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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Making Gruels for In=aiids.

Preparing food for an invalid or for
convalescent is thankless task at
best. There is nothing very inspiring
to the cook in gruels and teas of the
various sorts. but since there will al.
ways be a somewhat steady demand
for these uninteresting foods. it is
well TO know how they should be
cooked and why one way is better
than another. Gruels which are mix
lures of grain or -four and water or
water and milk need more careful at
tention than do many French dishes.
To be easy of digestion. gruels must
be thoroughly cooked. and therefore
the milk. when it is ADDED at all.
should be added only when the grain
has been we'll cooked in water first.
| tf the water has eyaporated in cook
ing. the original quantity must be re-
stored before putting in the milk and
| he milk be hot boiling and loses much
| If its agreeable taste. Another point
| about gruels Is that they should be
| drunk slowly. The action of the sa-
| Iva upon the starch is considerable.
and therefore the more slowly the
| Cruel is taken the more easily will It
| digest
The skill in Cruel making comes in
! when one knows how to vary the
| flavor so as to rende7 the food appe-
| tizing. Sweet Cruel is far from pleas
| ant. yet it is well often TO add very
little sugar Cinnamon. grated lemon
peel. vanilla. nutmeg and almond are
i.avorings that may be used at dis
erection. Flour Cruel is one in which
| any of these fiavorings is used. al
| though when it is intended for fever
ish patienl little lemon juice is rec
commended. TO make il with CHINA.
| mon. for instance. mix one tablespoon
| full of -four. one teaspoonsful of sugar
| and one saitspoonful OF salt together
| and moisten with two tablespoonful OF
cold water. working to a smooth paste.
| Now add one cupful of boiling water
| and a bit of stick cinnamon. Boil
| gently for 20 minutes, taking especial
| care that it does not burn. Now add
one cupful of hot milk and let the
mixture just reach the boiling point.
| This IS to be served very hot ami
! should be strained 10 insure perfect
| freedom from lumpiness.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Cream OF Strawberries.

Steam pound and half of ripe.
sweet strawberries: rub them through i
fine sieve into bowl and three table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and stir
until the sugar is dissolved. Heat one
quart of creamer rich milk, mix two
tablespoonfuls of arrowroot in a lit
tie cold milk to dissolve 1t and stir
it into the hot milk: stir and let cook
for few minutes te thicken. Put the
PURGE of strawberries into a dish and
when the cream is cooled pour it over
them AMI stand it in cold place for
the cream to set. Heap whipped cream
or the whites of six eggs beaten to a
stiff froth over the top. The cream or
eggs may be colored with a little
vegetable coloring paste pink or green.
if desired. Decorate with few whole
large berries.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
CHAPTER MI.

Clifford was SO entirely taken 10y
surprise that he hardly realized in the
first moment that he was hurt The
next. he dashed open the door ct one
blow. and finding Jem outside coolly
wiping his knife on the ivy which
grew on this side of the house. he
seized the fisherman by the throat
with one hand. snatched his knife
from him and flung it away with the
other. and then hurled the man from
him with such violence that the latter
fell. and striking his head upon the
stone ledge of a window lay motion.
less on the ground
Then. suddenly overcome by a feel.
inS OF dizziness. the result of his
wound Clifford staggered back against
the broken door and into Ne.rs arms.
oh. II is my fault-my fault, |
ought not 10 have asked you TO GOMEZ"
moaned she. not attempting to hide
her alfectionate concern from the PEG.
pie who. startled by the noise of the
ARRAY. now pressed into the room.
George Claris was among the first
~ enter anu nv irOWHeu dHSrHy on
seeing Clifford. of whose arrival he
had not yet heard
80 It's you. is it. Mr.. Kingr' lie ex-
claimed surlily. on recognizing the
man whom he looked upon as the orr.
gin of all his trouble. And what have
you been up to now. eh?'
.'0h, unclt> uncle can't you see that
Is hurt. b, Nell.
49,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Housel,oid Hints.

