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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-20
4 PRIVATE WIRE.

Glenwood Springs. Col, May B. Dear. Bill:
 You missed it by being down East just now. Me and the other boys went hunting with the President and had a
 bully time.
 You maybe have saw by the papers that we had a dinner together hear the last Evening the President was here.
 Also you may have notieet that several
 stories was told that was not for pubi- cation, but for private circulation, l
 can't wait to see you to tell what they was. Coarse I can't tell you all of
 them, but hear is some: &.s& ss One day the President(for it was he1
 went out along the trail without his gun. We alWaze coaxed him not to be wreckIess, but he didn't seam to know what feer was We would sit and read the definition to him out of the dick
 tionary every night before We put him | to bed, and he would repeat 1t over, saying with teers in his eyes that he hoped he could remember it till the next morning .... .a But no. If any of us would mention inc word next day his mind was a blank on the subject, and he would ask us wonderingly what Feer was. Well, as I said. he started out along
 the trail one morning without his gun.
 He had not walked more than nine miles (which was mear start for his morning ConstitutionaD when a bear I was 50 unfortunate as to meat him. I The bear was looking up into the air buntines q bee-tree at the time and did ! not seq the President, So there was Eeyery chanst to get Away or to Kill the < hear with a blow of his fist before 1t seen him. zs~.g ,ssz..sss 1 But the President believes in square ;deal for the bear, so he cleered his
 throat to attract the bears's atention,
 which it did.
 \ The bear did not know it was the President. 50 he growled at him fearce- Iy and maid an exhibit of dentistry
 The President done the same, Ihen
 bear reckonized him and run. Of course the President was not I hurt, and he laffed very heartily about 1t when he returned back, but we was. put out about his recklessness. or l coarse the bear could not hurt him. l mlch but in the tustle there would I have been if he had tackled the Pres ident he might of gave him blood. | poisoning or something with hasty. l scratch. 5 I I'll tell you the rest of the stories I when YOU get home, which l hope will be soon, as they are good stories bet Ter than the one have just told you ibreaf1y. | must quit now and send
 the President a marked copy of the I diektionary with the word Feer blue
 peneilled in it. He is So dumb apout that one word.
 Don't let any reporters get this story II It,s a secret Yours Tiredly, Jake Borer lGuyed (per s. w. Gillian .- Baltimore
 American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-20
77asHoVE-F LF- PENNY.
Revival of Historic British Game of
 Slide Thrift x <

Twenty-six men crowded recently in. to the upstairs of the Queens Head, in Little Pulteney st, and wrested seriously to win prizes in a tournament Of the historic British game of shove half penny, or slide-thrift, as 1t was known in old days.
 ssThye are the expert showers from all over London, was the ecstatic re mark of the landlord, who das also marker and umpire There was a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-20

Marmaduke Isolate lof Lorelyrille) Pa, what is Purgatory?n" MT. Isolate (wearily) Purgatory Why, Purga- tory is a sort of suburb of heaven. .''--- Puck,
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
IVES, IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED, HELPEACH OF HER

A Minnesota mother has the first word
today Had she given street and num-
Der with the names of city and State,
her first question would have been
answered by mail. For the rest 1 could
not have resisted the temptation to
share it with the reader:
will you kindly tell me the name of
that cook book or whatever 1t is called
that you wrote for young wives? AL
though | am not a young housewife vet
L want your book Where can l get it?
I wonder IL | may suggest something
Gould we have one Sunday of prunes i?
Now don't laugh. We bought a twenty
hve-pound box of prunes, and although
we are very fond of them stewed, yet
am afraid we would get desperately
tired OF twenty-five pounds OF stew.
Won't you give IS some other ways of
cooking this wholesome winter fruit? I
can send in my little mite l am glad to
for any ache or pain this hospital re-
cipe is unexcelied. Ten cents worth of
each of the following oils: pure olive.
sassafras, camphor oil. Put in one bot
ie anG 90 not use sparinsly. For out
side use only. of course.
just wish you could see our dear
little son. Four years old this month
He is the dearest little man any mother
ever had; he Is forty-two inches tall
and weighs siyty-four pounds. You will
know how proud OF this fact we are
when | tell you he weighed only three
pounds at six weeks Of age What a re-
Isponsib1lty rests with us when a dear
soul is intrusted to our care, The every
day problems are tremendous when real
ly thought of. Something new to de-
eide every day. What prayer Is needed
what care IS needed, what Sacrifices
What labor but how more than reward, !,
ed we are each day, Our little son Inst
makes our day; but we are often to,S he
IS an exceptional child 1 take some of
the credit for the exceptional part Am
wrong! Mrs. c. H (Minneapolis) -
The book you mention is The COTTAGE
hltchen,' published by Charles Scrih.
ner's Sons. New York It can be ordered
through any bookseller All of NV books
are meant for young housewives. as well
as old.
In a late number oe the paper / pub
ished several prune recipes 1 will give
others when l can make room for them
IN my crowded column.
l thank you for the prescriptjon for
colds 1t is well to have such a ono
at this time OF the year
am glad you have the boy and that
he has such mother. Nav Won he
spared to each other for years to GOMEZ
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Boiled Rice.

