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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

Each succeeding season witnesses a
new impetus in the fad for decorating
rooms with Indian ornaments, weapons
and utensils of use and beauty. Near
ly everything Indian is considered dec
orative by the person affected with
the craze for collecting objects made
by the American aborigines. The most
innocuous looking individual will
brighten her best friend nearly into fits
by ushering her into a room from
whose walls Indian medicine masks
grin or scow1 grotesquely. Nor are
these always innocent of a scalplocK
taken in ways best left to the imagl-
nation.
The fad for Indian decorations be-
gan in Sumptuous log cabins in noun
tain resorts, where splendidly colored
blankets of great thickness and infinite
warmth furnish vivid contrast to the
rich bark-covered walls and polished
floors. In these camps a Winnebago
curtain Grapes an ample doorway, an
Iroquois blanket stains the wall with
brilliant color, and one of Navajo
weave concealS a couch. No effort is
made to confine Indian decorations to
objects made by any one tribal fam
lily. A pair of Apache bead 1noccasins
hangs next to a Winnebago pipe bag,
whose rich bead and leather ornament
tation contrasts, in turn, with a Choc-
taw waste basket, an Aztec clay wa
ter jar and a magnificent Haida hat
or basket and an Eskimo totem pole
from Alaska.
TO Americans, ignorant for the most
part of Indian signs and superstitions,
this tumble of Indian decorations is
truly delightful Those who have
learned the beauty and decorative val
ue of Indian works of art on the Pacific
slope, or in the luxurious summer cab
ms of mil1ionaires in the Adirondacks.
have brought their newly acquired
tastes for ornamental wooden pipes,
bead jackets and head ornaments. gor-
geous bead and leather regalia and pic
turesque accoutrements of war and the
chase, back with them to city walls.
They have made Indian shrnes of their
"dens," their halls and their smoking
rooms.
This fancy for Indian decorat lions has
grown to such an extent that whereas,
two or three years ago. these attrac-
tive objects could only be picked up
here and there, every shop of impor-
lance now has a department set aside
for the sale of Indian wares. Shops
devoted to them exclusively are lib
orally patronized.
During the rush season, when women
swarm into the shops to buy whatever
strikes the eye by way of useful pres
ent for their loved ones, the Indian de-
partment of one shop employs an In
dian clerk. Around him the women
gather, refusing the services of other
clerks, and hanging upon his explana-
tions of the curiosities he handles
No American shirt could be said to
have decorative qualities upon any,
thing but a clothes'ine in a picture, but
a Sioux shirt, on the contrary with its
exquisitely worked bead designs upon
finely dressed buckskin, is highly
decorative. Apache decorate 1ns,
wrought in beads of many colors, for
wear on a chiefs back or his squaw's
waist, add much to the beauty of a
wall.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

Cover with a piece of bread dipped in
butter and bake in a moderate oven
Tor one hour. Turn out of the mould
ana serve cold with sweet cream. If
palmer dessert is desired, omit the
Jam and fill the cavity with the apples.
Serve either hot or cold.
Apple Meringue.-This dainty sweet
is particularly good for company
luncheon. For a party of eight per-
sons allow tart apples, 8 tablespoon
RUS of graduated sugar, the whites
OF eggs, tablespoonfuls of powder
ed, stale cake, and milk as required.
Slice sufficient quantity of cake to
cover baking dish. Dip them in milk
and place in the bottom of the dish.
Pare, core and slice the apples, then
spread them over the cake, sprinkling
each layer with the granulated sugar
and grating a little nutmeg over each.
Dot the top layer with bits of butter
and bake in a moderate oven until the
apples are tender. Make meringue
with the whites of the eggs and the
powdered sugar, flavor with a little
lemon juice and spread over the top
of the pudding. Return to the oven
just long enough to brown the me-
ringue. Serve cold with sweet cream.
Apple Snow-This can be made at
all seasons, but is especially welcome
after a hearty dinner. Choose good
sized tart apples Allow cups of
graduated sugar and the whites of
eggs, with lemon juice to taste. Peel
and crate the apples and add them and
the sugar to the whites of the eggs.
Beat all together until white as snow,
then flavor to taste with lemon juice
and stand on ice until very cold. Serve
in glasses with a little sweet cream.
Apples With Rice-A somewhat
more hearty dessert than those pre-
viously given can be made by comhin-
ing apples with rice. To make a suffi-
Gent quantity for eight persons allow
s tart apples. q pound of sugar, the
peel of q lemon, Y pound of rice, IL
pints of milk. a teaspoonful of vanilla
extract, and currant jelly or other fruit
jams as required. Pare and core the
apples, and put them in saucepan
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

