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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
FINE BATTER BREADS.
1sms 1scipes for the Good Douthsen
Hst Breads Famed Far and
Wide in the Land.

Buttermilk and sour cream. with
o~icarbonate OF soda, give excellent re-
suits with corn meal and also with
hour. when the proportions are
fight. Corn.batter breads should bc
mixed very thin. and the degree OF
acidity In buttcrmilk or sour cream
Is such a variable quantity that skill
10 required In supplying soda sumcicnt.
yet with no excess. Soda breads con-
tanning too much sodn arc Justly a re-
proach anywhere. but a light. soft.
hot bread on tho breakfast table 10
very tempting TO a COY appetite. The
knack OF successful handling Is worth
practice. The average amount OF soda
Tor buttermiik or sour cream u q tea
spoonful TO each pint. " too sour, use
more soda. The essential point Is to
correct the aeidlty. but with no free
aikali lett over. n the enefvescence
resulting from their combination gives
perfect hghtness.
Egg Bread-Corn Meal. Three eggs.
a pint OF buttermilk. n t~oaspoonfnl OF
butter. a ~saltspoonfW OF salt, a tea
spoonful OF foda u fresh corr meal
to make a thin batter. beat the
whites ana yolks OF h eggs scpa'
rately. and after mixing. beat the
whole TIL very smooth AMI Hight.
Long ana thorough Dealing was one OF
The chlcf secrets OF the southern cooks
They had usually several helpers In
the Kitchen and time was no object
Another Two cuptnIs OF corn meal,
one cnpfu' OF honr. a '~easpoonful OF
SODA q saltspoonful OF salt, a table
spoonful OF butter. three cgss u two
cupfuls OF sour cream. Beat tho yolks
n whites OF the csss separately, ana
mix rs before
Egg Bread with hominy'-Two cup
rms OF ~well-oookci hominy. Tour eggs
a cupfui OF sour cream. a Tablespoon.
ful OF melted butter n a cup'ul OF
Hour aud half a '~caspoonful OF soda
Leaves the whites OF eggs to the last
beat TO a sim froth and whisk them
In lightly. Bake In a quick oven.
Corn Batter Brcad.-A pint OK meal,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

he had u pond In the palace grounds.
stocked with old fashioned fish. and
every day he took on his shoes and
rolled up his pants, and with nothing
on but n shirt. and pants held up BY
one suspendcr OF striped bed ticking, he
went out In q boat and fshed As he did
when U boy, with a bent pin for a hook.
and he was never NO happy as when 20
engaged. and they could all have their
grand functions and balls and dinners
and Turkish baths, II they wanted
them, but give him the old swimming
hole.
Me. too" said dad. aud az dad looked
down into the park be saw a little lake,
and dad held UP two fingers, Just as boys
do when they mean to say, Come on.
let's go In swimming" end the king
said. I'm 20 YOU" aud they locked arms
and started through the woods to The
little lake, and the dog and | followed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
COULDN'T FIND HIS HOUSE
Every Door That Jones Came To on
This Occasion Was That Of
Browns House.

Senator Clark. Of Montana, tells VI
the cold winter VI ISL. whca TAlEus
river, now Miles City. was the camp
ing place OF the ---th infantry. The
officers had huts made of rough logs.
and they we're all practically alike. In
size and appearance. They had never
before encountered such weather: 10
nobody blamed anybody when some.
body occasionally snugged up 10 John
Barleycorn for warmth and comfort
on one clear. crisp night IN old bach'
eior officer wendcd his way wobbhngly
to his hut. but halted before the wrong
door. lie hammered away until the
occupant opened the door and said;
what do you want hcrc?"
81 want 10 get into my nous.,, Of
course"
This Is not your house"
Then whose house 10 II. II Il aint
miner"
This Is Browns house"
"oh. well then. good night. Brown"
GOOD night. Jones'"
Five minutes elapsed. when some-
body began hammering away at
Browns back door, and. presuning
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

