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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-11-24
A THANKSGIVING MENU.

A THANKSGIVING MENU. !
Raw Oysters
Brown Bread Triangles.
Clear Soup. Grated Parmesan Cheese.
Olives Sailed Peanuts
Roast Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing. 1
Z Bread and Giblet Forcemeat Balls, Chestnut 1
Sauce.
Cranberry Jelly. 1
Mashed Potatoes Baked Onions. 1
Hickory Nut and Celery Salad.
Crackers. Cheese.
Pumpkin Pie. b
Glace Fruit and Nuts
BREAD AND GIBLET FoRCEMEAT
BALLS.-Botl the giblets and chop fine;
Z mix with the meat an equal quantity OF 4
Z bread crumbs and for each cupful Of meat I
use one teaspoonful each Of lemon juice and i
chopped parsley, one tablespoonful each OF 4
Hour and butter, one tablespoonful each OF
\ salt and thyme, half a saltspoonful Of pep
Z per, four drops onion juice and one beaten i
Z egg. Mix, make into balls the size Of wal
Z nuts and fry in butter.
CHESTNUT SAUCE.-Chop fine a pint OF i
z chestnuts 30 they will cook quickly. When i
Z turkey is nearly done, pour of half a pint
4 OF the stock in the bottom Of the pan, re-
Z move all the grease, add a cup Of boiling i
water and boil the chopped chestnuts till i
very soft. Put through a sieve and thicken
Z with a tablespoonful of -four which has been
4 mixed with two tablespoonfuls butter.
4 BAKED ONIONS.-Parboil 10 Spanish on
Z ions after they have been peeled 90 may /
i be too many II they are very large), drain
them, put in a pudding dish, sprinkle over
I them half teaspoonful salt, a tablespoonful
pepper, tablespoonful butter cut into bits
and half cup cream. Bake ~ hours. 4
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
AUhagW
@@EN
IN THE SPRING.
A Fean In Praise of the Airy shirt
Waist.

Hark. the pipes of Pan are pleading.
like a sweetheart interceding In behalf
of lazy fellows nowadays. for the proud
and painted tulip and the meek and
minted julep are abloom again along
life's arid ways
Yes, it works chaps undoing, when
he knows that natures wooing, from
the uplands and the lowlands and the
meres; when the noontide glows In
splendor when the nights are soft and
tender, and the captivating shirt waist
reappears.
When the liver pad is whiting and the
lily pad is fitting on the breeze bedim-
pied bosom Of the pool. when the ripe
red rose comes pleasing and the ripe red
nose stops sneezing, and the little boys
play hockey from the school
1t is lawful to be lazy. when each
dear. old fashioned daisy breathes a
message from the fragrant yesteryears.
when the fields are sweet with clover
and (be still. my hear) moreover when
the airy, fairy shirt waist reappears
When the violet blossoms happy on
the coatlet of the chappie, when we
hustle out the old mosquito bar, when
the tipsy bee holds wassail in his honey
suckle castle. when the troubadour Is
tuning his catarrh.
When that tired, transcendent feeling
into every heart comes stealing. sweetly
pensive. like sunny maiden's tears.
when the bird choirs lift their voices
when, in short. all earth rejoices. and
the immemorial shirt waist reappears
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
How They May He Made n Source of
Pleasure 10 Old and Young.

