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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
TICKING oFF THE MILES.


"rhere has been some picturesque
fiction written about the ease WITH
which railroad men and drummers are
supposed to tick off the miles as the
train speeds along, from things they
can see from the car window, said a
railroad conductor this morning. ~
'There is only one strictly accurate
way, and that Is Co seat yourself on the
side of the train from which may be
observed the white mile posts that line
III you have split-second watch, it
will prove interesting TO note that
while you made one mile in 60 seconds,
third in 70 seconds, and so on, as the
speed of the train increases or slackens.
You may also follow around the little
second hand on ordinary watch. Ii
kills time.
"Some pretend to say that they can
tell the speed of the train by counting
exact number of telegraph poles to
every mile, that might 6s done by a
little figuring, but there is difference.
The number of telegraph poles to a
mile vary from So to 40, depending
curves IN the track, the latter having
more poles than the former. So, you
see, it is not as easy as the drummer
would have the other passengers be-
lIeve. &
"If the poles are planted 80 to the
mile, they are 160 feet to the mile, and
every IL passed represents a third Of a
mile. If placed 40 to q mile, they are
1872 feet apart, and every 20 represents
half a mile.
These are easy figures to rsmem-
Der, and by applying them on a journey
or less. accurate, of the speed of the
train. I
Another way is to attempt to count
the clicks of the wheels OF the truck Of
your car as they pass over the rails
where joined. The rails of the road as
placed today, are too evenly Joined to
this method. because, If you miss two
or three joints. your calculations are
thrown out as TO accuracy.
However, there are railroad men
who can not tell you the number of
rails to the mile OF their own roads.
and rails vary in length, the average
WING w 1oCbt nolnO IA 1851 anu SOME
60 float. At 80 feet there are 176 rails
to the mile, and if you can count l76
consecutive clicks az your train flies
along you may determine its speed, and
not otherwise "
= Twenty years ago rail weighing
30 or So pounds to the yard was con.
sidered heavy. Today ths average
weight is 80 to 80 pounds, fayoring
the former; SO the average rail in uss
now weighs 800 pounds. If there are
176 rails to the mile, each seperate
mile of rails weighs 140, 800 pounds,
and on four track road 563, 200 pounds
of cold rolled steel hold up the cars to
every mile.
tAs New York is 221 miles from
Washington, on each of the two four
track lines of railroad between the two
ciIies, at the above average weight of
rails, the earth holds up SOP, 26S, 500
pounds of steel.''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
MIRROR PAINTING.

The newest contribution to artistic
interior furnishings comes from Ger
many. The process is called 'pychrom
mirror painting" Whatever design 10
to be used is first traced on the quick
silver, and deftly is the glass made
perfectly free for painting by scrapiug
off the quicksilver. When the painting
is finished, a backing of clear glass il
applied, thus keeping up a wondrous
transparency by daylight or any of the
artificial night lights. For cosy cornera
Turkish furnishings, wall mirrors we'll
placed completely transform the spa 20
IN room or hall devoted to that pur-
pose. In like manner are door ways and
stair landings made entrancingly lovely
by this surprisingly realistic decoration,
when landscapes and flowers are at.
tempted, OF glimpses of pools, lily
laden. Screens are extremely desirable,
suggesting the most gratifying pleasure
to the eye. combined with comfort.
They range from s120 to s140. Mirrors
8 by are $40 also. s@
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
TOMATO sALAns

The Spaniards make a salad of toma-
toes which they say makes you ''indif-
ferent whether you live OF die" The
tops are to be cut from several large,
ripe, but firm tomatoes, and they are
then laid upside down on an earthen
dish in a cool place for several hours,
first sprinkling the cut surface lightly
with salt. Then slice very thinly and
arrange them in the salad bowl alter
nately with Spanish onion sliced as thin
as writing paper. Dress with oil, pep
per, salt and a dash of lemon-juice A
less foreign but equally delightful salad
Is composed of tender, crisp cabbage
shredded and covered with slices of to-
matoes quarter of an inch thick
Young green onions are also nice with
them. For both of these salads the
plain French dressing il used.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
THE sULTAY's DEFENcEs.

