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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20
THE RUSSIANS LOST
TWO THOUSAND MEN
Engagement Occurred While Japanese
Were Attempting to Land Troops.

London, May 10. The Standard s
correspondent at Tien Tsin wires that
while the Japanese feet was covering
the landing of troops near Kaichau on
Monday, fierce engagement occurred
at Hsien Yen Cheng. Two thousand
Russians were killed and wounded. The
Russians retreated and Japanese occu-
pied both Kaiping and Kaichau.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20

PentlIeton, May 40. The democratic
rally at Echo today win be under the
auspices Of the Echo democratic club.
A large tent to accommodate 500 people
has been stretched on tine public square
to make shade for the crowd. Colonel
James II. Raley and r. B. Holbrook
will be the principal speakers. Nc
MINIS band will go down from this city
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20

silencing the Russian batteries.
"The Manchurian railway north OF
Harbin is constantly being broken by
Chinese marauders, and the Rsssians
threaten reprisals.
"The Russians admit that they have
to contend with terrible difficulties along
the whole line. Their men, however,
are behaving splendidly, and they are
very confident"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20
Hurt in a Runaway.

Chas. Norris is laid up for while with
a couple Of broken ribs and bruised
body, as the result Of being thrown from
q cart in Weston Tuesday afternoon.
He was driving spirited horse which
got beyond control. The rig collided
with telephone pole and Norris was
thrown with great force into the street.
The cart was smashed up and the horse
was caught near the brick yard, and
was not injured.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20
Democrats Now At Echo

to furnish music for the day and one of
the greatest rallies Of the campaign is
expected. The exceptionally low rate
Of 80 cents granted by the o. Il. & N.
company will induce large number to
go from this city and Echo has arranged
to receive the crowds in her usual
graceful manner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20
Russian Cruiser Aground.

Paris, May 10. The correspon lent at
st. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris,
says:
The Russian cruiser Bogatyr ground
ed during fog on rocks near the en-
trance to Vladivostok. Her position is
critical. Her crew was saved.
Wei Hal Wei, May l9.--The British
sloop OF war Espiegle has started for
Niu Chwang to protect British interests
there.
Japs Lose Three Ships.
Toxic, May ia report from Rear
Admiral Dewa says that during fog
off Port Arthur on the 10Th the Kasuga
rammed and sank the cruiser Koshino.
Later the Hatsuse struck mine and
sank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20

At the Christian church Sunday there
will be good singing, and sermon in
the morning on Discerning the Signs
Of the Times evening subject, "Sin
and it's Cure"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-05-20

Athena would have been pleased to
receive some Of the drenching rain re-
ported in Pendleton papers. This sec.
ton got barely enough moisture to lay
the dust.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
THE ART OF FRYING.
BY COKNELIA