OTville t. Bright never said a more
truthful thing than country school.
houses with reading room, gymnasium
and sheds for the horses would cure the
dry rot of the brain that is breaking
down the farming population. But
such schoclhouses are not possible to
each of the eight or ten isolated dis
tricts of every township. They can be
had only by combining and organizing
the one thing under the heavens which
is not now combined and organized
the rural population.
II instead of the eight or ten district
schools there was in the center of each
township one school with eight OF ten
rooms and as many teachers, then this
school could be graded and the children
need not leave home at the age when
they most need the watchful care Of
parents. The school could have pleasant
grounds, gymnasium and all the req
uisites for making it the clubhouse,
concert and lecture hall, banquet room
and reading room for both adults and
children of the township And the to-
tai expense of such building would
not exceed one-twenty- fifth that of the
barns in which the live stock of those
same farmers is housed.
1t would be too far for some of the
children to go to schoolH Not more than
three or four miles for those most re-
mote. What is to hinder paying half
dozen farmers living at the greatest
distances for conveying the children
along their road to the school? In some
subnr ban towns as Lake Forest. bus
hired at public expense, gathers up the
children and teachers remote from the
school. and this is considered more eco
nomical than building new schoolhouses
in the outskirts and having the superin-
tendent spend half his time travelling
from one to another
Farmers would not patronize the
clubhouse and reading roomr Never
fear. Men and women who will leave
pressing work of a summer afternoon
to go to the grange. where about all
they hear is the apotheosis of the gran
ger. would deem it privilege to spend
some of their evenings in the reading
circles and at the dramatic entertain
ments of this attractive place. And
boys who will congregate in a barn,
rise at 3 in the morning and after Pre-
pairing their own breakfast ride 20
miles to circus would like no better
fun than getting ont the sleigh Of a
s., ,lr-
to this meeting place, where there is
nothing to hinder their having excel
lent lecture and concert courses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

The store that does not attempt to
look after its customers little likes and
dislikes will drop behind. 1t would pay
merchants to keep the empty boxes and
barrels in "a back yard shed and use the
floor space for what is called a ''rest. "
When country folks come to town, nine
times out of ten they bring lunch. If
"Blank's big store" has convenient
chairs and tables to which they may go
to enjoy that lunch, good fount of
drinking water or pen, ink and paper
for those who want to write letter,
you may put it down as a truth that it
will prove drawing card. 1t will prove
a business builder. 1t will generate
friendly feeling. And to generate friend
ly feeling is to make a great. long stride
toward getting trade.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
FOR A MODEL CITY.
How Chicago Might be Made mn Ex-
ample For the World.

Judge John Gibbons in paper read
before the Chicago Single Tax club out
lined plan whereby the city might be
made model city.
To bring about this happy state he
would so discipline and distribute the
police force that men and women might
walk any street of the city at any hour
of the day or night without fear of mo-
lestatiou or injury TO person or proper
" He would eudeay0r 10 make Chi
cago' streets equal in cleanliness If not
in beauty, to the boulevards of Paris,
as durable as those ON which Cpser's 5
legions trod He would make the grass
grow and flowers bloom in every lane
and byplace. He would reclaim the sub
merged lands of the lake and convert
them into parks and boulevards.
After paving and improving the ap.
pearance of the streets Judge Gibbons
would direct attention to the destruc-
tion of the long rows of rambling fences
along the alleys and mark the places
which they disfgure by rows of chiseled
stone He would pave the alleys with
appropriate material and compel every
occupant of premises to keep them free
from filth and rubbish as Il sanitary
measure
If the city hall will pay attention to
the improving and identifying of every
mans lawn and yard, they would serve
as breathing places for the people who
are unable to seek recreation in the
parks or other pleasure resorts.
There is no excuse for filth anywhere;
and if the good people, especially the
ladies' who have already done much to
relieve the distressed and succor the
poor and needy, would organize socie-
ties in the several districts of the city
and send out missionaries to teach the
poor how to live and to be clean there
would in few years be such transfor-
nation in the life of the people and ap-
pearance Of the city as to invite the at
tention and incite the emulation of the
world No one but woman can sc
truly and fully appreciate what new
broom and bar of soap and plenty OF
water can do to transform the appear
ance of home. Truly the better to dc
women of Chicago have here an mex
haustible field for doing coed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
NO. 1.


Once upon a time a man insanely
conceived it were spring and laid aside
his winter underwear.
The next day it was very cold. and
the man. venturing abroad. fell through
a coal hole in the sidewalk. whereupon
he cursed the weather.
Had it not turned cold" he ex-
claimed. ''nobody would have had oc-
casion TO open his coal hole.
He did not reflect, seemingly. that il
he had retained fiannels suitable TO the
season these would have rendered him
so large that he couldn't fall through
a coal hole.
This fable teaches that men are ex-
ceedingly unreasonable at times De-
troit Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
How to Devil Meat.

