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kins, a white robe, mask, and an enormous flax wig, personates Knecht Rupert, that is, the servant of Ruper,. On Christmas night he goes round to every house and says that Jesus Christ, his master sent him thither. The parents and older children re- caive them with great pomp and rev erence, while the little ones are most terribly frightened. He then inquires for the children, and according to the character he hears from the parents he gives them the intended present. as if they came out of heaven from Jesus Christ. Or. if they have beel. bad children, he gives the parents a rod and in the name of his master, recommends them to use 1t frequent. ly."
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 St Nicholas-not Nicholas of the fur, but the good saint-ls the santa Claus of of Holland and the Samik- laus of Switzerland In the Nofarl- berg he is the ZemmilIas, who threat ems naughty children with the hay sack into which he will put them in Neither Austria he is known as Nix To, or Niglo, and followed by a mask ed servant called krampus; while in Tyrol he is the Holy Man and is ac. cOmpanied by St. Lucey, who distrib utes gifts among the girls, as he also does among the boys. The "Bambi no is the Santa Claus Of Italy.
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ill our own day of 'fanatics.' which ride on Christmas eve 10 the torrer Of children and timid folk.
 The decking of houses with eveg- green as this season of the year Mas universally the custom among the ancients-laurels and other grasses being profusely used during the Sd turnaiia The Seandinavians and Norsemen used them as typical of everla sting l fo
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In France though. t is at new
 years, rather than at Christmas, when the gifts are distributed, it is the Jesus Bambino' who comes with a convoy of angels laden with toys and books, with which 10 fill the lit tie waiting shoes that childish hands have carefully arranged in the fire place. Scandinavian set thei
 shoes, great and small, of the entire family. in a TOW, that all may live together in harmony during the year ) In Sweden and Denmark, instead of the Santa Claus and the stockings, there is the Christmas box. Done up in many wrappers and labeled with the name of the one for whom it is intended it is thrown suddenly into the room by some unseen and mys- terlous messenger, who, at the same time, raps loudly upon the outer door.
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ing, which is the spirit of the Christ mas time:
 And leave SoHf door upon the latch
 For Whosoever comes; The poorer they, more welcome give,
 And scatter out your crumbs
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This same English author, writ ng of the Germans ''in Pennsylvania, in North America" describes the Christ mas tree in all its splendor, the lit- tie stockings hung up at the foot Of the bed to be filled by "Krish-Kinkie" Ia corruption of Christ-kindlein, or the Infant Christ, who is supposed to descend the chimney with gifts for all good children, and-alas!- the dread "Pelsnichal," or Nicholas with
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The Germans substituted the Christ mas tor the pagan festival of inc Welse Nights, which extended from December 25 to January 6. In Bohemia, Styria, Carinole and otbor dernzan provinces, Christmas plays are performed during adyent-tbe story of the Savior's birth, his Der. secu'ion by Herod and the flight of the holy family into Egypt forming the plot.
 In the Bavarian and Styrian Alps the "TWelve Nights" are called "Ru. nor Nights" on account of the ghosts that are supposed to walk, and priests and careful housewives, with prayer and incantation, holy water and burn. ing incense, fumigate dwelling and outhouae and sprinkle their cattle with salt.
 The German custom of some ono going at midn ght on Christmas eve to bind straw about the fruit trees the mother shaking the crumbs iron tie tablecloth about the roots that they nay become fruitful, points tc the ancient German superstition re garding the influence of the "TWelve Nights
 In the Tyrol, for a similar reason the fruit trees are soundly beaten while in Bohemia, they are violently shaken during the midnight mass, or in other localities treated with the remains of the Christmas supper.
 The Puritans objected to the intro drction of pagan customs into th' Christian festival, denounced tho sineing of carols, and even Christmas itself as pernicious and unscriptural eyidnncing the strength of their oppo sition bv working all of Christmas dav in the firsy year after tho landing at Plymouth.
 But all the world now, where Chris tianity spreads it's white wings o peace and joy. comes under the spel of the blessed Christmas tine, ant gifts are oxchanged-even the Jews conuo. oscaue the snirit which per wales everywhere and while they "di' for their Messiah, hask alrcaay, aii conscious in the warmth and ilshe ol tho 1ove the Infant Savior brought Ill ,o tho xorld--His gift to manklha.
