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brittle windpipe and plump breast, and the
web of the foot tears easily.
II your goose is over year old 1t should
be steamed or braised until tender, and
may then be placed in the oven uncovered,
dredged with -four and Drowned,
A green goose tone four months old may
The outside should be very thoroughly
cleansed. as the greasy sllin 70 apt to be
very dirty.
Some rub the inside Of the goose with
sage, salt and pepper, but 1t is best to omit
onion and sage for the very young goose.
Flatten the breast of the goose by placing
a heavy weight on the top or cover with a
folded cloth and pound with q rolling pin.
Potato Stufhng.
Mash dry boiled potatoes. season with
small onion grated or chopped fine, q spoon
full Of sage, one teaspoonful of salt, one of
pepper and moisten with melted butter.
Stuff same as turkey. truss. place on the
roasting rack and IL the goose Is very fat
roast an hour without water or basting,
then pour the fat from the pan, dredge the
goose with flour, cover with slices Of salt,
fat pork and when brown baste frequently
with boiling water. busting over with -four
after basting. Goose requires rather more
than twenty minutes to the pound In good
oven. When the Joints will separate readily
the goose is done.
Cook cup of prunes in the usual way I'M
til nearly tender. Cook cup of rice In
plenty of boiling. slightly salted water for
five minutes, then drain dry, then cook 1T
until tender in the prune juice and water
enough to keep the rice from becoming too
dry When done season with salt, little
cayenne, and two large tablespoonfuls of
butter and stuff rather loosely.
Mixture for Basting Goose
A very good mixture for basting a goose
with potato bread or rice stuffing is made
as follows: A teaspoonful of made mustard
dash of cayenne, quarter teaspoonful of
salt, a large tablespoonful of butter, a tea
spoonful of vinegar and a cup of hot water.
Chestnut Stufhng.
Chestnuts may be added to the prune and
rice stuffing or used in the following man
ner:
Peel fifty chestnuts, chop them fine as
possible, put into a stewpan with two
ounces Of butter, half a pound of sausage
meat, finely minced onion, sprig of pars-
ley minced and a minced Glove of garlic.
Set over the fire and cook ten minutes.
Scald, drain and chop the goose liver and
ada to the other mixture and cook gently,
closely covered, for fifteen minutes. Stuff
the goose with this mixture and when done
serve with clear, brown gravy and fifty
more large cheStnutS cooked in white wine
until tender, but not broken, seasoning with
. little nutmeg or cinnamon. Use chestnuts
for garnisn.
Pound Cake.
J. e A.-'rhe promised recipe for pound
cake is as follows:
Take one pound of confectioner's sugar
thoroughly sifted, one pound of freshest,
sweetest butter one pound of -four, sifted
several times; ten eggs, little powdered
mace end rosewater to flavor. Rub butter
and sugar briskly together for ten min
utes, then add the weIl-beaten eggs three
at a time, the ffavoring and the -four and
beat until very smooth. A pound cake
should have at least half hours beating.
Bake slowly in moderate oven for fifty
minutes or an hour, until the brown splint
comes out clear.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
The Christmas Dishes.

Every Christian land has many dishes
Most of these may be traced back to the
middle ages. although they have gone
through such notifications and change
they have lost original form and name. In
ye Olden time when merrie England began
the Yuletide festivities on Christmas eve 1t
was tie custom for old and young, ricn
and moor, to partake of a dish called
and highly spiced.
The great confection Of the Christmas
dinner and one so closely resembling our
twentieth century plum pudding as to leave
little doubt OF the relationship was a dainty
called "hackin." The mnce pie was also
of English origin.
OF The meats. the Oldest fowl of which we
have record is the goose. This is still a
favorite on the Christmas table OF old as
well as our own New England The boar's $
head and the baron of beef were invari-
ably found on Queen Victoria's sideboard
on Christmas day We substitute the boar S
head with small roast pig. and roast beef
being too common commodity Is relegat-
ed TO our ordinary dinner tables.
"Dipdon de Noef' Is the fowl of the
French Christmas table.
Both French and German revel in all
sorts of cakes and ''pasttes." many of these
baked in curious figures, some symbolical
some grotesque, but all delightful In child
ish estimation, While your Christmas
dishes must be beyond reproach In quality
and cooking. and the dinner is generally
expected to be the most elaborate meal Of
the year. keep 1t within your means and
avoid post festival regrets which mar the
remembrance of the feast.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Table and Kitchen.
Our Guest, King Christmas.