T RYING IS a process Of cooking by
immersion in smoking-hot fat. I'M
mersion presupposes the use Of a
large quantity of fat. Which adds
the inexperienced housekeeper, must
be both expensive and wastefuI-" No,
my dear madame. it is not; for if
proper care is given to it. this same
fat may be used over and over again
for frying all sorts of food.
Fish balls. for instance, are usually
fried in a few spoonfuls OF fat in a fry
ing pan. 7 say fried, for that is the
term generally used but 1t Is an inn
proper One-the correct word is Saute.
from French word which we trans
late a cooking in small quantity Of
fat This fat is entirely absorbed in
the process Of cooking. and when more
is 10 he cooked, fresh fat must be TAX
en-. Ia true frying, II portion Of the
larger quantity Is bound 10 be alb
sorbcd. but il is much less than III the
ether method. Another and still more
weighty consideration is the fact that
articles fried by immersion I'm fat are
not as difficult OF digestion as those
which have been sauted in a little fat
When frying in deep fat, deep ket-
tie Of some sort is needed. The utensii
preferred by many is = round bottomed
iron kettle called Scotch bowl but
many chefs prefer a fiac-bCttOmed one
with long. straight handle and re-
movable crane or tall hook attached,
on which TO hans the basket when
draining its cooked contents For home
use. any deep saucepan may be taken;
when the family is "a very small one. 2
heavy tin or enamel saucepan holding
. pint and a half is quite large enough
4 wire basket fitting into the saucepan
l. a convenience. bur for occasional
use bent Surprise egg beater-which
IS really fat wire sn0On-Will answer
admirably.
Ia many houses lard is the usual
frying medium. Its one fault IS that IL
contains too little stearine. but this is
easily Temedied by adding to It one
third Of its bulk Of rendered beef suet-
Such mixtures as cottOlene. vcgetoIe.
etc. are excellent If one does not Oh
Jet 10 the cliuging oder Of heaten cot
tOuseed oil watch they contain quail
ity common 70 all vegetab bic oils.
Having fat in sufficient quantity in
the kettle or saucepan. it should be
heated until thin blue smoke arises
from circumference to center Should
the TAT contain any water. L viii bub-
bic and splutter: bur long before il has
reached the desired heat the water viii
have evaporated and the Eat become
still, for the temperature required for
frying varies from $50 10 400 degrees F.
according 10 the article which is to be
fried To test the heat. drop in a
small piece Of white bread. # it turns
golden brown in half minute. the
TAT IS hot enough for frying such small
articles as cro0uerteS For uncOoked
articles. such as Dreaded chops. smells
or raw potatoes. the bread tester should
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Jim Ben nodded assent Then he said
Gosh. Amt she freckled2 Sort O. red
headed too / bet she's got a temper
The red headed kind always has"
Randy utterly ignored Jim Ben at
the supper table, although he went 50
FAR as o. ask, What's them2H when
she passed him the plate of biscuit
that gave outward evidence of the in
ward presence OF a supcT-abundanCe
OF soda After supper he further vio-
lated all precedent by getting the kind
ings for the morning FIRE and filing
the box with wood.
When he had performed this work
OF supererogation he sat down just
inside the Kitchen door and watched
while she washed and wiped the dishes
She handled them deity and swiftly.
and moved about with light foot. Her
sleeves were rolled TO her shoulders
Jim Ben would have been less than
human If he had not bestowed sly, adj
mlTiug gldnccs on her white and shape
" arms She turned on his suddenly
and caught him fairly
What YOU gawkin at me fOr?'
Il wasn't gawKin'- I was Just Won
derln Is they hurt
What2 My arms
No ma'am. Then fTeckles,"
For answer she clOuted him about
the ears with the wet dishcloth, but
when he had ingiOriOUsly fed from her
province she gave utteranc to a series
of delightful giggles.
Jim Ben kept clear of the hired girls
kingdom for three days, meal time al
ways excepted. OF course. Randy con-
fided TO her mistress that. of ali big.
awkward, clumsy stand up-aud- fall
downs he was the very worst she ever
did see. 1t made her laugh to look at
him with a twinkle in the tail of her
eve, while ne was stOlidly eating his
/ meal and answering her questions in
curt mOnOSyIIables Then. WOmanlike.
she began 10 make advances
Jim Ben had lifted a barrel Of sale,
| unaided, from the wagon to the
ground. Randy, who was on her way
from the wood yard with an apronful
OF chips. stopped to watch this athletic
feat When he had set the barrel on
/ the ground with apparent ease she
I COmplimented him. She said:
My, 1t must be awful nice to be
that strong" Then she ran toward the
kitchen, saying: I b'Iieve I smell my
cookies burninH"
jim Ben followed. He asked the
queen regent of the Weaver kitchen
if he might hade a cup of fresh butter
mix. She filled for him a quart tin
cup. When he had drunk it all he
wiped his mouth with the back of his
hand and said:
Most gals lets the cream sour too
long afOre they chuTn- 7 call that there
butteTmiIk tip-top stuff, if you did
chuTn it."
Randy smiled at this frank praise.
and, TO show him that it had not fallen
on unappreciative ears. brought forth
roll of yellow butter, solid and sweet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
By Rufus
Rockwell Wilson