Windows should be cleaned with
chamois skin.
a pinch Of salt added when eggs are
being beaten up makes them froth
faster
Wash cane seats with hot water con-
to dry.
Coarse brown paper. such as is used
by butchers, is best for draining fried
things upon.
A lamp wick should never be allowed
to crowd the tube Ii tight. pull out
two or three threads lengthwise.
Did you ever try brickdust to clean
agatewear? It is less expensive San
other articles sold tor such purposes.
and far more effectual.
In frying with frying basket al
ways heat the basket before putting it
in the fat, as when put in cold il takes
too much heat from the fat
Strange as it may seem. a clear day
| is much better for making fruit iellies
than cloudy one. as the atmosphere
affects the boiling point of sugar
Varnish for floors. woodwork or fur
! niture is no longer considered desira-
| BILE A soft finish produced by rub
bling is the accepted thing these days.
Do not have cast-iron rule that
| things in your home ailments must
match Often monotony is the result.
Sometimes varying materials of har-
monious coloring are to be preferred to
| those that match.
In using the white woodwork so fash
ionable now be careful to get a yell
lowish or ivory white instead of the
cold blue white. The latter is decid-
| eddy harsh; much softer effect is OBJ
| tanned from the ivory tone.
Few people realize how infinitely
superior to the fine white turnip is the
common yellow one. Try boiling this
vegetable with bit of garlic. add
black pepper and a good lum IT
ter, and you will never
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
A New Salad Dreasinr.

A most delicious dressing for green
salads is made by putting one table.
spoonful of lime juice in a bowl. add.
ing teaspoonful OF celery salt. a salt
spoonful of white pepper and dash of
cayenne. Mix in. little at time. al
ternately, three tablespoonsfuls of oil
and two of lime juice. Stir all the
time. Or the ingredients will separate.
Add a tablespoonful of finely cut
chiyes. or an equal amount OF chervil
or fresh tarragon leayes.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21


~No. / connects at Salisbury at
n. Y. P. s. n. Junction with n. Y. p.
& n train No. SIS. and at Berlin with
D. NJ. s. V. train No. SIS.
~No. 8 gets connection at Berlin
from d. NJ. & V. train No. 500, and
connects at Salisbury at n. Y. p. s. N.
junction with n Y. P. & N. train No.
90.
~No. 9 gets connection at Berlin
from D. NJ. s. V. train No. 594. and at
Salisbury at n. Y. P. & n. Junction
with N. Y. P. s.. n. train No 90.
&Daily except Sunday.
8Daily except Saturday and Sunday
ASaturday only.
WILLARD THOMSON,
Vice-President and GenI Manager
T. MURDOCH, Al. BENJAMIN,
Pass. Agent. Superintendent
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
EVEN IRISH WIT FAILS AT TIMES.
ono INSTANCE Where an Answer Was
Not Forthcoming.

Repartee is like tennis. The ball is
driven backward and forward from one
player TO the other, and the one OH
whose side it last strikes is the loser.
1t is a terrible thing for an artist at
repartee to find that he has no answer.
The mere pretender does not care. He
will answer something. to the point or
not. but the artist will not debase his
art with a bad answer. he merely sor-
rows for good one.
There was little lrishman who kept
liquor shop. and ne was noted for al
ways having a reply ready. One day a
man came in. laid u dollar bill on the
bar and called for whisky The pro-
prietor set out the bottle and glass.
and the customer filled the glass right
up to the top. rs it towel you'd be
wantin'?" the proprietor asked, imply
ing thereby that the customer had
poured out bath, rather than drink.
Look here" said the customer.
pointing TO the money. there's dol
lar, you can take the price of this
drink out of it. and il there isn't
enough. tell me how much more you
want and I'll pay it. but l don't want
any talk from little Mick of 4 bar
tender"
The proprietor picked up the dollar
md laid down So cents. AS the Gus
toner disappeared he walked around
in front of the bar and said to a friend
who sat there: Casey. I'd have given
me liquor shop to have knowed what
TO answer back to that man
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
SENTIMENT RULES iN TIE SOUTH
Inciden: Which Shows Love of People
for Their Lost Cause.