"Cometh the season when the holy story
Tells how heaven set its golden gates vide
How the angelic voice fell on mans hearing
sria .lr. fi,xa cd
Evening star., 1903-12-19

with narrow line of red or green
Inc christmas Dinner.-Unlike Thanks
giving, there are no hard-and-fast lines 10
tell us what we must have in order 10
accord with tradition. So long as It ia a
red-letter meal and merry" its constituent
parts Will not be called in question If
turkey still remains as high as at Thanks
giving, a fine roast of beef with Yorksbira
pudding, fat Christmas goose or suckIin o,
pig, or Christmas leg of mutton treated
with spices after the old Welsh fashion
are each and all in order. If your choice
Tails on the delectable sucking pig. nre-
pare 1t In this way, and like Holt and
Bo-oo, you viii yearn for more:
Roast sucking pig.-Select one, If possi-
pie, that is not more than a month old and
well filled out for his age Put him in q
pig pan or cold water and wash thoroueh-
ly, taking care that his eye-sockets. ears
ana tnroat are perfectly clean. Rinse and
wipe dry Make a stuffing as for a turkey
Ruo over the inside salt pepper and a sus
plclon or sage; press in the stuffinp which
must by all means have a small onion
chopped in 1t, and then draw the skin To-
gether with long needle and coarse
thread. Roll the legs in oiled paper Bend
the fore feet under the body and press the
hind feet backward. skewering all in place.
Put the pig in a dripping pan, rub the skin
with olive oil or butter, sprinkle with salt
and dredge with -four. Put piece of hard
wood between his teeth to keep his mouth
open and set the pan In a good hot oven
Basic frequently with little olive oil and
then with the drippings. After the pig be-
gins to brown cover each ear with a piece
OF waxed paper. Allow half an hour to
each pound in baking. When almost done
take on the wrappings from ears and feet
to let them crisp. When done. take out
carefully and lay on a bed OF cress or
white celery leaves on a large platter; take
out the skewers. remove the. wood from
the mouth and insert q emall red apple or
ear Of corn; hang q necklace OF strung
cranbePrfes or parsley about hts neck and
send to the table. Always serve tart appse
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

goods. but they possessed that which
was far better. an abundance OF pluck
energy and stick-to-itiveness and behold
what they have accomplished in ten short
years.
Nc more prosperous or progressive class
OF people can be found on the face Of
the globe than is found In that matches
scope Of country then known as the
Cherokee Strip or outlet
Cities and towns possessing all the
modern Improvements have sprung up.
grown and fostered By a class OF business
men unsurpassed In the history Of any
country. Every quarter section Of land
has been converted into a farm. on which
are found handsome houses, cornmodious
barns and other buildings and orchards
that produce fruit in sic and favor that
are the equal of California
Such has been the growth OF both In
wealth and population Of this portion o!
Oklahoma in one decade. and II Is rishi
and proper that the residents thereof
properly celebrate the anniversary Of ths
birth OF country they nave made a
veritable garden spot
With this end in view, Perry citizens
with the Commercial club at the head
have decided 10 hold n celebration here
on theh Is. 10 and II Of September. that
Will eclipse anything of the kind evel
held in Oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Police Authorities Give His Wife Good
Counsel.

Oklahoma City. O. T, Aug. 20. T.
McKinnis the young man from Bridge
port whose bizarre conduct has gotten
hlm into serious ENHANCEMENT. was yes
terday delivered over 70 Deputy Sheriff
Dalton by the Oklahoma City police and
was taken TO Anadarko on a warrant
charging him with forgery
The cashier of the Bridgeport bank who
accompanied the deputy sheriff. said
that his bank would prosecute McKinns
to the fun extent of the law as applicable
to his case. McKinnis departed with
them on an early train for Anakarko.
where he VIII be given a preliminary
hearing at once. says the Oklahoman.
The young woman. Grace White who
came here with McKinnis and whom he
married upon the instance Of the police
authorities. departed for her home in
Bridgeport on later train She was
very much affected 10y the maelstrom Of
trouble into which Mckinnis had en-
ticed Yer but appeared loyal to him il
the hour of extremity and expressed tbs
hope that her husband would be eX-
onerated by the courts
She was given some Sood counsel by
thch police authorities. who told her she
haa better not remain here, but sc at
once to her best friend at all times her
mother
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
HOME FOR HOMELESS.
One Charity Which Appeals for Aid
Not in Vain.