Prepare mixture as follows: Put
two tablespoonfuls of thick brown sauce
into basin, add a dessertspoonful of
chutncy paste, tcaspoonful of anchovy
sauce, a teaspoonful of Worcester
sauce, a quarter of a teaspoonful of
made mustard. six drops of lemon Juice
(or three drops Of vinegar) and a dust
of curry powder. Cut some slices of
any kind of cooked meat, and spread
them evenly with the mixture. and put
them into cool place until the sauce
has set, then lightly -four the prepared
meat and dip into beaten egg and cover
it thickly with bread crumbs, and after
letting it stand for short time fry it
in clarified dripping
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
CARE OF GLOVES.
How 60 Treat Them So hs TO Preserve
Their Usefulness.

In the first place, il may be pointed
out that rough handling is especially
disastrous to kid gloves. and it very
often happens that a new pair are split
and ruined by jerking them on in a
careless fashion. Always put on a new
pair of kid gloves for the first time long
enough before they are to be worn to
allow of due deliberation in the task.
When pair of fine gloves are bought.
the purchaser should insist that they
be fitted on in the shop; then if there
are any flaws they will be detected be-
fore the gloves are paid for and taken
away.
Cheap gloves are generally risky in
vestments, but some of the best shops
keep fairly good line of gloves at low
prices which are worth buying for com
mon wear. If strong and well made,
they will serve for shopping and morn
ing walks OF for bad weather.
In putting on glove be careful to
get each finger straight. Coax each one
on by rubbing gently with the thumb
and first finger until the fingers are
down TO the very ends.
In taking the glove off turn the wrist
over the fingers and take hold Of the
ends of the fingers through the wrist.
II wears Il glove out badly to pull il off
Ey catching hold of the finger tips.
Pull the glove into shape and lay aside
carefully. Silk should be kept to match
,,,b .b,jo mud ,rl,,-oS ebn,,IJ ha ,,,opd
ed rs soon as a break appears, for the
old proverb, "A stitch in time saves
nine, " is especially appropriate to these
articles of attire. Glove mending is
delicate work. which requires both
skill and doxtcrity. and when well done
pays admirably for the pains taken.
Glove powder should form one of the
adjuncts to every toilet table, and a
pretty glove stretcher is another.
! FrenChwomen set a good example
and have made quite an art Of putting
on gloves, and this is WIZ Parisienne' s
gloves last her four times as long as
any one else S.
Buttoning gloves should never be
done in hurry. The wrist should be
carefully and gently lsslled straight and
the buttons insinuatea gently into the
holes. Use glove buttoner always. 1t
ruins both the buttonholes and the
! finger tips to button them without
After purchasing II new pair of gloves
always sew the buttons on before wear
ing them. The annoyance of having the
/ buttons drop off will then be avoided.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Defective Sidewalks.

In the case of the town of Williams
port, Ind, versus Ada L. Lisk, the ap-
pellate court decided recently that a
person injured by reason of defects il
the sidewalk of which he had knowl-
edge may recover from the town in
which the sidewalk lies, if it also had
notice of such defects, and the injured
party was hurt while using care com
mensurate with the known danger
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

These are easily prepared. Cut some
cold potatoes which have been boiled
and allowed to cool into rather thick
slices and stamp them out with cutter
into the shape of small outlets, or if
more convenient they may be cooked in
slices. Dip them into clarified dripping
and then into Drowned bread crumbs
which have been seasoned with salt and
pepper and place them on baking tin
which has been we'll coated with beef
dripping and bake in a hot oven until
nicely Drowned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

This recipe for homemade or do
nestle" honey once took the premium
at an Ohio state fair: Gradually bring
to a boil one quart Of filtered rainwater
and four pounds of "C' sugar, skim,
boil about three minutes longer, then
add one-fourth ounce of finely pulverized
alum, remove from the fire and stir in
one-half ounce of cream of tartar and
one tablespoonful Of best rosewater or
extract of rose
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Not In His Case.

