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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-09

was given trial by Magistrate NJ $.
Riley sataday nisat. Gilvary main
tanned tdat he was ,innoceHt nut as he
told several stories rs to how ne pro-
eureJ the boots the magistrate eonclul-
Cd the evidence was sufficient to CON
Wet MIN IL was fined ten dollars and
costs and given Sentence Of fifteen
days in jail in addition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-09

Monday morning TO remain for week.
During that time he win visit the Lum-
bcrPort schools AMI the other public
school, in that vicinity in his official
capacity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-09
Sheriff prepares To Move.

saerif john n. Flanagan IS at Salem
packing his household goods with th.
intention Of moving into The new saet
iae- residence tomorrow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-09

OIL CITY. Pa, Jan Credit ,balan-
cas. unchanged. Average runs 5I.2l2;
average shipments, 1926. Linz run..
54.6l4; shipments, 55,772.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-09
FINEDAND
JAILED
Was Torrance Gilvary For Stealing Pair
Of Boots From in Front Of a
stsfe On Third Street.

Terrance eiivary, who was arrested
ami jailed on the charge ii stealing
pair Of rubber boots from in front 81
", I, MesIiwap's store on Third strest,
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

A correspondent wrote to me not long
ago for a recipe for making vinegar
without grapes or apples. She lives in
a part Of Mexico where these fruits do
not grow. and. Ike a sensible woman.
she breads TO use the vinegar Of COM
merce based upon sulphuric acid.
! feebly suggested vinegar made from
sweetened Oolong tea, left 10 sour into
a thin acid. 1 also asked why better
vinegar could not be made from crushed
and niacerated ca k-us figs.
One Of our invaluable Minnesota cor
respondents comes 10 the rescue with
a brief practical letter:
Here is most excellent recipe for
vinegar:
Put quart OF molasses in a crock,
and pour over IT nine quarts OF boiling
rain water: let il stand until milkwarm;
put in two quarts OF red clover bios
SONS and two cakes of yeast foam. Let
this stand for two weeks and strain
through a towel. Nothing will mold IN
this vinegar, if directions are carefully
followed.
| have made this vinegar IN Juls',
and il was ready for use in two months.
/ have never tried It without the clover
blossoms.
Mrs w A r. minneapolis
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

entire satisfaction. setting it upon a
handicapped stand near the tea tapie;
or. if upon the latter IN a large stone
china plate, lest the heat should 1njure
tie cloth or the surface of the table
Prepare sandwiches and cakes early in
the afternon, set them upon the table
and cover with dampened napkins 10
keep them fresh. Do not make tea IN
til visitors arrive, and never before 4
o'clock Chat chserily while you are
preparing and pouring it out. II your
maid be presentable, let her pass cups
and plates. or you may press d young
girl into service. The maid removes SOIL
ed cups. etc. and brings in clean.
If you have musical friends upon
whom you can depend, and others VINO
recite or tell stories well, call upon
them once in while to give character
to your pocket-edition salon by the ex-
ercise OF their talents.
First. last. and all the time, make it
your study to please and interest your
guests and to find your pleasure in the
reflex action OF their enjoyment. PeopIe
ike to talk OF themselves, their own pur-
suits, amusements, ana troubles. Sne
who never forgets this leading ract. ana
acts tactfully upon It, is pretty sure 70
/ be a social success and TO earn a rep
! utation model hostess.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

varied according to their season. or. If
al are desired, nrst-class fruiterer
can supply them. The best way to serve
a fruit salad IS to place the little indi-
vidual glass dish containing II In a sher-
bet glass of crushed ice. Ice is deitc-
ious in so many ways, come to think or
il. It is faithful standby in all meth
DDS OF good serving. Add a few drops
of sherry. and the fruit salad makes
delightful dish There are also a low, nat
glass receptacles for the ice OF fruit
salad This is a matter OF taste.
one service for a grapefruit IS cut
glass bowl with a silver rim on pret-
" china plate This is for serving the
half fruit in its rind. Before placing
in the glass cup. the seeds and pulp
should be removed Then each section
should be cut from the rund, so that II
may be lifted out easily with the spoon.
Two styles of spoon are illustrated
people prefer the blunt, short bowl to
The grOOved. narrow spoon.
But the best way 10 serve grapefruit is
in the fruit-salad dishes. Remove the
sections of the grapefruit. place them
side by side, in their natural symmetri-
cal order in the small individual glass
dish, and top them with maraschino
cherries Then place this in the sherbet
glass of crushed ice. The sherry is last
but not least, and IS put on, or course,
when the dish is eaten
a most delightful idea IS TO color tne
ice with cochineaL This lends a dehcate
rose color. harmoniZing beautifully with
the cherries and the pale shade or the
grapefruit. It may be used with the
fruit salad also.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

