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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Cook the beaten yolkS If three eggs
with one fourth teaspoonfll of salt and
q dash of pagrika in cup OF scalded
milk. When the mixture coats the
spoon, add scant half cup of grated
parmeSan cheese and one level table,
spoonful of granulated gclatine, softened
in cold water and dissolved over hot
water. Beat while cooling over ice
water, and when beginning to set, fol!
in one cup Of whipped cream, measured
after whipping, then turn into a mould.
When cold turn from the mould and
serve on lace paper or garnlsn"d with
parsley. If any be left over it can be
served a second time by cutting in
slices, then in fancy shapes and arranged
on rounds Of brown or graham bread
with a sprinking Of paprika over the
top.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
MINCED MEAT IN BISCUIT

Put two cupfuls of finely chopped
meat. three and onc-half cups of stock
aud one-eighth tcaSpoonful of white
pepper in saucepan to heat, then add
one-quartcr traspoonful of salt. little
parsley. one bay leaf. two tablespoonfuls
of butter. Two of flour and one teaspoon
full of Scraped onion. Cook ten minutes
or until thick and smooth. Remove the
tops and scoop out the inner portions of
eight biscuits and fill the space with the
prepared meat. replace the covers. place
in the oven and heat thoroughly before
serving
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
IENloN SPONGE.

Rub off the yellow riud OF two large
lemons on three oun,tS Of loaf sugar.
Pvt into Il pan an ounce of the best leaf
gratnc and on" pint Of water, strain in
the Juice of the lemons, and aS soon as
the c.'atinc is melted, add the sugar
with the ,rlnon peel. When it is all
dissolved. lift the pan off the fire, and
when cold, stir into it the beaten whites
of two eggs and whisk it all with wire
whiSk until the mixture is stiff enough
for a spoon 10 stand up in it,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Make Il paste of half pound OF -four,
four ounces of sugar, three ounces of
butter. two small eggs, half Il teaspoon
full of vanilla and pinch of soda. Roll
il out to the thickness of a penny and
cut into fancy shapes and bake in Il
slow oven. Meanwhile chop up. not too
fine. some almonds Drowned in The oven,
mix them with half the quantity of
sugar and wet them with orange flower
water. ln;o this dip the biscuits. which
should be brushed over with beaten egg
and quantity of almonds will stick on
the top. Let the biscuits dry before
serving.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
ALMOND CHARLOTTE Russo.

Beat the yolkS of four eggs until
thick and light colored and add gradu-
ally one cup of powdered sugar. Then
fold in the stihly beaten whites of the
eggs. one third cup of grated chocolate.
half a cup of blauchcd and powdered
almonds and three fourthS cup OF
cracker dust mixed with one teaSpoonful
of baking powder. Bake in small. we'll
buttercd tins for twenty-five minutes.
Cut ont the centre from each cake, fill
with whipped cream, sweetcned and
Favored, ami decorate the top with can"
died cherries.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

the Old negro TOmdll.
power of reticence. Ten to one he had
been instructed not to talk to me about
the mysterious occurrence.
Buck" | asked. who came to the
house awhile ago."
Wasn't anybody came to the house
awhile ago"
"a sick man. wasn't it"
"No, he wasn't SICK
81 thought you said no one came"
"No one did"
"Of course no one came; he was car
ried"
"If yo' know so much about it. Mr..
Brandystone, what's the use o askiD
me-"
you admit that whoever he was he
wasn't sickT'
"Of course he wasn't sick. How
could he be sick if he wasn't any
body?"
There was a sudden rustling in the
hall. and Helen swept into the room,
her eyes flashing fire.
Buck, leave the ROOM she com
nanded in no nn>sr.aln tone. Buck
gave n glance at his sister. which tolc
him he had better obey, and walked
out reluctantly.
You have been listening" l said
curly.
81 have not. | was coming through
the hall and heard your last remark.
And you infer that l was trying TO
get a secret which does not at all con-
Germ rne?'
81 most assuredly do"
you sre mistaken. l care no more
for vha, occurs in this house than for
tha color of the dress you happen 10
wear. i had another object in ques-
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
CABBAGE WITH CHEESE.