Oklahoma City. Aug. Rev. ]. A.
Scott. superintendent and manager of the
home for homeless children has issued
the following statement:
This institution was started by the
Oklahoma Baptist State convention that
met at Norman last October 4 board
of trustees were appointed by the con-
vention who afterwards met and elected
Rev. J. \ Scott. of the Washington
Baptist church of Oklahoma City as SUI
perintendent and manager and four
months ago the home was opened fer
the reception of children.
Miss Winnie Mitchell. formerly of Te-
cumseh. was appointed matron, and Miss
Emma Thomas. assistant. The home is
open for the reception OF all white or
phan children under the ege of ten years
for girls and eight years for boys. re-
gardles Of denominational' lines. 1t is tire
purpose of this home TO help the little
orphans wherever they are to be found
in Oklahoma or the Indian territory.
It is carried on by the charities of the
determination and others who will help.
There have been thirteen children in
the home. three of them have been placed
out. there are now ten in the home, two
of them are little infants and none of
them over ten years of age.
This institution is open for inspection
at any and all times by the people of
Oklahoma City and by all people through
out the two territories.
The home is located at go Pottawa-
tonic street. Oklahoma City. and the
children taken into this home are given
the best Of moral and religious train
ing Their education is looked after and
they are also taught to work. The peo-
pie of the city and surrounding country
are earnestly solicited To help in any
way they can TO support the little or
phans that are almost daily knocking at
our doors for help. The home in need
of clothing. bed clothing. furniture, gro
ceries. vegetables. meats, fruits; also
money is needed to meet the current ex-
penses Of the home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
CANNOT EXPLAIN IT.
Several Cattle Have Died From az
Unknown Disease.

Guthrie. o. T. Aug 22.-word s.
brought from Grant county Of the dying
OF OF a number Of cattle. apparently
without disease infection.
Col. Lynch a weil-io-do farmer and
stock man living three miles east 81
Manchester on the Kansas side OF the
state line. has been losing cattle riRht
and left for ten days or two weeks. Up
70 Monday morning twenty-five head.
mostly his largest. fatte=t and best COWS
had died. reports the Manchester Jour
nal Just what ais them - baf1fng the
wits Of veterinarians a. well as old ex-
periencef men IN the cattle bsigineEE.
They appear perfectly healthy ard sud
denly take sick. growing weaker very
fast and soon i0ee their balance AM
fell down. after which ;hey de general
them having been known 20 I've more
than an hour after getting down. Nr
Lynch has handed cattle for number
OF years and has seen a great many
die q fever sns bisckleg. bat the pre-
cent s;luert in bis bunch f. entirely new
20 him and ne esaDo. Accent for Il n
no manner. SHAPE or form
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
ADOPTED BY INDIANS.
Kansas White Man Made Successful
Hit

Shawnee, o. T., Aug. 22-George W.
Johnson. a white man and a Kansan,
seems to possess those traits that make
a hit with Indian blood, for he has been
adopted by two nations, and after a
long and hard fight has been adopted by
the Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
too. This is the way it happened, accord
ing to the News:
Away back in 1856 Johnson married a
woman in Kansas. After that he was
adopted in the Cherokee nation with the
rest of the Shawnees. and participated IN
the rights of the Cherokee nation and
got on the eighty roll. After that his
Shawnee wife died and Johnson married
again this time white woman. When
he applied for enrolment as a Cherokee
his right was contested by the Cherokee
attorneys on the ground that he married
out: in other words he had forfeited his
right by marrying woman who was not
a member of the Cherokee tribe OF In
dians and as he had no Indian blood IN
his veins the attorneys claimed that he
was not entitled 10 an enrolment. bis
attorneys took the position that he had
been adopted by the Cherokees and was
therefore entitled to the same right as a
fuI-blood, whether he was an Indian or
not. as once d Cherokee always a Chero-
kee, married or single.
The matter was carried to the secretary
of the interior. and this morning deci-
sion was returned, in which Johnson is
ordered enrolled. Johnson is an old man
and lives at Alton. /. T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION.
Movement on Foot TO Change the
Text looks