The suggestion OF the very Familiar
talk ] purpose TO hold today with our
fat-dweuer and cottager il found Ia Il
letter from newly made matron and
housewife. She sets the case 20 use
q favorIte phrase of Andrew Jackson 5.
50 aptly as TO spare me the trouble OF
preliminary explanations:
..Ours Is the stereotyped six-rOoms-
and bath apartment. drawing room
OF fair dimensions 0or city fat and a
sinv anteroom. dignifed by the name
OF library. three bedchambers and a
dining room, with a love OF a bathroom.
lined with tiles. compose the shell Cf
what we would giorify into a home.
Both OF US are hospitabie and we are
rich .in congenial acquaintance. We
would Ike TO keep open hor;se" Per
sonaiIy. I should like TO have a minia-
ture salon. and do my tnhnitesimaI best
toward Fastening the day OF which you
and Prof. Somebody spoke IN an article
you wrote last summer upon lawn par
ties. But-aud the word IS a veritable
But-tress-our income and our lodg-
ing are too small 70 warrspt such luXu-
ries SIS dinner parties. ilAacheons and
svening receptions Entertaining AS
the word is generally applied-is for the
rich not for the almost-poor.
John and / are happily content In one
another's society. yet We agree tagainD
IA thinking that happiness should not
make Us selfish and that the Influence
of every real nome should be felt be-
yond the walls that bound it.
Il. r. II"
John and you are so essentially right
that / could devote the whole Of this
zpaDer TO showing the reason and beauty
sof your conclusion. Real home" linked
I4cgctkcr By common needs. common
syrnpathies and harmonious tastes.
make up the highest order of society
You honor me by asking my advice
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
KEEPING OPEN HOUSE

in your perplexity. AS a starting point,
strike entertaining from your catalogue
Of available words. 1t mesnt well
enough in the beginning. but, like
many another respectable thing. 1t has
been Tnisused until it has lost character.
Leave entertainments" 10 the newly
rich clan with whom dollars are the
only test Of real sassiety."
Next secure for your home and for
yourselves that degree of seclusion with
out which what should be a garden Of
delights is trampled into a common.
Keep open house upon one day OF the
week. Let your friends comprehend
that you are joyfully at home To them
upon one afternoon and evening out
OF the seven which make up the weekly
round. The announcement is a fiattering
assurance that you wish TO be sure OF
seeing them when they call. When i
woman says: Il have no day at home:
L Clearing hard upon the pronoun) see
my friends whenever they can make II
convenient 10 call" / settle within my
self that she is willing 10 take the
risks OF being out when they chance TO
come: also, that her time is Of little
value TO herself.
Unless your dining room opens directly
out OF the drawing room. serve the
modest refreshments prepared for your
at home day in the larger Of the
two parIors. Set a table in a conven-
tent corner. AMI make II an attractive
part Of your furniture. Cover II with
your prettiest teaclOth, arrange upon
this your daintiest tea equipage. and
always brighten the array with flowers
or ferns A basket Of light cakes, two
or three plates OF sandwiches and thin
bread and butter, n fancy dish OF bon
bons ffanked by one Of salted nuts, and
in the afternoon Tea and IN the even
ing chocolate, make up an all-sufhcient
as IL now is
I hope you have standing tea-ketS-
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
old-FashiOned Pudding.

One quart OF milk, one quart OF Indian
meal, three eggs, three heaping table
sroonfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of
salt and one-half pound of beef suet
chopped into powder. Scald the milk
and while boiling hot stir in the meal
and suet with the salt. When cold. add
the yolks. beaten light with the sugar.
then the whites Dip your bag in hot
water. flour il and fiji half-fun with the
mixture. as IL will swell very much.
Boil hve hours. Eat very hot, with but
ter and sugar. This pudding is even
better when baked IN well-buttered
dish for an hour and a half. Rake
covered, for an hour and a quarter, then
brown.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Little German Cakes.

