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The Washington times., 1905-10-22
QUICK BISCUITS

Cne quart Of flour; two heaping table
spoonruls OF lard: two cups sweet-if
YOU can get it-new milk Cne teaspoon
ful OF soda; two teaspoonfuls of cream
or tartar; ono saltspoonful of salt
Rub the soda and cream of tartar into
the hour and stir all together before
they are wet; then put In the salt and
next the lard; rubbed into the prepared
Hour quickly and lightly; lastly, pour in
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
Around the Council Table With Marion Harland

7 HAVE been interested IN your recipes
and have tried many and found
every one excellent
Kindly inform me of the secret of
making baking powder biscuits. and
keeping them from hardening in a gas
! range. ] hope TO hear from you soon,
as 1 am anxious to learn.
A NEW BEGINNER Pittsburg. Pa.)
I do not quite comprehend whether
you want a recipe for making as well
as for baking. or If your desire is to
know how to keep the biscuits from
hardening while in the oven. To make
sure of your wishes. / insert a recipe
for quick biscuits In the culinary col
uInn. To prevent hardening. cover the
biscuits with thick paper (never printed
paper until five minutes before taking
out of the oven. Then remove the pa
per; set the pan upon the upper grating
of the oven TO brown quickly and deli
cately.
An exceedingly loud and bitter cry
from returned tourists and country
boarders. who find the city quarters they
left clean. swept and garnished, now
overrun with insect squatters. moves me
TO publish a formula sent in by a valued
and Big Brother correspondent One
sample OF the above mentioned outcry
may serve as an apology to the unbitten
who object to the reiteration OF this
topic:
The ''B. BIS feasted royalty on me
last night. attacking me with the unap-
peased hunger Of a month.
1 go hat-hunting again today! Oh,
where shall rest be found? Hordes from
adjacent flats, the human tenants Of
which are still absent. have poured in
a thick-not a thin-''red line into my
erst clean abode Woe Is me that | So
tourn in city tents, VB.
Now comes the Big Brother to the
rescue.
To exterminate bedbugs: with a stiR
feather. apply in cracks. crevices. etc.
the following mixture:
One pint of wood alcohol. one pint of
turpentine. one ounce of corrosive sub
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
DECEPTIVE.

son had been through college, to hear
him talk, would you?
Gibbs-No; I'd never suspect it. He
must have taken the regular course and
graduated.-Puck.
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
IMITATION MAPLE SYRUP,

Boil one dozen clean corn cobs In
water enough to cover for three hours
adding more water as It boils away.
Then strain the water and add enough
sugar to make a syrup. Let IL just boil.
Light brown sugar is best. as IL does
not granulate as readily as coarser
grained sugar.
The Washington times., 1905-10-22

innate. one ounce of gum camphor. Qt
should be labeled "Poison.")
rms Is odorous. but less expensive
than some remedies. and a sure one. y
falthfuily used. Vigilance and persis-
Iehce are necessary. no matter what the
remedy. X n
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
0 O'CLOCK SUPPER.
GRAHAM GRIppLE CAKES

At noon dissolve one yeast cake in
warm water At night add one le~el tea
spoonful OF salt two cups OF Graham
flour. and water TO make a batter. IN
the morning add one level teaspoonful
or soda dissolved in warm water Save
Gne cup or batter TO be used each night
IN place OF yeast cake
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
CHOCOLATE ICING

One cup OF sugar: four tabIespoonfuls
or unsweetened chocolate. Stir and hoil
until a little dropped in cold water can
be gathered up into a bali Stir until
slightly cooled, then spread over Ia
cake.
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
CUSTARD PIE

Line pie pan with rich crust. Beat
two eggs slightly: add a pinch OF salt
three heaping tablespoonfuIs of sugar.
and oie and one-half cups of milk.
Flavor pour into the crust and bake
in DIV oven.
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
Snap Dragon.

the part OF an admirer his face appears
beside her in the looking-glass.
Snap Dragon.
Raisins, citron cut into dice. candied
ginger, few bitter almonds, sliced, and
any crystalized fruits that may be con-
venient. are spread on a large silver or
stone-china platter. set on a marble
table. Turn down the lights and collect
the company about the dish before pour
Ing In enough brandy to cover the fruit
match is then applied. Each person
must, in his or her turn. try TO rescue
bit Of fruit or not from the blue flame
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
Meals for a Day on a Farm.
BREAKFAST.
cakes.