1lks the cav Of summer morning, when
tho dainty colors blend.
when the crystal dew reposcs
On tho n,ignonettc and roses,
u the joy with which. I greet thee, my
\ loved and cherished friend.
But. - sombcr sounds Of nlshtfaii carry
. sadnfss to the heart.
Thus ~discordant gloom rcjoices
And those grim nocturnal voices
Touch the chord OF melancholy as the
monisnt comes to part.
Neither dawn nor yet the nlghffnii make
the total of iife's day,
Not the eastern sun ascending
Nor tho west with daylight ending,
0ut the minutes IN between them ns they
speed themselves away.
Not-the srcetins nor the farewell tel
what friendships LOVE doth mean,
Nat the handcinsp with us rfadness,
Net tho rood.by with Its sndnoss,
Not the meeting nor the parting. but the
. lie that lies bctwcen
'Friendship binds two lives tcrrther
though broad seas bel tween them roll.
It's no vanishing emotion.
: Not n fsscy OF a notion.
4 6ricnfthir's threads arc interviewer In
the fabric Of tho soul
~. bradford Scarf. In n. Y. Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

ifft hlNI hANt l1it y hNiAa
iSo SION.
when the goats began TO chew the
clothes | took the dog and went back.
10 the entrance Of the park. and dad
and the King wan back to where the
clothes aud the goats were. and when.
they drove the goats away and couldn't
unite the knots. the king gave tho
grand hniling sign OF distress. or some
thing, and the guards Of the palace audi
some cavalry came on the run. and the
park seemed filled with an army. ard Z
bid the dos rood-by and went back 10
the hotel alone. and waited for dad.
Dad didn't get back till after dsrk.'
and when he came he had on Q suit Of :
the kings clothes. too tight around tho I,
stomach u too long In the legs. cause
dad Is pussy. and the king Ia long
g.ared.
Did you have a good time. dad" says
! and he said. Haven't you got any
respect for age, condemn you. Tho
king has ordered that you be fed 10 the
animals In the ZOO"
told him that I didn't care what they
did with me. ! had been brough, up ia
Tie knots In clothes when ! NV people
In swimming. and ! didn't care whether
they were crowned heads or Just plain
dubs, and ! asked dad how they got
along when their clothes were chewei
mp. lie said the soldiers covered them
with ponohos and got them TO tho
palace, ard they had supper. he aud tho
king. and the servants brought " a
lot OF clothes and he got the best NJ no
could.
! asked him II the king WINS actually
mad. aud he said no. that he aiways
enjoyed such things, and wanted dad
and | To come the next day and 90 fish.
Ing with him. barcfootei. Say. lad
ran GO, but wouldn't be caught by that
king. ON n bet, lie would get even. sure.
cause he has a look In his eye like they
have In a sani'arium. Not my king
business for your little
NE
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

Wipe the damsons and prick eaca
fruit i've or six times with n large
needle. Weigh. Take three-fourths
their weight In sugar and one cup of
wafer for each pound of sugar Put
to cook In the preserving kettle. As
soon us syrup reaches the boiling point
skim: add the plums, one layer at a
time. 70 that the fruit may keep In
shape while cooking. When perfectly
tender put Into glass Jars. When oil
are cooked pour the syrup over and
seal. DO not cook moro than three
pounds OF sugar and four pounds OF
fruit at q making. II double quantity
10 desired use two kettles.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
HENNERY.
RUSSIANS LIVING G
Aris'oern's Of 81. Petersburg Spend
Much Time Over Pleasures
Of the Table.

War or no war. the a~ristocratic Rus.
Sian pursues his pleasures with an
abandonment that speaks Of unlimited
resources or unlimited recklessnsss.
says the Pail Mall Gazette. The pleas.
uros OF the table are protractcd to an
in%ordinate degree. A lunch, In witch
the courses are plentifuliy watefel
with champagne, will spread itself
through the afternoon. You may bare.
~ escape at Ave o'clock. though you no.
Sin To eat at one. The host never sits
down. plying his guests with q succcs.
sion OF GOOD things, liquid and solid.
Even the afternoon tea In middIe.elAas
cirSes Is u very formidable undertake
ing, II includes dishes Of various sorts,
In which meat will certainly ngurs
and Russian tea. served In q glass with
lemon, is but the pale comparison to
sparkling champagne. The appearance
OF the streets tells Of wealth. too. No
finer equipagcs exist anywhere than
those which. horsed with coai-biuck
steeds, dash at full speed. 10 lofty dis
regard for the mere foot passenger.
down the central strip Of wood pave
ment In the principal prospects" a.
tho wider strJkts are donomlnated.
Holding the rcins In his two hands,
vita arms outstretched. the driver.
medieval In dress, has the summary
methods OF q Roman c~harlotser. In
deed, there Is something OF imperial
Rome In this second capital OF The
cxar.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