banks came into existence I'm 1874 and
in 1876 1850 and 1884 had presidential
tickets in the field IT never obtained
an electoral vote, but il from time tG
time chose many members Of congress
and in 1880, when James 3. Weaver
was its candidate for president IT.
pOlled 501.306 popular votes. IT ceased
60 figure In the national election re-
turns after 1883. but its doctrines OF fat
money supplied the leading article fog
the creed Of the Union Labor party
which In 1888 with Alison j. Streeter as
its candidate for president. Dolled AS
GOO votes. The Populist party of more
recent years may also be said To be
the national successor OF the Green back
party. for i'm its arst national couven-
ton. held at Omaha in 1892. two years
after II frSt came 10 the front as a
powerful political factor. IL declared
Itself against the issue of gold bonds
and the national banking system. aud
in favor Of an increase in ErepnbaCEs-
the free coinage OF silver at the ratio
of sixteen To one. q graduated income
tax government control of railways
teIegraphs and telephones and tho
abolition Of alien ownership Of land
In 1892 the Populfsts. with James r.
Weaver aS their candidate for prezi-
dent. secured twenty-five electoral
votes. and gained more than million
popular votes f0UT years later they
did not make an Independent uor1iua-
lion. bur supported Bryan for presi-
dent. although they rejected SeweI
BTyauS Democratic running mate and
put mp Thomas r. Watson for vice
president. I'm 1900 the bulk Of the
POpuiiSts again endorsed Bryan but
Jhe more radical element re9udfated
this action and nominated Wharton
Barker, who polled only small frac-
ton over $1,000 votes. W0Olley. the
ProhibitiODfst candidate in that yea~
p0NSd four times as many votes as
Barker. who was diStauced by Dabs.
the nominee Of the Social Democrats.
Indeed the significant feature Of the
minor election returns Of 1900 was the
great gain over previous years in the
vote pOlled by the various Socialist
sects- Socialism does not thrive as
vigorously in the United States as In
France and Germany. nut &c DromiSe1
to become q force with which Ameri-
can statesmen win have 10 reckon in
the not remote future.
Though the career Of most of tho
third parties has been a brief one If
viii be seen from this series that they
more than once eXeTJed a decisive in
f1uence on presidential elections The
Liberty party in 1874. the Free Soil
party in 1S4S. the Know Nothing party
in 1856. and the PrOhihitionist party I'm
1884 turned the scale in a presidential
canvass. Should the pending contest
prove j close one history may repeat
itself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
Slumber Song.


Adown the twilight river we float.
Baby and 7 together.
Gliding along IN our little boat
Baby and ; together
Down TO the wonderful land that waits
Where the river flows thro' the sunset
gates.
While ths siIvery stars keep watch and
ward
As We drift beneath their loving guard
Baby and ] together
Adown the river we softly glide.
Baby and I together.
AS the day goes out on the ebbiRz tide,
BABY and I together.
The twilight river is broad and deep.
80 close TO the shadOwy banks we keep.
While drOwsy poppies nod and sway.
And simply beckOT us to stay
Baby and / together.
To Sunderland our craft we steer.
Haby and / together
Slowly. but surely our port we near.
Baby and I together.
Where the Dream-tree spreads its
branches wide.
And scstters rare fruit on every side,
Down the twilight river we float along.
While tapping waves Groom a tender sons
Baby and / together.
A fair little head is dropping low.
Baby and ] together
Gently into the harbOr 20.
Babv and I together
Have reached the shores of Sinnlbrrfand
BY whispering hreezes softig famed
Amid the fleet that anchored farsi
Hush. We are safely meoFsa At last.
Baby and 1 together.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
BEDFORD.