Cut the cabbage into good sized
firoeS, remove the outside leaves ana
take away the hard core. Wash we'll in
Two waters and drain in Il colander,
Boil violently IL generous quantity Of
water in a large Pot with tablespoon
mi of salt and quarter tcaspoonfnI of
baking soda, put in the cabbage, one
piece at time, 50 as to check the boil
Ing as little as possible, and cook for
twenty-five minutes, uncovered, pn$hln=
the cabbage under the water every five
minutes. Turn into coandcr and
press ont all the water. Chop and leave
while making n white sauce Of one
tablespoonful each Of butter and -four.
on" cupful Of milk, onc-half tCaspOOnful
salt and Il dash of cayenne. Spread
layer of "abbags on the bottom Of Il pud-
ding dish, cover with sauce and layer
or grated cheese, and continue until the
dish is filled. Cover the top with
crumbs moistcncd with batter. cook until
til" sauce bubbles through the sauce and
serve in the same dish.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Seed two green peppers, boil them
two or three minutes and cut in long
slreds. Cut the light and dark colored
leaves Of a head of lettuce into ribbons,
but separately, peel and cut three toma-
toes in slices and then in shrcds and re-
move the pulp from a large grape fruit.
Season each separately with French
dressing and group separately upon a
serving dish, having the light and dark
lettuce in circles about the others.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
YORKSHIRE BISCUITS.

To one quart of boiling hot milk add
enough flour to make batter, and
when it has become lUkewarm add a tea
cupful of Yeast and a half tea>puontUl
of salt. Set to rise again and let ii be-
cone very light. then stir i'll Il half tea
spoonful of soda. two eggs and Il table
spoonful of melted butter. Add -four
enough to make dough into small.
round cakes, let them rise fifteen min
utcs and bake in a slow oven.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
CncnANIvr CONES

Separate the whites from the yolkS Of
three eggs and put the former into IL
basin. add pinch of salt and whisI
them to very stiff froth. Then stir in
lightly half Il pound of powdered sugar
and six ounces of dessicatcd or freshly
grated cocaanut. Take up tcaSpoonful
of the mixture nj a time and mould it in
TO the form of a cone as quickly as pos
siblr. Bake in a quick oven on a tin
covered with buttered paper until the
cones are n golden brown.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
COLD DISHES AND SALADS.
BY Mrs. barbara Sadler.

81 shall be glad when it is cooler"
How often we ,hear this remark made by
the woman who does her own cooking.
There is no doubt but the hot weather
is exceedingly trying to the good mousse
keeper, but she mus: max" the best Of
II, and the way to do that is 10 prepare
dishes that are appetizing and Pet may
he served cold. Many of these dishes
may be got ready in the cool of the
morning and thus the work made much
less tircsOme.
Cold meats and salads are par'icu-
larry acceptable in summer and you will
not be accused Of neglect Of duty if You
given below.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Peel the cucumbers and place them in
cold water to become crisp. DO not use
salt in the water. rs is sometimes
recommended, as ii wits cucumbers
and makes them indige>tiblc Cut in
two lcngthwis2 and lay them, with the
fiat side down. on the dish On which
they ar" 10 be served and slice them
without destroying their shape. POM
over them French DIRE SSiu. and allow
One aLf cncnmbcr 10 each person.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
CLAN SOEp

Wash one Quart Of CLANS, taken from
the shells with cup of cold water.
Save the il&or and add to it the hard
part of the clans. chopped fine; strain
and pour gradually over one-third cup
full each of butter and flour cooked to-
gether. Scald one quart OF milk with 4
slice Of onion. remove the onion and add
the milk with the soft part of the clans
to the thickencd broth, cook three or
four minutes and season to taste with
salt and pepper.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
Egg Plant Salad.

Cut the egg plant into slices one
quarter Of an inch thick, pare sprinkle
with salt and pepper ard saute quickly
in hot butter. Drain on cheese cloth,
and when cold, cut into dice, sprinkle
with minced watercreSS and cover with
Il cream salad dressing made by mixing
three teaspoonfulS of grated horse
radish. three OF lemon juice. half tea
spoonful of salt, n dash of pepper and
one cup of thick whipped cream.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Peel two pounds of potatoes. cut them
into long strips. throw them into boiling
fat and fry to q golden brown. Drain
them in colander, pile them on a
metal baking dish and strew them with
grated Parmcsan cheese Add season.
ing and little chopped parsley. put
into a hot oven for four minutes and
serve Immediately.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
DpYilel IIam Loaf.