Gee" cried the Idiot. "Whatll they
discuss next? Here's a chap asks
When is a man rich?' and leading
newspaper gets up controversy over
it. First thing we know they'll be Sc
riously discussing What Time Is
Twelve O'clock?" or Why Is Car
rot?''
You talk as if there were no room
for controversy on the points men
toned" observed Mr.. Brief.
Il wasn't speaking to YOU" said the
Idiot. IF you found an axiom with
a seating capacity of ten occupied by
thirty-two you'd still find room in it
for controversy. and it is right that
YOU should. That's your business. If
there wasn't any controversy in the
world, you'd be twin brother to Mr..
James Dumps, riding on the hungry
wagon. But the rest of us who are not
lawyers and who don't take money for
demurring at the proposition that two
and two are four. we don't see any
sense in such useless disputation"
TT is not in my legal capacity" re-
torted Mr.. Brief, but as a man OF
sense, that / enter my demurrer
against your assumption that there
can be no question as to what time is
IL o CLOCK. 4 can Sdy liell II 10 al
WAYS IL o'clock never anything else
but IL o'clock. and successfully and
conclusively defend my statement
against the most insidious arguments
of an adversary to the contrary On
the other hand, l can, with equal sue
cess, absolutely prove that it is IL
o'clock thirteen minutes past Z, or at
nineteen minutes Of 4, or at 6:2S or
at any other old hour IT pleases me
to select. There's no such thing as
time of day, universally speaking.
What's one mans midday is another's
midnight. When you drink your 5
o'clock tea here. your antipode-"
MY WHAT" cried the Idiot.
Your antipode." said the lawyer.
IT never knew / had one" smiled the
Idiot. II had an Uncle George. hut
my Aunt Ipode is a new one on me.
What sort of an old lady is she2'
"Tutt!" calculated Mr. Brief. snap
ping his fingers CONTEMPORARY.
rs she on my mothers or my faith
ers side?" persisted the idiot. "You
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
HER KNIGHT OF
THE SECOND STORY
By RICHARD B. SHELTON.

,..,ehton leaned forward in his
-. and listened to the girl with
' W. attention. If he saw the humor
her attempt to describe to him the
man-"the possible man." as she
,.5 There was no hint of mirth
. his face. He watched her quietly as
~ snoke-watched the two bewitch-
So dfnples, and the color in her
r.,oks momentarily come and go.
y.nen she had finished his brows
,,ckered thoughtfully.
ora condense the whole statement
...o q few words, my dear Dorothy"
:. said at length. the possible man
borrow your own term, you see
,s a gentleman"
Dob more than that" she said
.;o,lv I'm afraid 1 haven't been
s.r, lucid. He is "a knight. There
os much need of chivalry now as in
,be Middle Ages"
'- admitted" he said, but I always
.,nnosed those two words were very
s sulb the same. Centuries-apart-sy
nnyms, we might say"
1No she explained, "a gentleman
,.-well. YOU know what the word COW
NC A gentleman may be a nonentity
"a knight. never. This man 1 have de-
,oribed must be knight-above re-
p For the first time a twinkle of
amusement crept into the young
mans eyes. .-, ~
"Tis requirements make him an inn
feasibility" he observed.
p Il think not" said the girl rather
well" said Creighton as he picked
IN his hat and moved toward the door,
Snerhaps you'll meet him at Rye.
when YOU get down there by the sea
to-morrow say a little prayer for the
moor wretches who are doomed to stay
n town. And Dorothy''-his formal
manner fell from him as a cloak, and
he smiled down on her confidentially
IN remember my promise. I won't
nronose to you again for a year. After
hat I won't be responsible. Good-by."
Dorothy Manning had always he
fore found the summers at Rye all too
short but somehow this one dragged
dIsmally. Among the host of old
admirers and the host of new ones,
who formed her court that year, she
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