I All sorts of foolish meats. vege-
1 tables and batters or dOughs-may be
fried; special recipes nave already been
given, and more viii follow from time
TO time We give today two which can
be varied in many ways, and one for a
special dessert
Croquettes.-In a saucepan put two
tablespOOnfuls of butter. three table
spoOnfuls Of flour. one-half of a tea
spoonful of sale and one-Quarter Of a
teaspOonful Of pepper Heat. and when
mixed add gradually Cne-haIf pint Of
iiquid-rnilk, stock. water strained to-
matoes, etc. Stir until the mixture is
very thick. draw to one side and cook
for five minutes Have ready one pint
Of finely chopped cold cooked meat or
fish Vegetables may also be used #
not too mOisD. seasoned to taste with
salt, pepper. onion or lemon ufce. etc.
ADD 10 the cooked sauce. mix thor
ouShiy. spread on a creased dish and
set away until cold and firm Break an
egg ia a saucer, add a tablespoonful Of
hot water and beat enough 10 break the
sTlnslness; it must not be frothv-
have ready quantity of fine dry
crumbs-bTead is best. as crackers con
tain shortening and give crust which
quickly sOftens- Mold the mixture into
any desired shape. dip each into the
egg then roll in the crumbs Fry as
directed
tritter Batter.-Separate the whites
and yolks of two eggs; beat the yolks.
add one-haf OF q teaspoonfuI of salt
and a half cupful Of sifted -four. add d
tablespoonful Of melted butter and beat
hard Add the whites beaten stiff
mix lightly and set aside for several
hours If for fish OF vegetables. add =
dash Of pepper; If for fruit. half tea
spoonful OF powdered, sugar. Into this
dlp the desired articles. 50 that each
piece receives a thorough but thin
coating. then drop into the hot fat. As
2 dessert. use with sliced bananas or
haiVed peaches and serve with a sauce.
Fried Cream-ScaId one pint Of milk
in double boiler with an inch stick
Of cinnamon. Mix together one table
spoonful of -four, two tablespoonful of
corn starch. a half cupful OF sugar. a
pinch of salt and two eggs. Add the
milk removing the cinnamon-return
20 The double boiler and stir and cook
until 1t is very thick. then cover and
cook Tor fifteen minutes. Stir i'm tea
spoonful OF vanilla and one teaSDoonfui
OF butter and turn into buttered shall
Tow pan When firm cut in pieces. egg
and crumb as for croqucttes. fry-brown
and serve with powdered sugar or a
sauce.
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with little curved decorations marked
on il with the butter paddle How
DO you ike the looks o. that2" she
asked
That's the genuine truck. shore
enough, I BET you're the best hire1
gal that's been In this kitchen IN the
last ten year.
La ] bet my cookies is burnin' this
time. fer shore" She surried 10 the
oven and Withdrew therefrom a pan OF
cookies that were done 10 a turn The
odor came tantalizingly TO Jim Ben :
nostriis- He hesitated q moment and
then remarked. tentatively:
II used 10 sort o, like fresh cookies
like them.
Randy listened a moment.
II thought I heard Mis- Weaver call
i'm she explained NO, sh amt
a-cauiu' She's Just a-singin' out on
the front porch. She's dOin' some sew
in out there She gave Jim Ben a
cook.
Jim Ben muHched the cOOky and
Toasted his eyes on the neat, graceful
form Of the red-headed girl He was
not given TO day dreams Still. as he
sat there he cOnjured UP hOmely
vision Of domestic bliss in the log
house on the lower eighty. Mr.. WeaV-
or had talked of renting out the lower
eighty next year. If
Now. Jim Ben. YOU tOddle along out
o. here. How you s'pOse I'm ever gOin'
to get my work done up. an YOU all the
time foolin round in the way?'
Not being able to answer this very
pointed question. he slOuched out and
went to mend the fence around the
hog pasture. He was in such high hu-
NOR that ne never sWOre once. not even
when a strand Of the barb wire broke.
much To the decentralization Of his
"overhalls.
When milking time came Jim Ben
sucked the calves. as he was accus-
1omed to do. and then-which he was
not accustomed to dO-gaIlaRtly Of
fered to milk the Holstein COW, no
tOriOusly hard mixer He sat on a
stool under the Holstein and MIXED
with both hands while Randy was milk
ing the Jersey They kept up a run
ming fire of repartee-'sa yin' smart
things" I'm the vernacUiar. They were
having quite an enjoyable time until
Jim Ben. somewhat deficient in fnesse.
made the pretended error of mistaking
her auburn tresses for the setting suu-
4 stream Of milk shot across the in
tervening space. 1t took him fairly IN
the face. and he fed in sheer terror.
fearing the bucket Of milk would fol
low For two days he was in disgrace
and then came the singing school
When the supper was done and the
dishes washed that evening. jim Ben
made his appearance in the kitchen.
clean shaved and clad in Sunday raj
ment As Randy looked at him she
could not help thinking he was really
a manly looking fellow, though his
mouth was too large TO permit of his
being called handsome. She did not
tell him so. She only remarked:
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SECTION THREE

Land alive. What's the little boy
gOin' TO do now %
-Nothin' much NOthin' but take
the hired girl to the singin' school.
Run along. sissy an sit on yer things
an don't keep me waitin-
Strange TO say. the hired girl Obeycd.
Singing school was over, and they
had reached the front gate on their
way home. The stars were abashed
and pale in the presence of the re-
splendent fun moon The couple stool
by the gate IL silence for a moment.
paying Involuntary tribute TO the glory
of the night. They sat down on the
horse block by the gate Randy took
off her broad hat and her glossy hair
reflected the moonlight in n shadow
way. until something very ike poe ~
aWOke i'm the heart Of jim Ben. and he
thought of the halo about the head of
the Madonna that hung on the wall
of the best room. He pOndered Tor a
moment and then said
Randy, I'll take back what said
t'other night-aboUt your hair, YOU
know. It's mighty purity hair, If II
is red
She gave him a grateful little glance.
I've never went with a sal afore.
he went on Never keered to. some
way. None of 'em come up to what
mother used To be. She's dead. Won
know. Mother was an awful "-e''
cook. though sometimes she's get
leetle too much sody iu Ine 3ia..iIt--
She was neat as pin about her house
keepin. too I tell you. she used Co
make me walk chalk when I come i'm
the kitchen with mud on my boots,
You put me in mind q her i'm lots o.
ways. That's why T brought the water
and got the kindlin's, and sort o. wait
on you. like. And her butter and
your n tastes adzacly alike
Tain't everybody that knows how
TO make good butter shyly admitted
Randy
You bet it ain't." fervently respond
ed Jim Ben. And I've always said
when l did get married I was goin' To
hev q wife that could come up with
her at butter maxim and house
keepin'.'
Randy's hat slipped from her lap to
the ground. Both reached for II. and.
as they stopped. they bumped heads
Shore sign we'll be together this
time mex year" observed Randy Fo-
answer Jim Beu's big hand closed gent
~ on her slender. uuresistinE fingers
SO loud he felt sure she must hear it
Randy. THAT is-Ive got six hun
bred dollars laid up. Next spring ia
thinkin' of buying . span o. bosses and
Tentin' the lower eighty III do it,
and vel so into business fer ourselves
If YOU Just say the word. VIII youI
The red-headed girl turned her face
to his with happy smile. and said as
he kissed the patch of freclles on her
cheek
.'Um-huhl But I bet make YOU
think of yer ma mOre.n once. Jim
Ben"
Copyright by 5. 5. Mcclure & CO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