1.-THE average amount of sickness In
a mans life is nine days out of the
year, +" said a traveller to his neighbor
aboard the ocean steamer.
~ can see how you make that ont, b"
said the neighbor, measuring the dis
tance between his chair and the ships
rail at takes six days TO go over and
six days to come back on the fastest
ships. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
A Serious TriAe.


Little things will oft embarrass
The most eQuable of men.
They will worry us and harass
Till we falter now and then.
can meet reverses sweetly,
But tits useless to deny
That lost my nerve completely
When tied my Ascot tie.
Like the octopus, which flashes
Myriad arms. all in wink,
And about his foeman splashes o.
A concealing blot of inks
encountered 1t one morning,
Felt it clutch and twist and fly
Bound and blinded without warning
When tied my Ascot tie.
Now, l shouldn't really care IL
had something hard to do
Say, to figure out q tariff
Or to put census through,
Or build railroads for nation
But, though decades may 60 by,
Ne'er again, despite temptation,
will tie an Ascot tie.
Washington Stass
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
How to Roast Loin OF Mutton.

Rolled loin of mutton is a good joint
and one that is easy to carve. Select a
good lean loin, take off little of the
fat and romove the bones carefully
with sharp knife. See that none of
the lean is taken off with the bones.
Roll up tightly and tie the meat Sc
curely together with broad tape,
skewering it also. Pour a good brown
gravy over and serve. Half a loin of
mutton treated in this way makes u
good roast for very small party.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
One In MIsfortune.

The soldier boy wrote home from the
far Philippines:
FATHER-My left lee, has been shot off by
cannon ball. l want to buy me a good, first
class cork leg. Please send me $lUO in your next
letter.
The father answered from his home
in the Georgia pines
SoS-I kin shake hands with you on your loss.
lost my woo,!en leg endurin Of the blizzard.
A nigger stole it split it up fer llindlin
wood. Et you git that cork leg, let me know
how II works an whar you got the money to
git 1t with.
Atlanta Constitution
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Hebrevs and Fish,

Concerning the alleged fondness Of
the Jews for fish, The American Hebrew
says. ''In the middle ages the Jews,
for the most part denied their religion
to those about them and practiced it in
secret Openly they lived a Christian
life apparently-they had to, if they
would exist--and as those about them
abstained from meat on Friday they
perforce did likewise and partook large
ly of sea food, which the Jewish house
wife learned to prepare to perfection.
The nse of fish on Friday became GUS
tom with them, and, like other ingram
ed customs, was kept up when the NOV
ing cause had long passed away" "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

Alfonso XIII "a few years hence)-
Ma, where's my crownf
His Mother-On the top shelf in the
pantry, dear. l wouldn't get it down.
It's covered with dust and isn't worth
much anyway, The American. rubbed
the polish off few years ago.
Alfonso-Of course it was iust my
luck to be No. 13.-Colunbus (O.)
State Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
How to Cook Blouters.

Split the bloaters in two the entire
length of the back, close them up and
lay them in a saucepan with half milk
and half cream sufficient to cover them
Boil them slowly until thoroughly done.
Lift them from the saucepan, lay them
on hot platter, garnish with parsley
and serve them with a separate sauce
of cold thick cream.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

Mrs. Amsterdam-How Willie has
grown
Mrs Columbus-Yes: isn't it won
derfulf
why. he's larger than his father.
Eyes. indeed; l have to make over
Willie's clothes for his father now. -
Ionkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

"You can't place any dependence on
q woman's word" moodily remarked
the young man who had been Tilted.
"Of course you don't believe that "
''Oh, yes l do" said the married
man. my wife has been threatening
to leave me for ten years Indian
apolis Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Where Trusts Are Welcome.