seemed growing serious. After two
dismal hours had passed and mid
night was Ginning from the neighbour
Ing steeples. she began to be decidedly
anxious. 1t was absurd-and it was
tragic angry tears arose to her eyes.
1t was at this juncture that a
straight, broad-shouldered young man
walked leisurely up the street. AS he
caught sight of the forlong figure on
the steps, he stopped short and then
landed beside her in a series of rapid,
undignified bounds
Dorothy, he gasped. 1t was Creigh-
ton.
"I'm-Tm locked out" she explain
ed wildly, While tears splashed onto
his hands. which We're holding hers.
forgot my keys and Charlotte re-
fuses to be awakened"
Then punctuating the narration
with little nervous sobs, she told how
1t had happened. She had expected
him to laugh; to her immense relief
he was quite grave.
Poor child" he said quietly. Come
around to the alley at the rear"
Arrived at the alley Creighton stud
led the rear of the house carefully.
An, he said, that waterspout is
our salvation. Kindly keep an eve out
for policemen or over-zealous providers.
and don't let them mistake me for a
second-story worker and riddle me with
bullets
Then he threw off his coat, vaulted
the fence, and in a moment she saw
him climb the pipe and crawl into an
open window in the second story.
All right" he called down cheer
fully, come around to the front"
At the front door she took both his
hands.
How did you happen along?" she
asked.
We'll" he confessed, cts been
mighty lonesome since you left, and l
have habit of strolling past here
every evening before turning in
'You-you always do the right
thing" she said. IF you had laughed
1 should have hated you"
"a knight" he laughed, "a brave,
above-reproach, pipe-climbing knight,
such as I am trying to be, never
laughs at distress" Then suddenly he
wheeled about. ooh, hang that prom
ise," he burst out. There was silence
for a moment then he said sternly:
Dorothy. if you don't propose to me
at once, I'll shut the door again."
ga pretty knight" she Knocked.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
THE GENIAL IDIOT
HE DISCUSSES RICHES.
BY JOHN KENDRlCK BANGS.
Copyright, 1903, by John Russell Davidson.

needn't get so impatient when I ask.
When somebody tries to shove off a
new member of my family on me, par
ticularly female relative, I've got a
right to hear the story of the lady's
life. I'm not going to let strange fe-
males into my family without knowing
who they are and where they came
from"
1T is a pleasure, Mr.. Idiot. a real
pleasure to tell you something that
tends toward educating YOU" said the
lawyer. II wouldn't like the job of
telling you all you don't know--it
would be too immense for an ordinary
mortal-but now and then to impart a
bit Of knowledge to you is as pleasing
a sensation as giving a crust to starv-
ing beggar. Therefore l gladly ex-
plain that an Antipode is not neces-
sarily a sister of either of your parents
but is your exact geographical oppo-
site. Those who live on the diametrlc-
ally opposite sides of the earth so that
their feet are toward each other are
each others antipodes. Some jumping
kangaroo somewhere in Australia may
be said to be your antipode. Dye
see?"
II think So" said the idiot. eff there
were a bottomless pit somewhere run
ming straight through the exact center
of the earth with openings at both
ends, and / should fall in at one end.
and another fellow should fall into
the other and we both kept falling un-
til we finally came to a standstin on
each others feet, the resulting situa-
ton might be described as a conjunc-
ton of the antipodes."
That's about It," said Mr.. Brief
considering how quickly you appre-
bend a situation, ii is surprising to me
that you don't know more
We'll, you see, Mr.. Brief. you are
older than am" said the idiot meek
ly, land when you'd helped yourself
to all the education you needed, there
wasn't any left for me. am deeply
grateful for the little crumbs OF knowl-
edge you let me gather up from the
breadbox Of your information. but In;
hanged If / understand what my new
ly discovered asset. the jumping anti
pode, has to do with Carrots. He may
be a kangaroo, or a bowling dervish,
or a wild man from Lhassa, but
don't see how you can bring him in
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

with ounces of the sugar. the lemon
peel and water enough to cover them.
Place over the fire and let stew slowly
until the apples are tender. Then re-
move them from the fire and let stand
until needed. Strain the juice and re-
turn it to the fire until it is reduced
to two-thirds of the original quantity.
Boil the rice which has been pre-
viously washed in a quart of cold wa
ter, for ten minutes. Then throw into
cold water for a moment drain, and
place in saucepan with the milk, the
remainder of the sugar and the vanilla
extract. Boil gently for quarters
of an hour, and then place in the bot
tom of a pudding dish, spreading it
evenly. Arrange the apples on top
and fill the centers with the jelly or
jam. Pour the reduced juice over
them and decorate the top with
blanched almonds and citron cut into
tiny strips. Place on the ice and
serve very cold.
Apple Croquettes. - Apples served
with meats of some sort are both de-
licious and wholesome. The GRO
quotes will be found a valuable addi-
tion to roast pork and goose, and by
many people are liked with veal. Pare
l apple and slice a sufficient number
of tart apples to make l quart. To
this quantity allow generous table,
spoonful of butter, a teaspoonful of
cornstarch. 2 eggs, and sugar to taste,
Put tablespoonful of water in a
saucepan with the apples, then add the
butter, cover the pan tightly and let
stew gently until the apples are quite
tender Add sugar and nutmeg to
taste. Mix the cornstareh with l
tablespoonful of water until perfectly
smooth. Then stir into the apples and
let cook for ten minutes longer. Beat
the eggs without separating them
quickly with the hot apple and cook
all together for one minute. Butter
platter or large plate and pass the APP
pie mixture through a fruit press,
letting it fall upon the plate. Stand
on ice until perfectly cold, then mould
into croquettes, drop into beaten egg
and sifted bread crumbs and fry
quickly in deep smoking hot fat. Serve
Immediately.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