BREAKFAST
Graham griddle cakes Sausage
Fried Potatoes Cookies Syrup Coffee
12 O'CLOCK DINNER
Ham Boiled potatoes. Custard pie
Gooseberry jam Tea or coffee
O'CLOCK SUPPER
Fried eggs. Potatoes warmed in cream
Canned apples Chocolate cake Tea
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
Cabbage Stalks.

These are pulled from the garden by
the young people in the dark. or II there
is-e q moon, with closed eyes. Each must
honestly bring TO the light that which
he or she first lays hold Of. II much
earth clings to the roots, the holder Will
have wealth; IL IL Is bare poverty. A
healthy, well-made stalk promises q
handsome partner for life, and vice
versa A bit cut from the top of the
stalk indicates the temper OF said part
ner. Some are sweet, some sour and a
few bitter
When cabbage stalks cannot be taken
from the earth. order them from a
market gardener. They must then be
put into a bag and drawn out, one az a
time, haphazard. by the girls. with no
masculine eye witnesses. Each fair own
er. after inspecting and tasting hers.
cuts her initials on the stalk. and all are
laid on a table with cloth cast lightly
over them. The young men are now ad-
mttted. and draw in their turn without
uncoyering the row.
III dance is to come off I'm the even
Ing. each young man dances the first set
with the girl whose stalk he has drawn
The Christian name of each girls hus-
band will be the same as that of him
who gets the stalk marked by her.
The Cup of Fate.
Three tumblers or goblets are Sc. on
t6o e4b14 Ono contains vinegar an
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
The Cup of Fate.

Three tumblers or gobiets are Sc. on
tae AhaA One contains vinegar. an
The Washington times., 1905-10-22

1t seems odd that a correspondent
from the home CT the beaten biscuit
should ask for a recipe for preparing il.
But ] give II In the column devoted 70
culinary formulas later on.
The Washington times., 1905-10-22

half an hour; drain In colander: sprinkle
with salt, and It will be light and fluffy
MRS. c. 3. p. (New Bedford. Mass)
The Washington times., 1905-10-22
What to Do on the One
Night When You May
Peep Into the
Future.

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The Washington times., 1905-10-22

1hree eggs, one cup of sugar, one-half
cup OF butter, One level teaspoonfIll or
soda. TWO or cream cartar; flour enough
10 roll: The less flour used the better
the cakes. Flavor with vanilla.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-05-12
LOCAL MENTION

Wallace Cowell was business WIS.,
itor in Great Falls Thursday. <
J.K. Bramble and J. f. kehoe
made business trip to Big Sandy
Wednesday, @
Mr.. and Mrs. O. R. Walen spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
O'Neil of Box Elder.
Mrs. Wallace Cowell and Mrs. Mac
Brown spent Sunday in Chinook Wis
iting T. 2. Cowell and family.
S. S. Sites, Of Minneapolis, has ac-
copied position as clerk at the soda
fountain stand of the Havre Drug 20.
James Michel and Fred Sass left
Tuesday for Zortman, where they
will operate well-drilling outfit DUR
ing the coming season.
Miss Harriet Markle gave a O'Clock
dinner to the school teachers at the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. A. Ken
dig, last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Buihel was called
to WATERFOWL, Mimi, Thursday by
message announcing the death OF Mrs.
Buihel's mother, Mrs. Florick, of heart
failure.
A most enjoyable dance was given
in the opera house Thursday night
hy the Citizens Band of HaVre. The
ball was preceded by Well-rendered
concert by the band.
A suit has been filed inwthe district
court by Joseph GussenhOVen VS.. Jas.
A. Michel, of Havre, to recover an
Indebtedness of about $4lS. This
amount is said to be the balance due
on a note executed by the defendant.
Kid Lee and Kid Fredericks are
matched for 2O-round glove contest
to take place at the Montana Concert
Hall May Is. They have met twice
before with a victory to each, and
this will be a third and last contest,
Kid Fredericks having stated that he
will retire from the ring, as his eye
sight is failing him. He will except a
position in Helena.
The board of stock commissioners
has issued an order that the western
half of Chouteau county be declared
a quarantine district for horses,
mules and asses. Animals in the
district that are affected with mango
or have been exposed to the disease
must be given treatment prescribed
by the board. The order appears IN
the River Press.
Preaching services will be held at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning and evening. Holy com
munion will be observed in the morn
ing, Rev. George Edwards conducting
the services. In the evening the pas
for will be installed and the services
conducted by Rev. Chas. F. Richard
son. Special music has been arranged
for both morning and evening ser
vices.
A peculiar case developed in The
effort TO get a saloon license at Nalle,
Springs, South Dakota, after the tow
had been carried for license. Ih'
necessity of having the names OF free
holders on the petition for l1cens
was a stumbler; until the applican
oyercame the difficulty by dividing
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-05-12
II WAS A FIGHT

