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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
GOOD COFFEE
How Properly to Prepare Much
Abused Beverage.

COFFEE" saws a weH-knOwn physi-
clan. gets a bad reputation it doesn't
deserve. because it is so often improp-
erIy made Rightly prepared, and TAX
en- clear and in moderation, il does not
harm the majority of people
Men. particularly, think a good deal
of a cup of first-class coffee You will
hear them recommending TO each 9th
er the cafe or restaurant where the
coffee is pretty good" In masculine
gastronomics coffee ranks with beef
steak as one of the things essential
to a good meal Many a man asks
nothing better for breakfast than
cup of good coffee, an egg, and toast.
And yet how infrequently are these
three simple things done TO a turn!'
Poor coffee is worse than none, but
there is a great bit OF II served Be
cause women don't know how 10 make
it; because it stands still till 1t is
stale; because so much of it is sub
stitute. the cup of real good Coffee is
rare.
Boiled coffee is easily made. and is
probably the most common in the aver
age American household To make it.,
allow a heaped tablespoonful of the
ground coffee to each person. mix
with a raw, unbeaten egg. add half
a cup of cold water and put into the
coffee pot. Pour over it as many
cups of boiling water as you have ia
should be fresh and captured on the
first boil. (It was not without reason
that Delmonicos chef said a rival
didn't know enough TO boil water Peo-
pie laugh at the idea of boiling good
ness out of water, but it can be done
AS soon as the coffee rises and begins
to boil, stir il down with silver FORK
or spoon. Let it boil gently for ten
minutes; pour out q cupful, pour II
back, and let stand five minutes on
the back of the range TO settle. This
makes a strong coffee.
boil three times, setting 1t on TIL IT
stops boiling after each time. II Is said
tlIs is the way the Turks make their
thick. sweet conee. But the woman wh9
is busy about the preparation OF meal
.fnfs This rather troublesome. 1t might
be mentioned, however, that few OF life s
good things are obtained without some
trouble.
making of French coffee, is made of
nickel, has close-fitting cover. a wood
en- handle; and ,,c finely 0 %oT ,s es MiTs
kept clean, and does away with the
UNREASONABLE cloth strainer.
Coffee. 10 be prime. should not be al
lowed to stand an the grounds. II it
lis not to be served Immediately, 1t should
he notrei off into another pot and set
in a pail of hot water on the back of
the range Thus it never gets the flavor
of re-heated coffee.
After coffee has cooled 1t must not
| no set back on the range and allowed 10
| boil up again; this makes IL muddy,
.'warIned-over' stuff.
| Coffee Is best when made in small
quantities. Three pints should be the
| limit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10

fastening il upside down with screws,
so that II could be easily adjusted In
this way she had a hook at the bottom
for a skirt hanger and the cross wire
fer a jacket or waist and could use II,
so that the pTongs would be upright and
could he used for hat hangers, CT for
another jacket when In natural posi-
ton
Not content with an invention that
would not meet all the needs for travel
ing, she went 10 work at the hanger In
the hope OF making IL into some kind OF
an arrangement that would keep her
gowns from being wrinkled when pack,
ed for several weeks She found this
the most difficult and yet the simplest
Of all the cODtTivancess and after days
Of struggles suddenly discovered that by
turning both coat hangers outward and
sharpening the ends, so that they could
be fastened securely into the sides Of the
trunk, that she had the desired con-
trivance for keeping her dresses in place
nd a method of preventing them from
slipping and TumpliDg when the trunk
was rolled around and turned end over
end She Immediately had enough OF
these shankS made for twelve complete
hangers and in packing her trunks
separated gowns, furs. coats, etc, by
this new invention A gown or perhaps
three were carefully folded and placed
in the trunk. and above them the in
YentiOn was screwed into place. To make
1 them attractive and hold the sides OF
the clothing more securely ribbons were
attached TO the cross pieces and tied In
pretty bows.
one or two trips proved the practical
value Of her invention both for use in
trunks ard in closets, and she was SO
delighted with her mechanical success
that she had "A lot of them made and
sent them TO her friends.
She was besieged with letters. asking
if she would sell them some of her
! hangers and had such persistent offers
that she finally decided to have a patent
taken out on her hook.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10

in q blaekened tin pot, or an agate
one that has sealed of on the inside.
Better make It in a bright tin pail
The conee-pct should be washed and
sc2lded after each using. just as any
other dish is washed. IN the morning,
before the coffee is put in. il should be
rinsed out with hot water.
The best coffee is blended. The ideal
blend IL two parts MaDdehling Java and
one part Arabian Mocha. Very little
genuine Mocha ever reaches this coUn-
try, though many thousand pounds OF
coffee are sold under that name.
Buy coffee in small quantities, and
insist on having it finely ground. Keep
II in d Mason fruit jar, closely sealed.
Epicures insist that the best way OF
serving coffee is TO put the desired
amount of sugar and cream in the cup
and fill three-quarters full of coffee;
then weaken slightly with boiling water
Doctors insist that coffee. taken clear
Is not as injurious as that used with
sugar and cream
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
Hot Wafef Bottles.