Wash cupful of rice In three waters.
leaving 1t in the last for ten minutes.
Have on the fire a pot containing at
least two quarts of boiling water. Put
in full teaspoonful of salt for each
quart OF water. The water shoald be
at a furious boil when the rice goes in,
and this must be kept up all the while
it is cooking. Leave the pot uncovered
and do not touch the rice with a. spoon
AT the end of twenty minutes take out
few grains with a fork and bite into
them to try If they are tender. They
should be by now. II the test is salts
factory, drain off every drop of water
Turn the rice into a heated colander
and set at the back of the range or in
the open oven for a few minutes to dry,
as you would potatoes. Every grain
should be plump, white and tender. yet
whole. Send TO table in hot open vege-
table dish and eat with meat, as you
would any other vegetable.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

"one tablespoon of borax, powdered or
lump.
Two tablespoons of ammonia 0only
one IL very strong).
Two tablespoons OF kerosene
Wiring clothes out of cold water and
add the above in your wash boiler haif
fun of water. either hot or cold Boil
twenty minutes in suds and rinse twice.
READER tCeres. Cai.).'
Some housewives still candy lemon
and orange peel. In the former days we
all put ii Up for domestic consumption.
Cut the rind into narrow strips; COW
er With cold water and simmer until
tender and clear, Change the water
for more hot, twice. while cooking. Have
ready in another saucepan a hot syrup
made Of a pound of sugar to each cup
ful of water, Put in the hot peel and
cook gently Gor one hour. watching
carefully lest il should scorch. Stir
several times to induce sraauiation.
Drain OF the syrup and spread the
shredded peel upon bread platters In the
sun TO dry.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

For small dining room, In the kind
OF house that is evidently built for
two, a sideboard is occasionally dis
Iensed with. small buffet taking its
place. But sideboa.ds are used wherever
possible
Most dining room chairs are leather
covered, .except few rush-bottomed
ones. The latest version OF mission fur
niture is; a much more graceful and
much less heavy form, with q sugges-
tion of Gpthic treatment which is borne
Out by the cathedral oak 1t is made Of
Side tables seem invaluable for these
smaller dining rooms; and the extra
drawer they provide is just the place for
the eentefpieee and dollies that need an
abiding place" all by themselves. TO
prevent TfldsSing.
So many bits of furniture are.revivals
Of old STYLES, but they are always re-
vivals with difference-giyen some
touch of individuality that is emphati-
caIly hallmark of the present.
Dinner wagons are fast growing In
popularity, the handsomest of them
made of mahogany. with heavy glass
tray. They wheel in and out. carrying a
dozen things, from a tea service 70 a
whole dinner course.
A simpler form of it is being made I'D
by many home carpenters. and is SIM
ply table with tray top fixed on
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Why" she asked. in the course of a
demonstrated lecture, will people per-
slst In ranking potatoes as the principal
vegetable admitted to their tables?"
Because they are nourishing" said a
listener
The lecturer shook her head; "but
they are not!'
Because they are readily digested?'
Not at aHT' replied the lecturer.
ture.
quite the reversed"
After a silence, some one spoke more
confidently:
But what tastes better than a mealy
roasted potato?"
Mrs. Rorer smiled; "Ai, now you have
advanced one fairly sol nd argument in
their favor.'
is good enough to be true and worthy
OF my distinguished contemporary.
A baked or roasted potato-While it
has no flavor to boast offs the least
Objectionable member of its class.
Now Tor my suggested substitute for
the plebeian who ought never to have
been raised from his native level.
A careful writer upon the comparative
value of foods, says: plain, boiled
rice, rightly cooked. is actually digested
and begins to be assimilated in one
hour, while other cereals, legumes, and
meats, and most vegetables require from
three and half to five hours. Rice
thus enables man to economize fully
IS per cent of the time and energy
expended in the digestion of ordinary
food. setting 1t free to be used in his
daily vocation, in the pursuit of study
or social duties. and in the case of In
valids and enfeebled vitality. adding it
to the reserved force Of the system.
TT has been carefully estimated that
rice contains more than four times the
energy 'n Irish potatoes, and when the
waste in preparing potatoes is consid-
cred, the difference Is increased ID six
fold. 1t is scientifically ascertained that
or the food taken into the human body.
one-sixth goes 10 the replenishing and
upbuiiding, and fiVe-sixths go to produce
energy. The value of food is based unon
the amount of energy it can furnish
rather than its capacity as mere flesh
producer. 1t is evident that. on this
basis, rice stands first among human
foods"
&c. II. HOWARD, L. s. Al
The idea that rice is wishv-washv
stuff, fit only for the consumption Of
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

