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The Washington times., 1903-08-09

potatoes. Season. and. II preferred. a
little shredded onion or hard-boiled egg
may be added. Repeat until the dish is
full. Finish on the top with bread
crumbs and egg. Pour overs this a
drawn butter sauce. and brown.
BOILED SALMON-The freshness Of
salmon can be best determined by the
brilliancy OF the skin. the full appear
ance Of the eye. and the bloody gills.
High-colored salmon is best, white col
ored flesh denoting an inferior quality.
Salmon is one OF the few fish that is
perfect when boiled, and is best eaten
cold.
One Of the most delightful luncheon
dishes on a hot day is boiled salmon
with mayonnaise. served on a bed OF
crisp white lettuce.
scrape the skin of the salmon, wipe
and II you have no regular fish kettle
with a perforated lid. lay on plate,
tie in piece OF cheese cloth, and place
gently in kettle OF boiling sailed wa
ter. Push the kettle back where II will
simmer gently. instead OF boiling hard.
and allow about six minutes 20 the
pound. Remove carefully, drain and
chill. II the fish breaks and looks rag
ged. take out the bones, flake, pile light
ly on the platter and pour the sauce over
81.
SAUCE HOLLANDAISESThi is real
Iy a warm mayonnaise, made with but
ter instead OF olive oil. II is the best
sauce for serving with salmon or any
other boiled fish which is to be served
hot. II requires a quarter OF a pound
OF butter. half a lemon, the yolk OF two
eggs, a little salt. and q half teaspoon
full Of white pepper. The secret in max
ing IS to preserve an even temperature.
The sauce should at no time approach
the boiling point. as the eggs would
cook and the sauce curdle and be unfit
TO use. Put the eggs In small sauce
pan and add the butter very gradually,
stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
1t will soon thicken like a mayonnaise.
When the butter is all in, add the salt
and pepper. and lastly the lemon Juice,
stirring until all is we'll mixed. II the
sauce becomes too thick during cooking.
add a few drops Of water TO prevent
curdling.
Surround the FISH with parsley and
slices OF lemon Serve the sauce In a
bowl and accompany with potato balls
and cucumbers.
STRIPED BASS-Striped bass is also
excellent when boiled Ike salmon. and
served with hollandaise.
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Proper Wap to Cook
Ibe Seasons Fish

BROILED BLUEFISH-Split the fish
down the middle and soak in strong salt
water for half an hour before broiIing.
Dry thoroughly, grease the broiler, lay
the fish in It. and broil under a gas
fame or over clear fire. Turn the
broiler frequently and cook about TWEEN
ty minutes. Turn carefully on hot
platter and surround with cress or
parsley and lemon Pour little melted
butter over the fish, sprinkle with pep
per, and serve with Lyonaise potatoes.
Any bluelsh left over makes a good
stuffing for sweet peppers or cucum-
bers.
BAKED BLUEFISH-In baking, score
the fish. laying strips Of pork in the
gashes. Lay strips of pork IN a dripping
pan and Law the fish, we'll seasoned with
salt and pepper. CT top. Rub over with
little olive oil or butter. and roast In
a very hot oven. II II shows signs Of
browning too fast, cover with a but
tered paper until nearly done. a half
cup of boiling water should be thrown
over the fish when il IS put into the
oven, ana It, should be frequently bast-
ed. When the fish is done take UP on
hot platter and garnish with water
cress and sliced lemon.
Serve with a rich gravy made by add
ing a little -four and water to the drip
pings IN the PAD. Then season with a
tablespoonful of kitchen bouquet and two
or three teaspoonfuls of tomato sauce.
If you like your fish stuffed. make
dressing OF a pint of bread crumbs.
mixed with a little finely Clipped pork.
and season with salt. pepper, finely
minced parsley, and kitchen bouquet.
Put this stuflng into the opening of
the fish and sew or tie securely.
FRIED BLUEFISH-Fried bluehsh
should be served with cress and mayon-
naise. Split the fish down the middle
as for broiling, salt and pepper, then
pan broil on a very hot griddle, well
creased with butter or olive oil. Put
the flesh side down, and when well
Drowned turn with a pancake turner so
as not to break
PLANKED WHITEFISH-Rub two
medium sized whitefsh well with salt.
Place on a two-inch oak plank. cover
with a paste of butter and -four, and
bake one hour. Serve on the plank
ESCALLOPED FIsH-Take fish that
have already been cooked. Remove all
the bones and shred finely. Place a
layer In a baking dish and cover with
bread crumbs and finely cut cold boiled
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Ube Cbtloren's Ptcntc Outfit.