 All the world! And from one P''t ~, t we have gotten this beaa1 'u custom from another that--oui pau :. c,.r. is from Holland, our Chrlst ma, tree from Germany, the Chfis' mo. ..ock.ng from France or beis'"n' .,d the familiar greetlhs' "9il , c,r;stm,s and Happy New Aeai' ,ro~, old England. And from an o'. r,c1jsh poem, too. are these oe..o.- .. ,u, line. which frame so wen 'A sweet simplicity the sentiment or glv
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o,,s generation, especially when grew ine spon an oak, the tree wh' 5h they wrshipped. It's pearllike berries, symbolic of purity, they associated
 with the holy rite of marriage. Lav- CTS, then, appropriating the symbol ism to their own desires to kiss be
 meath the mystic bough at Christ mas tide became a custom quick to be seized upon and too sweet ever to be ~elinouished-supe or what
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the fur, who. if the children hayc botn bad, will leave d biren rou
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15

have it's delicious flavor obscured by
an equally rich sauce, hence one of
plain drawn butter or a cream sauce
to which boiled egg or chopped parsley
Is added are the best and to economize
in time, we will use a potrion of the
soup foundation. For this, scald one
quart of milk in a double boiler. In a
saucepan put one-third of a cupful of
-four, two tablespoonfuls of butter, a
scant teaspoonful of salt and one-third
of a teaspoonful of white pepper Stir
over the fire until the mixture is thor
oughly mixed and bubbling, then add,
by degrees, the hot milk, stirring Wig
orously after each addition until it is
smooth and thick as rich cream. Strain
back into the double boiler, take out
a cupful for the fish sauce and keep
the remainder very hot. Cook down
some cut or canned tomatoes until
thick, then press through a sieve; one
cupful will be needed. Just before serv-
ing add to the tomatoes pinch of bak-
ing soda. take from the fire and mix
carefully with the cooked milk in the
double boiler tasting to see that the
combination is properly seasoned. Do
not return to the fire or the SOUP will
curdle. To the cupful of foundation for
the fish sauce, add one tablespoonful
Of lemon Juice or vinegar and one table,
spoonful Of chopped parsley or the yolks
of one or two hard-boiled eggs, chopped
fine.
The potatoes, after boiling, as usual,
should be mashed, seasoned and kept
hot. When ready to serve press them
through a ricer or seive into a heated
vegetable dish.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
How Joshua Got His
Dish of Boiled Wheat

Lucinda" said Mr.. Melstrum, who
had just returned from a visit to
farmer friend in the country, while 1
was at Longley's 1 ate some whole
wheat, boiled. 1 like it better than
anything / ever tasted. He gave me
a small paper sack of the wheat, so
we could cook some ourselves, How
long will it be before supper is ready?"
About half an hour" answered Mrs.
Melstrum.
well, We'll have some boiled wheat,
if you please. Here's the paper sack"
But, Joshua, 1t will have to be
cooked in a double boiler, and"
II don't care how you cook 1t. I'm
hungry for some more boiled wheat"
But see here, Joshua! 1t will
take"
"It will take a lot of cream and
sugar; I know that. But we've got
plenty of both. Put it on right away,
will you?"
Without another word his wife took
the wheat washed it, emptied it into
the double boiler" and set it on the
fire.
At the end of half an hour Mr.. Mel
strum became impatient.
Lucinda" he called out from the
sitting room, isn't that wheat ready
yet?"
mot yet" responded Mrs. Melstrum.
How much longer is it going to
take to cook it?"
about eleven hours and a half.
That's what 1 was trying to tell you,
but you wouldn't give me a chance.
Do you want to wait for it?"-Youth's
Companion.
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be sufficient for four or five persons,
providing it is in a solid piece, prefer
ably what is called middle or tail cut.
One pepper and one-half of cupful
of the mixed salad would be a fair
allowance per head, while one quart of
soup will serve five generously-for an
elaborate course dinner it is sufficient
for six persons.