We are indebted TO one of our notable
company of German housewives for the
following:
/ will tell you how to make delicious
cake for luncheon. When too much
sugar is used they do not get nice and
pimply. In German, we say, ''puclSig. -
One egg; one-half egg she'll of wa
ter; a pinch of salt. Mix in flour until
the dough is like that for noodles; roll
out cut In strips about four inches long
and two inches wide, and cook in boil
ing lard. Then sprinkle with sugar.
VIII not somebody try them and let me
know how they like them2
Now for the cake frosting, or icing:
One-half pound OF powdered sugar,
or eonfectioner' butter. size of a wal
nut; three tablespoonfuls of warm wa
ter; two tablespoonfuls of chocolate.
FRAU.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

water; three pounds of ground rice.
boiled TO a thin paste and stirred in
while hot; half pound of Spanish whit
Ing. and one OF glue, previously dis
solved by soaking in cold water, and
then hanging over a slow FIRE in a small
pot, hung IN a larger one. filed with
water Add five gallons of hot water
to the mixture. stir well. and let it stand
a few days. covered from the dirt. It
should be applied hot for which pur
pose It can be kept in a kettle or port
able furnace.
A pint OF this wash mixture, If prop
erly applied will cover one square yard
COlOring matter may be added as de-
sired. For cream color. add yellow
ochre; for fawn. add proportional tely
four pounds OF umber TO one pound of
Indian red and one pound Of common
lampblack; for common stone color. add.
proportionately. four pounds of raw
umber TO two pounds of lampback.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
WOMEN

on, wad some power She giftie gfss -
10 see ourseIs as ithers see US;
lWad from many blunder free as.
And foolish notion
quoth Burns. Could he have addressed
these words TO some women Of today. Il
would have been very much to the point.
AS it was, he was inspired 70 write the
lines by woman in church under cir
cumstanees quite distressing TO the on
locker, II the reader recalls the subject
OF the poem. However, the philosophy
of this verse appeals strongly 70 the un-
fortunate passerby who must witness
the slpshod appearance Of some women.
Perhaps a toilette may be fresh and new.
and faultless in every detail but ona-
the way things are put together, That
one spoils the whole: il IS a sad reflae-
tion on the wearer and a decided annov-
ance 10 those. who must see the painful
spectacle.
Suppose a blouse is buttoned in tha
back. One or more buttons are out OF
their holes: maybe one button is in tha
wrong hole; the collar slips above the
neckband; the buckle in the back In a
quarter inch. "A half inch-maybe an inch
beyond the placket of the skirt a pin
shows in the skirt band, wnlch has slip
ped below the belt. there is a rip In a
seam, tiny, but there just the same, and
prOclalming loudly the CareIessness OF
the wearer. Such q list of public wrongk
as this may stimulate the not overcarsJ
ful woman 70 use her mirror with pres
caution before leaving her room.
No matter how rich. how becoming
how tasteful is a costume. II II is not
put together with fac precision and
neatness TO the last degree. 1t is a fail.
ure, and the OnlOoker wonders how II Il
possible the wearer can move along 81
serenely and not feel that something
| is wrong.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Hard Soap.
(By request.)


The ingredients are three pints OF
cold water. one can OF potash, one large
tablespoonful of borax, one small cup
ful of ammonia
Save every little piece of grease or
drippings. and when you have a five-
pound pail OF it, ma=Se the soap. Cut
the potash in the cold water. Let IT
cool, which will take about an hour
Warm the grease, strain through a
clean cheesecloth. and add it. and stir
slowly until thick as honey. Put a
clean white cloth in the bottom of an
old dripping pan; then put a piece of
thick wrapping paper over the cloth.
Grease this paper; then, wnen the soap
is as thick as honey. pour IL in, and
when hard cut with string for use. You
viii be we'll repaid for making this
soap, 1t is good for chapped hands and
shaving. NY husband viii use no other.
MRS. l. T. B.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
sSze>ry o0 z E~AH SzAa
CAPS He GUDE<