II was in New Orleans the other
day said young Detroiter who has
made such a success in life that much
of his time is at his own disposal.
land while roaming about the city
came upon the shop OF al old collec-
tor of curios. himself about as quaint
and interesting an object as any that
his establishment contained. He took
the greatest delight in showing me his
treasures-bits Of rare old furniture.
valuable pictures and other things
dear to the heart-and purse-of the
lover of the antiquities After display
ing scores of the most tempting OBJ
jects. he took from a safe little box
that he handled with the utmost gen.
tleness. and. opening it carefully. he
permitted me TO gaze upon pair OF
old-fashioned earrings that 10 my eyes
possessed little value The gold in
them could not have been worth more
than 50 or 81. and In sure the stones
did not represent much larger value.
Before | could express my want OF APP
probation of the ornaments he eE-
claimed:
~ gave a fire sum OF money for
those the other day.
why. may | ask?' was my rer.y
They don't appear valuable to me
mo. they're not-in dollars and
cents But their sentimental value 10
me is almost priceless. They were
brought in only last week By lady
who gave me satisfactory proof that
they had belonged to the first wife or
Jefferson Davis. had. indeed, been
given to her By her father. Zachary
Taylor. as = wedding present. after he
forgave her for clipping with the dash
ing young soldier who was destined TO
cut such a figure in American history
in later years The lady from whom
| bought them is relative of the fam
lily. and you may be sure that only the
most pressing necessity induced her to
part with them: and. while | deeply
regret her predicament. cannot help
rejoicing that | should be the forth
nate purchaser
And this" added the Detroiter. is
only a trifiing evidence OF the love and
reverence the people Of the South still
feel for everything connected with the
leader of the lost cause. Detroit Free
Press
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Uses for Cold CoRee.

If the coffee has not been allowed to
stand on the grounds until the flavor
is spoiled you can use it in many des-
serts such as white or yellow custard
preparations using less milk. accord
ing to the quantity of coffee you have,
or you can use it in frozen cream. or
for any dark cakes instead of milk or
water. In fact. its being liquid you
can use it wherever the flavor OF
coffee will be agreeable in the com.
bination.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
HOW HE SECURED AN UMBRELLA
No One Knows Who Owned 1t. But II
Is Good Enough to Keep.


Is Good Enough to Keep.
A Grand avenue merchant entered
his store the other day with an UNI
hrella in his hand and. sitting down
on the nearest stool burst into a roar
of laughter In response 10 queries
as to the character OF the joke. the
merchant said, after a few minutes of
hitarity:
We'll. you know. when started out
in the rain had no umbrella. | wor-
ried along the avenue and across the
pontoon. debating whether shouldn' I
thought that already have three UNI
brellas kicking around somewhere.
When ! got over on East Water
street | spied d man | presumed to be
Dick Wilson. don't believe YOU
know Dick. but he IS an old friend OF
mine. The man thought to be Dick
Wilson was carrying a fine silk UNI
brella. It's mine. now" he added
fondiy. as he gazed on the work of
art he held in his hand
AS soon as | saw the man | pre-
sumed TO be Dick was so overjoyed
that rushed on him from the rear
and. slapping him hard on the back
exclaimed: Look here, old man. give
me that umbrella
The man turned and. to M amaze
mant. discovered that he was not
Dick. but some one had never seen
before
Il was covered with confusion and
was about To apologize. when | OBJ
served that he was even more con-
fused than /. He hastily closed the
umbrella and pressed it into my hand
with the remark:
II beg your pardon: didn't
know it was yours and vanished
around the corner. leaving me stand
ing with open-mouthed astonish-
ment"
After the outburst OF merriment
from the assembled clerks had SUBJ
sided. the merchant said:
We'll. I've got fine. new umbrella
any way. and they say the second thief
Is the best owner -
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
GOOD LIVING

Quite often results in bad health, because
what is termed good living" is usually
the qualification OF the palate without
reference to the nutrition Of the body.
When the good liver is 4 business man
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
PocoMoKE RIVER LINE.
Baltimore-Snow Hill Route.