invalids and children, amounts IN a
PreJuulce among the ignorant ant the
laboring classes. Those whose charit-
s aple Work quaiifeS them to pronounce
| upon this point will sustain this state-
, ment. Other cereals come under III
same condemnation. One invalid to
whom offered cracked wheat thorough
~ cooked. and mantled with real cream,
returned the reply: Thank you, ma'am'
put L would not eat such messes when
was well, let alone when l am sckv'
Ahother 70 whom ] sent a bowl of
delicious chicken broth, refused II be-
she couldn't bear nothing that had rice
A third would not so much as taste
rice Jelly. SO sure was she that there
was no substance into iti'
A well-to-do parishioner in a country
chrrch once came to me in perplexity
concerning the stocking OF the pastors S
pantry, which was to be q surprise gift
stocking had been well done Shelves
creaked under pies, cakes, Jars of
pickles, preserves. mincemeat, butter.
lard; coffee. etc. There were two barrels
OF ilour, one or potatoes, one OF sugar,
q chest OF tea, box of soap, and-fence
the distress-one woman had sent in a.
TN case containing ten pounds of ricei
dare not keep it back lamented
me mistress OF ceremonies. But am
common, somehow"
Being Southern-born, I retorted in sur
prise: Not as common as the potatoes
to my way of thinking"
How shall we fight prejudice so rea
sonless and so deep-roofed?
In the first place, by teaching those
VINO hold 1T how to cook our substitute
properly.
How Rice Should Be Cooked
To borrow again from our militarv
di.etetist:
There is one practical difficulty TO he
surmounted, especially among the fami-
lies of our working people. Rice ia not
generally well cooked in the North,
The boiled rice Is apt to be soggy. or
mashed. in a way to be unattracfive i'm
looks and to the taste, and undoubtedIv
less healthful than when properly. co, L,
ed. III should be boiled or steamed so
that each kernel stands up distinct and
whole. A certain amount Of mastica
ton Is conducive to better digestion.
one reason that rice Is mere popu
lar in the. South is that it is usually
better cooked
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Broiled Rice.

Boil as usual. and while hot stir in a
tablespoonful of white sauce for each
cupful of rice and beaten egg for two
cupfuls. Season with pepper. salt and 4
few drops of onion juice Fill a broad
shallow dish with it and press the bot
tom of another. or large plate. firmly
upon it until it fits down firmly upo,,
every part. Set a fiatiron or otter heavy
weight upon the upper dish and set
away to get cold. WieH stiff and chilled
throughout cut into strips or squares or
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
A SUGGESTED
SUBSTITUTE FOR
THE TYRANT POTATO