Everybody's Magazine.
The YiIdiz Palace at Constantinople
is a monument to fear. 1t is assassin
proof, bomb proof, earthquake proof,
freproof. microbe proof. Architects
and engineers are building and rebuild
ing necessarily. Some new secret re.
treat is always under way. The entire
domain is surrounded by an immense
wall, 30 feet high, and the choicest
troops of the empirestand guard around
it, An inner wall, II feet thick, with
gates Of iron, enoloses the private resi-
denos itself. The walls Of his own
dwelling are filled with armor plate,
in case of projectiles 1t Is said that
a mysterious passage connects with ten
secret bed chambers, forming an in.
tricate labyrinth. No one but his body
attendant knows where the sultan may
sleep during any particular night. He
has electricsIlights and telephones in
his own apartments. but forbids them
In Oonstantinople. Telephones might
prove handy for conspirators. and he
believes that dynamite cartridge
wound be sent over wire into the
palace. He fears electric explosions, SO
Uonstantinople still gets along with gas
light, He hates the word dynamo, be-
cause it sounds like dynamite. Ral-
looms are tabooed, lest one should pause
over him long enough to drop chunk
Of explosive. AS to the regal luxury Of
the Yildiz, that Is matter of course.
The domain is small world in itself.
Five thousand people live within the
outer wall, not counting small army
Of workmen and the 1000 imperial
guardsmen. There7are shops, factories,
arsenals, stables, a library, museum,
picture gallery, theatre and even a
menagerie. The monarch loves trees.
but he keeps their branches vel Topped
of, 30 thar he can see to the furthermost
corner OF his park.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
RANANA CnsTARn-

Two tablespoonfuls of corn starch
mixed smooth in little cold water, one
nupful of granulated sugar, one-third Of
cup of butter. stir together in stew
Ing pan, pour on one quart of boiling
water. add the yolks of three eggs
beaten light and stir over the fire until
thick. When cold add three or four
bananas minced quite fne. Beat the
whites Of the eggs to a stiff froth, with
three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar
and the Juice of half lemon, and heap
on top Of the custard.
These custards are nice made with
berries, sliced peaches or stewed apples,
and have the advantage over milk GUS
tards In that they do not curdle. Fla
vored with orange and lemon juice and
baked In puff paste. they make delicious
pies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

. All stains must be removed before
the articles are put in the wasbtub
The sooner stain is treated the more
readily it will yield to the treatment.
Pour boiling water through fruit
stains; when obstinate soak in q
solution of oxalic acid. Wash yaseline
stains in alcohol; paint, in turpentine
or alcohol yarnish, in alcohol; grass
or other green vegetable stains, in
alcohol, kerosene or molasses; for
stains for blood, meat juice, use white
of egg in cold water. In the case OF
milk, cream, sugar or syrup stairs
soak In cold water and wash with soap
and cold water. Tar. wheel greese or
machine oil stains should be rubbed
with lard and allowed to stand few
minutes, then they should be washed
with soap aud cold water. Tea, coffee
or cocoa stains should be removed with
boiling water; if obstinate, with a
weak solution of oxalic acid. Maria
ParIoa, 10 The Ladies' Home Journal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Among cheap. delicious and beautiful
preserves these must not be forgotten.
Scald eight pounds of the yellow toIna-
toes and remove the skins. 1t Is better
to do few at n time, thus keeping
them whole. which adds greatly to the
handsome appearance. of the sweetmeat.
Pack them in layers with an equal
weight of sugar. After twenty-four
hours drain of the juice and siinmer.fire
minutes, add the tomatoes and boil I'M
til clear. Remove the fruit with skim
mer and harden In the sun while you
boil down the syrup until thick; pack
jars two-thirds full of the tomatoes,
pour the syrup over and seal. Add the
juice of four lemons, two ounces of
green ginger root tied up in bag. and
the parboiled yellow rind of the lemons
to the juice when boiling down. This
redeems it from any imputation of in
sipidity and gives most delightful
flavor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
SALMON sATAD