found herself wishing for one man
Strangely unlike any of them-and
strangely like Jack Creighton. ANA
yet Dorothy assured herself over
and over, che is not in the least like
Inc possible man. " Still, these men
who did her slightest bidding and
lounged on the veranda rail and were
prone to platitudes were tiresome
She wanted Creightons quiet au-
tnority, which she had heretofore re-
sented.
In August it became necessary Tor
someone of the family to go to town.
Inc younger Mannings needed new
oatnlng suits; the cook had given her
notice; Thomas, cherub of seven
mao given his guinea pigs and rabplts
promiscuOus diet, which threatened
10 eXterminate them, and nothing but
veterinary or a fresh stock Woulu
sssuage his grief. Mr.. Manning was
cruising with some friends and MIS-.
manning, under the stress of FAM y
3 inis1ortunes, had developed sick mead
Genes which accounts for Dorolny ;
departure for town in the sultry neat
VI august. Dorothy would stay tWo
1ayS IN the empty house, where oiu
enarlotte, the housekeeper, held sou
"a galy reign during the summer months
IN! Inc second day of her stay in town
tne mercury in the thermonletel
made desperate attempts to escape
through the top of the tube, and IN tne
evening Dorothy returned to her soil-
.afy dinner tired and worm from her
way OF shopping. At o'clock the ar
was sitting, and, in search OF renel,
rDorotny slipped from the house an
walked up the street to the little PARK
She sat down on one of the pencnes'
an. ana spent an amusing hour Watching
sne course of true love as 1t was SET
,orth by the occupants of the neigh-
Uoflng benches, and staring frlgloly
a. min young men, who ogled hef as
uiey passed her bench and then gls-
sung to herself the moment their EN-
uafressed retreat had carried them OUT
u sight The clocks were just Stir
Jug IL as she came through the IRON
gates of the park and started for
home.
Arrived at the house. Dorothy stood
~ y, the top step and gasped in dismay
SSne had forgotten her latch key ana
Wy this time Charlotte was slee2ing
SSyyuhdly at the top of the house.
nnroo,,,esoVer, Charlotte was so deaf tnat
Wing short of dynamite explosion
would awaken her.
rDorothy tugged at the bell until her
in. as aehed. but no sound of answer
footsteps came from within. Then,
tn 'tortably warm from her exer-
r. ana in a decidedly wrathfuI
stsrI of mind. she sat down on the
the = % think and cool off. At first
itselfH uinor Of the situation presented
lausb, strongly to her, and set her
an b o,st softly to herself, but when
she bC es mad passed an hour in which
bell ~ made a Vigorous attack on the
s'efT few minutes-the affair
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

lie made a movement as if to shut
the door. She slipped past him into
the house But, as she did SO, he heard
her say very softly:
You have me at your mercy, Mon
sieur Knight-my knight"
The door banged suddenly shut, and
he stood there radiant in. the hot Au-
gust night.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
WINTER RECEIPTS
FOR TOOTHSOME
APPLE COOKERY

Apple Charlotte-To make a char
lotte sufficient for eight persons allow
large tart apples, Il box of gelatine,
1 pint of cream, and sugar as required.
Cover the gelatine with cold water
and soak for one-half hour. Pare the
apples and place them in a saucepan
with just enough water to keep them
from burning. Steam until tender,
then pass them through a fruit press
and add to the gelatine while hot until
the gelatine is dissolved, and sweeten
to taste. Whip the cream and stand
on ice until needed. Place the bowl
containing the apples and gelatine in
a basin of ice water and stir continu-
ally until the mixture begins to
thicken. Add the whipped cream and
sweeten to taste. If preferred, flavor
with few drops of lemon juice. Turn
into a fancy mould and stand on ice
until it hardens. Turn out Of the
mould and serve cold.
Apple Pudding with Jam-To
make delicious dessert for a family
allow dozen tart apples, the peel of
Y lemon, 6 ounces of sugar and u
pound Of peach marmalade or other
fruit jam. Pare the apples and cut
them into quarters and place them in
a saucepan with u glass of water and
the peel of the lemon. Stand over the
fire and let cook slowly until the APP
pies are tender Remove the lemon
peel and add the sugar. Then con-
tinue cooking until the quantity Is re-
duced to one-half, stirring from time
10 time to prevent burning. Butter
tin mould and cut piece OF bread
a quarter of an inch thick that will fit
the bottom. Cut strips of bread OF
the same thickness, about an inch
wide and as long as the mould Is deep.
Din the pieces of bread in melted but
fer. line the mould with them end
pour in our-half the quantity OF apples,
tben a layer of the jam and over the
Jam the remainder OF the apples.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
INDIAN FINERY FOR
WALL DECORATION