= n A MAGAZINE article written
almost twenty years ago L thus
characterized a vegetable which
by methods mysterious to the
student of dietesics has established it
self as a necessary of life" in all Eng
hsh-speaking countries. Potatoes are
no cheaper than turnips, and less easily
raised than cabbages less nutritious
than carrots, and more insipid than any
one of half-dozen esculents / could
name.
When new they are almost as indl-
gestible as bullets, when "old'' they
have rank, weedy taste. Yet the ar
rogant tuber holds royal rank in palace
and in cottage. Children are allowed
to eat 1t before they cut their eye teeth.
and the family bill of fare gives prec-
edence to it tri-daily in many a home
Prices of potatoes are quoted along
with wheat and corn; poor and rich
must nave them. no matter how dear.
AS write there lies before me a we'll
written paper covering two columns Of
the Culinary Corner in a prominent
family weekly. The article is headed
"a Potato Luncheon" | quote from
the Introductory paragraph:
Energy Contained in Rice.
Concerning the potato as an article
of food, arguments have waxed warm
pro and con. Without taking either
side, II may be said that no vegetable
WHICH may IUFIn the DaSe OF an entire
luncheon from soup to dessert, not
emitting bread, is to be scorned for its
food properties. and of none is this true
except the potato
THE menu follows:
Potato Soup.
Potatoes with Cheese,
Potatoes with Onions,
"Curried Potatoes,
Potato Salad with Potato Gems,
Potato Souffie, Potato Cake,
Potato Pie"
Not staying to discuss what may be
called a culinary freak-since no sane
housekeeper would risk setting family
and guests for all time against the stu
pid tuber tortured into seven different
forfns-we relegate the ingenious menu
to the niche occupied in gastronomic lit
erature by the Freiichman's pebble soup.
Dr. Franklin is said TO have aStoniShed
a party Of friends with a saWdust din
ner.
10 prove that / do not stand alone in
unfavorable criticism of our ugly tyrant,
l give story told nrc Today OF Mrs.
Har@r's views upon the same subject:
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

took white -four instead Then I COW
cred the -four with newspaper, and both
with a rug changed the flour as often
as the oil penetrated il and formed
cakes, as long as there was any oil left
rapidly ard hard at first. slowly and
light at last. Not q vestige of oil re-
nlained. and / have had several happy
experiences since in removing oil from
carpets and wool clothing-putting flour
above and below the spot in cloth and
placing 4 slightly warmed iron over the
spot. This is a simple and effective
remedy and one always at hand in the
home Mrs. I. H. S (MinneSotal.
Our Minnesota contingent may always
be depended upon to carry calamity
their portion of the common burden; I
may add TO the foregoing that oatmeal
or Indian meal would have absorbed the
oil as readily as white flour, and is less
expensive.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Buttered Rice mo y

Boil a cupful of rice and dry. Heap
In deep dish and pour over it this
sauce. Fry sliced onion in two table
spoonfuls of butter to a light brown.
strain ii out and add 10 the lot butter
a small green pepper. seeded aad minced
hne. and when this has cookeo tender a
teaspoonful of lemon juice Pour over
the rice and serve.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
The Flavor of Sage.

May | venture to point out to yo,,-
our kind fnstructof-an omission in q
recipe lately printed? O
Your Philadelphia Scrapple recipe is
minus the sage fiavoring, a verv i,a' 20
portant Item with the natives. / should
be much pleased to see it published
again in your department, being much
entertained with that page.
wv. l.. H cleveland, Ohio)."
The courteous criticism is from a Man
and Rrother. and entitled to respectful
attention. My excuse for the apparent
flaw Is that the original formula given
to me by natiye-born Philadelphian
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
a Swedish Dish Of Rice.

Boil cupful of rice in plenty Of ho&
salted water until soft. Drain and dry
of. Stir into il a great spoonful of but
ter, q teaSpoorful of onion juice and the
beaten yolks of two eggs, with salt and
pepper to taste. Stir over the fire in a
bowl set in boiling water for two min
utes. using a fork. that you may not
break the rice to pieces. Turn into .
round-bottomed bowl wet with cold
water ara press down hard Reverse
the bowl upon fireproof platter, cover
the nodded rice thickly with a meringue
made of the whites of the eggs beaten
stiff, and set upon the top grating Of
the oven for three minutes to form.
Eat with drawn butter.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Fer Mildew.

II laid away three pairs of shams that
I did not want to use for the winter.
While looking for some other things I
discovered that the shams are covered
with mildew around the hem. Can YOU
tell me what to do2
IF F. CBuffalo, N Y.).
Soak all night in loppered milk or In
sour buttermilk Next day wash in
pure water, cover the spots with lemon
juice and salt, and lay in the hot sun,
wetting often with lemon juice Soak
all night in clear, saft water. In the
morning wash in the usual way.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Taking Oil Out of Carpet.

