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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-28
GOOD STRIKE
AT THE GOlCONDA.

J, =, Schultz, Of Milwaukee, presi.
dent Of the Old Abe company, who Is
here in the interest Of his holdings,
WAS up ut the Golconda yesterday
and reports a good strike on the
900 foot level.
A ten-foot body Of ore was
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encountered, he says, which will
average $40 to the ton. Mr.. Schultz
went all through the workings and
mill and he thinks this one
Of the best managed proprties he
has ever seen.
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system Anything that tones up the
nervous system and the general intelli-
gence can be relied upon to benefit IL
also.
After establishing better habits Of at
tention. definite training for each spe-
cial sense is the next step.
Impairment Of memory frequently
arises in some condition Of nervous ex.
haustion. such as physical illness.
strain, overwork, grief, over-fatigue.
emotional shock. and monotony Of life
Restore the physical and mental health
in such cases and you restore the men,
orr.
The means Of accomplishing this are
the natural ones prescribed by reason
and common sense Some OF the quick.
est of them are good food. fresh air. es.
ercise. recreation. study. social inter-
course. rest, and play.
A good memory demands a good cir
culation OF the blood II demands blood
rich in the materials that feed the brain
and build up the tissues Of the bodv.
Sports. especially. those of the o9eD air.
are excellent blood tonics. So Is tho
daily bath and the continuous presence
OF fresh air. Nothing IN nature needs
quite so much fresh air as nerve.
Memory in children of larger growth
can be awakened by the identical pro-
cesses that nature employs in develop
ing the faculty in an infant That IS.
by color, sound, feeling. etc
Sound is a most useful agent. espe-
cially in the form of rhythm or melody.
The memorizing OF poetry is excellent
training, and the study Of a foreign Ian
guage equally so.
Color affects memory in A vivid fash
ion that is almost as striking as that
of sound. Small children usually notice
red first of all cOlOrs. then blue; last OF
all green and purple
There are many color tests that inn
prove and stimulate the retentive row-
ers- The simple one OF endeavoring to
initiate the real lines OF natural objects
with the pigments of the water-coior
box is full OF stimulus Such practice
need never wait upon talent for art
Form Is also useful without the ac-
compartment OF color. as in the study
OF architecture, stationery engraving
Modelling is a good exercise in this
branch. No special gift for II is neces-
sary in order to derive great benefit.
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Mattresses and Pillows.
THE CLUB SANDWICH.

VIZ HEN the proper combinations
wv are on hand there is nothing
nicer for "hurry-up" lunch
for unexpected evening guests than a
club sandwich, but while IT can be pre-
pared in hurry. care must be taken
to have il put together daintily else
II will have the appearance of being
made from the remnants and leftOvers.
There are several combinations for
the filling but the foundation is always
Of toast. carefully prepared. Trim the
toast. then lay crisp lettuce leaf onto
Il. having first dipped the leaf into
cream. or mayonnaise dressing Next
slice Of cold chicken. the white meat
a shaving Of cold boiled tongue and two
or three slices Of bacon cooked crisp
and sprinkle with chopped hard boiled
egg. and then add another slice of toast
Each layer may be separated with a
thin slice of toast II desired and il
really makes # nicer dish Another
combination is chicken and boiled ham.
with chopped olives on the chicken and
chopped egg on the ham. The sand
wich may be seasoned as highly and
with whatever seasoning desired and
when correctly made is sure TO make
an acceptable evening lunch.
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that kitty comes often to help her little
master through the long day. and
mother thinks II lovely, but look at the
consequence The room may be hung
with antiseptic sheets and everything
carefully attended to to prevent conta-
gion. but Kitty goes in and out without
"A thought OF danger on the part Of
mother or nurse. carrying the germs OF
the dread disease in her glossy fur, per-
haps for weeks.
Both cats and dogs are subject to In
testinal worms and tapeworms. and
these are Oftetl given to children by the
animal merely licking the child's face
and hands, For this reason children
should never be allowed to handle or
play with an animal so afflicted
A Dangerous Inconsistency.
1t is a significant fact. showing the
general carelessness on this point. that
a gentleman. who owned some fine dogs,
severely reprimanded the stableman for
disobedience in allowing a certain dog
to run with the others. saying that the
dog had worms and would ruin the pack.
The diseased dog was at that time
playing with and licking the face OF his
little daughter
-AA-5N N<'e9 anu Jugs dTt dtWdyS Qun-
gerous, and children must be kept from
them till they are known TO be safe.
Animals Must Not Be leased.
The most gentle animals can be made
cross and nervous by teasing, and chill
dren should never be allowed TO irritate
them Many a runaway Is caused by
a child's whip or stone. and many a
deg is condemned as vicious when his
only thought is to defend himself
against the small prosecutions Of the
child whose trusted playmate he has al
Was been.
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WOMAN'S NERVES