Pete" as he seemed to possess Q real
wholesome sense OF humor. Hunters
who had come upon him at close quar-.
ters declared that he actually grinned,
ana others went 10 far as to say tina,
they had heard him laugh. All agrsed
that he was almost human In initial
l!gence.
Il don't mind tcllIn' ye confidential
like that ! had q sort o. queer ex.
pericbce with the cuss last week.
said Sim. after the pair had found the
hound and started. but wo'ldn't
lest favor havln' ye spread II. II was
this way; Long Monday the varmint
hshed u W lamb the OIL woman was
bottle-ralsin' right out Of the pen In
the shed and headed on toward the
sugar orchard. and I was that maddcd
fetched the carbina out Of the closet
and took after him. Twas middlin'
hot and when I nome TO the sugar.
house sot down to yet my wind.
Jest then ! heard a bleatin' inside.
and Dustin the lock on the door I
seen the lamb on the floor with Q iais
broke.
III ] hedn't been an idjit, I'd have
held onto the carblne. but beln' one
sot 1t down clus to the door and
went In. Jest as picked up the
pore leetle lamb I heard q piece Of
wood roll up against the door. and
when ! tried TO Kit out I co'idn't.
Jumped for the winder and there was
the bar, leggin' II for the woods and
iaughin' ut to kill. II seems he'd
Skinned the roof when no seen me
hyperin' after him and dropped the
lamb down tho chimbley. Then when
was iNside he Jest clumb down soft
like and rolled . piece Of four-foot
wood. end fust. against the door. The
tother end was solid ia the dirt and.
> course, I co'ldn't git out except ~
The winder. Did he know the carblne
was ontsldsf o. course he did. durn
his hide!"
II was planned to take the hound
10 the meadow where the bearshep'
asrd had hem tending shsep." but
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22


could give the sultan Of Turkey cards
and spades and little casino In the harcm
you will 30 along. won't you. bub?"
and he gave my thumb another twist.
and | said: lyon bet your life. but |
won't do u thlng to you and Leopold
before we get out OF the Belgian hare
belt" and ~ here We are. looking for
trouble.
1t IL strange We never hear more aiout
nrlrium IN America, but actually. |
never heard Of n Belgian settling In the
United States. There are Irish. and
Germans. and Nurwegians, and Italians,
md men OF all other countries, but !
sever saw n Belgian until to-day. and II
does o good To see a people who don't
10 anything but work. There IL not a
losfer Ia Belgium, aud every man has
smut on his nose. and his hands are
black with handling Iron, or something.
There Is no-1aw against people going
away from Belgium. but they ali like
II here, n seem to think there IL no
other country. aud they are happy aud
work from choice.
always knew the belgian guns that
sell In America for II shillings and XIII
at both ends. but | never knew they
made things here that were worth any
thing. but dad SAYS they are better fixed
here for making everything used by
civilized people than any country ON
earth. and | am sIad to be here. cause
You get notice when YOU ARE going TO be
be robbed, They ring n bell mere every
minute 10 give You notice that some
one in after The colin. so when YOU hear
n hell ring. N Won hang on TO your
p~ocketbook. YOU don't Loss.
This ia tho place where ..rhere WAS
n sound of reyelry nj night. and Rel.
gums capital had gathered there"
You remember the nigh, p.fore the hat.
n. of Waterloo. when Napoleon Bona.
parte got his. You must remember
abnut Il. old man ms, when they wero
rlght In tho midst of the dance. and
,'soft ewes looked love To ewes which
snake again" and they were taking n
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

events wiIied otherwise, and they q
. freshef scent. On a~pproachine u
house Mrs. Burbank ran cxcitcdil
toward them. and . moment later shA
gaspcd out the startling and exc4ila
information that the b,Ar had drives
on every n Of Sims eight younl
pigs.
II seems that BIN bad no sooner
turned the bend In tho road than thu
bear trottcd across the lots and en-
tered tho pigpcn. A Wild squcaiini
followed. and soon q board was brokes
on. and out came the pigs. Closely
behind them trotted bruin. now Ant
then letting out q "woof. WOOL" ant
up the mouutain the whole outnt
started. Never had Mrs. Burbanh
e any person or anything drive
porkers with such precision, and svcs
In her fright and excitement she msr'
veied. by the time she thought Il
raise an alarm Sim was out Of hear.
ing. so she waited for him TO return.
II didn't take the men long TO put
tho hound on TIM trail, and despite the
heat they followed at a Looping run NJ
he started toward ~SmuggIer's Caves.
"weu git him this time. sure
painted Sim. rs he iurched along
"Consarn the cuss. we'll run him right
Into his hole and blow his blamed
head on"
Abe nodded. bu, saved his wind u
help his legs. :.
.Ito,a io,, sole, IN srl,o .cn Sn,o ths
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

