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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

the Senate he will not be permitted to
speak in that body; be will have no
influence, in the appointing of com
mittees. and he will not even be adj
mitted to the cauouses in which party
plans are formed. His patronage will
consist Of one clerkship and three other
scrubpy little places, and be will be
SO unimportant that after taking the
oath he.need never again enter tho
Senate Chamber. In truth, his only
real business will be to wait for Mr..
Mckinley to die. most uncomforta-
BILE position to occupy.
A short time before March 18th the
members of tho Cabinet, following the
usual custom, will offer their iesigna.
tions to Mr.. Mckinley in due form by
letter. This will enable him TO get
lid OF any of them without emharrass
ment il he wishes to do 60, and re
place them with other men. His
present official family, however, is
more than ordinarily harmonious and
it is sup, osed that he would he well
satisfied to have it ramain Us it is for
another four years. There ara sure to
be several changes, but they will be
due to the wishes OF the holders OF
certain portfolios who for business or
other reasons are anxious to relin-
quish them.
John Hay will certainly go out.
His health is not good, and. being a
multi m illionaire through his wife,
the salary of the office he now holds
is of nc importance to him. 1t is
likely that he will be sent as Ambass-
ador to England-an agreeable sine
cure Mr.. Long will also insist upon
| the acceptance OF his resignation.
His wife is not able to live in Wash
ington, the climate disagreeing with
her, and he has other domestic reasons
for wishing to abandon his present
job. Attorney General Griggs will
probably 20, business opportunities
tempting him, and it ia expected that
Mr.. Gage will quit, also.
Mr.. Hitchcock and Postmaster Gen
eral Smith will almost undoubtedly
stay in the Cabinet, and the same
may be said of Mr.. Wilson. 1t is very
hard to get suitable man for Score,
tary OF Agriculture--a man, that is to
say, who is at the same time a practi
cal statesman and acquainted with
the farming business IN thorough
way. Mr.. Wilson, who left professor
ship in the Iowa Agricultural College
to accept his present office, has beer
notably successful in the latter, enc
Mr.. Mckinley would be extremel,
loath to let him go. As for Mr.. Root
who is today the dominant and mos
influential figure in the Cabinet, hi
will probably be made Secretary o
State, If he can be- persuaded to re
main,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
SUICIDE OF MRS. SUSAN MAJORS.

Salisbury, Md, Dec 12.-Mrs. Susan
Majors, wife Of Tubman Majors, who
resides on Rewastico Creek. committed
suicide by seyering an artery in her
left arm. Mrs. Majors mind had been
unbalanced for some time, and she had
frequently threatened to end her life.
On Thursday morning at breakfast, she
told the lady who was staying with her
that she was going to spend the day
with neignbor and that il she did not
return she might know that she had
gene to her sisters mrs. Cox) tn
spend the night. As Mrs.. Majors faIled
to return on Friday, search was Imme-
diately begun, and late Saturday after
noon her lifeless body was found in a
clump u bushes beside branch.
From spots of blood found in several
places it was evident she had wandered
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
VEAL AND HAM PIE.

Cut two pounds of veal outlets into
square pieces and put layer of them
at the bottom OF pie dish. Sprinkle
over these little minced sayory herbs.
few grains of nutmeg. blade of
pounded mace, pepper and salt to taste,
a little finely minced lemon peel and the
yolks of two hard boiled eggs cut in
slices. Cut sue-half pound of boiled
ham very thin and put in layer, then
one OF veal with seasoning, and so on
until the dish is fun and the ham is on
top. Lay a puff paste on the edge of
the dish and pour in about half pint
of water. Cover with a crust, prick it
with fork. brush it over with the yolk
of an egg, and cook in a well heated
oven from one to two hours, according
to the size of the pie. When done, pour
in at the top through funnel nearly
half pint of strong gravy that will
harden into firm jelly when cold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
HOGS HEAD CHEESE.

