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The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
BROKE THE EGG MARKET.
A Woman from Bangor Was the
Cause of Lentcn Excitement
in Salem.

Retail groeers in Salem are still dis
cussing the way their egg market was
Hurried not many days ago in the height
OF the Lenten season, when eggs were
beginning to get scarcer and scarcer
and the price mounted little higher
daily. just at this time Mrs. Kirk
patrick from Bangor, Me-, arrived in
Salem to make a new home. Her hus-
band, who WAS prosperous merchant
III the Pine Tree state, had sold out his
business to engage in another line in
the neighborhood of Salem. Their fami-
~ consisted of two lively boys.
Not long after Mrs. kirkpatrick ar
rived she found the price of eggs to be
~ cents dozen-an eXorbitant price in
Maine-with the prospects that they
would be still more costly. So she
wrote home to relatives and asked them
to send her few eggs at Bangor prices
20 cents dozen. Her relatives were
generous and when the eggs arrived
Mrs Kirkpatrick found herself con-
fronted with an entire case filled with
the best stock. what shall we do with
them"' was the question of the hour in
the kirkpatrick household that day.
The boys finally solved the problem.
After some pleading from them, their
mother gave them baskets and allowed
them to go out on the streets of Salem
peddling Maine eggs at 80 cents dozen.
Inc youngsters started at noon and in
two hours had sold out. The eggs were
brown and fine and went as fast as the
housewives had a sight of them. AS
the eggs went, SO did the news Before
many hours the information that eggs
OF the best quality were selling uptown
at 81 cents, when the market price was
getting to be considered prohibitiye.
reached the storekeepers. Agents went
about and soon discovered the cause of
| the trouble.
TO lower the price Of the overdue eggs
! IN the stores would not have had the
slightest effect in the face of the SUI
periority Of the fresh Maine stock. The
dealers held meetings to try to find out
where the new eggs had come from, and
Ii 1t would be safe to try to buy up a lot
OF them. The news spread further. The
agitation of the marketmen BETRAYED
them, and brakeman on Boston e.
Maine train received tip. On his next
trip up to Maine he ordered a box of
eggs sent to him in Portland, and on his
next trip but one back through Salem
he took them off into the station to ped
die them at 35 cents, Although there
was not very much of crowd in the
station that day the eggs were sold be-
fore the train started and the brakeman
had the cash in hand. He telegraphed
for another case and went on to Boston.
That was the last straw. The next day
every grocery store in Salem was SELL
ng eggs at 50 cents, although mostly
at a loss.-Boston Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Sea Water for stree, snr,nk,,nu

The Merchants association of San
Francisco, says the Popular Science
Monthly has been trying the expert
ment of sprinkling a street with sea
water, and finds that such water binds
the dirt together between the paving
stones. so that when it is dry no loose
dust is formed to be raised by the wind;
that sea water does not dry so quickly
as fresh water, SO that it has been
claimed when salt water has been used
that one load of ii is equal to three
loads of fresh water. The salt water
which is deposited on the street alb
serbs moisture from the air during the
night, whereby the street is thoroughly
moist during the early morning and
has the appearance of being freshly
sprinkled.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
GLAZING VEGETABLES.
Onions and Carrots Are Easily Pre-.
pared and May Be Used the
Year Round.