\ wen ~ you'd . aide , - ~ 81
eeopJd 3hats isrush ~ foat swim
mipf pitaP. Thst&ius. ~ ~ bend y
the water. and said Il was me, AID ~
gan 10 peel his clothes on. and ds4
took on his clothes, and ~ king nade
. jump and went IA all over. and can't
up with his cyes full of water. stranol
ling because no did not hold bis nosd
and then dad made a leap and splashs4
the water like an elephant had fslls,
In. and there those two old Doa wed
In the lake. Just like Kids. Il
'1'll swim you . match 70 the othel
hide" said the king. Its . 60" said
dad. and they started ~porpoising acrou
~ little lake. and then I thought II ws1
time there was something doing. 20
got busy and tied their clothes In knoe@
SO tight you couldn't get them untis1
without an act Of parliament. The1
went ashore on the opposite side Of th1
lake, cause somc women were driving
through the grounds. and then I foun
a flock Of goats grazing on the lawn
and the dog and ! drove them 10 wher4
the -clo,hes were tied in knots, au(
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

Fried satisfy Is a delicate dish, worth
q little extra trouble. Parboil, drain.
roll lightly In a Toured cloth, and then
fry to q delicate brown In deep fat.
Drain from the fat, and give u little
dusting Of cayenne pepper. Serve with
q garnlsh Of lemon.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

One cupful lard, two cupfuls sweei
milk, one teaspoonful salt, three tea.
s~poonfuls baking powder. -four ts
knead very stiff. Roll out ~one-quarte,
inch thick, cut In rounds ar taks 10 ,
moderately hot oven.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22
rae had Boy Goes 10 Dsigium-Dad
Buys Fake Souvenirs at Waterloo
He Goes Swimming with King
Leopold and the bad Boy Ties Up
Their Clothes.

BY HON. GEORGE ". PECK.
tEx.Goytrnor of Wisconsin. Former Eii.
tor Of "reck's SUM- Author " "Peek's
had Boy" EtcD
s~copyrsht. isos. by joseph u. DowIssD
Brussels. Bolrium.-Dcar Old Skate.
What Is the matter with our going 70
Delgiumg" said dad TO me. rs We were
escaping from Germany.
well what In thunder do we want
TO 30 to Belgium for?" said | to dad.
II do not want TO 70 TO a country that
has no visible means Of support, except
raising belgian hares, to sell to crankE
In America. I couldn't eat rabbits with.
out thir ,lng | was chewing n piece VI
house ca, and rabbits IL the chief food
OF the people. I have eaton horse and
mule In Paris, and wormy figs In Turkey,
and einbalmcd beef fried In candle
grease In Russia. and sausage In Ger
many, imported from the I.eu,gard
saasago factory In Chicago, and stun 10
Egypt with ground rlummy for curry
powder. but I draw the line on belgian
harcs, and | strike right here, aud shall
have the International rr>n 81 Anal.
rama,cd Tourists declare a boycott ON
Belgium" said | Just like that. hristling
ny 10 dad real spunky.
"iou are going TO Belgium. all right"
ssld dad. as he took hold OF my thumb
In n jiu jiiSu fashion. and twisted II
backward until | fairly penuked. and
held Il, while he said he should never
dare ~ home without visiting King
Leopold's kingdom. and having n talk
with m s~l.year-old male firt. who had
q thousand chorus Girl, on his stan aud
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

Eiia-That fellows head Isn't Of much
uae to him.
stellA--well, I suppose he fsela that
he's got TO have something to hang he
hat on.--Judge.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

italian physicians declare that the
american bars" established In their
cities In recent years. arc responsible,
with their iced drinks. for tho Increased
number Of cases OF serious apcplsu
10 warm weather.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

Bosh-l knew = man once who hSl
never met with a disappointment In his
life.
Josh-How was thnt7
lie was never looking for anythira
hut trouble. "-Dstroit Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-09
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-09
OBSERVE THE DIFFERENCE.