Cordell. G. T. Aug. 1.-THE following
article on the school book question ap-
peared in the Herald-Sentinel Of Cor
dell. The situation in that county seems
10 be about as IL Is in Greer. at least
there is u movement on foot to change
the schQol books. The Herald Sentinel
says:
'On Saturday 2 committee Of teachers.
appointed BY County Superintendent Nor
ton. adopted. OF viii adopt. books to be
used in the schools OF Waxhits county
Inasuuch as this action means a com
plete change Of school blocks. and sew
eral thousand dollars Of expense 10 the
county. we think IL Is worthy Of some
consideration, at this time. when the
farmers corn Il beng srorched by the
hot winds, and when he can see far
enough ahead 70 know that times with
him may De hard this fall II seems 10
Us 10 ask him 70 pay out one 10 ten dol
lars 10 chanse the school books his chill
dTea use. all b. a hardship. The books
in Use in the county are uniform now.
and while they may ~ ? ttsle old thew
are pretty good books and We doubt II
those adopted are enough better 20 war
rart the people OF tbs county N xssvsnz
out from ter 70 twenty thousand dol
lars which i viii cost 70 bring about he
change There are over seven thousand
school children n washsta county. and
a; the least calculation /, win cost two
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
TO GUST a LESSEE.
Colored Woman Makes a Demonstra-
ton Against Her Neiqhbor.

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 22-Novel AMI
extraordinary way of ousting lessees and
terminating leases has been brought to
light in Kingfisher county. The arrest
of colored woman. Ella Derritt has
brought the matter into court. She was
arrested for making threats against the
family of ii. NJ. Davidson. shooting OF
a revolver for the purpose of intimida-
ton. though the charge says with in
tent 10 kill
Davidson moved on the place she con-
trolls about three months ago under a
lease for two years. She objected %
Dawson selling wood from the place.
under the clause which gave him the
use of timber, except that in a pasture
He held that this denies him a risht 10
sell, which she denies. holding that he
is entitled to it's use for fuel. She lives
on the same farm which she has leased
to him, and quarrels have been con-
tinuous
Judgment was given against the defen-
dant charged with shooting in an as
seuhlaSe of persons \ fine OF ss.0e and
cost. t9S IS. was assessed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
ITS TENTH MILESTONE.
Thousands Will Attend the Celebra.
ton at Woodward.

Woodward 0. II, Aug. 2.-The News
saws: The 18th of September makes the
tenth milestone of the years of Wood
ward county's history. No county in
oklahoma can boast of better climate
or more fertile soil or more progressive
people.
Woodward county is midway down the
slope from the extreme lowlands along
the Arkansas TO the buttes of the Rocky
Mountains on the west.
Not suffering the heat and enervating
winds of Texas nor the frosty biting
breeZes of Kansas Woodward county is
an ideal spot for living and making
homes.
Just warm enough 10 make everything
grow well and just cool enough TO In
spire active effort is it any wonder that
the people of Woodward county are
proud of their location and seek to cele-
brate the anniversary of the day when
il was opened to settlement
Not less than 5000 and more likely
10. 900 people viii come to Woodward and
celebrate Time enough remains to get
ready, but there is not one moment TO
lose. Every committee should go to
work at once and make this the great
est gathering of people eer known here
since the opening of the county to set
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
NORMAN is PREPARED.
United Confederate Veterans 70 80
Entertained This Week.

Norman. o. T.. Aug 22.-The annual
territorial reunion OF the United Con-
federate Veterans q. c. W viii be hesa
Norman. o. r.. August :. and p. Isl.
All arrangements have heca Perfeet
20 make u a grand and glowing snecess
Major General wilkins. commander az
the oklahoma division, has received as
surances from camps all over the two
territories and Texas that large crowd
viii be in attendance. The Norman Com
merciai club and citizens VIII 10 every
thing IN their power so show the visitors
a pleasant time The Norman Nistseteo
band and Il drum corps from shawnes
viii furnish .he music The pro sram OF
sneakers arranged e. an excellent one. IL
Includes Governor T. =. TeTguson, Col
J. ". johnson. Hon. G. Porter J9hnson.
Gen. w. c. CabeI Henry Furman- Hesa-
e J. Gsddiugs hon Claude Weaf1r.
Hon. Tom Seward Hon. h. =. Eier an
others. An especially pleasing feature
viii be the presence Of Mr.. Kate Cas,si-
Curry and the reception sivsn to her On
August q On wednesday aornSns
grand parade OF visitors and hons folks
viii be given
The social feature OF the reunion viii
be grand ball which viii be gwen IN
honor OF tire sponsors and minds u
honor on the night Of the 10Th. and viii
be the final number on the program. The
social COMMITTEES will use every means
90 make this one Of the most pleasant
features Of the program
a rate Of one fare. plus 70 cents. ~
the round trip has bern secured on all
railroads The two territories arc thor
ougfly advertised. and next week Is iook-
ri upon as a general holiday week. many
people taking ADVANTAGE Il TIE excursion
rates to take a holiday before the open-
Ing Of the cotton season.
Oklahoma CITY. wBl have several at
fractions during the Same week. fact
which viii enable visitors o. attend both
places with little Or 10 extra expense.
Many viii take advantage % the fow
rates 70 visit the university Haa make ar
rangements cor entering fIcfr chiidrea -
the beginning 81 TIE fall tern.
The following program fer The teJirien
has been arranged.
AUGUST - r. 81
Address q welcome Is Mayor ,. A.
eply 20 welcome address By G~n. ".
l.. Cst1ei.
Address ~ ffca Claude Weaver
Address - James =. Gresham
Address by Hon Q Porter Johnson
EVENING
Address BY Col Tom seward
Address o. Henry 81 Fprnan.
AECCsT zs-MoRNfNG.
Grand street parade. rcgseed BY Geo
Cabsl ana 1thcrs-
carriasc drive about sha CITY.
Address ~ Hon. = , GisdInsz
AsdTsEs ~ Han John r. afosl-r
AddFssa b. Col IS johnson.
Af~rERNOoN.
Lalfies' reception sf ths spsrs house..
coftrror's reception az the e,ab rocsns
ASdfers - 4ru Kate rabei-C-Try.
EVENING
ActlfeEs BY Bon. - g. Eel1rr
Ad4rcss - Cor esror r. T. ferguson.
Srana haii ~ ths EsN Comasrrssf esss
bls1eiag
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
WATER MELONS f.
ARE PLENTIFUL
interesting Statistics Have
Been Gathered.
GOOD MONEY The RESULT
Statement OF One Farmers
Crop In IL Years.