When Tommy Reilly and Eddie
Croake> came together at the Concert
HallFriday night. There was no mis-
take made regarding the fighting abil-
titles of the two men. 1t was a fight.
from start to finish and nothing but
the gameness and aggressiveness OF
both parties could have left an i'm
preston with the audience that this
scientific game is popular sport
The seating capacity OF the audit
orium was over 800 and the house was
packed to the limit. Kid Andrews
and Kid Mitchell furnished pre-
liminary of four rounds. They went
at each other on the wildcat order,
but in the third round Andrews was
sent to the mat and took the count.
The main event was characterized
by the willingness Of both men to give
and take Reilly was the speedier OF
the two and landed the most blows,
although Croake had defense which
was complimented by all who saw the
fight.
1t was nobody's fight until the sew
enth round when Reilly landed acOrk-
ing left to Croake's jaw which would
have put him out had the gong not
saved him.
In the eighth round Croake swung
for a Knockout and missed, Reilly
came back and landed haru right and
left to the jaw and the contest was
over.
Both men were badly punished, but
all were of the opinion that the prop
osition was contested on its merits
and fairness with both pugilists Wasa
conspicuous part OF the contest.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-05-12
TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY

A meeting of the various societies
and labor organizations was held ia
McIntyre's opera house Wednesday
evening, O. II. Weber, chairman,
called the meeting to order.
The meeting was made a permanent
organization.
John Purcell, as committee to look
after the soldiers, reported that he
had found the following old soldiers:
Mr.. Mcdonald, Pap Wade, Q. 5.
Golf, J. r. Loomis, J. ". Clack,
Martin StringfelloW.
A committee Of three was appointed
on program, and DR.. Gordon was
appointed chairman of said COM
mittee and Peter DesRosier and W.
B. Piper members.
A finance committee consisting of
II. W. Stringfellow as chairman, A.
C. Lender and c. Fl. Corey was
appointed.
A committee on arrangements con-
sisting of T. j. Troy as chain an and
Jas Mckenzie, r. A. Bentz, Oscar
Eskew, Reuben Houser, Alex Steven
son and Edward Stoke was ap-
pointed.
John Purcell stated that owing tc
his leaving town new secretary
be appointed and upon motion ". B,
Pyper was elected to fill the vacancy
1t was moved and carried that the
various committees meet on Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 p. M, at the Labor
| hall.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-05-12
PIANO TUNER IS HERE

Prof. Wales, the we'll known tuner,
who does tuning for most Of the out
fits, as we'll as Mr.. Chas. J. Hops, the
we'll known manufacturers agent for
pianos, came in the middle of the
week, and will remain few days.
Those wishing to see him can address
him via the post office.
John Mcintyre and Mrs. Edna
Price were united in marriage Satur-
day last, Judge Piper performing the
ceremony.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
Interstate Rate Making.