A CCORDING to lady doctor. ner-
n vousness is very much a condi-
ton which can be controlled by
the sufferer. Al
Il have no sympathy he said. with
the woman who makes her nervous dis
orders an excuse for being irritable and
morbid II is quito possible for a ner-
vous person to be cheerful and consid-
crate for others, although it may he a
more difficult feat TO accomplish than
in the case Of a healthy person.
I'm most cases, however. a nervous
condition is quite avoidable for It is
mainly due TO self-neglect. Women are
too apt to ignore the rules of health
and to let themselves run dowi How
many women viii dine or sup on tea
and bread and butter to save the little
trouble and expense involved in taking
a more substantial meal2
other women suffer through their
weakness for pastry and similar rich
and unhealthy kinds of diet They will
not take nerVe-naking, muscle-forming
food, or wear warm garments. and hence
come III health and nerves, which IN
turn generate an amount of irritability
that ulakes their society exceedingly de-
pressing
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CHILDREN oAND PET cANLMALS

uncommon for a child TO worry a kit
ten TO death when it is young and help
less, without a thought of cruelty or
harm What is the kitten for but to
amuse the child?" say the indulgent
grOwn-ups and the child hears * and
believes. and rules his actions accord
ingly.
Unconscious Cruelty.
Two babier. one two years old and
one three. once killed a good-sized kit
ten while irving to get one from the
other. and two children a little older
absolutely pulled in two a kitten several
months old. in an effcC of each to gain
possession OF II.
They were neither Of them vicious
children. they simply mad NOT been
taught that animals can feel and suf-
fer. Until little children can under
stand this and be gentle, IL is wiser to
refuse them all animal playmates. and
let them practice their primitive in
stinct for cruelty on something big
enough to strike back
Animals Must Be Healthy.
Great care is necessary In selecting
animals for children to nave as pets.
Not only must the temper be most care
fully looked into. but the health OF the
animal should be subjected to the clos
est sscrutiny. SOre-eyed cats, or
weakly animals of any kind. should be
kept strictly away from children. on
peril Of most disastrous consequences
All domestic animals suffer from and
carry certain diseases; throat troubles.
whooping- cough. scarlet fever. and
measles. are all on the list. and mus,
be guarded against
little child suffering from scarlet
fever longs for his kitty. and it Is
brought to amuse him. He is so pleased
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- ENEROsITY. self-reliance. fdel-
ity, responsibility. kindness,
~ consideration. each and every
one of these qualities so val
peble in character-building. will be de-
veloped in a child by association with
animals They should be his playmates
from the time he is able to crawl about
OF the trail of a frolicsome kitten. and
TO tOtter into an unsteady footing only
to be bowled over by fat and friendly
puppy. until the days when his dog and
his pony are his best friends. and his
control over both is sure and firm.
Animals are at once the most interest
ing and the most instructive playthings
a child can have, but they are not play
things only, and the child who is al
lowed to have them must learn that they
feel and suffer as well as he
A Lesson in Generosity.
What healthy. happy child can refuse
to share his bread and butter. when the
dog ne has played with all the morning
locks pleadingly at It? Even If the COW
eted morseI does not look quite large
enough for both, he will divide it unless
he is by nature very selfish child.
1heh MS AOuA -AOOeSN Ia iSAios' "tAL NN'
him. as the jungle beasts tau snt Mowgh,
to run and rcmp as they do, and never
mind trouble.
Fidelity and Responsibility
Fidelity is one of the first lessons his
dog will teach him, although the mean
ing of the word he may not understand
for years Responsibility is another les
son the little master cannot avoid learn
ing. If he has the care aiG feeding OF
his pets.
First of all. before he CT be trusted
with animals as playmates ne must
learn to be gentle and kind. It is not
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OLD-FASHONED POUND CAKE