The Steamer Pocomoke leaves Snow
Hill at o'clock a. m, on every Monday
and Thursday stopping at Mataponi.
Pocomoke City a. m Powells, Reho-
both, Cedar Hall, Pitts Wharf, She'll
town Onancock $50 p. M, Finney's,
Tangier Island 4.3o p. M, CrisfieId 8
p. m, arriving in Baltimore O'Clock
next morning.
Returning the Steamer leaves Be-
more from pier foot of South stree
800 p. m, every Tuesday and Fri
for points named, arriving at Crisf
a. m, Tangier Island 5.3Oa. m, Or
cock 7.30 a. m, Pocomoke City
p. m. Snow Hill $50 p. m.
I. A. JOYNES, Gen. Superinrend
7. MURDOCH, Passenger Agent.
J. SAWYER WILSON, JR., Frei
Agt.. Baltimore Md.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
PLANT 1T TO nyERGREEys.

A friend who has few acres of
quite sandy soil on a ridge on his farm
which was poisoned with sorrel wrote
us last year wanting to know how to
get rid of the sorrel. He did it by
blowing twice during the drought of
last August and September and now
wants to get the land into clover with
view to enriching it, as the soil is
very thin and poor. This is hard
proposition unless he is sure of album
dant moisture, for an August sun will
about cook clover, without rain, under
such conditions of soil Instead Of
clover for such case we4,would try
cowpeas, and If we had such spot on
our farm we would give up the idea of
trying to make either pasture or
tillable land out of it and would set it
out with Scotch and white pine or red
cedars. 1t would then look nice and
cease to bother, even if it could only
be regarded as legacy for our grand
children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
AN OLD BUT GOOD THING.

We very much favor the idea of the
old fashioned singing, spelling and de-
batting school for the country commu-
nifty where it can possibly be main
tanned. Such weekly gathering forms
nucleus for much social pleasure and
profit aside from the indisputable and
permanent value of training in such
lines for the country boy and girl.
Many fine singer has graduated from
a country singing school, many an ora
tor spoke his first piece with his knees
knocking together before. his chums
and mates at a country debating
school, while only where such spelling
schools are held can hardly any one be
found who can spell such stem winder
words as apothegm. Melchisedec and
Sibyl. Such gatherings do not cost
much to maintain and only need the
interest and active work of few
bright boys and girls to get them start
ed in almost any community.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
OBITUARY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The late James Serviss, of Ottawa,
Kan, formerly of Wichita, was widely
known to a large circle of friends
among the old settlers of this city as
he resided in Ottumwa for number
of years prior to 1877 In that year
he was married to Clara the third
daughter of Mrs. e. r. Wood, of 315
East Second street. who passed away
about thirteen years ago. In the early
years Mr.. Serviss was conductor on
the Iowa Central railroad in this state
but for the past thirty-five years he
has been in the employ of the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Sante Fe railroad and
as conductor he had charge of the first
train which that road ran south of
Newton, Kan. Mr.. Serviss was an en-
Ithusiastic member Of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, a Mason, and a men,
Der of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie During the Civil war he was a
member of the Sixteenth Iowa Volun-
teer infantry. Mr.. Serviss passed
away on the night of February A.
1902, from a stroke of apoplexy. He
is survived by three children, Mrs. Ed
ma Corbin, of Wichita, Kan, Robert ].
Serviss, of Amarillo. Texas, and
Glenn l.. Serviss, who accompanied
the remains of his father to this city
for burial. The funeral occurred yes
terday afternoon from the residence
of Mrs. e. r. Wood, conducted by Rev.
p. A. johnson, the interment being
made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
CORN FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

We note very interesting fact in
connection tn the holding of a farm
ers lnstltl Fargo, n. D., recently.
Among 9th opics on the programme
was, Corn North Dakota and How
10 GROW 1t. he mere fact Of latitude
Wouiu on the ice of it seem to place
thls territory ft,, north of the corn belt;
but to our surprise. when there last
summer we saw some large fields of
corn, one at least Of forty acres, and,
While no such crops of corn will there
be grown as farther south, still the
happy faculty Of this cereal in adjust
ing itself to climatic conditions seems
to be developing a type of corn which
can be grown even in that far north
country with profit. South Dakota
made splendid record on corn last
year, much better than was made in
some of the so called corn states.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS A yn.p