Guthrie. o. r. Aug. There are OPP
portunitieS IN Oklahoma for the CON-
piling OF interesting statistics on the re-
turns received by growers OF watermel-
ons Oklahoma Is watermelon cous-
try. and with anything Tx. a season
IL Is impossible TO and finer melons any
where Farmers who have grown melons
have made money from the sale OF them
and in some parts Of the territory. there
are immense fields OF melons every ssaH
son. Logan county is recognized as "
watermelon country. one reason for this
is because there has always bsea { mar
ket in Guthrie for the product Of the
farmer. Product merchants have ship
ped cars Of melons east and west every
year. This season. OWN gto cold and
late spring. the melon crop has been cut
short. but many wagon loads Of melons
are coming TO the city. bat Rot IN such
numbers as in former years.
Dan Kieffer. a well-knowa farmer or
Logan county has kept very close watch
Of his melon business since 1891 and can
tell what he received each year from the
sale OF his melons. a statement pre-
pared by him shows the following. 1871.
FIVE acres returned 1850; 1889. five acres
returned SSis *: 1888. ten acres returned
s4l5.5s: 1894. six acres returned 1855 y: 1876.
ten acres returned SIMS; 1896. eight
acres returned t2s7.Se: 1897. eighteen acres
returned Ss75.55 1855. seven acres returrs
Ss54sS. 1899 nine acres returned SitS.5s.
1890. eight agres returned xs65.s0: 1891. thir-
teen acres returned 81. ca s.; 1872. ten acres
returned sIl250
Mr. Kieffer Is decidedly Of the opinion
that waterme!ous pay and lets no year so
by without having FIVE or more acres CT
his farm, In melons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
LETTER FROM HITCHCOCK.
Judge Gillette Hears About the New
Jails.


FL Reno. o. T, Aug. 22-JCdge Gillette
has received the following letter from
the secretary of the Interior, in reply
to a very insistent letter the judge wrote
some days ago. The lettre is as fol-
lows.
Sir:-Referring to the remarks in your
letter of the 9Th ultimo. relative TO the
need for better Jail facilities at Anadarko
1 have to state that theh department
finding that Il could not approve the
plans and specifications for new build
ing submitted by the local authorities
has authorized Survey, on the 70 instant.
TO employ a competent firm of archi-
tects Messrs. Mauran, Russell and Car
den Of st. Louis, the chief engineer, Geo
logical Missouri TO draw W plans for
the new pail at Anadarko and other build
fngs in Oklahoma I have directed the
chief engineer in a letter of this date,
to instruct these architects to furnish
plans for the Anadarko jail at the earliest
possible date making said plans a spe-
cial matter, to be completed in advance
Of the other work they have in hand
for the department
On receipt of these plars they viii re-
ceive prompt action. and if they are APP
proved, the advert sing for bids. letting
Of contracts, etc, will follow fifth the
least possible delay.
Very respectfully,
E. a. HITCHCOCK, Secretary.