The French cooks possess the art of
cutting vegetables in dainty decorative
forms and glazing them. These glazed
vegetables are chiefly for decorative
purposes, but are also delicious to eat.
The glazed vegetable is generally con-
sidered 'fussy'' thing to prepare, and
therefore the average houselzeeper lin
this country usually takes little inter-
est in it's preparation,
This is a mistake. Onions and car
rots are easily prepared for this pur-
pose, and used the year round. To
glaze onions select q dozen white on
ions of large size. Boil them. Remove
the hearts with vegetable cutter.
Use the remainder of the onions stuffed
with forcemeat of any kind. and
roasted brown for another dish. Take
the round hearts of the onions removed
by the vegetable cutter and lay them on
a plate, spread an ounce of butter in
saucepan and when it is hot and melt
ed put in the onions; sprinkle two
small pinches of sugar over each one
of the onions. Toss the onions in the
butter until they are delicately and
evenly colored. Cover them with lit
tie stock and cover the saucepan they
are in with close cover until the stock
boils to a glaze. 1t is a good plan at
this stage to put the onions in the oven
and let them glaze there, basting them
every IS minutes. Use them around
meat or any vegetable they are needed
around. Young spring carrots are
used in preference for glazing. Boil
them tender and turn them in small,
even shapes-cork shapes. Put 40
small carrots of the tiny French varie-
ty sold in the spring in a saucepan in
half a pint of broth, a teaspoonful of
salt and a teaspoonful of sugar. Put
the saucepan, closely covered, on a
quick fire and let the broth boil down
for 20 minutes, when they should be
well colored. Large carrots should be
cut in two-inch lengths before cook
ing and glazing them. Turnips can be
cut into cork-shaped pieces one inch
thick by two inches long and glazed
much the same way carrots are. Either
of these vegetables may be prepared
white or brown, according as they are
fried in butter and cooked in stock, or
simply partly cooked again till done
in another water, with pint and halr
of water. a teaspeonful of salt and
teaspoonful of sugar.-N. \. Tribune
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
THE OLDEST JOB YET.
Hiring a Woman to PersOnate a Col
lection Agent In Need of
Beating.

81 used to work for collection
agency in one of the northern cities"
said a lady perfumery drummer to a
New Orleans Times-Democrat reporter,
and my experience was tolerably eA-
citing My duty was to sit at roll-top
desk in the Office and impersOnate the
proprietor. Light work, did you say
Just you wait. All day long men would
come in red-eyed to lick the boss.
Where's the fellow that sends out
these blackmailing letters?' was the
usual salutation. Then l would smile
sweetly and say: I'm the proprie-
trcss; what can / do for you?' At that
the visitor would look dazed, mutter
things under his breath and walk off.
Occasionally the real proprietor would
peep through an inside window to see
whether was still alive, for 1 must ad-
NIT our letters were calculated to give
u man the homicidal mania.
We'll, things went on all right for
nearly month. Then one day little
wiry chap walked in carrying a thick
cane. Where's the boss?' he said. [
gave the usual fairy story. Don't be-
ieve a word of it, he replied, still l
can't beat a woman He thought
awhile, and something in his eye made
ne feel creepy, III have to take it out
Of the fixtures he said, finally, and,
upon my word, he broke up every
blessed thing in the shop, He did it
quickly ard Systematically, and you
never saw such an awful ruin! l yelled
murder, but it did no good, and he went
right ahead. As a wind-up he smashed
the chandelier and bade me polite
good-day. When the proprietor came
\ he had a fit. It was after that went
INTO the perfumery business. The
work is harder, but ii is much less try
ing on one nerves.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
HOW IT WAS DONE.
A Bit of the Inside History of the
Movement for a Statue of
Miss Willard.

A rosy little woman with an air OF
great satisfaction about her ran up to
me after the matinee the other day,
says writer in the Washington Pest.
did you see it in the paper?" she
said.
''See what?" I asked.
"Why, that the Illinois legislature
has passed bill for an appropriation to
buy statue of Frances Willard to put
in Statuary hall at the capitol knew
we'd do it, and we did do it, Isn't it love-
ly?"
l confessed my lack of comprehen-
sion, and she went on:
''You see, just a year ago I told you
that there was movement on foot
among the Women's Christian Temper
ance union to erect statue to Miss Will
Well, there wasn't word of truth in ii,
1 made it all up myself. don't know
soul in the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union, but l did know Miss Will
lard, and | wanted SO much to have
somebody start the statue idea, 50
started it myself. The Illinois legisla-
ture may think they've done it, but they
haven't. They've merely followed out
an idea I gave them. L started the
whole thing just by telling you some
thing that wasn't so. You made the
first mention of it, and l put you up to
it. I'm mighty proud cf myself to-day.
We started, we did, but state had to
take it up, for only states are permitted
to put statues in Statuary hall. Never
tell me again that it's always best to
stick to the truth. just see what a little
judicious prcvarication has done!"
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Reflections of q bachelor.