One cannot help observing the diff
ference between the Japanese peace
ENJOYS and thos appointed by Rus ia
NJ. White Is perhaps the best man
that Russia could have selected. bnt
he has his faults. and one If these IS
tina. he appears 10 De la love wtA
the sound of his own voice
Either thar cor he Is talking for elecf
Not word. ON the contrary. can
be got feom the Japanas peace plen-
ipcientiaries,
Il S nj the first :ime THAI this DIFF
ference between the two peoples has
been noted.
Tie SAME thing prevailed in Man
churla. Tia generals in command were
constantly Ialk ng about what they
were going to do and just as cen
stantly tley were not doing H.
Even so good a man &c General
Stcessel could not abandon the nation
al trait of character. and pompoualy
proclaimed that Port Arthur would b.
his g ave. The Inference was that he
would die befoge he would surrender
Ba he did nothing Of the kind
The ;alk OF Alex Ell. hat he would
dictate tle terms OF peace at Toxic
within a given me, is familiar to all
The successors Of AlexieG We're no
less laxative ard no less ridiculous
In their declarations Of What iaey in
tenasd to de
On the sea Rojes;vensky. who now
says that his vessels were unfit fer
the voyage they made. 20 say nothing
If engaging In battle with The enemy,
when he was heard from was CON
stantly declaring that he would wipe
the japanese navy OF Tie face Of he
earth
And We all know wat actually hap
pened
The Japanese commanders. on tie
contrary. have sa a nothing. but they
have produced results.
One Of these results was the cap
tare Of Port Arthur, the destruction q
the Russian feet in The far east, and
ccnsigning the relieving ileet 20 the
bottom OF the sea
On land the braggart Russian com
manlers have been defeated and div
~ back until Il will take only a shor.
time to drive them entirely off Man
rhuria.
Commander after commander has
been called hons. The Russians have
had no man in whom they could place
confidence W III the exception of Line
witch. and they are rapidly losing con
fidence III him.
Almost every day we can hear about
what the Russian commander propose
doing Not d syllable Is heard from
lthe Japanese general in the field bu
az the japanese retain possession d
every foot OF ground they gain, an
the Russians are constantly fallin
back. no declaration on tae part 0
4 the Japanese ii needed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-09
Adams Wealth.

The Rev. Washington GLADDEN. has
said--among other things-that Adam
couldn't become millionaire. BY
Adam he meant the father of the hue
man race, an unfortunate mar against
whom many charges have been made
without fear OF contradiction Blu.
while it is true that Adam had no bal.
anee In the bank, and held neither
stocks nor bonds, he was really mon.
arch OF all he surveyed, and there Is
no reason to believe his eyesight was
poor There never yet was million
aire who had a private park that could
hold q rush light % Adams Why, the
venerable old pioneers geological col.
lection alone. far surpassed anything
in that line that has been seen since
Ito say nothing Of the genealogical
treasures that adorned his very door
yard. When man can claim every
thing In sight and without fear of dis
putc. 1t II difficult TO see how he could
he reckoned as an individual Of mod.
crate means.
Adam not millionaire, Mr.. Glad.
den,
Why, he was the sole landed proprie-
tor Of his time. He owned the earth.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-09
PHONE AID TO MATRlmoNY.
Girl with Che in Her Home Always
Popular with Young Men.


Fopuiar with Young Men.
1t H. needless to say that the tele-
phone is a great ia iitution, says the
Utica Prrss, II has long been an alb.
sv.ute es eatial in every place OF bust
uess. Just nog there is a great IN
crease in tie number of phones in pri-
vate houses. Il is possible 10 talk
with pretty much everybody At his or
her home. The companies are cFi-
IDENTIFY endeavoring to boom that
branch Of their business. because they
are advertising extensively. The
other day a ST. Loeis PAPER had big
display ad at the top OF which was q
picture Of an attractive young lady
telephoning and represented as say
ing is that you Harry" The text
beneath II includes this statement;
1T Is a WelIknown fact that the girl
who has a telephone IS the girl who
has the most friends and consequently
has the best time"
This appeal to the young people Is
adroit and doubtless will serve to
MAKE thH 81. l.ouiE exchange UlsseF
and buster The parents who have
marriaaeable daughters Will DO well
to consider this Ingenious c1n,rivanee
and modern aid 70 matrimony, i is
something q d bother for n young
man to call or even to write a note
asking the Young lady to so to the The
alter, $50 for walk or drive or ride
to the park. but if he can transmit the
message by telephone 1t IL an easy
way Of making an appointment,
| Many delicious message IL teie
| phoned hese days and there Is reason
| TO believe the statement made by the
1 St Louis company It applies, Of
| course. with equal force in every
1 American city The yonng ladies' for
4 waom life Of single blessedness has
/ no charms are not exactly buying a
lottery when they hire phone. They
can get mrSh pleasure and comfort
out of Il as they so along, ter i Is 2
constant contributor TO convenience
Il is worth tho price, @ilh she enhanc
ed matrimonial possibility thrown ii
as ~ extra inducoment