Take two tablespoonfulS Of bread
crumbs, quarter of II pound of deviled
ham and two small cups Of milk, using
a portion OF the milk TO moiSten he
ham. Add three we'll beaten eggs and
salt to taste and place in buttcred
bread pan to bake one hour in moder-
ate oven. Serve cold by cutting into
thin slices and garnishing with parsley
or WaterCresS.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
CONTINUED

Itching piless Never mind if
averyrh ing else failed to cure you.
Try Doa1's Ointment. No failsre
the ?. 80 cents, al Epy crug store.
n1Es:Sss
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

and there win be no scalp diseases tc
irritate and anhoy. If quack rene
Dies are used, he says, to hasten the
growth os hair there's goin TO be o
bald-headed man before a sheep can
wag its tail
j. just seems natural that the males
OF ihis section should have long whisk-
ers. and men with boards two. three
and four feet long cause no comment
when they appear ON the streets. 1t
Is an everyday sight. and no one pays
any attention. except strangers, and
IF Aese make comment. native win
say: Gee whiz. stranger. yer just
orter see So and So" or something like
that.
Down about Beaufort is where The
TAN men grow. 4 siN-footer in that
locality is regarded as small potato
They are as common as sinners at a
camp meeting. 4 Young fellow
named Jacob Eberhart and several
others I'm Beaufort tried to enlist for
the Spanish war. but were barred ON
account of height. Capt. +. = Flick
ling. now member of the state cap
itars police force, is unquestionably
the tallcst man I'm the world. hc stand
ing six feet nine inches in Dis stock
ing feet He is a little more than one
inch higher than Capt. Oswald Ame,,
OF The Second life guard, of England.
and who was believed to- he The tall
est man I'm the world. Chief Neoman
Wills Of the navy. now stationed in
Washington. is only a fraction short
er than the Englishman.
j. is said that when Gen. Lafayette
visited this state I'm 1926 the Beaufort
artillery turned out 10 do him honor
In thc artillery there were 5G men
over sis feet in height.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29
FAMED FOR Boards.
South Carolina Beats Sunfower
State All to Pieces.
ffV-Foot Men whose cain AdOrn-
mrnts Drng the Ground Are quite
Conin,pa-Benufort the states
Center for Taii Ncn.

The Greeny.lic lS. O. corres pond
emf of the Cincinnati Enquirer says
that besides raising all kinds of sem
sations iu politics and being the au-
thor of The d.>pensdry system. South
Carolina is also entitled to the dis
tinction Of producing more taIl men
and men with the longest whiskers
than amy other state .u the union. or
possibly IN The world.
The ueighboriue county of Laurens
has within IT'S borders more than half
o dozen men whose Whi>kers will drag
the ground. and the bewhishered gen
tlemen are fully mp to the average in
height, too. ln fact, there are few
men who might be called "sawcd-of'
in the state.
Perhaps 20 Mr.. J. W. Martin be-
longs the distinction of wearing ;he
longest chin adornments. his whishers
measuring something more than six
feet. il is claimed that If he did not
keep them trimmed they would 20 10
- feet or more within a few years,
they now growing az the rate of *
tnches every 10 months. When ihis
huge roll of hair is taken ont OF the
fold of his vest it falls TO the ground.
lie stands quite SIX feet, and is re-
garded as one OF the strongest men
I'm The county Now in his foriieth
year, he says that he has not shaved
since be was quite a young man. and
never expects TO put another razor on
h, face, as he feels satisfied that by
permitting his beard TO grow his
hcal.h is as near perfect as IL well
could be. The hair is almost as fine
as SILK thread. and Martin says that
ne gives his face at least one good
bath every day, rubbing The roots oi
his Nhiskers so as 10 give them food
and uouri .hment. lie says that the
roots OF The hair need looking after
Just The same as do The roots OF young
plants and trees, and that If proper
attention is not given them they can
NOT be expected 10 live and flourish
II This IS done nature viii do the rest
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29
TROUBLES OF BIRD
8 HOUSEKEEPING &
614oopqooooopQpo1oopppoppc