When a man is homesicl he is so
ashamed of it he makes himself believe
it is business worry.
Lots of women who are too honorable
to read letters which don't belong to
them would risk their souls to discover
who wrote them.
Nothing makes a woman so suspi-
cious as to have her husband announce
that hereafter he is going to let her
have her own way in everything.
If women stayed out all night and
came home in cabs just before break
fast they would make much better ex-
cuses and much less trouble than the
men.-N. Y. Press.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
ming for summer SILK.

Rows of black velvet ribbon are Popr- iu
lar as a trimming for the summer SIN, "a.
whether it be foulard, taffeta, or sol. ~
Tonisine If one width of ribbon Is
nsed n this is quite narrow, but one often
sees the ribbon applied in three Wldths'
graduating in size, with the narroWest
. lr,avs at the top. Occasionally one
sees ribbon of the same tone enPioyeo
to trim the skirt OF summer SILK put
~ ~ r1Ie black is in request for all sorts
and conditions on colored s1ks'-Chl-
cago Tribune
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Light ON Natural History.

Tommy Tucker was showing his aunt
from the country through Lincoln
park.
This" he said, SIS the prairie dog
village. You see them standing up
before their holes, with their forepaws
folded? They're praying. They al
ways do that. That's why they call
'em prairie dogs,''-Chicago Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
TenantIess Swiss Prisons.

A correspondent writes from Lau-
same that the district of Lavaux, sit
uated between Lausanne and Vevey,
and having population of l0,0G0.i is at
this moment in the proud position of
being able to boast that in the several
prisons in the district there is not a
single prisoner. A Awhite flag floats over
every prison in token of this praise
worthy fact, and virtue reigns supreme
in the canton Of Vaud.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
NaU YorL.S Police.

The New York police department on
March had total membership of 1864
officers and men, of whom Of were in
the bicycle squad, 80 in the tenement
house squad, 164 were detectives, 33
were in the sanitary corps, and nine
were detailed for service in the house
of detention. There were also 80 police
matrOns.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Costly Health.

Blivens-My dear, I'm really alarmed
about Tommy's health.
Mrs. Blivens-I suppose you mean
you are alarmed about his ill-health
and future doctors bills.
Blivens-I said health, and I meant
it. 1 was thinking of butchers bills
Boston Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Genius Unconscious.

It is as difficult to talk entirely un-
dramatically as to play in discords.
A country lady, standing in front of a
picture in an eastern gallery, took the
prize when she said: "Them deers
is drew terribly bad"
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Well Named.

Ethel-Papa's named his new fox
hound after you, dear.
Reggy-The dickens! What dld nc
do that for?
"Why, he says he don't know enough
to keep a scent when he's got IT,
Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
HuElan Eirfia OF Prey.

One device of the human birds of
prey that haunt London is to take out
policies of insurance on the lives of GER
tain persons, and then put temptations
to excessive drink in their way, thus
driving them into early graves.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
a Suhsfitufe.

Mrs. Youngish-Oh, Bob! What
shall I do? Baby is crying because
won't let him pull all the fur OF my
new muff.
Mr.. Youngish-Well, that's all right
f.;1o hin, the cat.-Boston Travele-.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
A Youur Executive,

Earl Beauchamp is one of the young
est men who have in recent years been
appointed to a colonial governorshlp-
He is not quite AZ years of age.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Ever Notice 1t:

The stars on the United States coin
age are six-pointed. while the United
States flag carries tive-pointed stars.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
Rush WORK ON sihertan RaiIway.

1t is expected that the Siberian rail-
way will be completed to Trkutsk in
February, 1900.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08

Esaf..e c1=aoes sent - Asie.
T.aneer manufacturers are sending
cauoss Of birch and canvas % i'ales'ile'
hl IA
,sat
u1ers7 parties in S.ar--
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-08
A LapIand Drink.