AS the salad and desert must be pre-
pared in time to serve cold, it is best
to take up their preparation first. Sup
posing that five are to be fed, we pro-
portion each dish accordingly. One cup
full Of pecan nuts, one large or two
medium-sized tart apples and one head
of lettuce will be needed. Separate the
head of lettuce, wash and drain the
leaves, wrap in a wet cloth and put
aside in refrigerator or cold pantry
until needed. Over the nut meats sprin-
kle a teaspoonful of melted butter,
turning them over until slightly but
evenly creased, sprinkle we'll with fine
salt, spread on shallow pan and place
in O cool oven until crisp and very
slightly darker in color than before.
Set aside in dry place.
Make a cooked dressing with the
yolks of two eggs beaten with four
tablespoonfuls of cold water, two table,
spoonfuls of lemon juice or mild vim
egar, one-third of teaspoonful of salt
and a dash of cayenne. Stir this over
hot water, lifting it up frequently, until
very thick. Add one large tablespoon
full of butter, stir until absorbed, then
strain and set aside until cold. When
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used this dressing is to be mixed with
an equal bulk of whipped cream.
Shortly before dinner the apple Is
pared, cored and diced, mixed with the
nuts, the outer leaves of the lettuce
shredded fine with scissors, and por-
ton of the dressing. This is heaped on
the blanched lettuce leaves and the re-
mainder of the dressing spread over the
top.
The cheese fingers which accompany
the salad call for one cupful of flour
mixed with a half teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder, a dash of salt and cayenne,
then rubbed fine with one large table,
spoonful of butter. To this is added a
half cupful of grated cheese and sut-
ficient ice water to make a rather firm
dough. This is rolled out a half inch
thick, brushed with white of egg sprin-
killed. with more grated cheese, cut in
narrow fingers with a pastry jigger,
laid on a flat pan and baked in a mod
crate oven until pale brown. These are
used cold.
The short cake dough is to be made
in all respects like baking powder bis
cult, except that three times the usual
amount of shortening is used Cut out
biscuit the size of fruit saucer, brush
half of them with butter, cover with
the remaining biscuit-sandwich fash
ion-and bake in quick oven. When
cold pull apart, add a filling of cut
peaches well sugared and serve with
soft custard of whipped cream.
The sweet Spanish peppers are now so
widely grown that they have superced-
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Literary Stiit-WaIklnu

While crossing the ocean last spring
all our table was held breathless by
the daring stilt-walking of a fashion
able authoress installed on the captains
right. So audacious were her feats that
at moments they attained the perfec-
tion of Haute Ecole.
One evening, on referring to her love
of diamonds and gems in general (the
good lady discoursed mostly about
herself), she announced that it was her
rule to spend most of the money she
earned by writing on jewelry. 1T may
be foolish" she added with simper.
"but fine jewels are a temptation l
can't resist. I bought my diamond and
sapphire tiara this winter with the ten
thousand dollar royalties from my last
novel;"
It certainly was fortunate for the
lady's equilibrium that she failed to
recognize the junior partner of her
publishing firm in the modest little
man who choled so violently over his
wine at this remark. He conhded to
me later that the book had, perhaps
netted the authoress five hundred doll
lars.-Eliot Gregory in Harper's.
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The deep real lace collars, which are
so smart just now for coat and gown
alike, fall so far down over the sleeve
as to give it the appearance of being
rather elaborately trimmed itself Fur
collars and cuffs, preferably sable,
ermine or white lynx, always render
cloak of any sort doubly effective, but
deep collars and wide cuffs of laces,
elaborately worked in ribbon embroidery
and bound with a narrow piping OF
velvet, trim coat very handsomely,
but leave little room for the rich fur at
throat and wrist.
1t is not possible to state just yet
which is going to prove the more fash
ionable for the theater and opera cloak
velvet or satin. OF late years velvet
has not been used much for this pur-
pose, but for this very reason it has
now sprung into redoubled popularity
Only in the light or such peculiarly ef~
fective shades as scarlet and flaring
colors will the velvet and chiffon velvet
opera cloak be seen, while it is now
said that many dark and sombre tones
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will in satin be extremely smart. BE
this as it may, velvet is ever delight
fully effective in itself, whether the
color chances to be palest rose PINK or
deep turquoise blue.