"They' goin to be a soap trust now.
said Sandy Taggles.
"Good" cried his fellow in the craft.
desc here monopolist blokies amt
such grindin citizens, arter all. 'Ere's
blow, f'rinstance. at de swells -
Philadelphia North American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

Into double boiler put one cupful
of tapioca and the same amount of wa
ter boil until perfectly clear and then
pour on large platter. While still
warm beat IN a glass of currant or
plum jelly. Serve with sweet cream
and powdered sugar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

Procure about three pounds Of the
best part of brisket of beef, place in
dish and well cover it with water, plac-
ing another dish over it after adding
little SALT pepper and two cloves. Sim
mer in the oven gently for about three
hours. To be eaten cold.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

"No. said her father. lyon are not
the man want for a son-in-law. Why.
I'll bet you never earned a dollar in
your life by your own efforts"
"Ah." exclaimed the young man.
Frightening up, "there's where you
have underestimated mel She bet me a
dollar that l wouldn't dare to come
here and ask you for her. and, as you
know, l have won out. Chicago
News
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Constitution.
TWINS Her Custom.

Miss Murray Hill-I>suppose must
congratulate you. Sarah.
Miss Point Breeze-Whyf
"Mr. Homewood tells me that you
and he are engaged-tbat you accepted
him last night 3"
"Did II Well, really, l don't remem-
Der. but / have no doubt he is right. I
never have the heart to refuse pro-
posal of marriage Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Art Not Balked by Trifes,

"But. they expcstulated, "you
have painted the milkmaid on the
wrong side of the cowi'
"Yes, replied the painter. "Quite
go! But kindly observe that l have
painted the COW without any joints In
her legs! What Of it7 Why, she can't
kick. of courser'
1t is now we'll understood that art.
while it may be unreal is not necessa-
rily devoid of unity. Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
His First Annearan

"Were you frightened when you first
set foot on the stagef" asked the young
woman.
NO" answered Mr. Stormington
Barnes. II wasn't nervous in the least
when l first set foot on the stage But
the audience had me good and scared
before got off Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

dearest, said the statuesque bride
to her new dear little husband. that
Smith girl was hateful enough to ask If
l got you with pound of tea"
what did you tell herr
81 told her yes. and that you were
the sweetening. Indianapolis Jour
nal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Modern Art.

Customer Ito portrait painter II
wish you give me written certificate
shat that's picture of me, otherwise
people might think that it's volcano
in eruption or a windmill in gale Of
wind. or some other such thing. I'm
sere Gesellschaft.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

willie. asked the Sunday school
teacher, what will happen to you if
you are good boyH"
'1'll get big apple
"And if you re bad boyH"
"I'll get two apples for promising
mamma to be good. Philadelphia
Call
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
An InktnI Cut,

Yeast-They say the Toodles baby
has her mothers chin.
Crimsonbeak-1ndeed! didn know
the little thing had begun to talk yet.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
A Dig Attraction.

Jimmie-Lets play hockey.
Tommy-Not on yer lifel Billy
Smiths goin to git lickin today
New York journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Mature Confederation.

Miss Peachblow-Was your marriage
to cid Moneybagges the result of love
at first sightH
Mrs. Moneybagges-No, of second
thought. Kansas City Independent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Obseryesi In Passing.

I'll not deny tis Love that makes
The world go round today -,
And keeps it spinning onward
In the old familiar way.
But the rare, ecstatic smoothness
OF its whirl from west to east
yY effected by Publicity,
vac Keeps the axle creased.
Profitable Advertising.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Hot STUFF.

The infant scorpion nestled where the ripe
bananas hung,
And upon their luscious sweetness made his
lunch,
A.,d he waved his deadly stinger, and this lit.
tie song he sung,
u am Just the warmest baby in the bunchr
Il, A. W. Bulletin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

Handout Harry-Wot's Weary stand
in out dere in de rain ferf
Tie Pass Teddy-Tryin ter ketch
cold, so he kin spring de consumptive
gag when dey offers him work.-New
York Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28

How to Sweeten the Breath.
Dilute little bromo chloralum with
eight or ten parts of water and use as
gargle; swallow few drops.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-04-28
Dtsintereated.

"Are you very patriotic, frauleinf"
"Oh, yes, so patriotic that l wouldn't
marry any man who doesn't pay a
heavy tax to the government Unsere
Gesellschaft.