In answer to request for hogs head
cheese-Get your meat man to give you
the ''eye piece'-unless you have your
own pig. in which case you could use
the entire head-the EYE piece" is the
top of the pigs head and is not so fat
Have it nicely cleaned, and put into
kettle with just sufficient water to boil
it. parboil couple of tongues (pigs of
course), skin them. cut them across four
or five times aud put in with the head;
boil all together until it is like jelly; now
turn out aud pick out all the bones.
Season well with salt and pepper "a
dash of cayenne improves IT'D. and turn
into molds, OF tins. As the meat settles
TO the bottom of the tins the grease rises
to the top, and can be turned off without
disturbing the meat il done carefully.
When cold it is ready to use.
MRS. ROBINSON.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
A. 0. U. W. AND ASSESSMENTS.
Grand Lodge to Consider Proposed Chang
Froin the Level In the Classified Plan.

Grand Lodge to Consider Proposed Change
From the Level to the Classified Plan.
A subject OF discussion among the
members of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen in this State is that
of assessments. At present the juris-
dictinn has level assessment plan,
every holder of a 81. 600 certificate pay
ing the same assessment. The older
members of the order, prefer as n rule, to
continue the present system, making the
argument that they have worked for the
order for years, and now that they are
getting older. should not be required
to meet an increase in assessment. A.
N. Brown of Wyoming has written a
letter in opposition to the classified
plan.
The new plan proposed, and which
may come before the next meeting oil
the grand lodge, In Smyrna in Febru-
AIRY, is. known as the classified plan. II
has numerous supporters, one of whom
Is Grand Recorder Charles E. Woods.
He has been explaining the system to
some of the lodges.
The classified plan is held to be more
equitable to the young men entering
the Workmen, and at the same time
imposes no exaction or burden OH thu
member who has been in the fraternity
many years. The idea is to fix I
schedule of assessments for every fiv,
years of membership in the order. Thu
young men entering the Workmen at 2
years of age will be assessed sum be
low the present figures at the death o
a member As his term of membership
increases his assessment will be in
creased every five years. Thus whel
the member becomes of advanced ag
the amount Of his assessment will har,
grown correspondingly. His assess
ment increases 10 proper tion to hi
liability OF becoming u beneficiary @
the order. This plan differs from tina
termed the graded assessment system
in that the assessment IL changed ever
five years, or classified period, of hi
membership.
Delaware has more than 5000 mem
bers in the A. o. U. W. and the matte
of the proper course to pursue for tn
best interests of the order Is of dee
importance to them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
HOODS Sas.saS1as.fEys
HdRYESTING CHRISTMAS TREES.
Maine Realizes $4,000 Year From the
Industry.

The Christmas tree industry is row
at it's height in Maine, says Bar Ror
special to the New York Times. many
carloads and eyene vessel lads going
forward every week to the large cities.
Only few years ago the Dir tree was
looked upon as nuisance in Maine,
because it grew as ran,ly as tho bur
dock and crowded out better grnwths,
while being OF no value itself excep as
1t might be considered an ornament 10
the landscape. Now the fir, no longer
despised, is source OF considerable
income to hundreds OF Mainels rural
people, and to the transportation com
panies as we'll, tor its graceful proper
tiuns and balsamic odor have become
known to the dwellers in cities, where
it is regarded as the ideal tree wherein
to display the lights and gifts of holi.
day time.
Tine beginning of the popularity of
the fir was in 1892, when a party Of
sportsmen returning In a Boston steam
yacht from Newfoundland, called at
Sargentvile on Penobsoot Bay, to en-
able some of the party to visit mines
inland. Here the beauty of the tirs
attracted the attention of the owner Of
| the yacht, who took 500 young trees to
BOSTON anu bOlu buelu az Rouu prIcen III
| the Christmas market at Fanuell Hall.
| Up to that time pines and spruces had
been used as Christmas trees, but since
the day of the Boston chtsman's spec
ulation the fir has been the fayoii ito.
Now about 800, 600 trees are annually
shipped from Maine.
Men. women and children often work
topether in gathering the Christmas
| tree harvest, and In some localities the
cutting of the green's is made the occa
sion OF general merrymakipg, as at
hnskiogs and other farm festivals. The
trees are bundled up. according to size,
in lots of six or dozen, conveyed on
bayracks to the railroad station, and
there either sold to travelling buyers Of
shipped direct to Boston or New York.
The farmers get abaut five cents each
for the smaller trees, 10 to ID cents
for those 8 to 10 feet tall. In all.
Maine people realize about $3.50, 600 q
year from their crop of Christmas
greens.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
LoRsTER cuTI FITS.