A YO UN G housekeeper writes to
IA know just how to make good
pound cake. such as may still be
found in small towns where women DO
their own fine cooking and where COM
pany teas are something to remember.
The old rule-and there is none better
calls for one pound each OF butter. sugar
and -four. ten eggs. and half wineglass
each of wine and brandy. Beat the but
ter to a cream and add the sugar little
by little, stirring all the while. If pre-
ferred. this beating may be done with
the hand instead of a spoon. Beat ten
eggs without separating until they be-
come light and foamy. Add gradually
TO the butter and sugar and beat hard.
Sift in the -four already once or twice
sifted. and add the wine and brandy.
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ing water; be sure and put it breast
downward in the water. Skim often
let it boil about two hours. but not until
the skin breaks. Serve with oyster
gravy.
Delicate Roast Pig.
Select a sucking pig; let it lie in
cold water overnight: take out I'm the
morning: scrape carefully, and lay ii
i'm fresh water until time TO prepare
for roasting: it will require three hours
to properly roast; when ready to dress
take out of water. wipe 1t dry. and
rub the inside with sage. salt, and a
little paprika; prepare stuffing of
bread. two apples. one egg, sage. pepper,
salt. and sweet majoram. a little salt
pork. chopped very fine. or butter, one
tablespoonful; chop the apples and
bread: mix all together with the beaten
egg; put a rack in the dripping pan;
put some water in the pan. also a sprig
of sage and majoram; put the pig on
the rack. turning the feet under: keep
it well Toured until it is half cooked
then take it out of the oven; wipe of
the -four: haste well with butter; repeat
the basting several times after 1t is re-
turned to the oven; keep the oven an
even heat; IL must be thoroughly cooked
serve with baked potato in mouth OF
small ear of unhusked corn; strain
the herbs from gravy; return to fire
and thicken with -four; apple sauce al
ways accompanies this dish.
Apple Salad
Eight large tart apples, one large
stalk of crisp celery. one-half pound of
English walnuts. Peel and chop the
apples, chop the celery and mix them
together. Add one tablespoonful OF salt
Shell the walnuts and chop them quite
fine. add them to the salad Just before
sending to the table; prepare a mayon-
naise dressing. and mix a part of 1t
through salad. Serve a spoonful addi-
tional with each service.
Fried Oysters.
Drain and carefully remove al bits
Of shell: sprinkle with little salt and
pepper, and set them away for ten min
utes; roll in cracker crumbs. then dip
In a beaten egg and again in cracker
crumbs and drop them singly into hot
lard
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Line the cake pans with buttered papr
and pour in the well beaten mixtue.
Bake in a moderate. steady oven
This recipe may be varied. by ne
addition Of raisins. seeded and cut in
halves. shredded citron or almor1s.
blanched and pounded in rose waer.
Some old-fashioned hOusekeepers al
ways add a quarter Of a teaspoon Of
mace. This same mixture may be BAKED
in patty tins. putting currants nto
some. almonds or raisins into the EST
Pound cake is apt TO be lighter bked
in this way. The cakes may be left
plain or frosted. If kept in stone ars.
they will grow richer with the keeling.
Old-time housekeepers used TO kee an
apple in the jar with their pound axe,
thinking it tended to keep the cake
moist.
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SMILES AND TEARS.

Through her tears my darlingF smii-
ing.
And the world is bright again
As. when saddened hearts becuiling
Breaks the sunlight through the
rain;
To her lashes stili are clInging
Crystals. quivering with her signs.
Golden darts of sunshine fiinging
From the rainbow OF her eyes
All the days cannot be rainless:
Skies cannot be always clear.
Darlings life cannot be painless
Sorrows lurking somewhere near
But since tears must come 10 sadden
Bringing with them bitter signs,
May the smiles that follow gladden.
In the rainbow of her eyesi
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6NENU FOR 5[EW YEAR DINNER