One Of the most plausible arguments
advanced by the advocates of political
rate-makng is that if the interstate
commerce commission can determine
it is equally able to determine what rate
would be just and reasonable. This does
not at all follow.
The interstate commerce commission
may be perfectly competent to determine
that q rate is unjust and unrea sOnable,
while it is unable to say what rate is
just and reasonable. The reason for
this is that what makes a rate unjust
or unrea sonable, is it's effect upon the
commerce of the public, and that is sus-
ceptible of proof and relatively easy of
determination. But what makes rate
just and reasonable is quite another
matter, and involves, besides the mega
tive proposition that it shall not impede
or impair the commerce of the people,
the very important and vital affirmative
proposition that it shall give the carrier
his full legal compcnsa ton, as well as
that no rate shall be imposed upon him
that will impede or impair his CONNER
cial prosperity.
The facts are that all rates are so
closely inter-related to other rates that it
would not be possible for the interstate
commerce commission to lay it's hands
on single rate or set Of rates without
upsetting and disturbing hundreds Of
other rates. 1t is as impossible to limit
the rate-making power, either Of the
commission or the carrier to the pre-
scribed area of single rate or
set Of rates, as it would be to
confine the influence of pebble
thrown into the water to less number
of circles than the physical force of it's
displacement would produce.
1t would seem a much more logical so
luton of the situation to confine the
commission to what it can do, rather
than impose upon it something that it
cannot do. If the law empowers the
commission to condemn a rate. and
| gives it ample machinery with which to
compel the carrier to speedily and eff
fectively adjust the rate to basis that
is just and reasonable, the means will be
provided for doing something which it
| is possible to do, instead of the attempt
being made to do something which in it's
own very nature cannot be done.
WILLIAM ELLIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
All Over the State,

Albert CASTOR was killed by lightning
at Homer Ridge during a storm. CASTOR
lived on a farm near Milwaukee.
DR.. J. Franklin Ford, aged SO years,
died in Omro of diabetes. He was one
Of the best known physicians in the val
ley.
Rev E. Dillon of Oshkosh has been
appointed pastor of st. Patrick's church
in Askeaton, succeeding Father Meow
an, deceased.
William Mccarthy, formerly of Osh-
kosh, is dead in Chicago as the result of
falling four stories through an elevator
shaft in hotel.
Gustav Elk, who had lived in this coun-
try but five weeks and who was arrested
in Racine on the charge of attempting
to pass worthless checks, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to one year. at Wau-
pun.
Convinced that Milwaukee should
have a 100000 music hall and audito-
rum. to replace the burned exposition
building, GU the old site, the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association has set
about the work. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars will be raised by pODu-
lar subscription. and the remainder will
be furnished by the city i'll accordance
with the recently enacted law.
Two explosions in one day literally
and figuratively Jared the residents of
Shell Lake A whisky barrel at the
| Summit House exploded in some unex-
planned manner, SCATTERING large plate
glass window. Bystanders were unin-
| iured beyond suffering a nervous shock
| A little later an acetylene gas tank in
| the basement Of B. j. Kinnie's confec
| tionery store exploded, injuring the pro
| prietor severely. The shock caused con
siderable damage to the stock and fix
| lures of the store.
Harry Holway, heir to the rich estate
of the late n. B. Holway, lumberman
was secretly married in Minneapolis t.
Miss Eunice Merrill, La Crosse girl O.
poor parentage. The wedding was en-
tirely unexpected. The Holway estat,
is one Of the largest in La Crosse.
The State Medical Board has begun
a campaign designed to prevent tn
practice of medicine in Wisconsin b,
| physicians OF the chiro-practics schoo
by securing a warrant for the arrest 8
DR.. c. w. Johnson of La Crosse. John
son is charged with practicing without
license.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
LANDING AT BIRD ROCK.


