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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01

said to be one gallon soft soap, four
ounces sal soda, one and onehalf gal
Ions soft water, one and one-half gal
Ions spirits turpentine.
Edith P.-The newest hats in shape
are terrible looking things, with
tilted up curved brim in the back that
looks something like a small parasol
turned wrong side out. How people
are going to keep them on I don't
know, unless we stand on our heads.
think l will wear mood this winter
or an old-fashioned shaker" the kind
our grandmothers wore. Of course
that will look funny, too, but at least
l will feel that my wits are not taking
flight.
Zuzu-Try mixing benzine and pow
dered magnesia to take the soil from
your white felt. Apply in thick paste
with an old tooth brush and brush Off
when dry.
Annie.-After visiting at your
friends upon your return home you
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
Also the Bread Box.

How often do you scour, scald and
dry the bread box? Do you have much
stale bread left and do you put fresh
bread in with the old? A bread box
should not be alright. Holes should
be made in the cover, otherwise 1t
gets musty and tastes old" Every
bit of the baking should be used up
before fresh bread is made, otherwise
you are making more than you need
If there is some bread to use just be-
fore baking don't yield to the tempta-
ton of cutting into the fresh lOaves
and of throwing away the remnants
They are very nice steamed. First
wrap in spotlessly clean towel or
napkin, put in a cOlander if you have
no regular steamer, cover and set over
a saucepan containing boiling water,
but not enough to reach the cOlander.
When it begins to get hot butter well
and cover again. When thoroughly
heated through you will be surprised
to find how nice and fresh it is. Don't
let the scraps get ahead of you; keep
out the two or three slices left from
dinner and make into pudding next
day. One quart of milk sweetened,
into which are added two well beaten
eggs, broken bits, not too fine, Of
bread to float on top, and a little
vanilla and nutmeg make a delicious
pudding The secret of it's success
lies in not putting in more bread than
will just cover the top, of not stirring
it and of cooking in a gentle oven
until it turns a light tan. Cooking
too long curdls the custard, which
should be delicate and tender. Then
a nice way to use pieces of bread is to
make a dressing of it, which every
body seems to like with gravy of some
sort. Take a good sized lump of
butter and put it into a hot frying
pan. Add large onion chopped fine
and when cooked through the bread
cut into half-inch cubes. Season with
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
Kitchen Utensils.

1t is not necessary 20 have dozens
of saucepans, etc., and don't keep any
about, out of repair. 1t is well worth
the expenditure to invest in a solder
ing outfit. A woman can very easily
learn to use it, and it Is mighty nice
to have all the knobs on the saucepans,
the lid on the coffee pot and the dish
pan whole. If the frying and dripping
pans get encrusted after many times
using and not thorough going all over
each time with sapolio-a good way to
make them nice is after washing to
set them in very hot oven and give
them a good baking. The accumulated
crust flakes off and tney're ready for
a fresh start. After repeated expert
ments | found it more convenient to
hang everything with handles on the
wall out of sight. | tackled strip OF
white oilcloth up first-and got some
stout square brass hooks and hung
the utensils in two rows-saucepans
above dripping and frying pans be
low. 1t saved frenzied fumbling when
| was in a hurry, and besides it looks
nice, and | took a pride in having
them all spotless. OF course, | never
set the frying pans directly over the
blaze. | am not fond enough of scour-
ing off the SCOT afterwards, and it
does not save time. When the sauce
pans get to looking as if they ought
to go to the beauty doctor, | just
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01

salt and pepper and mix well with the
butter and onion. Next turn on about
half a cupful of boiling water, turning
it over lightly Let it stand for mo,
ment on the back of the stove, then
serve. 1t should be neither dry nor
soggy. l use this recipe for dressing
for fowls, adding some shreds of eel
cry. If bread still remains which
the family does not seem to be able
to get away with brown it lightly in a
cool oven, beat up with potato masher,
sift through colander, and place in a
fruit jar, for breading chops, outlets,
etc. Then the next time don't make
so much bread unless you enjoy max
ing more than you need.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
The Wood Box.