The damp and chilly weather makes
hint about hot water bottles season
able These should always be pro-
vided with covers, and a bit of old
blanket is useful in this connection
II pewter or stone bottles are uncov-
cred they may easily cause nasty
burns. and even rubber bottles are
rnuch safer If covered, says Home
Notes Another reason for this is thai
IL makes the feet less tender and SEN
sitive if the heat reaches them in q
softened form.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
French On1eLeffe

Beat four eggs slightly. just enough
so you can lift up a spoonful. Add four
Tablespoonful of cream. a teaspoonful
of cold butter. a scant half teaspoonful
of salt. and paprika or white pepper to
season. Put a heaping teaspoonful OF
butter into an ornelette pan and when
kissing hot turn in the egg mixture.
Then with a fork pick up the cooked
egg from the center. allowing the un-
cooked TO run under Continue until
the whole is a soft creamy consistency
Place over hotter portion of the fire
to set and brown, then fold and turn
on to a heated platter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
Potato Soup

Wash. peel and cut four medium
sized potatoes into small pieces. cover
with cold water salted. and cook until
done. Have ready a pint Of milk scald-
ed In double boiler. together with
tablespoonful of minced onion and d
little celery or celery seed TO flavor.
Take the potatoes from the fire. turn
off the water and mash. Thicker the
milk with a tablespoonful of flour, then
add to the potato and mix well. Add a
tablespoonful of fine minced parsley and
serve with crackers or cToutons-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
FOR THE TABLE
Raised Doughnuts.

One cap butter. one cup sugar. one
teaspoonfuI powered cinnamon and-two
welI-beaten eggs Work this mixture
into two cups of bread dough ready for
it's second rising. Let rise an hour or
more When light roll out, cut in rings
or SQUARES. let rise till very light. and
fry in smoking hot fat Let drain on
brown paper and dust with granulated
sugar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
Fashionable Sleeve Lengths

ing is still the modified leg-of-mutton or
gigot. but there are few plain sleeves ;
all are elaborated in their cut or decora-
ton by means OF a variety of devices.
on the multiplying OF which much effort
has evidently been expended. 1t is the
length that is the veXed question about
which authorities diner as greatly as
in other important style problems. The
elbow sleeve which stops short at the
elbow or is prolonged by tight-fttirg
cuff is unquestionably the favori1e
sleeve for ali kinds of dressy garments
For house gowns and costumes the
three-quarteT length is well Endorsed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
Uses Of Gipcesine

For laundry purposes pure glycerine
is simply invaluable, especially in the
washing of blankets, fannels. and ell
materials for which softencd water Is
necessary
II is NOS extravagant, for table
spoonful Of the pure article in a large
bucket. II. which the blankets are to be
washed, will prove exceedingly useful.
Applied TO boots, when they have had
hard usage by damp. il prevents cracks
ard untiTnely wear. II should be put on
with a rag overnight and wiped of in
the morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
Rice Pancakes.

Dissolve a teaspoonfuI of soda in a
teaspoonful of cold water and stir in
two cups Of thick sour milk. Add two
cups of sifted -four, pinch of salt,
two eggs. beaten separately, and one
Gun of cold boiled rice. Very nice for
breakfast, served with genuine maple
syrup,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10
To Make 1abieCiofRS Last

When tablecloths are beginning TO get
shabby In the middle or at the folds. q
few inches cut off at one end and one
side viii completely alter the place OF
all folds, and will give the cloth a new
lease Of life. says Homes Notes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-10


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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

In an animal hospital in Philadel-
phla there is a free bed for cats.
endowed by servant, Ruth Darling.
who died in that city some years ago
She had always liked animals, and
left her savings to provide free treas-
ment of aiiing pets IN the Maher AMI
NAL hospital, where it takes the forEl
of commodious iron cage with the
inscription THE Ruth Darling Bed
on 1T in gold letters This bed has
always a long list of cats waiting
to be treated During one year a.
many as sc were cared for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
KING OF sAFE-RREAkERs.
Marvellous Delicacy of Hearing Pos
sessed by Miner James.

'MilneT James was the most artistic
safe-breaker in the business" said
LecocG the detective. He is dead
now. He opened in his time over 700
safes without tools or gunpowder
solely by working out the combination
with his delicate and patient fingers
1T took me a year. he once said.
to learn the trick of picking combina-
lions. I studied all the locks there
were and 1 had three safes of different
makes to practice on. The ear is the
most important factor in my method
and it must be held tight against the
safe door on line with the tumblers.
When the knob of the lock is turned
slowly and one of the tumblers reach
es the notch corresponding to the first
number of the combination the tun-
bier will fall with a little click. Care
must be taken not to displace this
tumbler. You keep on trying the knob
back and forth gently till each of the
tumDlers drops. Then the door opens.
Hardly one man in a thousand has an
ear delicate enough for this work and
to be success at it you've got to give
up tobacco and alcohol"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

fatal blow, and under that blow love
withered- There was no more peace.
no more happiness in the household
Seeing this. the children were silent
and miserable
But the last straw came when Mrs.
Nichols picture, her famous Scarlet
Letter." received encomiums on both
sides of the Atlantic The husband
had never done anything like it.
After year of trouble the couple
separated. the husband going away
and the wife remaining to work out
her own career.
Thereafter her existence was peace
full, if lonely There was but one easel
now, and one painter. There was but
one ambition, and that was the sup
port and education of her children.
Art for arts sake was no more. Love
for loves sake was a farce.
The woman continued to work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

A Man of 20 After Finding Coffee Hurt
Him, Stopped Short.