This Year Sees New Impetus Given to Last Years Ten
dency to Decorate the Den, the Hall and the Paror With
Indian Blankets Implements of Warfare, Marvellous
Bead Work. Medicine Mems Masks. Totem Poles, Moe
caSnS and Even Some Braves Heavily Beaded Shirt
and Scalp Locks.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

"A what?" cried Mr.. Brief. II don't
catch the point"
"a Whoilionaire." said the Idiot
What is the DEVIATION" frowned
the lawyer
ut is from the adverb wholly. sig
nlfying entirely. and the phrase on
air or up-in-the-air." explained the
idiot. For descriptive force. l think
it is the best, word Of the lot. Don't
your"
But the lawyer never responded, or
IL he did his response was not intelli-
gible.
"Pah!" he was heard to exclaim as
he left the room.
II have heard the same remark be-
fore" the idiot cried after him. Il
have a friend who owns an automo-
bile that is always saying the same
thing"
when Mr.. Whitechoker observed, "Af-
ter all, Mr. Idiot, haven't you found
that rich and poor are merely relative
yes" said the Idiot. Entirely so.
We have either poor relatives, or rich
relatives, and for my own part, I've
got more from my poor ones than my
rich ones"
"Goodt" cried Mr.. whitechokeE.
heart anyhow"
VERY much more indeed" said the
Idiot I'm fact, I'm getting requests
from my poor relatives all the time,
ana don't hear from the rich more
than twice a year"
Requests from your rich relatives?"
asked the Bibliomaniac.
Yes said the Idiot, asking me to
let them alone" &
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31

It was the genius and foresight of
Henry |. that saw the necessity Of ere
ating close connection between the
central kings court and the local
courts up and down the land 1t was
Norman and wandering, going where
the King went. They were Saxon and
stationary; hence, to link them togeth-
or, in 1924 n special deputation Of
Judges was for the first time sent on
circuit In the country, of whom it IL
recorded that they hanged so many
thieves MS never was before, being in
that little while altogether forty four
men"
This vigorous administration of JUS
ticc by royal authority gained for Hen
ry the title OF ''tiie lion of justice" and
paved the way for the permanent insti-
tuition in his grandson's reign. These
travelling judges were called Justices
in.eyre--i. e., I'm itinerc. on journey.
Their head. the justiciar. IS still seen in
our title, the lord chief justice.
Henry II. in 1873 fixed these circuits
at six - the home, midland, eastern.
western, northeastern and northern.
which correspond roughly with those
that still exist London Standard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31

To improve the appetite aud
strengthen the digestion, try a few
doses of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver JaGlets. Mr. J tx, Selt6, Of De-
Uoit Mich, says, "They restored my
appetite when impaired, relieved M
of hloWrd feeling aud caused a
pleasant and satisfactory movement
Of tlse bowels There are people in
this community who need just such
IA mel cine For sale Id Niviar's
". fffrHaH t,v : baN vat '"3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
StrictlY RegaIar.

The darky's fondness for chicken IL
only equaled ~ his deSterity in getting
atons OF Lime and thine do not trouble
him in the least. In any event his logic
is equal to the strain OF a good excuse.
Witness the following conversation:
Il see you have chicken for dinner"
"Yessuh,' says Mr.. Erastus Pinkley
Il hope you bought the chicken
"Weil, no. but the transaction were
strictly regular. Dat chicken has been
restin' on my fence wifout payin' huff
in, an reckoned 1t were bout time to
fohclosep'- Kansas City Independent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, DEC. 81, 1908.

Cholera has recently killed 10y
high-bred Berkshire hogs of a herd
of i75 GA the stock farm of a. j
Loyejoy, president OF the Beloit Ia.
terstatc Fair and Driving association
at Roscoe. near Reloit. Mr.. Lovejoy
saws he Is "A loser To the amount OF
$4,000 as result of his experiment
with the hogs. As soon ~ the disease
broke out an expert from Chicago
was engaged to treat the hogs and he
has worked hard TO overcome the
lead the cholora had before he ar
rived.