Take the meat of large lobster and
cut into pieces half an inch square. Put
In a stewpan n lump of butter the size
Of an egg and in it cook small table,
spoonful of -four and two rolled crack
ers. Then add cupful of milk and a
beaten egg and when it boils put in the
lobster. Stir, remove from the fire. and
pour into buttered square tin to the
depth of an inch When cool, cut in
squares. dip in beaten egg, then in
cracker crumbs, place in a wire basket
and plunge 1t into hot fat to fry to nice
brown. Arrange on a hot platter, gar
nish with parsley and serve.
POLLY p.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
KIDNEY TOAST.

.Split kidneys in two, remove sinews
and outer skin, miuce them finely. Put
some chopped parsley and a little shalot
(also chopped) into stewpan with a
little butter, let all fry together for
few minutes. When done, add table
spoonful of Worcester sauce, sprinkle in
a very little -four, and boil mp again for
two minutes so that the -four may be
we'll cooked. While boiling stir in the
minced kidneys with salt and pepper to
taste. Butter some thin slices of toast,
cover them with the mince. and over
that thick layer of bread crumbs mixed
with small quantity of grated cheese;
place them in quick oven for ten min
$500 MRS. r. G.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
CBRrsrMAs-.tvD cHRIsrMAs.

Grnue Ada Brown.
The shepherds, the sheep and the shadows
Harki
The song of the angels Is thrilling
The dark;
The rush of their pinions Is lighting
The music and i Hf fash together
A star.
The star that awakened from slumber
The East,
To go forth with treasures TO brighten
The feast;
A banquet the world was invited
To share,
For Love was the hostess, and freedom
The fare.
Now the star of that Christmas day blazes
A sun,
And with treasures of wisdom the sages
Still come
To feast, where the Master sits SILENT
Alas!
For spilled is the wine--and broken
The glassl
1t biazes a sun, but our vision
Is dim g.
For in gazing at szlf, we're blinded
10 Bim,-
The silence is stirred that His sorrow
Has made
When one asks '.0f thy brethren which ones
Have betrayed?'
Which ones have betrayed? Lo, Master!
We kneel
| At thy feet. Reach thy hand to pardon,
| To heal;
Touch our eyes that the gold-blinded vision
| Be cleared.
And quicken the conscience by ayarice
| Scared.
| In the East of the Manager the Master
Lies slnin;*
| His blood stains the lilies aud crimsons
The main!-
His bloodI D ye Christians! What says
/ The ecree?
"As ye do 10 my brethren ye do
Unto me!h
| Springfield Republican.
navigation has been iInpeded in the
Amur by the floating bodies OF thousand.
of Chinese, men, women aud children, slair
by Christian nations. Newspaper CORE
spondent. NAf''sG
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
cURRANT DUMPLINGS.

Wash, pick and dry pound Of cur
rants and lay them on plate before the
fire. Mix nine dessertspoonfuls of -four
with three teaspoonfuls of powdered
ginger, a pinch of salt and three-quar-
tiers of a pound of suet, chopped very
fine, add the currants and mix all thor
oughly together. Make the whole into
light paste with four well-beaten eggs
and a pint of milk. roll into large balls
and put them into a saucepan of boiling
water. Move them about frequently to
prevent sticking and when done. serve
very hot. MRS. EAEiEh.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
FOR HOLIDAY NIBBLISG.


Philadelphia Record. ..... H.
The children must nibblu at seine
sort OF dainty during the holidays.
There is no use in preaching against
it they simply claim it as one OF the
privileges OF the season. 1t will he we'll
to prepare some calmly for these holt
day treats BESIDES the ever.pi es mt
candy, or small stomarhs may he over
loaded with sweets when the little tots
are so expectantly clamoriGg fir
something good. I"
Sailed almonds and PEANUTS will
make a desirable change, and may be
easily prepared. To one cupful Of
shelled almonds or,peannts add a gem
erous TABLESPOONFUL of butt4r and one
OF salt. Stir this thoroughly ihrou.h
the nuts; let them stand about an I our
then drain; spread the nuts ev My
into pan, put IN the oven or a out
20 minutes. stirring ouoas na ly until
slightly Drowned. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
APPLE CAKE.