II note in a late issue of o..r always
acceptable Exchange an inquiry for
some method of taking oil out OF carpet.
Many years ago l had read that ryc
dour VIII absorb any oil on carpet An
accident spread a pint OF castor oil on
the rarlor carpet. This made a large
Spot, and | ran to the flour bin only TO
i1nd rye -four out. In desperation I
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

7 T is not all of 1t simple, by any
means, but year in and year out the
/ general outlines of dining room fur
niture remain simple and sturdy In
their character Fronts may swell
more. orr straighter lines prevail. as II
varies from Colonial to other types, bu,
the simplicity of outline is always ap-
parent.
Decoration is different and varies
greatly, the newest of aH-this year be-
ing a revival of Italian and German
renaissance styles, with their rather or
nate carvings.
And, besides. figures and heads and
animals act as seeming columns OF sup
port
The usual dining room set includes an
extension table land those built on mas
sive central supports are most popularl.
chairs, of course, a sideboard foi buffet
china closet and a side table
These are the usual things, but the
number and kind depends very definite
ly upon the room you are furnishing
Only large room can stand those
heavy sideboards, which are wonderfully
handsome, but. like large house, need
space TO set them off, and dwarf any-
thing but a large room.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
The Vegetable Wasirag

Gould you tell me where T NAV got
the seed of Jobs Tears? | have Tho
seed of the vegetable washrag.' which
grows into lovely vine | would ex-
change dozen for dozen, or send fifteen
seeds for ten cents
''E. L. c. IS. Atlanta. Ga1."
Send me stamped and self-addressed
envelope for address of a person who
Will negotiate an exchange with you.
will gladly exchange dozen or so seeds
with you nysef, later in the season.
know the vegetable wasbrap'' as a
curious exotic. Please eive me your
street and number
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Candying Orange Peel.

is there any such thing as person s
candying her OWE orange and lemon
worth?
In return for any information, I may
receive j offer my washing recipe, which
have lsed for years. 1t Injuries moth
Ing. as many washing fluids do, and does
the work effectually
Dissolve one bar of soap.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Rice 4 Ia GeneYe.

Boil cupful of raw rice in a quart
and pint of hot water lightly salted,
At the end of fifteen minutes drain on
half the water and add a good table,
spoonful of butter with pinch of cav
enRs When the rice is done ali the
water should be absorbed and each
grain stand out swollen and whole LET
Il dry out for five minutes. Shake up
the saucepan lightly-not to break the
rice-an6 stir into ii with a fork three
tablespoenfuls of Parmesan cheese.
Turn into deep uIsh and serve
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

forated spoon and Law the rice bv The
spoonful in the pan. Stir until each
grain is coated with tn butter; turn the
rice into heated colander. shake hard
and set at the side of the range for
five minutes. Serve in deep vegetable
dish
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Buttered Rice (No. ~.

Spread three cups of cold boiled rice
upon platter and set in the open oven,
that every grain may dry. Meanwhile.
heat little butter in the frying pan and
fry a sliced onion in it. When the slices
are brown. remove them with a per
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

contained no sage. Furthermore. that
this herb is peculiarly offensive to, many
people whei used in cookery, perhaps
because associated with memories OF
gargles and poultices. In my own
kitchen 1t is never used, even in stuffing
pork and ducks Those who like IL may
add to suit themselves. Some of our best
sausage makers no longer put sage into
sausage.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

triangles, and broil upon a buttered grid
iron until lightly Drowned.
Serve hot ana dry with game or broil-
cd chicken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-11
ELECTRIC ROAD IN
SPO1SYLVANlA PROPOSED

The following communication * from
q correspondent in Spot-ylyania county:
Amongst we'll informed gentlemen we
huiu tnut there j. u strong feeling M
favor oi un electric road from Fndrricks-
burg to Sppt-Yitania &C. ID aud on to
the gna; buttcnrldS. II * believed that
such road would not only bc oi
great benefit To the people al Syotsy-
yanil county and 10 slghts'crs, but
would pay big interest ON thclnvc~tmcnt
and cause number OF business enter
pulses iu tlr county and at Fndcricks-
hurg iur example, % paPrpulp mlli
lhe forest AREA boo the county al pine.
puplur. etc.. would be- ample for many
Years supply. aud there arr sites for
wutor-puNcr ou Rapidan hmppnhnnnock
and ihr North Anna aud tIihutall's.
m.urIug ideal conditions t1rthc business
Su,ha road. riu a~ FAR rs the Nild-r-
HISS. would command a larry" in'lghi
trail, from Culpnp.r. and would open
up th. MINERAL belt. Viii 10 only needs 70
litiir stimulus to boom. with profitable
results 10 all concerned Mineral Mirror,