La pIanu DFEhA'
Smoked snow water is q favorite
"rink in Lapland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

lana, and Justice Shiras. of Pennsyl-
wanna. The former maintained the
view that the decision Of the majority
was discrimination against through
trains. while Justice Shiras held that
trains passing from one state to an
other, and carrying the United States
mails out of and into and through one
state to another, We're exclusively I'M
der the control of the federal authority
to be established by congress, and
hence the convenience afforded ap-
piled to the entire public of the ma
ton as distinct from that of localities.
This decision introduces new ques-
ton, and one upon which the court
appears to be almost equally divided.
Eastern communities of only 1900 pop
ulation are generally provided with all
the passenger and mail service that is
really necessary. Western commune
ties are benefited by the fullest degree
of service that the circumstances will
warrant. In this view the future OPP
erations of railways, with respect to
their treatment of the smaller towns
of the West. will be watched with in
terest. Insistence ought not to be
made without reason; but wherever
increased service can be afforded to
any town requiring it both the railway
company and the community are likely
to derive mutual advantages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
The Cars Alleged Illness.

Although the statements from St
Petersburg as to the mental breakdown
of the Car of Russia would seem to
be sufficiently reliable to invite their
acceptance without question, the an
terS with suspicion.
Not many months have passed since
the young ruler startled the world by
his invitation to other nations to join in
a congress having for it's object an
agreement upon some plan for general
disarmament. looking to the establish
ment of universal peace. 1t was deem
ed as an odd overture, coming from
such a source, and just upon the heels
of the victories of the army and navy
Of the United States in the late war
with Spain. Not much advancement
has been made toward consumma-
ton of the imperial desire.
1t may be as stated. that the cars
condition is critical. On the other
hand, it is argued that his temporary
retirement in favor of his uncle, a man
of much greater strength Of will and
decision of character than the actual
hereditary ruler, will prove to be rather
a political ruse having for it's object
reversal of the policy indicated by
Nicholas in his late announcement.
The peace call has not met with that
enthusiastic response which the more
sentimental and emotional minds at
first predicted for it. In view of ex
listing conditions in Europe. and es-
pecially the situation in China and the
relations Of the leading powers to that
empire. the suggestion Of disarmament
has not seemed either wise or timely.
The passive and amiable character of
the car rendered him a most accepta-
BILE mouthpece for any element in his
government which might at the time
have desired to test the sentiment of the
powers ON the proposition for peace by
extending a call of this character. With
the apparent failure of the plan, how
ever the car, it is thought. might
naturally be not unwilling to step aside
temporarily upon the plea Of Illness,
and permit a, reversal of policy to be
undertaken meanwhile by his uncle,
which would restore the nation to it's
former military rank, Of the more bel
ligerant quality Of Germany for in
stance. There are always methods at
the command of Russian statesmen for
relieving the real occupant of the
throne of too severe criticism. and this
may possibly be one of them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
e NkhMATl6....."... |
u And MUSICAL =
METROPOLITAN

The fourth of the Seibert series of orches-
ira concerts will be given ait the Metropolitan
opera house next Sunday afternoon at $780,
De Wolf Hopper. polysyllabic and popular,
will come to the Metropolitan opera house
next week.
He will bring sousa & Klein's new comic
opera, The Charlatan," written for him,
and accepted als an even greater success than
their 'El Captain Mr.. Hoppers role is that
OF an impecunious necromancer, whose MIN
bic prestidigitation involves him in misery
four fathoms Deep With the star comedian
are Alice Judson, who has made the biggest
sort Of hit; Nel,a Bergen, Alfred Klein,
Edmund Stanley, George w. Barnum, Mark
Price. Arthur Cunningham, Adine Bouvier,
Harry P. Stonezands chorus of eighty people.
The sale of seats opens today.
30 GRAND.
''My Friend From India" the laughable
farce now being presented at the Grand, fur
nishes about as enjoyable entertainment as
one desires Charles H. Bradshaw Is excel
lent in the role Of the retired pork packer,
while George Mack is humorous in the title
character.
The management expects to see large audi
ences at the daily matinees at the Grand next
week. Prof Leonidas' trained family of oats
and dogs will be, there. The Nelson family
clude Felix and Barry, comedy eccentrique;
Herbert Albipi, magical mysteries; Eckert
and Berg, operate stars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