Stir together one and one-half cupfuls
of sugar and IA large half cupful of but
fer. Add two well-beaten eggs, one
half cupful of sweet milk, two cupfuls
of flour, one teaspoonful of cream of
tartar sifted in the -four, and a half
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the
milk, Place in jelly cake tins, cover the
ton with sliced apple. and bake. When
done, put little melted butter or
whipped cream on the apple, sprinkle
with powdered sugar and serve at once.
OLD COOK.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
HERMICELLI.

Boil one pint of milk; when boiled put
10 three tablespoonfuls of broken vermi-
cell; let it simmer for five minutes, then
add three eggs, beat up all together with
u gill of cream. salt, white pepper and
n small shalot. Butter mold and stick
it all over with small, neatly cut pieces
of ham or tongue. Pour in the mixture.
then bake il and serve it when turned
out with a savory gravy, or tomato
sauce. MRS. II.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
CABBAGE SALAD.

In some families cabbage salad is
served with hot dressing. One-half of
medium sized cabbage is cut quite
fine and placed in ice water for one
hour. The sauce is made by beating two
eggs and adding to them one cupful of
vinegar. three tablespoonfuls of butter.
one level tablespoonful of mustard and
one teaspoonful of salt. These ingredi-
,ents are placed in bowl in pan of
boiling water and stirred over the fire
until the mixture begins to thicken. 1t
is then removed, two teaspoonfuls of
sugar added and poured hot over the
cabbage, which has been previously
drained. MRS. SMITH.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
, PALESTINE SOUP.

Pare and cut into pieces six pounds of
Jerusalem artichokes, three turnips, one
onion and head of celery. Put them
into stewpan with sufficient white
stock to cover and boil gently for an
hour, or until they are quite tender.
Rub them through n sieve and If too
thick, thin the PURGE with little milk.
Boil again, add half pint of cream or
milk and season with spoonful of
sugar, pepper, salt and cayenne to taste.
Serve very hot with fried bread cut into
small dice. JENNIE j.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

Whip one pint of cream to a stiff
froth. Boil pint of rich milk with fla
voring OF vanilla to taste and two table,
spoopfuls of sugar, remove from the fire
and add half box of gelatine which
has soaked for an hour in half cupful
of warm water. When slightly cooled,
add two cakes of chocolate soaked and
smoothed, stir in two well-beaten eggs,
and continue stirring until very smooth.
Then put in the whipped cream, beat it
lightly, place in moulds and chill.
ANNIE B.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

around after QUITTING the artery and
finally laid down beside large stump
and died. The knife with (which she
cid the deed was found near her.
Justice Freeny held an inquest Sunday
morning, the jury returning verdict
of deliberate suicide. The remains were
buried Sunday afternoon on the farm
where Capt. Cox resides Mrs. Majors
was sister of Mrs Esther Majors,
who killed herself Just 10 months ago
by taking paris green. Deceased was
about 81 years old and was a daughter
of Robert Russell. .-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
CHICKEN POT PIE.

Ont A large chicken into joints and
bo;l gently in enough water to cover.
When tender, season with salt and pep
mo-. and thicken the gravy with two ia
bb,asnoonfuls of -four mixed smooth with
q niece of butter the size of an egg Cut
iisbt bread dough into small biscuits and
Sron them into the boiling gravy after
the chicken has been removed, cover and
hi, them from one-half to three-quar-
ters Of an hour Test them with fork,
and IL done lay them on platter with
the chicken which has been kept hot.
pour over the gravy and serve.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
FRUIT PUDDING.

Line bowl with thin slices Of bread
and fill with fruit, either fresh fruit
peeled and cut or some one of the pre-
served variety such as peaches or april
cots. Take one tablespoonful of gela-
tine, add one-half cupfnl of cold water,
and let soak for one-half hour. Then
add two cupfuls Of sweet mile one cup
full of sugar, put the mixture in sauce
pan and let it come to boil. Pour over
the fruit and bread and set in refrig-
orator to chill. and serve with whipped
cream.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
kAIn con WITH EGGS

Pick to bits pint bowlful of the fish
and put it in stewpan with water to
cover. Place it on the back of the
stove and change the water when it be-
comes salt. When fresh enough for
taste, drain off the water, add lump
of butter the size of an egg, and let it
melt. Then stir in tablespoonful OF
-four and cook, but do not brown. Add
three cups OF milk, let come to a boil,
and break in carefully as many fresh
eggs as there are persons to serve. Re-
move the eggs when the whites are done.
place them on a shallow dish, pour the
fish over them and serve.
TENA ]. L.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wedding.