One or two tin baking cans, with
covers. are also 10 be found and there
are a corkscrew, a can opener, and all
the nice. clean bonbon or shoe boxes
that can be obtained. couple OF small
table cloths, retired from active serv-
ice. are on hand and come in handy, as
well as an old crash towel for service
when the picnic is TO be an all-day
affair.
Half a dozen steel knives and forks
and as many plated spoons complete
the necessary outfit for this drawer.
Near by, in what she calls her annex.
where a few emergency rations that
will not spoil are kept on hand-a tin
box of biscuits. a jar OF two OF ported
meats, one OF anchovy, a can of sar-
dimes, a pot of cheese. with 4 little
ale or brandy added TO give it ripeRess
and smoothness; a glass OF Jelly. .
bottle of pickles, and one Of olives.
Here, too. are tables Of chocolate and
bottle of grape OF lime juice.
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900 Bows Maoe by
IOVelOrn SWatns

disappeared and was not to be found
anywhere.
Il think I'll go to bed and wait till
she returns" the young bridegroom said,
philosophicaIIy, and he forthwith retired
to his room.
Later in the day news came to him
that the tickle Mary had been seen driv-
ing through a distant village in company
with a former lover. IF that's So"
Henry placidly answered, 81 may as
well stay where I am and. true to his
word. he kept his bed for thirty-four
years. until his death. never seeing any
never once mentioning the name of the
girl who had proved so false.
AID amusing story is told of another
Yorkshire farmer. who accepted his fate
in quite a different spirit. The banns had
already been called once in the parish
church when his fiancee. in Jealous
moment. refused point blank to marry
him THAI can do as ia likes he an
awered. u nun just look out for some
other lass" and. to the amusement of
the district. he carried out his purpose
so promptly that on the following sun
day the banns were called again-but
the name of the woman was changed.
and they were for the first time of ask
ing"
Although this method Of healing a
broken heart has It's dangers, 1t was ce1-
tainly preferable to the method adoptea
few years ago by a certain lover in
the midlands whose lady love betrayed
him. On the day when she was led to
the altar by his successful rival he post
ed a hundred black edged cards 10 her
friends and acquaintances. On each card
was this inscription in funereal letters:
ITO the memory of a betrayed affec-
ton. which, after a brief and severe at
tack. died on June 4. 1896. at noon. at
the moment when it's destroyer gave her
false hand to Mr.. j at the altar Of
St. James Church, -. r. I. P
There was a certain grim humor IN
the revenge Of another rejected lover,
the story of which appeared in the west
country papers a year ago A wedding
had been arranged and the groom had
completed the furnishing Of the house
10 which he intended to take his bride.
when she cruelty and capriciously Tilted
him and within two months was married
to a rival. A week before the day fixed
for the wedding the district was placard-
ed with bills announcing an auction sale
Of all the household effects. 10 be held
on the wedding day, and in honor Of
the nuptials of Miss Alice - and Mr..
John -. The guests at this wedding
are urgently invited to attend the sale,
where they will be able to pick up many
choice bargains suitable for the home
of the newly married couple
But perhaps the oldest celebration Of
q marriage on record was that of which
a certain hotel IN a midland town was
the scene only a few months ago. IN
one room of the hotel the guests wSre
making merry over a sumptuous we'd
ding breakfast, while from the adjacent
room came peals of laughter from the
guests of a rejected but by no means
/ broken hearted fance of the bride, who
was entertaining his sympathizers at a
| precisely similar banquet.
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1T Is regarded as customary nowadays
for the rejected lover TO swallow
his disappointment. smile at the
world. and take courage with the
thought he has other chances coming.
1t is supposed he will be all right IN a
month or so at the most. and may be
married to some other young woman in
half a year, says an English newspaper.
This is not always the case. as a few
instances will show. There are cases OF
lovelorn vows being made which resem-
BILE election bets. And they have been
carried out to better purpose.
Only a few weeks ago there died a.
Turin a Signor Mecca, who Just half a
century ago was on the eve of being
married to one Of the sunniest maids in
all that land of sunshine and sprightly
beauty. But the maid was as fickle as
she was fair, and at the last moment
fitted her lover in favor OF a former
rival.
When the news OF her treachery
reached Mecca he had already put on
his wedding garments, and he there and
then took a vow that, however long he
might live, he would never wear any
other. This vow he religiously kept TO
the end of his days. and he might often
be seen in the streets CT Turin. a gro
tesQue, shabby. and pathetic survival OF
the sartorial arts of the eighteenth cen
turY.
II was a similar evil fate that over
took Nathaniel Bentley; only in his case
It was the hand of death and not treach-
cry that robbed him of his bride on the
morning of the day that was to have
made him happy. The wedding feast was
already spread. and Nathaniel, who was
a noted dandy, was arrayed in all his
bridal fnery when the tragic news was
brought TO him
He Immediately locked the door Of his
dining room in which the banquet was
awaiting his guests and vowed that the
room should never be entered during his
life. He lost all pleasure and pride in
his personal adornment, and from being
the sprucest man about town degener-
ated into a dirty, shabby forlorn sam
pie of humanity. the butt OF street boys
and an object OF pity or derision to his
acquaintance; and when on his death
fifty years later. the dining room was
opened il presented "a deplorable pic
ture Of dirt, desolation, and decay
In tho north of England the story of
Henry Jackson's eccentric manner OF
taking a love disappointment is told to-
day although forty years have passed
since the pathetic. If foolish. chapter OF
his life was closed. Henry jackson was
a Yorkshire farmer. one of the tallest
and haadsornest men in all the country
side. and great preparations had been
made for his wedding TO Mary Howarth.
daughter of his nearest neIghbor. He
was leaving his house on his way TO
the church when a messenger rushed up
with the news that his bride to be had
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Cut-rate Otlltnerp