chicken broth and beef extract When
the extract is dissolved bring the soup
to the boiling point and strain through
cheese cloth. Season with Worcester
shire sauce, lemon juice, salt. and pep
per. Heat and serve.
Sauce Piquant for Fish.
Two tabIesooonfuls of stock made
with beef extract, one tablespoonful of
butter. one-half tablespoonful of salt.
one teaspOonful of minced onion. one
tablespoonful Of tarragon vinegar, one
tablespoonful of tomato catsup. two cup
fuls of cooked faxed fish, one-quarter
of a teaspoonful of paprika. Brown
the onion in the butter; add the stock,
vinegar, salt and pepper; mix well and
cook until sauce bubbles; add the fish,
which has been minced or finely faxed.
cook all, stirring only when necessary
until it is well heated. Serve lightly
with each service of baked fish.
Roast Duck.
Unless the fowls are very young and
tender, parboil before roasting. Cover
them with water and let simmer for an
hour; take out and dry. Chop fine two
onions two large cupfuls Of bread
crumbs. one tablespoonful of butter, one
teaspoonful of sage or thyme. salt and
pepper Pour little boiling water over
the mixture to moisten ii. Mix well to-
gether; stun the duck, sprinkle with salt
and pepper, lay some thin strips OF suet
over the breast, and bake until nicely
Drowned, basting often One hour is
the usual time for roasting Strain and
skim the fat from the gravy. St-w six
oysters in their own juice. adolc-r one
half teacuoful of the gravy and one
even tablespoonful of melted butter.
Strain. put back to heat, and add one
dozen small oysters. letting them sim>
mer for five minutes.
Boiled Turkey.
Wash the turkey thoroughly and rub
well with salt. Fill it with a dressing
of bread and butter seasoned with salt.
pepper, and summer sayory. Moistea
with milk and mix into the dressing Ons
pint of raw oysters. The dressing can
be moistened with the liquor of the
oysters if preferred to milk. Tie the
legs and wings close together to the
body. Put the turkey into salted boil
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signs the woman who lacks re-
tentive powers OF the mind.
IT'S terrible drawback. 1 wish
could remember as some people can. -
Usually the matter ends here She
signs over the falling and that is ali
She makes no effort to overcome the
defect. but blunders along hampered by
IT. from year to year. and decade to
decade.
Now. while a good memory is a gift
of heaven. sometimes bestowed outright.
IT is also faculty that can be acquired.
The secret is free to all
The training necessary to attain il is
not an easy one for ii is one that must
know no relaxation: that cannot be
dropped and picked up again as fancy
dictates.
The rules are simple. Their sole diff
heuity lies in the relentlessness with
which they must be pursued until the
desired end is attained. Here. In short
form. are most important:
l. Pay strict attention
2 Listen intertly.
3. Observe keenIr.
4 Cultivate aleytness Of all the senses
Attention is the essence Of memory.
Nothing that has once thoroughly
claimed the attention is ever forgot
ten. and IL is always the inattentive per-
son whose memory is poor.
Many kinds Of memory are existent in
each Of US. Many little pieces Of diff
ferent design go TO make up the beauti-
ful mosaic known as the faculty Of
recollection. There is. for example. a
memory for time. space. form. color. for
things, people. and places.
The most desirable kind of memory
is one in which each of these is equal
and distinct
such an arrangement stands for the
normal. developed thinking power equi-
distant from insanity and feebleminded-
ness
Predetermined persons often have phe-
nomenal memories Blind Toms was
OF this caliber. He could play with case
an incredible number of musical com
positions heard but once. and repeat
anything said in several languages un.
known to him. although ne himself
lacked intelligence enough for sponta-
neous conversation
Memory is a function of the nervous
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Boiled Turkey.

being blown about by the wind. fire.
quently makes ii possible to have the
window open, when otherwise there
would be danger of exposure to view
from the outside.
Hardwood Floors.
Floors. of course. should be of hard
wood or be painted. 1t is possible. then,
by removing the rugs and wiping the
floor with a damp cloth. TO avoid sweep
ing entirely. The rugs made of denim.
which are now on sale for charitable
purposes in most cities. are very desir-
able for bedrooms, for they can Oc-
casionally be washed without much
trouble.
The bed should be light in we:eht. 50
that it can easily be moved into the
sunlight for it's airing. We must quar-
rel with our arts-and-crafts friends.
and even with William Norris. on the
subject Of beds. Heavy. massive beds
cannot be kept nearly so clean with the
same amount Of exertion as light ones
can. The bureau and washstand Chere
again listen. craftsmenD should stand
well up from the floor on legs. so that
the space underneath can be easily
cleaned.
Points About Beds
There is nothing which illustrates the
inertia Of the human mind better than
the shape Of our beds. with their head
boards higher than their footboards. Of
course. the high headboard is the re-
mains of the support for the canopy
and curtains which used to surround
our ancestors by night and which
brought up the death rate from tuber-
culosis
This headboard is gradually sinking,
and there is no possible reason why ii
should not sink 10 the level Of the foot
board. providing that Is high enough to
support pillows. A bed with interchange
able head and foot is much more adjust
able TO different rooms than one with
the head higher Such a bed can. with
out looking awkward. be placed with its
side against a wall. even II the head
does not touch another wall This is
not desirable for sleeping. but fire.
quently IL is the position from which
a bed can be most easily swung out
into the ARREST part OF the room for
sleeping. and into the sunniest part for
it's daily sun-bath.
Mattresses and Pillows.
Mattresses and pillows should have.
in addition to their ticks. outer cover
ings Of heavy muslin that can be re-
moved once or twice a year md laun-
dered.
Unhappy the bed that does not lie
open with its full length in the sun
at least one hour a day.
Have the sheets big. Cover the mat
tress thoroughly with the lower sheet
Cor. better still with a cheese cloth
cover kept for the purpose. and swing
your bed around until the sunlight lies
along it's full length
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The Menu.
To Prepare Grape Fruit.