Take one can of the very best salmon
and pour off all the oil; empty the fish
out on large plate and carefully remove
all skin and bone. breaking the fish no
more than what is absolutely necessary.
Arrange the tender green leaves from
two heads of lettuce around the edge of
a dish and put the salmon in the middle.
Keep in cold place until ready to
serve, and at the last minute pour over
it half pint of Mayonnaise. For all
salads requiring lettuce the leaves
should be carefully washed in cold
water and then put in ice water for half
an hour then dried carefully in soft
old napkin without breaking the leaves.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

One cup of yeast, one cup of sugar.
one cup of butter, three cups of sweet
milk: mix the night before. leaving out
butter and sugar; have a soft sponge.
In the morning add butter. sugar and
pinch of soda; let 1t rise again until
very lighti knead it very lightly and put
into tins. Let them stand until very
light. Bake in moderate oven till the
tops are brown; while hot rub the tops
with butter-this makes the crust tender
and smooth. Some add English cur
rants, some suet
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
SUMMER PUDDING

z Soak teacup of bread crumbs in a
quart of new milk for twenty minutes.
Beat the yolks of four eggs with a cup
of sugar. and stir in the milk; flavor
with lemon extract. Pour into pud-
ding pan, and bake in moderate oven
half an hour. Whip the whites of the
eggs until frothy, thicken with powdered
sugar. and beat stiff. Put layer of the
meringue, then a layer of fresh berries
sweetened. Cover the top with the me-
ringue, set in the oven one minute Set
away to cool ovef night, and serve for
dinner with cold cream sauce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Z One and one-half cups of powdered
sugar, one-half cup of butter, one and
one-half cups of sweet milk, whites of
eight eggs, three cups of flour, two small
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
pound of figs cut up and used as you
would citron. Beat the eggs to a stiff
froth and add after the -four is in. Cut
the figs up in bowl and put little
water on them before commencing to
make the cake. Flavor the cake and
frosting with a very little vanilla. Bake
a trial cake first to be sure that it is all
right.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
cAuLIFLowER AU GRATIN.

Pick off the outer leaves and cut of
the stem close to the bottom of the flow
erets. Wash well in cold water, and
soak for one hour. tie up in piece Of
cheese cloth, stand in kettle of boiling
water, add teaspoon of salt: cover the
kettle and let boil for twenty minutes;
when done, lift out carefully and stand
in heated dish. Have sauce prepared,
made with one tablespoonful of butter
put in a frying-pan. to which add ta-
blespoonful of -four; mix well and add
half pint of milk and stir until it
boils, season with salt and four table,
spoonfuls Of grated cheese; pour over
the caulifower.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
SMEET POTATo sALAn.

Boil and pare three large sweet pota-
toes, cut into haif-ineh dice, mix with
two stalks OF chopped celery and pour
over it French dressing made as fol-
lows: Put into a soup plate one salt
spoonful of salt and one of pepper Add
three tablespoonfuls of olive oil and
stir until the salt is all dissolved, then
add the vinegar, two tablespoonfuls, by
degrees, and a teaspoonful of onion
juice. Mix well with the salad and let
It stand in cold place for two hours.
Serve on lettuce leaves, or with a garn-
ISL of picked onions and parsley.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
TOMATo MAYONNAIsE

Peel and cut off thin slice from the
stem end of as many large tomatoes as
you wish to serve. With spoon din
out most of the seeds. chop peeled Gu
cumber and some water-cress. season
with salt, fill the cavities Of the toma-
toes. Prepare on large platter young
lettuce leaves, three OF. four in a place.
set each tomato on cluster Of the LETT
tuees and dip spoonful of mayonnaise
on each tomato.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
THE WELL-DR EssED NAN.