We are asked by man aged thirty
five who has wife and four children
whether we can suggest any way
whereby he can get start when his
income from common days labor never
exceeds $500 per year. Not possessing
the wisdom Of King Solomon, we feel
like letting this job out; still perhaps
we can offer suggestion, even if we
cannot give advice. The $500 a year,
as most laboring men live, will do very
little besides providing food, raiment
and shelter for the family. Even with
good health and no bad luck the mar
gin Of surplus is very small. There
fore, in order to get the small start
which may lead to better conditions.
there is involved a limited period of
self denial for both the man and his
wife such as most people would shrink
from. A man, his wife and four chill
dren can and do exist somehow in
England and on the continent on an
income of $3.50 year and even less.
Our friend will have to study this
way of living, which involves bill of
fare wherein oatmeal and potatoes fig
ure very conspicuously. To accomplish
anything in the way of making the
start desired there must be at least
500 saved from the living expense ac-
count to begin with. Then, as soon as
possible, good COW should be secured
and some poultry kept and a small
patch of land procured for good gar
den. These three things will at once
make the saving Of 500 from the liy-
ing expense comparatively easy. When
the first 500 is saved, ways and means
to add to it will readily suggest them
selves, and little by little a more desir-
able condition may be brought about.
In this connection we might add that
any attempt to work out of the hole
is useless unless a man has wife
who is willing to fully cooperate with
him. We wish that we could offer a
better solution of this economic prob
lem, but 1t is the only way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
A CHEAP suBso1LEn

A friend who had for many years
cultivated field with stiff gum
subsoil, always blowing the field about
four inches deep, had by the action of
the plow packed and smoothed down
this subsoil SO that the plow could not
be made to penetrate the crust which
had formed unless he set his pillow to
go much deeper than he cared to pillow.
He finally seeded the field down to
clover, and when he turned the clover
SOD over two years later for a corn
crop the crust was all gone and the
hardpan all nicely mellowed up by the
action of the clover roots. Glover is the
poor mans subsoiler and worth all it
costs to grow on any farm for this pur-
pose alone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
5OOOOOOOOOOOOO
; EDITORIALS BY THE !
; PEOPLE. }
"Needs of the School,"
5 John Meissner, Principal of
) North English Schools.
"Needs of the School,"

SSSSSSSNSSSOSO OS)OIOOoSSCOCNJ
There may be a best system, a best
method, and even best" trained
teacher. We need these of course.
but why strive for the unattainable.
especially in regard to which opinions
differ? Let us give more thought to
the educational evils for which we are
responsible and which we can remedy
without money, and which will be
without price.
What We need in education is more
good will and less criticism: less fuss
over trifles and more work: fewer stu
dies and more thinking; less spending
or money on appliances and more on
good teachers; less upholding of the
child and greater moral support given
to the school; less change of teachers
and greater opportunity given them
to do their best; less tabulation of re-
ports by superintendent and princi-
pals and more study of school prob
lens; less politics" in the selection
of teachers and more regard for mer-
it; less double-dealing among teachers
and more professional courtesy; less
OF the "goody-goody' element in teach
ing and more vigorous mental work;
less temporizing in discipline and
greater firmness; less pride in our
children's dress and social standing
and more in their achievements: less
use of the schools for private, selfish
ends, and more regard for the good of
all: less going to school for pastime
and more for a definite purpose: less
teaching for money and more faithful.
consecrated service; less living with
in books and a better application in
original effort of the things learned:
less loose talking by the teacher and
more logical instruction: less senti-
ment and more sense: less haste and
greater thoreughness; less shoddy and
more whole cloth in teaching eff.
fort; less changing of books and
greater care or the part of teachers
in their selection and adoption; less
wasting of opportunities by the pupil
and closer application; less of the mo-
ton that the chief end of education is
to make professional men and ladies"
of boys and girls and more education
for life's common duties; less school
ing and more development; less at.
tempting and more mastering; less
waste and more economy and fore.
thought; less Of other things that we
should not do, be, or have, and more
of the things, in their place. that we
ought to do, be, or have. We need
these things for good education, good
homes, good society and good citizen.
ship, rather than more elaborate sys-
tens and great money outlay To the
degree that we do these things shall
we prosper May we help ourselves
in these matters. Help ourselves we
must or go without.