I" HIS business of entertaining in
one room or two is not always
any easy matter. However, the
very essence Of it all is
dainty" The appointments, of neces-
sity, are on a small scale. and when
they are attractive and delicious to the
last degree the hostess has nothing left
to be desired
Again, IL is not altogether a matter
Of entertaining" either. Comfortable,
dainty, pleasing things are perhaps as
essential to the family's happiness in
their private home relations as to the
visitors that come and go. But be that
IS It may-whether the hostess is con
tent. when alone. with strictly simple
appointments or nOt-the pretty. at
tractive serving Of any dish is sure to
win the heart OF the guest
Silver plays an important part in all
household matters, so here. too, II lends
its usefulness. In handling fruit there
are many helps both in serving and eat
ing. The scissors. with their pretty en-
bossed silver handles. are a practical
aid. as well as the different kinds Of
Speaking of grapes. the individual
grape dip is a practical and most at
tractive manner Of serving this fruit.
There is a deep tumbIer, much the
shape OF a bunch Of grapes, set in a
silver stand something OF the nature of
q soda-glass holder. TIE glass Is filled
partly with crushed ice, and a bunch of
grapes, first having been thorOughly
washed IS placed IN IT. The advantage
of serving in this manner is that the
grapes are kept perfectly fresh and
cool TO the last minute when the tongue
touches the cold drops Of water on the
firm. clean grape One important word
about grapes: Quantities of grapes
come from cold storage. having been
picked in late August or September. On
The whole they keep we'll; but when
they come into the warmer air OF
houses, or even outdoors, the stems
shriveI and the grapes fall at the
slightest touch. though the body OF the
grape IS still fresh and firm An incOn-
Ycnience 10 which no guest should be
subjected is to struggle with such
grapes. They are successful rivals Of
the eel when IL comes TO trying 70 keep
them where they belong. They roll out
of ones reach with exasperaUing ease
A word TO the wise hostess: Re sure 10
test the grapes when purchasing them.
Use only The grapes that are firmly 1as-
tened 20 their stems
fruit salad is a delicate dish which
appeals 10 most everyone 3 taste II IS
composed OF small pieces OF banana.
pineapple. orange, peach, grapefruit %
apple pear. pieces Of nut (English wal
nut almond. butternuO and maraschlno
cherries. The different fruits can be
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

l. As Punch said to young people who
meditated snatrimOny-Don't
dyed glove Is always a risk. When
zone by al amateur, it Is sure TO be
rank failure The black VIII smear your
face II you chance 10 be warm and
inadvertently raise your hand 10 moist
cheek OF brow. II your hands perspire,
the dye strikes through the kid soft
ened by the second dying and stains
your skin purple. I have seen it. and
know that my advice Is sound.
, They will come out in the wash.
Use borax soap; wash quickly in cold
water, rinsng three times TO get the
soap out; dry in the wind and iron
while still damp through a thin cloth.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

and spirit lamp for making tea IN the
drawing room. In no other way are you
certain Of having it hot and fresh. II
made in the kitchen and brought to you
In the teapot. there are eifsht chances
against two that the wate2' has stood
upon the tea leaves until the tannic acid
extracted from them has embittered a
beverage that should never have that Pc
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
How TO Clean Felt Hats.

black felt hat may be cleaned with
ammonia and warm water. but light
hats must be cleaned with oatmeal.
heated and applied with a brush. A
white felt hat is cleaned with equal
parts of powdered pipe clay and flour.
Rub the powder over every part of the
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
A Commonsense Table of Measures.

Do all your housekeepers keep this
table of measures IN the back of their
favOrite cook book? I do. Weighing is
tedious and should the scales chance to
be stim or rusty. an uncertain business.
cook by measure and have few fall
ures. I pass the list over TO you for the
common good
ST LOUIS MEMBER.
First. our Missouri co-worler tells in
what proportion ingredients are To be
put together to insure the best results:
l. One heaping teaspOonful of baking
powder 70 two cups OF -four.
2 one teaspoonful Of cream of tartar
and half teaspoonful of soda to two
cups OF -four
;. one leve! teaspooEful Of soda to
two cups of mOlaSses.
4. -Four heaping teaspoonfuls Of corn
starch TO one quart of milk.
.. A little over an ounce of gelatine 10
quart of liquid.
Now as to her measures:
]. sixty drops equal one teaspoonfuI.
, Three teaspoonfuls equal lne table
spoonful.
3. -Four tablespoonfuls equa. a quarter
Of a cup. or half a gill
4. Eight rounded tablespOOnfuls of dTv
material. equal one cuDful
.. Sixteen tablespoonfuls of LIQUID
equal one cuDful.
9; One cupfui of liquid equals two
Z. One heaping tablespoonful Of sugar
equals one ounce.
9. One heaping tablespoonful Of but
ter equals two ounces.
=. one cup of butter or sugar equals
One-half pound.
TO- Two cups OF flour equal one-half
pound.
l wish ] could present every member
of our Exchange with a big, framed and
glazed card on which these two lists are
printed in capital letters. They should
have the place OF honor in mixing room
or kitchen and be committed TO the
COOK memory By tactful degrees.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Recipes by Marion FIarIahd