vogue.
As brightly colored shirts become
more common, those Of plain white
madras or of white with only hair
line in color become more desirable.
White is always good style and some
OF the plated front styles are especially
good With dark clothes and dark ties.
ip ordering them land this applies to
either stiff or soft fronted ebirts), |
advise having them made to open all
the way down instead Of merely to the
bottom of the bosom. They set quite
as well, besides being far more easily
put on and more easily laundered
While the high turned down collar is
still correct with morning clothes, /
have noticed that many smartiy dressed
men are wearing rather low collars, ard
IL Is advisable to hare several shapes
and heights. A very low collar is not
usually becoming to q man with long
neck, hut for the average man an inch
and three.9uartera lie not too low and ia
decidedly the most comfortable. 1t ia
even good plan to have some Of the
very low banded collars for unusually
warm weather, and to wear with them
straight and marrow ,string ties of
madras or linen. The effect produced
is often q welcome change from the
monotony of an almost universal
fashion. With Ilain whits madras
shirt, or shirt with, minute figure
design in uolor,a low turn.down collar,
Of the old shape, that Is, one that has
band only trifls higher than the
bard Of the ahirt and that turns down
10 front, Just over the collar button, is
in warm weather, exceedingly cool and
comfortable looking tAsShas been said,
it is noticeable that many smartly-
dresped men are wearing low turn down
collars, but aside from that just men.
TONED the shapes are the same as they
have been for year or more past, and
that in the formaof q narrow inverted
v seems to be the smartest. Eesides
the high and low banded collars and
the straight standing, which even in
summer must be worn with a long
tailed evening suit. it IS well to have
few with wings, which should be of
heavy linen, and cut in the proper
shape. This collar is perhaps rather
more worn in England than In this
country, but here it has been gradually
coming back into fashion for year
or two past. With bow tie or an
ascot does not look as we'll as narrow
four finland, or scarf with flowing
ends tied in long narrow knot
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
GERMAN ALMOND RINGS.

Take one-half pound Of puff paste, roll
1t very thin and cut with biscuit cut
ter. From the centre of each cut a
smaller one. leaving the outside ring
three fourths of an inch wide. Beat six
eggs until stiff. stir in one-half pound of
pulverized sugar, with dish in boiling
water, until the meringe is quite thick,
add one-half pound OF blanched al
monds thinly sliced, and cool. Frost the
rings with the mixture and bake in an
oven suitable for cake.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Butter thin even slices from a loaf
that has been baked twenty-four hours.
Spread with dates stoned and cut fine,
and fashion into sandwiches in the u.s.
ual manner. For afternoon tea the
bread may be fresh baked and so thinly
cut with sharp knife that the sand
witches may be rolled and each tied with
ribbon. All crusts must, of course, be
removed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Thicker one pint of milk with table
spoonful Of corn starch. Boil three pints
of rich milk and pour in the pint of
fhickened, add three beaten eggs, three
cups Of sugar and teaspoOnful of
vanilla, pour In freezer, freeze ten
minutes, remove the dash, and stir in
half pound each of stoned raisins,
chopped figs and sliced citron: freeze
hard and set aside one hour to ripen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
sTRAWBBRRY SPONGE

Cover half a box of gelatine with half
a cup Of cold water. and soak for half
an hour, then pour over pint of boil
ing water. and add cup of sugar, stir
until dissolved, add a pint of strawberry
juice, and strain in tin pan, set on ice
until cold. stir occasionally, beat to a
froth. stir in the well beaten whites Of
four eggs. pour in mould to harden,
serve with cream.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
No End to Invention.

Each new invention calls at once for
more. The gas range, which has only
Just forced recognition for ITSELF az a
household necessity, cries out for the
invention of proper utensils to use
upon IT. Asphalt streets have set new
tasks for the inventor. He must make
new types of shoes to give easy and
secure footing for horses, and new
STRENGTHENING apparatus. With rougher
payements we were satisfied to get rid
of the coaraer dirt from the uneven
surface. but now we are demanding ap-
paratus that will rid our streets of dust
as we'll. -Eyerybody's Magazine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Wash and look over, put in kettle on
stove until hot. MASKING them fine,
strain through jelly bag. Measure
juice and allow three ourths Of pound
of sugar to every pint of juice. boil fast
fifteen minutes and dip into glasses. All
jam and jelly should be kept in a dry,
dark cupboard. A little white sugar
sifted over them before sealing is pre-
yentiye of mold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
Add one Tablespoonful baking powder

Add one tablespoonful baking powder
and Tablespoonful of salt to one
pint of sifted -four. Sift again. Rub in
one tablespoonful of butter. add suf-
ficient milk to make soft dough. Roll
out, sprinkle with one cup of chopped
raisins and a half-cup of chopped cit
ron. Dust with cinnamon, roll up and
steam. for thirty minutes. Serve warm
with hard sauce. ~.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
TIE RorsE nrAurIFb1.
Chat About the Newest Ideas in Summer
Furnishing,