Formerly it was not thought neces-
sary to add much trimming to velvet
wrap, but this idea has now rather dis
appeared, and bands of hand en-
brodery, as we'll as the deep embroid-
cred lace capes, are seen on this coat
as we'll as on the wrap formed of less
effective material. One smart model
was made with wide fitted yoke of
satin covered with Irish lace, which was
itself elaborately embroidered with rib
bon work of the shade of the velvet and
with appliqued medalllons of Valen-
ciennes. The lace was carried down the
front of the cloak on each side and also
around over the hem. SO that it should
not fall too tight over the gown the
cloak was slit up on each side about
eighteen inches this cut being, of
course, bordered with the embroidered
Irish point.
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terial falls in full gathers or in well
pressed down plaits.
On every wrap there should be high
collar of fur or of the cloth lined with
lace, for when a stole or boa is worn
during the morning it would not be safe
to venture out without the protection
of warm fur close against the throat
Narrow box plaits varying in width
from a half inch to two inches are used
for both skirt and wrap, so that in
finest ladies' cloth this is an attractive
way for the material to be Joined to the
fitted yoke. The plaits then fall full
and loose, opening out gradually to-
ward the hem of the wrap. Sleeves are
any length, from elbow to a full, long
sleeve, but perhaps the most popular
model is a three-quarter finished with
soft ruffles of lace or plated silk ruch-
ings. A large, full sleeve interfering in
no way with the gown itself is always a
good model for any sort of wrap, but
equally popular is the two, three and
four puff sleeve, the puffs divided by
narrow tucks or fine shirrings.
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ed the "bull nose" variety for all uses
save picking. They are used in either
the green or ripe (red) state and for
stuffing should be selected of rather
broad shape. Cut out the stem end OF
each and carefully remove seeds and
veins. For maiGre filing, either stale
bread crumbs or cold boiled rice may
be used enriched with several table
spoonfuls of melted butter for each
pepper and a seasoning of chopped fried
onions or any preferred herbs. Place
close together in a baking dish, pour
in a quarter of an inch of boiling water
and bake in hot oven until Drowned
on top.
When received from the market wash
the salmon thoroughly, sprinkle with
salt and set aside until ready to use
then rinse again and lay on shallow
dish. Sprinkle again with salt. To
the water over which it Is to be steamed
add a half cupful of vinegar, two bay
leaves, a teaspoonful Of peppercorns
and a half onion thinly sliced. Stand
the fish over the boiling water and keep
at a hard boil until the flesh begins to
draw away from the bones; time al
lowance Of twelve minutes to the pound
and ten minutes for heating through
would be about correct for a thick
piece such as this center cut. Lift from
the steamer, carefully remove the skin,
transfer to hot platter and garnish
with thin slices of lemon and TUFTS of
parsely. When salmon is not to be had,
cod may be substituted or any large
fresh water fish of similar texture.
90 A rich. fish such as salmon should not
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Satin Is an excellent material for an
evening cloak; the weight could not be
better and the bright shimmering finish
harmonizes peculiarly we'll with the
brilliant lights and rich colorings or
the opera house or mansion decorated
for a ball. In the new soft satlns or
silks-such textures for instance, as
misunderstanding effects can be OBJ
tanned with some handsome lace ana
bit of dark rare fur. All white SATIN
makes a delightfully."- pretty evening
wrap for the debutante, but even the
Younger women look particularly well
in delicate tones of nink, blue, green
and mauve Brocade, especially in the
large so-called wallpaper designs
roses, red or pink against a white or
vague rose colored grounds seen
largely among the new Partisan impor-
tations and in all colorings is sure to be
very effective.
Charmingly youthful and girlish are
evening wraps for the debutantes of
most delicate rose pink, pale blue and
deep cream chiffon. The chiffon wrap
while made on the same general lines
as the heavier opera cloaks, must be
more elaborately finished. in order to
give sufficient character to so thin a
material. Wreaths and garlands worked
in lace and ribbon embroidery may
simply border the entire wrap. or,
again, the same designs may be placed
apparently at random over the whole
body of the coat while the deep lace
cape is also elaborately picked out in a
pink rose and blue forget-me-not de-
sign. Collar and cuffs of sable or
ermine will give just the right bit of
character to a wrap of this description,
which might otherwise seem trifle
cold for midwinter.