The WOOD BOX.
| never saw a wood box that was not
the receptacle for more trash and dirt
than people are aware of. If you
don't believe this just examine the
one in the kitchen, for instance, and
see what the result will be! In all
probability a layer of dust and fine
chips-about three inches deep-tOps
off bottles, corks, strings, few potato
Feelings, rag or two, and what not!
We struggled along with wood box
for years and finally concluded it
would be a good job to get rid of it,
so out it went to the wood house,
where it was used to store up kind
lings. We were pleased to get it out
of sight. 1t was a nice change to
sweep where we had not been able
to get a broom except on rare occa-
sions, and we said goodbye, wood
box" with happy sigh. Now, the
next thing to think of was what we
should do with our fuel and how we
should ever be provided with enough,
since the wood box was gone, for
Henry would say, Mother, l would be
very glad to bring the wood, but now
there is no place to put it." Then
took Henry's hand and told him why
had abolished the wood box, and
asked him how many loads he usually
brought to fill it. When he said how
many I said the good work could
still go on and I should need just as
much fuel to get his dinner as ever. So
then l put down several thicknesses
of newspaper and the wood was neatly
piled on that, with a pasteboard shoe
box at one side for kindling. Later
on Henry rugged up a clever contriv-
ance out of board to lay on the floor
and two short uprights nailed on to
the ends like the letter "U." This kept
the wood from slattering-and there
has been no rubbish since, because it
is all burned up. We keep coal in
two scuttles-and there you are!
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
Contributed Recipes.

Cookies.-Two eggs, one cup sugar
one-half cup butter, one-half cup
cream, two small teaspoonfuls baking
powder, one-half teaspoonful nutmeg
flour enough to roll thin. Cut as de.
sired-M. r. P.
Whole Wheat Bread.-Pour one pint
of boiling water into one pint of sweet
milk. When lukewarm add one com
pressed yeast cake, dissolved in two
tablespoonfuls of warm water, and
one teaspoonful of salt. Mix and stir
in sufficient whole wheat flour to make
a batter that will drop from a spoon.
Beat we'll, cover and stand in warm
place three hours, or until very light
Then add sufficient -four to make a
very soft dough. Knead thoroughly
and mould into four or five loaves,
place in creased pans, cover, let rise
an hour. Then bake forty-ive minutes
in moderate oven.-C. G.
Pumpkin Pie-Two cups of baked
pumpkin pulp, one egg, one-quarter
cup sugar, one-quarter cup mOlasses,
one-quarter teaspoonful salt, one-half
teaspoonful ginger, four cups of milk.
Scald milk and mix with pumpkin
pulp. Add seasoning and mOlasses.
Dissolve sugar in a gill of water and
add. Stir in the egg last and mix
all together thoroughly; bake in deep
plates lined and bordered with crust.
N. G. w.
Fudge.-Two cups sugar, one-half
cake of best unsweetened chocolate
grated, butter size of an egg, tea
cupful of cream. Put together in
saucepan and cook for twenty minutes,
or until it forms soft ball in cold
water. When cooked add one table
spoonful of vanilla and stir till thick.
Pour into buttered pans and allow
to cool. Cut in squares.
Beef Steak with Tomatoes.-This
recipe is for a steak that is not tender
enough to broil. A round steak is
made very suitable prepared in the
following manner: First lay the steak
on the meat board and pound it all
over with potato masher: This pre-
vents your teeth from breaking off
when you eat it-and really the poor
old beefsteak will hardly know itself
by the time you get through with it.
Now season it with salt and pepper,
roll it in flour and place in big hot
frying pan, into which has been placed
a good-sized lump of butter. Brown
it on both sides. Next turn over it a
can of tomatoes, into which you have
sliced a small onion and added some
salt and pepper. Now cover the frying
pan and let the whole thing simmer
for from twenty minutes to half an
hour. The steak ought to be tender
by that time-but if it is not give it
to Towser.-S. G. w.
White Cake.-Whites of four eggs,
one and one-half cups of sugar, one
half cup lard, one Cup sweet milk, a
pinch of salt, flavor to suit taste-lem.
on is nice. Cream, sugar and lard
together, put in milk and salt and fla
vor Have ready flour sifted with
sufficient baking powder. Last of all
add the whites of eggs well beaten.
Bake in either loaf or layers.-Mrs.
H. w. Cuffel
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
VILLAGE Improvement Societies.