TT HIS is the season when the MILL
ners sell out their wares at re-
duced prices, for whatever they
can get for them, in fact. But the sales
women, in some of the shops at least,
seem to do the work under protest.
Il don't see why they offer to sell out
the goods at all If it hurts them So
said one woman who bought new hat
early in the season, only TO have the
color fade out of il after three weeks.
They act as If they had a profound
contempt for people who buy marked
down hats. even If they do put signs in
the windows trying 10 coax people TO
come in and buy. I had an experience
with them this morning.
"'Of course, we have very few hats
left over now one of the saleswomen
began, when l entered the shop, every
thing was sold long ago.
Il couldn't get what I wanted there,
and went on to another shop which had
a large sign in the window offering any
thing In the place for any price that
anybody was willing to pay. 1 went in
there to be greeted in a very patronizing
style by a sunburned girl in a white
shirtwaist. She put an apple green hat
on my head that made me look like a
monkey, and was furious because l
wouldn't take it.
q" 7 want a black hat said firmly.
- But there are very few hats Of any
kind TO be had now she said with
singing sarcasm in her tone. Women
who are particular about what they
wear generally buy them in May
81 was patient, because l had come
there to buy cheap hats and that was
my object above everything else. But
left the store in a frame OF mind that
BODIED no good to the next saleswoman
met in a hat shop.
II went into a place on the block
above The saleswoman there seemed
a little less bored than the others. but
she put down reluctantly the paper nov
ell she was reading After 1 had found
a hat that suited me. she became quite
indignant when I asked her to take out
a yellow feather on one side.
3" These hats are only a few that are
left over she said rather pettishly, and
we don't trim up hats, of course, at this
time of the year. Most of our hats are
sold in the spring
That was too much for me.
I know perfectly well that most Of
your hats are sold in the spring be-
gan, feeling myself getting very much
redder in the face than lady should
ever allow herself TO get. ! bought fve
at that time myself I happened TO n'ed
the other one now, however, and you ere
evidently anxious 10 sell what you have
left over, or you would not advertise
them 80. Now. how do you Intend 10
treat the people who come in hero 10
buy these cheap hats-as If they were
customers or beggars?'
The gil wilted. She did not know
how many experiences of that Kind !
had been through in one day, else che
might have been less astonished- My
outbreak created the right respect, how
ever, as she was very polite and TOOK
out the yellow feather without WORD
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. WASHINGTON MOTHER has i
\ large family of young people. ali
fond of picnics-
fond Of picnics.

So. since picnic hampers must be pro-
vided frequently and literally, she de-
termined to make the task as easy as
possible.
She chose a big, deep, roomy drawer
In the pantry and dubbed 1t the picnic
drawer"
Into it went a package of Japanese
napkins, a ball of cord, several sheets
OF parafIin paper, box of corks Of
various sizes, ditto bottles suited for
mayonnaise, vinegar, milk, lemonade,
olives, pickles, coffee, and a pile of
good. smooth wrapping paper and paper
bags, picnic salt and pepper shaker,
a box OF wooden toOthpicks for skewer
ing deviled eggs In shape, two or three
Jelly glasses with tight covers that
screw on. pile of paper or wooden
plates OF varying sizes, and picnic cups
of light German ware.
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Some n)ot Tueatber Beperaoes.