fully and fry to a nice brown in deep
fat. Dip each slice for a second in a
bowl of boiling milk, draining this on
on the side of the vessel; lay on a hot
dish and spread thickly with strawberry
jam, peach jelly, or other delicate con-
serve. Pile them neatly and serve hot
Eat with cream.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

culiar tang" II poured into cups and
brought into the drawing room by rne
maid. IL cools IN the passage. Have Tne
boiling water heated In the kitchen and
kept on the bubble ever the spirit lamp.
Even better than the alcohol burner is
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Dyed Kid Gloves.

]. kindly inform me through your
columns how TO dye light green kid
gloves black
2 How to remove ice cream stains
from white Wash-silk waist, and also
how 20 wash and iron this garment.
GIRL (ChicagO)
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

is nothing better for cleaning light
colored felt hats which are only slight
" soiled than dry cornmeal rubbed on
with a piece of clean flannel
r. F. Baltimore Md
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Another Request for whitewash.

VIII you forgive another woman {the
doZenth. / verify believe) who begs TO be
told how 10 make government white
wash? ] want To use IL in my cellar
and in my chicken house. And ] have
lost the recipe. BE meFcifull and next
time ! Will keep 1t In my jewel case.
X. 6. +. Nashville Tenn
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Rust Stains

I have a white wash silk dress. and
in some unaceountable way / got the
skirt full of stains. which I think are
rust. win you kindly tell me whether
you know of any preparation that will
take them out? G. I. n. (Chicago).
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

a neat apparatus to be bought at any
shop where gas fixtures are Soda set
of gas tips set in a circular frame, ana
by a flexible tube 10 chande-
lier or bracket burner. / have made
use of this for several seasons to my
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

Javelle water and sunshine will ex-
tract rust II the process be tried faith
fully and patiently. Rinse with pure
water after every application, waiting
ten minutes TO let the detersive get in
its fine work
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Cleaning a Down Quilt.

Kindly publish in your valuable paper
a recipe for cleaning a down quilt and
HOUsEKEEPER RhiladelphIal.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Where Gasolene Is a Godsend.

VIII you kindly tell one of your read
ors in your column how to rid our
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
Sponge Fritters.

Use stale sponge cake cut into rounds.
with cake cutter. Cut the cake care
The Washington times., 1905-11-19

know Of no way of cleaning it with
out emptying the cover and washing II
SepaTateiE.
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
The F1ousenothers in Weekly Conference

house and clothes of lice? We found
them in our servants room, and now
they are all over the house.
ANXIOUS (Philadelphia).
a ''loathly' visitation Soak every
thing in gasOlene. using the nozzle of
syringe with q fine spray. Take one
room at a time; lock IL up for twenty
four hours; then go IN in the daytime
and air the rOOPl. Beware of artificial
lights in or near il until il is Ventil-
atpd
The Washington times., 1905-11-19
GoVERNMENr WHITEwAsH.

Luckily. I have the formula at hand.
Lucklly-because such a coincidence
rarely comes about
GOVERNMENT WHITEWASH.
Slake half bushel of lime with boiling
water; cover the process to keep in
steam. strain the liquid through a fine
aSve or strainer and add TO IL one peck
- salt. previously dissolved in wara
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-16

startling sums that were being paid
for little slices of real estate within
sight of the old cabin where she had
spent the happy days of her child
hood.
Heiress Besieged by Oil Sharks.
The interview did not end in a way
to please the agent of Smart & Her
molingue, but he was promised an
other. Miss Bardeline talked with
her friends, and after listening to Maj.
Sark again she concluded to take her
cid Aunt Polly with her and visit the
oil field. Aunt Polly was an old negro
woman who had nursed Miss Choice
in her infancy. This move did not
please Maj. Sark. He had hoped to
secure a power of attorney to act for
the rich heiress. The young woman
arrived at Humble at a time when
the excitement was at fever heat. New
strikes were being made every day.
Gushers were spouting fortunes into
the air, and men could not be Sc
cured to tank the streams of wealth
that were running to waste. Capital
lists were eager to buy land close to
the gushers, and when it became