contributions for publication welcome.
Village Improvement Societies.
One of the many interesting things
at the Lewis and Clark fair is an en-
tertainment of moving pictures and a
lecture on the establishment and
growth of a large manufacturing con-
Germ, in which it is demonstrated that
taking an interest in the welfare of
the employed in the long run works
to the advantage of the employer.
Amongst other illustrations pointing
to this fact the identifying of home
surroundings plays an important part;
and being in line with a subject l
think of vital Importance to everyone.
| absorbed as many ideas as | could
1t is impossible, of course, for me to
tell you of the transformation made in
unsightly back yards by the planting
of simple vines and easily grown
plants; but the thought came to me
that in many small towns it would be
an awfully nice thing for the young
people to have societies for making
their homes beautiful
Now that autumn is coming on, 1t
would be a good time to get the yard
in shape, laying out the beds and
planting seeds and bulbs that need to
be sown in the fall. 1t will require
some one, of course, to help organize
such a society; perhaps the school
teacher, or Sunday school superin-
tendent, or some one who takes an
interest" in these things would lend
a hand. And then the meetings could
take place at the different members
houses or at some other meeting
place, where plans could be discussed
abnr. roI
small membership fee could be charg-
ed, and placed in the keeping of Who
ever starts the organization and
turned over into first, second and
third prizes about the middle of June
by three judges selected from towns
people best fitted to judge of such mat
ters. These judges should be chosen
when the club starts, that they may
see the condition of yards before the
society begins work. The best thing
about this is that the poorest boy or
girl-the one whose home is the hum
blest and plainest-has chance to
show the greatest improvement and to
change the home to beautiful one.
| suggest the name of "The Home
Beautiful Club" Every man or WO-
man who owns house will encourage
this movement and help to make it
a success, and 1 hope any boy or girl
interested in the idea of making home
attractive will carry this copy of The
Ranch to some one who will help them.
Of course, there will be people who
do not care how their places look, but
boys can do much to help each other
and sometimes people don't do things
because they don't know how. So
the boy who belongs to family where
nobody seems to care must be en-
couraged by help from outside. Let
one boy, for instance, say: Johnny,
I'll help you lay out your garden and
give you some vines if you'll help me
get my beds into shape" Let me hear
from some of the boys and girls about
this. Address the household depart
ment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
Answers to Correspondents.

Francie-The juice of fresh toma-
toes will remove the stains from your
hands.
Emma IA good washing fluid is
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
For Little Jane.

When Jane gets restless and does
not know what to do with herself get
her to make a bag for stove cloths
to hang near the range. Get her to
make it of some dark material with
an opening in the side and you will
be giving her a lesson in sewing as
we'll as having something very useful
in the kitchen.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01

put them all in the wash boiler, with
their lids, cover them with water into
which l have stirred a good handful
of sal soda and a dash of ammonia
and let them stay there for an hour
or so. They come out looking abso-
lutely happy.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
HOUSEHOLD
MRS. s. q. WEBSTER

Send communications for this depart
ment to Mrs. S. G. Webster, 259 Colman
block, Seattle or direct to The Ranch.
All questions will be carefully answered.
Contributions for publication welcome.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01
For Henry.

When Henry gets bored to death
get him to open up the tool chest and
make you a good substantial paper
rack for the kitchen. There is hardly
ever a place to keep them and they
are so handy for everything
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01