Bird Rock lies out toward New
foundland and Labrador, twenty-five
miles from Crosse Island. There Is
only one possible landing-place under
the tremendous cliffs; a pile Of jagged
rocks which have fallen down. Often
times, for weeks, writes Mr.. Job in
wild Wings" there is no interval
when it is possible either to land or
TO launch a boat. To this island Mr..
JoD sailed III a seventeen-foot open lob
ster boat accompanied by a young ma
tive sailor.
1t was half-past nine, under the last
fading rays of the day and the silvery
light OF the welcome moon, when the
great, stately cliffs at last lowered
above us, and the sea-birds screamed
and issued forth to meet us in clouds
Of ghostly forms.
A form hurried down the ladder,
and a lantern waved from the pile Of
rocks, signaling to us where to make
the venture.
Calm as was the sea outside, some
surf was rolling in upon the lodges.
We must run the gauntlet and take
our chances; there could be no backing
out now. A sudden conclusion almost
threw us off our feet; we had struck
a submerged rock Then a following
wave picked us up and hurled us
against the pile. We leaped out and
held the boat against the undertow,
and with mighty efforts, helped by
succeeding waves, got it up few feet
farther.
The keeper from above was lower
ing the cable by the steam winch.
Down comes the wire cable with
rope to grid under the boat. A dash
or two into the surf, and it is done.
Now hoist away!
Slip and crash. The stern goes
humping over the rocks.
Hold hard therev' United yells con-
vey the intelligence above. The cable
slackens Again the rope is secure and
the heavy boat goes sailing, as it
never did before, up into the darkness
like a phantom ship. They swing it
in upon a ledge, and at last we are
safe, and we climb the ladder with
Keeper Peter Bourque, who has come
down to welcome us.
1t is June %, and since November 5
last the keepers family have not seen
any other human beings till now, save
some fishermen who landed Oh May 90
All that terrible winter they were
frozen in. Navigation was closed. All
they could do was to maintain the
struggle for existence. The ice en-
closed them in November, and granted
no release until the middle of May.
Even now they had received no letters
or papers since November.
Two hours after our landing the
wind rose and the gale started in
again. Had we been only little later,
our plight would have been something
unpleasant to contemplate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

continued to look for some time IN
bewildered amazement.
For instead of shrieking with an
ger as before, they were now yelling
with laughter, staggering about, and
doubling up in a very ecstasy of glee,
like SO many Georgia darkies at
''hoe-down," their expression of ma
lignant hate turned to that of the
man with the child, who lowered
head and shoulders above the rest,
was grinning from esr to ear, while
the fat old party In the jinrikisha
was shaking like a jelly-bag; and
Pat, on his hind legs, was madly
clawing at the wall.
had just about concluded that the
whole thing was one awful night
mare when the vice-consul came push
ing into the alley, and elbowed his
way to the wall, followed by Tan
Quin See.
"Thank Heaven!" he exclaimed. IT
CuOuSuI yOu WSlO UOuO IOI. I1OW ulu
you know enough to do it? But come
along out of this and explain ON the
way. The Turquoise has whist1ed."
We made our way through the now
genial crowd without opposition.
leaving my peevish friend on the wall
to scold at his leisure, and were fol-
lowed down to the sea-wall by a hi
larioug procession Of my late ene-
mics. There we babe farewell to Tan
Quin See, and on the way to the
steamer I related the whole story.
''Well, WE'LL" said the vice-consul,
as he wiped his rudy face, "that
jump of yours, and getting your he'll
met dashed over your face, has prob
ably saved me the trouble of cabling
Uncle Sam for a gunboat. You were
within an ace of being stoned to
death, but you discovered by accident
the secret of controlling Chinese
mob, which is at once the most dam
gerous in the world and the most
childish. If you ever get into
scrape like that again remember this:
Do something, no matter what, to
make 'em laugh, and you're safe till
next time" Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Baby Takes Prize During Parents Abb
sence-Omro Visited by Fire-Rai1way
Men InjuI cd in Velocipede Wreck
Giants Bones Unearthed.

A joke at which everybody is laughing
was played upon Mr.. and Mrs Spencer
Haven during the closing day of the
carnival and street fair in Hudson. Mr..
Haven, who is one of Hudson's leading
attorneys, was in Canada and Mrs. Ha-
ven had gone to visit in Scion Springs,
Both returned Saturday evening, when
their maid servant handed them So, in
forming them that during their absence
she had dressed up their infant girl in
her finest clothes, taken her to the baby
show and had won first prize. Twelve
babies were entered in the contest and
the judges were prominent men. All Of
them pronounced the Haven child the
prettiest. Mr.. and Mrs. Haven are
prominent in society and had no thought
Of exhibiting their child at public con-
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