There is a balance of $4,000 to the
credit Of the fuel account, which will.
unless the unexpected happens, last
until the close of the term
A communication was received from
w. J. Howard, of the school union
suggesting a popular subscription for
decorative purposes in the schools. The
letter was referred to the Censorship"
committee already mentioned.
Just before the board meeting a del
egation from the athletic association
called at the superintendent Office to
air grievance against Principal Bry-
ant. The committee ran up against
President 3. Zimmerman, who laid
down the law to the belligerents in no
uncertain terms. and the committee
departed not quite so certain of their
ground
1t is said that Principal Bryant clos
ed the gymnasium because Of the dis
order there. He told the boys some
time ago that he was heartily In SYM
pathy with the association, but they
must keep their quarters in better or
der or he would close up the gymnasi-
UNI. This he did Saturday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
Churches and Their Work

Those interested in the work carried on
upon the frontier OF Minnesota by mission
aries will have an opportunity to see with
their eyes and hear with their ears all about
it at Woodland Park church, Se.by and
Arundel next Sunday at 7:30 D. m. A
stereopticon will reveal to city people what
few Of them know OF the hardships Of
frontier life.
The Gospel meeting at the Penteeostal mis-
sion. 1S9 East Eighth street, st. Paul. on
Thursday afternoon at D. M, will be led
by Mother" Prindle, Of the Florence Critten-
don home, Minneapolis.
A social will be given this evening by
the Society of the Forest Street Mission
Sunday school. Forest and Case streets.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. James Eng
lish Evangelical Lutheran Church will meet
at the residence Of Mrs. Samuel Borg. 1913
Dayton avenue. this evening at o'clock.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
A lady writing from Boston to Mr..
Eeldh2uSef, SAYS regarding this sonp

lady writing from Boston to Mr..
Feldhauser, says regarding this song
recital:
l am glad you selected the programme Won
did for Marchesis St Paul recital II is the
one she presented at Steinert hall here which
was packed to its fullest capacity. This pro-
s gram Is SO entirely characteristic of Mar
| am afraid my criticism" will he after oil
but pean of praise.
The very harshest thing 1 can say is that
mot the critics, mind YOU the initial num-
Der, "Divinites du Styx," by Gluck. was too
coldly declamatory. But we always feel someo
thing OF this chill before the artist becomes
en- rapport with the audience The third num-
Der the Purcell rectative and aria were
given with exquisite depth of feeling. The
audience became more and more enthusi-
mating. ~
The Mozart Lullaby was the most on
trancing bit of simplicity and tenderness I
have ever listened to. Her finest EFFORTS from
mere color view point, were her reading Of
Saint-Saens' La Cloche," and her beauti-
fully sympathetic defamation of Gounod' is
weird s",,s setting of Richepins gloomily grew
some Chanson de la Glue" Her pronounced
successes, however were made in the Schu-
n rilI outrage, sung with truly wonder
ful spirit and emphasis; the Chaminade '.Tu
Me Dlrals, given with indescribable beauty
OF phrasing and delicacy of accent and the
Cappra "Chanson du Papillon," which was
revelation in fascinating grace of expression.
The audience was not only delighted with
Marchesi. but was delightful in ITSELF As the
recital proceeded, won completely by her
power as an interpreter, it became stormily
enthusiastic, the excitement rising to its
highest point over her vigorously dramatic
performance Of 1.-The Erlking."
L am sure you will have big house for
Marchesi. Aside from being 80 great an art St
she is good to look at. She so fills the
entire auditorium with her own fascinating
personality. Do you know, she won't wear
soon appear in q mask Wonder If this is
vanity or artf