FAT FOIKS I have reduced my
thI IUlNS weight 55 pounds, bust
nine inches, waist eight inches and hips
nine inches in a short time by a guar
anteed, harmless remedy without exer-
else or starving. 1 want to tell you all
about it; enclose stamp and address
Mrs. Charlotte woodward, Oregon City,
Oregon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-01

pulIDlpp ROOTS FOR SALE, by ex-
0nUbAnD press prepaid to any express
office in this state. Fine thrifty roots
grown from seed this year, or strong d.
visions of older roots. Your choice
one dollar and twenty-five cents per
doz. Fall is best time to set them out.
J. H. ENDsLEY, IT, Ellensburg, wash.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28
DANGER MENAClNG
THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, July Especial Agent
William Waudby of the United States
Bureau of Labor has issued an official
statement in which he says it is of
vital interest to the American nation
that the question of whether immiera.
sion should be suspended be immediate
~ taken up by the Government. Mr..
Waudby's statement says:
Nearly two-t thirds of the entire i'm
migration Of the world is directed to
the United States. The invasion and
successful capture of the United States
mas been accomplished. We have pro-
vlded the means of transporting the
millions of invaders and the railroad
and steamship companies make a profit
OF 500 100000 per annum in landing
them
The United States has full power to
exclude aliens altogether"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28
RUF FALO DRIVE
IN YELLOWSTONE

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS yellow
stone National Park, July 19.-An ex-
citing drive of buffaloes is reported
from the interior of the Yellowstone
Park, large number of bison escap-
ing from the reserve in the hills while
quenching their thirst in the Gardner
river. The park fence offered but little
resistance to the burly brutes. which
one after another leaped over the OBJ
struction. a hurry call to Fort Yellow
stone brought out a detachment of
cavalry and the troopers were accorded
an experience which they will never
forget. A number of the cavalrymen
We're thrown from their horses during
the excitement of the roundup and were
forced to scurry behind trees for safety
as the maddened buffaloes would charge
pllndly at anything in their path. Like
a bull. the buffalo will charge at any
obstacle With it's eyes on the ground.
unable to see ahead at the time and
more than one bison turned somersa Nils
as the result of colliding with a tree
IN ollnd fury. 1t required several hours
OF the hardest kind of work on the mart
of the troopers before the buffaloes
were finally headed back to the park.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28
WARRANTS OR CASH 4?


import matte swhch yetco
formulated by
called warrant cred tape
The formulated
tdiect payment method
approval by the officers
proceeds each
en- he
payroll itself shall be
fomo andsh shall Treasurer
to ycashd directly o payroll
multiplication
the will get it.
the
filed registered fled
employees checks,
to ga
benefit
Not only be method
the life blood the
of
has been for
o =
and method it
sounded honest
graft This
unqualified
cannot
o support the tape plan
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28
RUSSIAN SHIPS NOT
HOPtLtSSLY DAMAGED

TOXIC. July 1S.--An officer who has
returned from Port Arthur reports
that the extent of damage to the
sunken Russian ships was slighter
than was anticipated. 1t has been
known that the Russians applied ex-
plosives inside the vessels before they
We're abandoned, and the resulting
damages were expected to be serious.
1t has been found. however, that the
vital portions of the ships were.
strangely, unhurt. The Bayan, which
sustained severe damage, has been
ia ken in tow, and the Peresviet is
navigable with her own engines Both
Of these vessels will soon be brought
here TO complete the necessary re-
pairs. Even the Pallada, which sus-
tanned the heaviest damage, is expect
I'd to be relocated by the middle of
August, and before this the Retvizan
md Pobeida will be afioat
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willing 1aborng
excluded satisfy in
think
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THE OFFICIAL SHARK.

statement meeting last night
Bulletin of
willie
and public
a
h these In other charge the department lend
old method
with intermediary. revyed2
S
and the refusal allow be
which leaves the the a
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There will of
the Togo
might be excellent thing
Pedro, the port of Los
Hawaii
providing a servi eensues
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administer crushing blow while
over The
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28

is edofa
the Republican
Bakersfield
animals Hail. The labor
Despite him sehmi
still
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28

As the
barmonv
President which
aided well
al
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28

Yellow fever New Orleans unclean
When General Butler
yellow vanished BY
banshed
will breeding
health of the Crescent City where Ben it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28

When public employee himself
the a
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John Clyde Sullivan
to e "a1 NC
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REMNANTS
COTTONS and LINENS.