Loose but graceful in all it's lines must
be the opera wrap of this season, and
long lines are to be encouraged, not
done away with. Once again we have
the long cloak, nearly to the hem of
the gown, but while many models are
long, in accordance with the train of
the dress, still the majority of the
| cloaks are of even length from the
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Just starting on their term of popu-
laritp last winter, will be widely seen
again this year, but the plain, dark
brown skins will be far more popu-
lar than the queer striped and streaked
coats. Squirrel sets, which are no
longer smart, may be dyed to the eX-
act shade of the pony coat, thus saving
the expenditure upon muff and boa,
and possibly hat.
When possible, in selecting a silk or
cloth wrap the shade decided upon
should be the same as that of the
reception gowns, even if the material
be different. However, if the wrap
must be worn occasionally with such
shades as scarlet, orange or pink, IL
there can be only one coat this one
should be, if not black, at least of some
dark inconspicuous tone. Dark red is
almost without exception most be-
coming shade, while all the bright
hues of red and scarlet are very much
in vogue in this present season, when
the desire to be conspicuously as well |
as attractively gowned is so evident. If
all the afternoon frocks are light in
tone and if among them there are the
white or ecru cloths, then q white |
broadcloth or ladies' cloth light wrap |
would prove better in every way thar
a darker cloak Both white satin and
white brocade could be worn in the
afternoon, but it is infinitely better to
keep these richer fabrics set aside for
the opera or theater cloak. Velvet, too,
and plush are both to be worn to a
great extent this winter, but are con-
sidered smarter and more suitable for
formal evening wear. Chiffon is fascin-
atingly soft and always becoming, so
that with its harder fellow, chiffon
cloth, 1t will always live.
AS distinguished from the opera
cloak, the reception wrap, while loose
in oil ftc in hn OF
of fit, must be made with sleeves and
is not more than three-quarters length
at most. A pretty model for either
cloth or silk has a deep, fiat yoke, COW
cred with lace, with embroidery or with
embroidered lace, below which the ma
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fioor-by far the more comfortable and
convenient fashion.
The great question at present is with
the sleeves of this evening wrap, and so
far all styles and varieties of models
are seen, from the round cape to the
coat effect, with large, very loose
sleeves, which. while giving the warmth
desirable, can in no way crush the most
perishable chiffon or net sleeve of the
gown. The model now most generally
seen has large arm holes, over which
fall long sleeves or shoulder capes, which
are lined and trimmed with fur or lace
in the same way as the rest of the
cloak. This style of wrap is quite new,
or, rather, has not been seen for some
time, and it bids fair to be the smart
est design for the opera cloak of this
winter
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
BY corneIia c. Bedford

Friday is often alluded to in domes-
tic parlance as fish day." and we rec
ognize the wisdom of so observing it
because, aside from it's religious signi-
ficance, it Is a wise precaution to elm
mate meat from the dietary for one
day in the week and to substitute fish
or some other dish which is of equal
nutritive value We at once think of
eggs and are told that peas, beans and
other dried legumes contain even a
higher percentage of body forming ma
terial. With these three foods to select
from as basis, it will not be difficult
task to plan the three meals for Friday
and so to vary them from week to week
that they will be looked forward to with
pleasure. AS good fish is plentiful and
there are many green vegetables in
market, we will utilize the following
menu:
Cream of tomato soup.
Steamed salmon Parsley or egg sauce
Riced potatoes. Stuffed peppers.
Apple and pecan salad.
Cheese fingers.
individual peach short cakes.
Coffee.
In buying fish as the principal dish
of a dinner, two pounds and a half of
a rich fish, such as salmon, or three
pounds of dry variety-like Goodwill
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-02-23

The Philippine tariff bill which
passed the House OF Representa-
tives the other day, take off % per
cent of the present duty on sugar
aud tobacco imported into this
country from those Islands, and
Secretary Taft says that still grea-
ter reductions can be made with
out injury to tie home industries.
Our foreign possessions ale capa-
BILE of producing slI the sugar and
tobacco used in this country, and
if the tariff bars were taken down
and free entree to those products
allo owed, the development Of these
industries in those foreign posses
sions would be beyond computi-
ton.