Evening star., 1905-10-08

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sponded Mr.. Riley. when asked to go into
detail. To begin with. I do not believe in
meat eating. l think meat is Injurious and
contains few strengthening properties It
Is like stimulant and its effects are not
laseng' by any means. In my mind, pork,
work more distress to American people than
any other three troubles. 1 never drank
whisky In my life and do not expect to-
me nve cents worth of Clipped beef +
pousht in May lasted me number of DAYS
ana cooked 1t in various styles with
vegetables, which / think are the greatest
health givers I'm the world. / am fond of
clans occasionally, and once in q while in
uuiee IN nsh. L ann not a great believer IN
butter, as it is an animal fat I do nor
use much of 1t and some days go without
II altogether. Bread is the staple of life
do not eat fresh bread and do not think
any one ought to. l wait until bread is two
or three days old and then / buy II for
three cents loaf, two loaves for six cents
These last me about three and a half days
90 not always take my luncheon with
me 10 Work and go UP to the restaurs ut
occasionally for tapioca pudding or sorna-
thlng OF that kind l believe that eras
are very nutritious and feel sure that one
egg equals a half pound of meat for the
human body.
My favorite fruit is the apple. In May
bought seven quarter pecks of apples
paying i've cents each quarter peck I al
ways believe in having one fruit and one
vegetable for breakfast, and the apple ts
the pest or all, as well as the cheapest
For my breakfast yesterday morning
hao three peaches. three slices of bread
au s..ii oIIe cup OF weak tea l don't use any
mix with my tea. but like a small ouantftv
OF sugar For my luncheon the same da,v
had two slices OF bread ana a cake ~
Mhicn Nm n 1 am fond. The same day one Of
of +aa aoy eiefKs who had made up a pot
u Tea sent me cup and 1 drank that
aithough did not particularly care for n
FOR dinner that day had one onion one
potato ana bread and tea L cook the onion
ana potato together and they make an err
cellent dish. I put little butter and so,,sa
sait and pepper over them I am onnosad
70 the use or mustards. sauces and things
u : ~ chat KIND. am sure they are in1urious
@ uo not ike 10 use much pepper
Il am fond of peanut butter ir 8. 49,
h peeh put up well, and / use good deal ~
Ills, .,Is On my bread and in making up nv
Irs,n'S SHsoh. al this season of the year I use
great many onions and many SQUASH ~
Which am fond. l can get a Quarter of a
peck OF onions for five cents and they Iaar
me a month. l also like almonds and Enc
Asn .io, walnuts and buy them occasionally
oh' yes, DO my own marketing and
naturally know where to buy the baat
Things at the lowest prices learned tb;sl
III the days when saving every penny was
q d. o're necessity with me in order to nay
my father has been paid and I am nov
paying off the mortgage on my home n,
this city. "
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AS L told you, I do not chew or snop.
or use tobacco in any form, and thtnI, ta-
oacco Is most dangerous to human health.
never used 1t in the days when had ALI
the money knew what to do with. Nefther
cid / drink whisky l was a cIerk ,r
Washington from 1863 until the first CIeva-
iand administration, when | lost my pIacat
tnrough an assistant auditor who did NOT
IKE me- During the twenty-three wears az
consecutive. service l went TO Rochester
tWenty-four times to cast q Republicans
vote ana one year the republicans secured
Ihe city government by just one vote, NV
IatneF DeIore me was a great republican,
remember that he would not subscribe for
a democratic newspaper, not wishing II In
his mouse, but he felt like keeping postef
as 10 Doth sides and he used to go down fo
lawyers office and read the democra fin
paper there- 1t was this same lawyer who
heIped beat me out of my property"
one OF Mr.. Riley's ambitions Is tn eef
the autograph of President Roosevelt tn
add to those of Washington and Iinco,o
He thinks it will complete the history %
ms collection, and he hopes that Presfdeaf
roosevelt VIII say something about hsa
tather, VINO was one of the great men of
ms oay. Rather was one of the early
hgures or New York, as President Roosa-s
Velt knows" said Mr. Riley
1t was General Riley who commanda5 a
New York militia regiment that astaS
President Jackson to permit them to 90
down INTO South Carolina in case of a
hsht growing out of notification hiiev
ana jackson were close friends