Select your grape fruit with care, see
ing that they are all the same size. Cut
apart. and with a fruit knife loosen the
pulp at the edges. When ready to serve
put one teaspOonful of French brandy
on each half of the fruit; sprinkle with
powdered sugar. and serve in the skin.
Consomme.
One-half teaspoonful Of beef extract
one large white onion. enc medium-sized
carrot. one stalk OF celery. one-half of
bay leaf. a sprig of parsley, six cup
fuls of cold water. one and a half table
spoonfuls OF butter, two teaspoonfuIs
of lemon juice. four cupfuls of chicken
broth, one and a half tablespoonfuls Of
chopped ham. two tablespoonfuls of
Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper
to taste. Peel and slice the onion and
brown in butter with the ham; scrape
the carrot and chop fine; chop the cell
cry; add the carrot, celery, bay leaf and
parsley: cover with the cold water and
simmer for one hour Then add the
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BY AGNES MARTIN.

n Ew YEAR dinner comes so
soon after Christmas that APP
petites have lost something OF
their Thanksgiving keenness for
what kim" would term "a great feast. -
Therefore. the menu must be especially
tempting. The one given here should
enable almost anyone but a confirmed
dyspeptic To start the new year i'm a
good humOr with himself and the world:
The Menu.
C'onSomme
Baked Fish with Sauce PiQIant.
Roast Duck with Oyster OF Celery Sauce.
Currant Jelly. Picked Peaches.
Grape Fruit.
Boiled Turkey OF Roast Pig.
Crabapple jelly. Mixed Pickle.
Chopped Cabbage Garnished with Fried Oysters.
Asparagus-Whte and Sweet.
Potatoes. Turnips Onions.
Celery. Apple Salad. Apple Pie.
Mince Pie Plum Pudding
Ices and Creams. Fruit. Nuts.
Figs. Rasins. Crackers and Cheese.
Coffee.
Wines
Serve with Fish-Sauterne.
With Oysters-Sherry.
With Entrees-Light Claret
With ROast-BrQIndy.
With Dcssert-LiQueurs and Cognac
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4 CURE FOR BAD eNEMORY

CT HAVE such a poor memory. 8"
signs the woman who lacks re-
Il tentive powers OF the mind
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Fidelity and Responsibility.
HOLIDAYS AT HOTELS

- oTHING doing" said the
chief clerk of one of the
/ Y largest hotels of Washing
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being blown about by the wind. fire.
quently makes it possible to have the
window open, when otherwise there
would be danger of exposure to view
from the outside.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-31
philnsn,hv of a Cheerful Mind.

To be cheerful when the world 10
going we'll with you is no great virtue.
The thing is to- be cheerful under dig
advantageous circumstances. If one
has lost money, if business prospects
fail, if enemies appear triumphant, II
there is sickness of self or those dear
to one. then is it indeed a virtue to be
cheerful. When poverty pinches day
after day, month after month or
through the years as they pass, and
one has ever to deny self of every
little longed-for luxury, and the puz-
zle of how to make one dollar do the
work for two has to be solved, then
the man who can still be cheerful is q
hero. He is a greater hero than the
soldier who faces the lannon's mouth.
Such cheerfulness is the kind that we
need to cultivate.
To acquire this command, we
need to think of many things. We
need to guard against giving way to
irritation about little things. If we
can maintain self-control in small mat
tiers, we shall have less difficulty in
maintaining it when great matters are
to be met. If we meet irrepairable
losses We must readjust our lives to
fit the new conditions. There is no
great evil so bad but that it might
have been worse Let us congratu-
late ourselves that the worst is not
yet! There is truth in the saying that
''every cloud has a silver lining"
Though it may for time look so dark
we can see no CLINT of the silver, yet
We know it is there.-Milwauke Jour-
nal