II THE average small boy knew
what hard time birds have 10 rear
their families under the best condi-
tions he would hesitate TO disturb
their nests, even if there was no law
TO threaten him with punishment If
he does so.
There was a patient pair of robins,
for instance, who built their first nee
more than SIX weeks ago i'm low APP
pie tree i'm the orchard. Presently
there were two blue eggs in the nest.
Then came the first catastrophe. Next
morning the nest was empty. On the
ground under the tree lay one of the
eggs with two holes picked in its shell.
The other was entirely missing. That
was the work of big, sneaking blue
jay, if one may judge by the fact that
the same afternoon the robins were
seen chasing scolding jay about the
orchard, and that the picture Of the
iay has long been in the birds rogue
gallery.
Immediately after the destruction
Of their eggs the robins set about
building a second nest on another
limb of the same tree. They got so
far as to have three blue eggs in this
prospective cradle when a red squirrel
came down one afternoon from the
oaks adjoining the orchard and made
a robins egg omelet of what he found
there.
Then a third nest was built, and on
that the old mother bird has now been
sitting for two weeks. Perhaps she
will succeed this time in rearing an in
teresting family, but there is an old
white cat with three kittens under the
hay NOW stairs, who spends hours
standing motionless, all but the tip Of
her tail, in the tall orchard grass. and
who thinks that a dinner of young
robins would do her own children
much good.
There is a little yellow warbler who
built down in the pasture wood lot
and who had equally hard luck i'm diff
fercnt and really peculiar way.
The yellow warbler's nest was in
itself an exquisite thing. 1t was built
near the top of some thick bushes,
about five feet from the ground. 1t
was lined with soft, silky gray MOSES
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

like the inside Of a spun silver cup. III
was built so artfully that leaves and
branches hid it on all sides, and it took
hard work and good luck to find II
even after one knew it was there. IL
was found the day it had been COM
pleted. when the mother bird was
Just ready to begin laying her eggs.
But there was another bird out that
dav. snealling through the bushes like
a pckpocket. looking for chance to
leave one of its eggs in a newly-built
nest. The sneak was a coward, which
never builds a nest of its own, and dis
misses the whole subject of maternal
responsibility from its mind when 1t
has left an egg in some other BIRDS
nest. One Of these big brown and
black cowbirds found the yellow warb-
ler's dainty little nest, and laid one OF
its BIG spotted eggs there. Then it
flew back to the pasture again, and
cot down on the ground among the
cattle. with others of its sneaking
kind.
Sometimes when a yellow warbler
finds a cowbrd's egg in its nest it viii
build a false bottom over the egg and
proceed TO make its nest above it on
the second floor. But this poor warb-
Ter cot no such opportunity. This has
been a cold. late spring. and the war;
blers and other similar birds have
been slow in building. Also there were
many cowbirds about looking for
chance to saddle off the Matching and
rearing Of their young on their bet
ters. and before the yellow warbler
mother could get a chance to lay one
of her own eggs in the nest she had
built fl was actually filed almost 10
overAowing with four big cowbird
eers. This is believed to be the rec
ord In the way of cowbird greediness.
often two cowbird eggs are found in
the same nest, but rarely If ever be-
fore have four been found.
The greed of the cowbird in thus
completely occupying the warbler's
nest brought its own punishment with
II. The warbler, disgusted, aban-
5oned the nest completely. \ day or
two later something-boy or beast
had discovered the deserted nest and
stolen all four of the eggs.
II The yellow warbler builds another
nest and succeeds in raising its brood
where the cowbirds cannot find il even
the first catastrophe may be all for the
best. Even when only one cowbird's
egg is laid i'm a nest and is Matched out
with three of four young warblers the
latter are likely 10 get the worst of 1t.
The Young cowbird from the moment
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29
srenr Worse Thnn pirnte..