Furnishing,
Philadelphia Record
Waterproof furniture for porch use is
new, economical and attractive, too.
Grass-woven rugs are now much used
for furnishing the same place, too,
and give very cozy effect They are
very reasonably priced and come in
quite pretty effects.
The thigh boy and Glow boy" Of
Colonial days are very prominent
among the displays of antique furni-
ture. The first named resembles mar
row ohiffonier set up on legs, while the
latter is not unlike many drawered
tablet in fact, 1t is much used by
fashionable women for a sewing or
boudoir table. The modern replica is
In most cases quite as ancient in ap-
pearance, often as beautiful and better
made than the pieces.
Quaint old bridal chests modelled
after antique designs in fat Norwegian
carving, old Flemish or Spanish do
signs, &C., are the sine qua non Of
sweetness for the bride to-be to possess
these days. In her travels during the
present season prospective fall bride
hunts through all the out of the-way
antique shops expectantly hoping to
secure treasure, heavily metal bound
and hasped, cheap. One New York
manufacturer has reproduced charm
iugly quaint old Morse model at such a
maryelously reasonable price as to
create a decided sensation and conse-
quent rush.
For summer use nothing is more at
tractive than the beautiful Japanese
poroelains as ice bowls, lemonade
bowls, ice cr,am and tete-a. tete sets,
t>salad bowls and cereal and fruit sets.
A. nswl shade Of leather Ia now on
view, for which is predicted wide
vogue orpibrary or dining room chairs,
as soon as the fall season arrives This
| issa peculiar yet decidedly taking tint
between terra Gotta and the bright
scarlet SO much used the past two
seasons to upholster the diningroom.
An exceedingly dainty summer
cushion cover is of cream white heavy
linen worked in q oloyer-leaf design
10 prettily shaded greens, and finished
with heavy green wash silk and cord.
OF course, it must be made to slip on
and off to launder.
Pure white rooms, everything to the
smallest detail pure white, are pecu.
iarly attractive as summer bedrooms,
beipg cool and charming at all times.
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
DELICIOUS SOFT GINGERBREAD
On. laa4 No.. O..laa....

One cup OF best New Orleans molas-
SEES, one egg, three tablespoonful
melted butter, three tablespoonfuls
sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one
and one-half cups -four. one teaspoonful
ginger. Mix the soda with the sour
milk, add to the molasses, stir we'll. add
the ginger, part of the -four, then the
butter, Beat well. add the beaten egg
and the rest of the -four. then add one
cup blueberries. well Toured, and see if
you do not call it good.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Jed-Chollie has Just returned from
hunting trip. He says he shot the
biggest Eear ON record.
Ned-Tbat might be SO. If it hadn't
been big ono he would never have
hit it. Smart Set.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
sTRAWBERRY JELLY PIE

One cup of strawberry jelly and the
whipped whites of three eggs beaten
together. Line pie dish with puff
baked, fill the shell with the strawberry
jelly, set inside lukewarm oven for a
very few moments.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Lena-Jack told Bessie she looked
sweet enough to kiss in her new hat.
Belle-Well, did ne kiss her?
II suppose so. She said the hat was
worth every cent she paid for it. -
Smi Set -.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
APPLE CREAM

Stew and strain six large apples; add
six eggs, beaten very light, and FIVE ta-
blespoonfuls OF white sugar, whisk to-
gether until stiff, Heap in a glass dish
and serve with cream. Delicious.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Where on earth do you get the
ideas for your poetry?" asked the wife
of the gentleman who WAS several laps
behind fame in the sprint for glory.
You are my inspiration, y said the
poet. 4,
BY submitting some Of his verses to
the Judge she was acquitted on the
grounds OF great and irresistible provo
cation.
A man should not blame everything
upon his wife.-Josh Wink.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

Mrs. Proudleigh-Yes, my daughter
plays the piano by ear entirely. Mrs.
Nexdoughre-In Indeed? Sometimes it
sounds "a il she were using her foot.