Dover, Dec. 13..-The wedding Of
George E. Milbourne and Miss Julia
Bostic took place in the First Baptist
Church last night, the Rev. j. q.
Pierce officiating Edward Milhourne
was best man. and Mrs. J. L. Stewart
matron of honor. Miss Mana Bostic
and Miss Elsie Christopher were
bridesmaids, and Robert @. Wells,
William d. Lynch, Harry F. Goodwin
and Park M. Reedsr ushers. L. b.
Louderbough presided at the organ.
The bride was given away by her
father, Salisbury Bostio. The church
was thronged. After reception, Mr..
and Mrs. Milbourne started on a
northern tour.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
BREAD CAKE.

Beat together one eupful of butter
with two cupfuls Of sugar, and add two
welI-beaten eggs, two cupfuls of stoned
raisins. two-thirds teaspoonful of soda
in one cupful of milk, and three cupfuls
of light bread dough. Work until thor
oughly mixed. and place it in baking
nan lined with buttered paper and set
In warm place to rise. When light,
bake in a moderate oven for an hour
OF more.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
BEEF SOUP WITH oKRA.

Out round steak in small pieces and
cook 1t In three tablespoonfuls of butter
added. When brown, put all into a soup
kettle with four quarts of cold water
and boil slowly for an hour. Then add
salt. pepper. and one pint of sliced okra
and simmer three and one-half hours
longer. Strain and serve with bread
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
FRIED CAKES.

To one well-beaten egg add one cup
full Of sugar, one-half cupful of cream,
one and one-half cupfuls of sour milk,
and one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
little warm water. Crate in half a
nutmeg, mix in -four enough to make a
soft dough, and cut in bars an inch wide
and half an inch thick. Twist them in
faneiful shapes aud fry in hot fat.
OLIVIA ID. N.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
BOSTON BROWN BREAD.

Put one pint of sour milk in a stirring
bowl and add cupful of molasses, two
level teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in a
little hot water, and one teaspoonful of
salt. Add two cupfuls of corn meal and
two of graham flour, mix thoroughly,
place in tin pail that will not be more
than half full of the mixture, cover
tightly, and boil for three hours. I'm
cover and place in the oven for ten or
MISS BOSTON.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

Register of Wills Crossan has granted
letters of administration on tine estate
of Mary Rodgers late of New Castle, to
John F. Campbell, and letters of adj
ministration, with the will anueyed,
on the estate of Thomas q. Sharp to
Sarah S. Dure and Emma s. Ryan.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

Cleek - Niblick is an Inventive
genius. T .f
Stymie.-In what wayP
Cleek-He lost mis- golf ball yester-
day, but went over the course with a
snowfall and froze out his opponents.
Josh Wink ,#I -',H-....
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

David r. Short, young man en-
nloyed at Trump's machine works, had
his eye cut Thursday during the noon
hour. He had stick fastened in a
wise, when fellow workman pushed
him. Short lost his balance and fell,
his head striking the wise, and a nail
in the wood penetrated his face just
below the left eye. He was taken to
his home, No. 2l2 Poplar street, in Q
cab.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

"No," said the actor, who enlisted
in the army, when asked to lead a
night attack. "No, l cannot do it. /
am matines hero. i"
The traditions OF the stage must be
observed with rigorous exactitude. -
Josh Wink.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

The skins of upward of 100, 600 AMI
mails are used to cover Oxford Bibles
alone.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20

Blue Rock Council. Royal Areauum,
elected the following officers last night
week: Regent, W. L. Hamann; Vice
Regent, S, H. Johns; Orator, Charles
@. Kurtz; Secretary, II. X. Triggs
Collector, Robert Ii. Scott: Treasurer,
DR.. John Palmer, Jr. /; Guide, Marion
J. Crooks: Chaplain, i. .. Thomas
Warder, Ferris Giles: Sentry, j. l..
Hamann; Trustees. William II, Bowers,
John F. Hyde and o. q. Lurdy.
Twenty five applications for member,
shin were received,