The natives of India are eNiraor.
d.uarly glib I'm profanity a native
serum 'u Lahore was dismissed for
dishonesty by an English professor of
languages. The next day ne appeared
with % carving knife. but was refused
sdm'ssion to the house. lie sat un.
der the window and began cursing.
Ilc cursed the professor along the
genealogical rec back 90 the first am
ce>far of his race. Then he dwelt
upon every detail OF his anatomy. from
the top Of his head 90 the end of hia
tor- For three consecutive k..urs he
sal there and swore without once re-
uelfiuu phrase.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

The wig waeging went ON. Crafts
message was only half completed. \
Glance into the valley showed him
The signaled order TO leave his post
and TO retreat to The camp. The i'm
itial message was not yet finished.
Craft kept on wig-wagging. The
fragment Of shell shattered the
flagstaff in his hand. Another frag-
ment tore his left arm. Grasping the
red banner in his right hand and
raising himself to his full height he
made a nagpole Of his uplifted arm
and finished the message while the
raining shells dug graves al about
him.
Second Lieut.. David J.. Graft, sig
nal officer. descended that Peters
burg hin breyet captain. Five lines
description I'm the Army Register Of
how he held the signal tower bad
more pull. ia it for Paddy Graft
than would have come TO him from
the work Of a score of politicians.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29
rt. pennut h, Other Names.

In Tennessee and Georgia the pea
rn. '- known as the goober; in Ala
bama and the western gulf states.
ground pea; IN the southeast of the
Uu,ted states and in the West In
de. p'ndal or pindor. and in various
parts of England, a iurnut, an earth
nut or a manila nut.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

Several great men have held that
true love is formed at first sight and
many men not so great have testi'
fed that that was the case in their
own experience. AS an instance OF
implicit trust in this doctrine, how
ever, the case of an Ohio farmer who
met his affinity for the first time in
Chicago on recent Thursday, court
ed her on Friday, proposed on Satur-
day and was married on Sunday is a
record destroyer. If the theory
proves to be correct in this case it
may be assumed with reason that
young couples since the beginning OF
the institution of marriage have been
wasting a vast amount of valuable
time. SAYS the News Of that city.
Why devote months, and even years,
to an undertaking which can he ac-
complished in three days? However,
considering that an ill-advised mar
riacc cannot be corrected as quickly
rs IL can be contracted. the slower
methods in vogue are perhaps TO be
commended.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

A good anecdote is told by The bish-
on of Minnesota Of the sarcastic pow
ers of the Indian. II was holding"
SAYS Bishop Whipple, "a service near
am Indian village camp. My things
we're scattered about i'm a lodge. and
when ] was going out asked the chief
If it was safe TO leave them there while
{ went to the village to hold service.
Yes he said, perfectly safe. There is
not a white man within 100 miles. ~
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

A favorite amusement with persons
having plenty of time at their disposal
o n..o.r.ro is the searching Of
city directories
I"''''"''o"s' with the intention
Of unearthing strange coincidences or
curious names. One of these stalls
tical fends was in the wriiing-room
If a Washington hotel. poring over
the city directory. reports am exchange
Of that city. I'VE are surely a demo-
cratic nation" he exclaimed. a. he re-
luctantly yielded the book to man
who had been patiently waiting for
ten minutes TO look mp an address. u
find that President Mckinley'S name
is sandwiched in between the names
of two bricklayers; Gen. Miles has
bartender and dressmaker a. his inn
mediate neighbors in the directory;
Senator Long comes between a clerk
and a bartender, and Senator Chandler
is tucked away between hucksteran
a clerk" The man was right The
city address book is arranged ON the
alphabetical order, and if the pres
ident's name began with 4, he would
be found near the last pages of the
book. But imagine King Edward VII.
or Emperor William being placed in
directory between two bricklaycrs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

"Who dragged whom how many
times around the walls Of what?" is "A
model Of a vague and at The same time
benevolently suggestive question. In
these days Of final examinations.
doubtless many a founderimg youth
wishes that those which he has TO an
swcr were cast in the same form.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

\ Cofreyville (Kan.) physician who
has just celebrated his ninety-ninth
birthday anniversary has closed
contract for series of articles on
"Longevity." He still actively prac-
tices medicine.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-29

4 Pennsylvania man blind from
birth lately had sight given TO him by
surgical operation. and as soon as
his eyes could bear the light compii-
mented the surgeon upon his luXuriant
vhiskers. and told the nurse that she
"was the most beautiful woman be
ever saw"