Included in this lot will be found
hundreds of desirable lengths of Cali
COS, Percales, Ginghams. Batistes, Pi-
CUES, Cretonnes, Silkolines, Innings.
PLAIN and Figured Lawns, Grass Ii.
mems, Linen Lawns and Table Linens
all of which have been marked at
prices that will close them out with a
rush.
At the same time as above. we
will place on sale
HUNDREDS of DOZENS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-28
LADIES' LINEN HANDKEP,
CHIEFS.

y.
These goods are in broken lots onlv
few of each pattern left. which mnst
De crossed out before the receipt of our
Fall stock. '"A
They are reduced as follows:
Linen Initial Handkerchiefs 2 for
zoe, reduced to Sc. each.
Linen Initial andkerchiefs. 25t
each, reduced to 8 for SOC.
Linen Initial Handkerchiefs 35c
each, reduced to 25c. each.
Linen Lace, Hemstitched and E,,-
hroldery Handkerchiefs, 4Oc. each 70.
Queer to 25c. each.
Linen Lace, Hemstitched and En-
hrolderv Handkerchiefs. soc. and 60c
each, reduced to 8 for S1.Oo.
Linen Lace. Hemstitched and Fm-
hroldery Handkerchiefs, zoe each re.
duced to Soc each.
Linen Lace, Hemstitched and En-.
oroldery Handkerchiefs, 800 each
reduced to s125 each
cH1LDREN's HANDKERcH1Ers
lot Children s Cotton Initial Hand.
kerchlefs. 8 to the box, reduced from
zoe. to 10c. per box.
EHLERS
GOOD GOODS.
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REMNANTS
-AND-
HANDkERCHlEFS

~ ~
On. TUESDAY, August 1st. at
8 o'clock, we will place on sale
AN IMMENSE LOT
of
REMNANTS
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Honolulu is good deal catching the bnho
from San Francisco fs"e
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FOR w EAK MEN
With Free suspensorv.

With Free euspensofy.
II your manly strength has been
Wasted by the designations of youth or
4 maturity, overwork, worry or sick
hess, 1 can promise il you will wear
ny belt that you will regain the vigor
and pleasure Of perfect strength.
OR. MISUNDERSTANDING BELT
.nres weakness in Men and Women
Weak Backs. rheumatism, Stomach,
Idney and Liver Troubles, Constipa
lon and all Nervous Diseases.
FREE BOOK-If you can't call, in
;lose this ad and I will mail, sealed
and free, my beautiful illustrated 3D.
page book. which tells all. Address
DR.. M. G. MCLAUGHLIN.
eos MARKET ST., Above Ella.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
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p' Insurer mas appeared at the police station
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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-12-13
Bazaar.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the
Methodist church will hold a ba-
zsar at the opera house on Friday,
Dec. 10th, They will have on ok
hibition and for sale a nice lot Of
fancy and useful articles suitable
for Christmas presents. At night
at 7,30 they will give conundrum
tea. You order from menu card
of peculiar get up, and you don't
know what you will receive until
you see it. The price will bs only
Eve cents a dish. Everybody
come out,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-12-13

The convention Of tho Farmers
Union held at Texarkana last week
was largely attended and was har-
monious throughout. A new con-
stitution WAS adopted and doctors
and lawyers living in the country
and in unincorporated towns are to
be eligible to membership, also
newspaper men.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-12-13
Just Received,

For the Holiday trade, fancy cake
candies, Santa Claus candies, seed
less rsisins, currants,
Dried Grapes
Apricots
=" Peaches
Prunes.
/" Apples a
Also canned Oatmeal, Macaroni,
Vermicella, Dill and Sour Pickles,
Nuts Of al kinds, Cream and Brick
Cheese Gfeen Cabbage, Mackerel
Spiced HeTrings and some Other
goods for the holiday trade,
j.. M. Kruger.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-12-13
EioucEins-Wangemanli

There was a quiet wedding yes
terday morning in Houston, the
contrasting parties being Mr. j. p
HouchinA of this city and Miss
Adele Wangemann. The hour was
9 O'Clock IND the ceremony was
performed at the home Of the brides
uncle. W. Q, Neuhaus, Rev. Thorn.
as ]. windham officiating. Only
the immediate relatives were pre-
aent.-HAlletsville Herald.