Why should every creature drink but I?
-Cowley.
NJ N ma. !. s ss s @s:' ,s,: .:::: ::
adaYs are of the oDinion that
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

why eifpuAh every creature Drink but !.
-CowIey.
n 4 AN is by nature thirsty ami
W. nal, but most physicians now
adays are OF the opinion that
the average person drinks far too little
for his own good. Nature has arranged,
they say, that the amount required to
restore bodily waste is five and a half
pints in twenty-four hours. This all the
year round, while much more is required
in the summer. The benefit attained by
taking the water cure at many Of the
popular springs is not so much the spe-
cial properties of the water as In the
amount that is consumed.
OF all beverages, the most important
on the ice. not by ice. Ice water in ice
which is constantly melting is a menace
TO health Not only does the taking Of
half q pint or more of ice water at go
degrees into the stomach. whose nor
nal temperature is 102 Fahrenheit
threaten chills or congestion. but the
ice itself is frequently infected. Freez-
ing does not destroy germs. as boiling
does, aid much OF the natural ice used
is open to the suspicion of having been
gathered from waters contaminated by
sewage or drainage from farms or even
worse. With artificial ice this objec-
tion does not hold.
While altering will remove solid i'm
purities, boiling is required to dissipate
poisonous conditions. When this is i'm
country hotels OF boarding houses, the
same results may be obtained, according
to Mrs. Ellen s. Richards. of the do
mestic science department OF the Boston
Institute of Technology. by small guam
titles OF permanganate OF potash added
to the glass OF drinking water. The
water will be OF pinkish color after the
germicide has done its work A few
drops Of lemon juice added to a glass OF
water makes a good germicide. is re-
freshing, and furnishes a health-giving
drink
The lemon, indeed. is the summer fruit
par tACtltGnCE lot summer beverages.
and its price happily puts it within the
reach OF all. Lines are also cooling
and refreshing, but are not so easily
obtainable.
Drinks Made at Home.
Among the pleasant and wholesome
hot-weathor drinks that may be readily
prepared at home are the following:
Barley Water. - This popular drink
which Is now frequently served at lunch
cons, originated in the Guards Club
house. London. It's fame soon spread 10
other fashionable clubs. whence comes
the complaint that since its Introduction
their bar receipts have fallen of sur
prisingly. To prepare IL put a scani
quarter cup OF barley into an earthen
bowl and cover with two or three quarts
OF boiling water. When cold, drain and
add lemon Juice and sugar TO taste
Grated nutmeg is considered 10 be al
addition By some people.
Oatmeal Water.-Put a quarter of 4
cop OF oatmeal into an earthen bowl
Onehalf cupful OF sugar and The juice
and rind Of a lemon cut in small pieces
Cover with three quarts of boiling water
and stir until the sugar is dissolved
Let Il stand until IL is cold: strain anC
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13

in Mrs Van AlStyne'S case, the attend
ing physician despaired of saving her
and it was only by the use of DR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People that
she was restorsd to health. She says:
I grew very thin and had absolute
ly no color. I was Subject to head
aches and dizzy spells and finally my
condition became so bad that could
not go out Of doors at all. 1 suffered
with severe pains in my back and
limbs, my heart became weak and /
was subject to fits of melarcholia dur
ing which would sit for hours and crS
because I thought was going to die.
"Four of our best doctors attended
me at different times and one of them
did not think that would live through
the summer. About this time friend
OF ours persuaded my aunt to get some
Of DR. Williams Pink Pills for me and
she did. 1 felt better when had
taken only half a box and, Of course,
I felt encouraged to continue the treat.
ment, and kept on improving until ]
was entirely we'll. I have recommend
ed DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People to several others and am glad
to do 50 for 1 believe that would have
died if had not used them"
DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People may be had at all druggists, OF
direct by mail on receipt Of price, fifty
cents q box; six boxes for two dollars
and half, from the DR. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13

