-
tinguished the sole light in the church
coming from the one candle, which Is
then carried behind the altar and hid
den. ceremony typical of Chrlst's
burial. The Miserere is recitcd next.
following which a commotion Is made
in the darkencd church, to represent
the confusion OF the elements that &C.
CURED at the CrucifiHion. Then the
lighted candle is brought from its seclu-
sion into the church again, and oil the
other lights are turned on. the iifumin-
alton symbolizing the Resurrection.
At last nights ceremony. Vicar Gen.
erat O'Conno: presided. The other cell
ebrants were Fathers Mcbride. Moye
and Altmeyer, of the Cathedral parish.
A choir of young men did the chanting.
A better rendition is looked for this eve
ming, rs well as larger attendance OF
out-of-towr clergy. Rev. Father
Walsh. of Santa Clara. Doddridge coun-
ty, will preach on Tho Eucharist"
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SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.


The triennial meeting OF the genera!
society OF the Sons OF Revolution Will
be held in Denver on April -. and the
West Virginia society will be represent
cd. The following delegates and alter
mates have been selected:
Dclegates-J. Marshall Hagaas. Of
Morgantown; John Blssell. OF Clarks-
burg: C. ". Brockunier. OF Wheeling:
Or. \. II. Thayer. Of Grafton; owen S.
Mckinney, OF F'airmont.
glterna,es-R. NJ. Archer. OF Wheel
ing; C.. NJ. Hart OF c!orksbu"E; W,
Clark McGrcw. of Morgan;own: Prof.
Samuel Brown, OF Morgantown: ". VI.
Dent, Of NewburE.
The Denver Sons have arranged elab-
ornte entertainment for the visitors. On
the 18th the visitors viii be taken over
the city and In the evening they are to
BIZ entertained By the Daughters OF the
Revolution. The business meeting will
be held on the 18th: banquet, will be
rendered nj the Brown Palace" on the
evening of that dag. on the 10th the
delegates viii DO invited to participate In
q railroad trip TO Silver Plume. return
Ing the game day, giving them an OPP
portunity to view. In few hours. some
OF the most striking features OF Rocky
Mountain scenery, ana to pass over the
famous loop" noted achievement In
railroad engineering.
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Peace Crusaders.

LONDON. March ga deputat!on
representing the international peace
crusade. including the bishops OF Lon
don and Rochester. Mr.. William T.
Stead and a number of members OF
parliament, waited upon Mr.. 4. ]. Bal
four. the acting minister OF foreign af-
fairs. to-day. and urged that her ma
jesty's government instruct Its repre-
sen;atlves at the cza-'s peace confer
ence 10 effectively support all practical
proposals in the direction Of disarma-
ment and arbitration.
In reply Mr.. Balfour promised the
most hearty sympathy with the wishes
OF the delegation. Personally. he add
ed, he took 4 sanguine view OF the pos
sibility OF the diminution of war, and,
he continued there We're few things he
regretted more than the fact that the
scheme for general arbitration between
Great Britain and the United States had
fallen through. although he was we'll
convinced that with two such comynu-
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SCOTTISH RITE HiASOSs
Hold Their Annual Maundy Thurs
lay Bauuuct Tonight,

Tonight will Occult the annual
Maundy Thursday banquet, neid by
Charity Chapter, Rose croix No. l.
Scottish Rite Masons. It will take place
at the Masonic temple. and not at the
Windsor, as stated yesterday. At
tendance IS obligatory on all Scottish
Rite Masons. above the eighteenth de-
gree. and l25 Of the fraternity are ex-
pected 10 gather around the banquet
board. The AFFAIR is commemorative Of
the Last Supper, and all the addresses
will partake OF religious character,
more or less.
The principal address will be made by
DR.. John W. Morris, Supreme Council
Deputy FOR West Virginia. Prof. John
". Birch. Wise Master of Charity Chap
ter, will be toast master. Faith, Hope
and Charity" will be responded to by
Dr.. E. N. Turner. Ziegenfclder will
do the catering. and music to inter-
spe-se the programme WILL be rendered
by the Waldo quar.ette.