/ turn a deep brown within the half
minute.
Too many crOquettes or other articles
/ should not be cooked at once, or the
temperature VIII be lowered and they
may become fat-sOaked- Three or four
Croquettes or oysters would be suf-
ficient TO cook at once i'm a small sauce
pan When they are taken out. 3 mo-
ment or two should be allowed 30
elapse before cooking more. that the
fat may have time 10 regain its first
temperature. Croquettes and other
cooked articles are done as soon a
Drowned. which usually takes about 4
minute while raw articles. which must
be cooked. as well as Drowned. need
about five minutes. and when they be-
gin 10 color must be drawn 10 one side
that the heat may penetrate and cook
the interior without burning the sur
face.
In most cases articles which are to
be fried are enCased in a covering con
taining egg iu some form, az dipping
in raw egg. then rolling ia crumbs. or
the use of an egg and flour batter. This
is partly for the sake Of appearance
hut largely because the intense heat
instantly cooks the egg and forms .
casing around the food which pre-
serves the juices in raw foods and
prevents cooked ones from absorbinn
the fat For this reason care should
always be taken that in dipping into
either egg or batter every portion OF
the surface OF the article 10 be fried
should be properly coated
If fish or any article which might
faint the fat has been fried in it, add,
when the frying is completed. a pared
raw potato cut III thin slices. and draw
10 one side. where il VIII slowly cook
20 chips then take from the fire As
soon as its intense heat has passed
away. strain The fat through cheese
cloth laid in a sieve. If crumbs. bits of
-four or dough are left IN lt. they set
tie u the bottom when The fat is re-
heated. and so burn and discolor il that
il cannot be used as often as otherwise:
it must then be put aside for soap
making To the strained fat so long
as il is Light cOlored. more can be
added from time to time.
When fried articles are taken from
the hot fat they should be held over il
for an instant to drip; they are then
laid on unglazed paper-clcan grocer s.
PAPER viii dO-spTead on q shallow paa.
Any melted fat remaining on them is
absorbed by the paper. and they may
be served. IL desired. on napkins laid
on hot dishes. Do not let the articles
touch or Overlie each other, o. they viii
lose their crispness.
IN this day of gas stoves, possible
danger to be guarded against is that of
the fat catching fire from an open
flame Every housewife should re-
member that water dashed on burn
ing fat seatters il. and So increases the
IRE. Use ashes libcraiiy or. IL they ave
not handy. -four. either viii SIN Their
he flames.
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Historic Third Party Movements.

in New Hampshire Hangman Foote,
aud who promised TO hang me if I went
10 Mississippi What he has done for
YOU and vour brother is the sort of a
haugn7an he is" Here Hale put his
arm around Foote'S shoulder. and the
Mississippi senator was affected TO
tears.
Hale. as the presidential candidate Of
the Free Democracy. cut but a minor
figure in the election returns Of 1852.
polling Only $4,000 popular votes. The
barnburneTs. having gained revenge in
1913. had gone back to the regular De
mocracy. whose candidate. Pierce.
scored an overwhelming victory. Hale
continued in the senate a dozen years
or more. and he lived long enough 10
reoiCe over the downfall OF slavery and
the restoration of the Union. Owing,
however, 10 the Vaccinations of z
handful Of snall-fry politicians in New
Hampshire his las days were spent
in cOmpar ative obsCurity. another man
taking from him the seat in the senate