There is lot Ut sound truth in
what Editor Kirk of the New Canaan
Messenger has to say to about the 10,
cal paper in last weeks issue: Did you
ever stop to think that your home pa
per was your best friend? Did it ever oc-
cur to you that no one else ever was as
ready to rejoice with you when a good
fortune visited you or was as ready to
sympathize with you if misfortunes
overlook you, as your home paper?
Who speaks words of encouragement
,ftener to you than this paper? No
one! Even your best friends around
town are generally too busy encour-
aging themselves to renewed efforts to
waste much on sympathy on you if
you are meeting the rough edges
of this self-seeking world and are hav-
Ing hard russell to hold up your end
of the fight. Your local paper al
ways stands by you as long as you are
trying to do the right thing. 1t never
falters in it's LOYALTY to you or fail to
stand by the town wherein it is pub
'ished. 1t keeps glowing examples of
success ever before you and ever en-
courages you to do your best. 1t a.
ways looks on the bright, hopeful side,
for you and does all in it's power
for you. And what do you do in re-
turn? Well, you take the paper! You
get your value hundred fold again in
return for the price of your subscrip-
ton, but what else do you do? Do YOU
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
BROOKFIELD.-
SUDDEN DEATH OF e. G. SMITH.

SUDDEN DEATH OF e. c. SMITH.
The death of E. G. Smith, on
Monday. at 1920, a. m. though
long expected, was stillOa surprise to-
his many friends as he was considered
in no more danger than for the last
three months. The immediate cause
was cold contracted on Saturday,
which his weak condition was not able
to meet. He has been quite a sufferer
for several months, caused by the in
irmities of age, being 80 years old. He
was able to, give some attention to his
business until the hot weather came
on, being confined to his bed mostly
since that time. In his death the
community loses one of its Oldest and
most highly, esteemed citizens. He
has always lived in his present home,
which he built when young. He has
always carried on harness making,
starting with his brother. Anson, buy
ing out his interest upon his death.
He has carried on quite an extensive
business, which came to him without
seeking, as he was man in whom the
public had the most implicit confidence
as to his honesty and intention to dc
what is right, retaining his customers
as long as he was able to do business.
Socially and morally he stood among
| worthy, life long memb Der of the Con-
| grega tional church, and was always
ready to aid either financially or in any
way that. might be needed, where his
wise council will be very much missed
He leaves three children, Edward K.
Lucy A., Of Brookield, and Joseph G.
Smith Of Boston. His widow, who is
but few years younger, suill survive:
him. The funeral took place on
Wednesday at l.30 p. m. The inter.
ment was in Lands End cemetery.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13

,,lup i'll aud give The editor an Ell
couraging word. Do you think of
helping him as he helps you? Well
maybe you do. There are few such
people in this world but they are about
as scarce as wealthy editors. AS gener-
al thing the editor of your local paper
is good fellow as long as he pats you
on the back and brags about you; but
let him just rub you up the wrong way
only once and then what do you do?
Why you prance around and claw up
the air and act as if you only needed
one thing to make you happy and that
is the editors gore. You feel that way
about it until you need his assistance or
sympathy again and then you expect
nim to stand by you and back you up
the last notch once more. And the
editor will do this very thing and for
yetiyou ever held any animusity against
him. It's queer world, as Dooley
says, an it's you and me that helps
keep it as queer as it is.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13
CURED OF PILES AFTER 40 YEARS

c. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had the
piles for 40 years. Doctors and dollars
could do him no lasting good. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured him
permanently. Invaluable for cuts,
burns, bruises, sprains, decorations, &C.
zema, tetter, salt rheum, and all other
skin diseases. Look for the name De-
Witt on the package. All others are
cheap worthless counterfeitS. Sold by
Sd. Parks, Trumbull: w. N. Hurd.
Long Hill; B. Hawley & c.. Step
Retts & Belts, Sandy Hook: NJ.
Beach. Monroe: w. J. Beehler:
Brooktield; R. H. Beers & Co.. New
town.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13
A REMARKABLE CASE.

One of the most remarkable cases of
cold, deep seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs Gertrude E.
Fenner, Marion. Ind, who was entire
ly cured by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure. She says: 1.-The cough
ing and straining SO weakened me that
1 ran down in weight from l4o to 81
pounds. 1 tried a number of remedies
to no avail until l used One Minute
Cough Cure. -Four bottles of this Won
derful remedy cured me entirely of the
cough, strengthened my lungs and re,
stored to my normal weight and
strength" Sold by S. J. Parks,
Trumbull; A. B. Brakeman BOtSfOrd:
B. Hawley & Co., Stepney;' W. n.
Hurd, Long Hill; Belts & Belts, Sandy
Hook: M. Beach, Monroe; w. J. Beeh-
Ter, Brcokield; r IL. Beers s. Co., New
town.