When a man has lived to be 20 years
old with a 40-year-old habit grown to
him Ike knot on a tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains in some
men to the last day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm. they
surprise the Oslerites by a degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 20 only
Il had been user of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and am now TO- writes a n. Oak.
man. Il was extremely nervous and
debilitated, and saw plainly that I
must make a change
I am thankful to say I had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdIing. and
experienced no ill effects. On the CON
trary. commenced to gain, losing nv
nervousness within two months, also
gaining strength and health otherwise.
For man of my age. am very
well and hearty. I sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like it. But
tell them to boil it long enough, and
call their attention to my looks now.
and before 1 used it, that seems con-
vincing-
Now, when 1 have writing To do
or long columns of figures to cast mn
I feel equal to 1t and can get thronr6
my work without the tagged out feel
ing of DID, Name given by Postum,
Co.. Battle Greek, Mich. Read tbe
book, The Road to wellyille.- In
o'-~- There's a Reason
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Iz,.e Ch15.ERrotr>7

To be successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband,
should be a woman's constant study
At the first indication of iIl-health,
painful or irregular periods, head
ache or backache, secure Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
begin its use.
Mrs Chas. F. Brown, Vice-President
Mothers Club, 81 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham=
tsFor nine years dragged through miscr-
able existence, suffering with inflammation
and female weakness and worn out with
pain and WEAKNESS. lone day noticed a state
ment by woman suffering rs was, but who
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, and determined to try it
At the end of three months l was a different
woman Every one remarked about it. and
my husband fell in love with me all over
again. lydia E Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound built up my entire system, cured the
trouble, and felt like new woman. am
sure it win make every suffering woman
strong, well and happy, as it has me-"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular periods, backache,
bloating Tor f1atulence). disp1acements,
Inflammation or liberation, that bear
ing-down feeling. dizziness faintness,
indigestion, or nervous prostratIon
may be restored to perfect health
and strength by taking Lydia E.
Pinkham,s Vegetable Compound.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

Then followed q period OF deep
anxiety in which two souls joined Inn
patiently they awaited the issue In q
month the answer came The pic
ture had been accepted and would be
displayed ION the line"
Joy reigned in the Nichols house
hold They would now paint with a
deep and strong foundation of success
under them, The Paris Salon had
spoken and the Paris Salon was
mighty. The picture had secured
honorable mention"
The husband resolved to paint an
otIer picture for the following years
Salon The wife would try it, too, she
said. Was not her husbands success
her own? If she should succeed, would
not her success be gracious in the
eyes of her lond and master?
Mr.. Nichols smilingly gave his as
sent to the plan and they set to work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

America has so much undeveloped
land that natural and unmolested
parks can be found all through the
country But in time this may be a
thickly populated country, and then
our posterity will feel the wisdom of
their fathers in setting aside forever
extensive preserves in the interests
of patriotic memory, of beauty and of
recreation. Two such preserves of re-
cent establishment are the Platt Ma
tional park in Oklahoma and the Mac
donough National park in Lake Cham
plain, ON the Isle ST. Michael. In the
Lake Champaign park lie buried the
Americans and British who fell in the
battle of September II, 1914.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

brave1y- She could have gone to
France or Italy, where her young artist
days were passed, but she preferred to
remain in this country and educate her
children She took a studio at East
Gloucester, Mass.
In her artistic career she won eleven
medals. She had shown pictures at the
exhibition of the Roman Water Color
society in 1888; she was hung on the
line at Turin, Milan, the Royal acade-
my at Paris in 1900, at the Chicago
and Pan-American expositions, at At
Ianta, Nashville, Cleveland and the
Boston Triennial in 1896.
She is member of many art clubs
and societies and was for nine years
vice president of the Water Color club
of New York, is a member of the Ma
tional Arts club. the American Water
Color society, the New York Water
Color club, the Barnard club, Pen and
Brush, the Woman's Art club. the
American Society of Miniature Paint
ers and an associate member of the
Woman's Art Club of Canada.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

Men who wear silk or --stovepipe"
hats know that the temperature inside
the hat is much higher than outside;
but it has remained for French ply
stefan to measure the difference He
has discovered that when the Their
mometer registers 80 degrees in the
shade in the outer air it stands at los
degrees in his silk hat, and that
when it is eS outside it is IS inside
From these differences he concludes
that the unnatural heat causes many
nervous diseases Other persons have
supposed that the heat of the hat
made men bald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

Under the grant of liberties lately
made to Finland, the right of suffrage
was conferred on women. A few
weeks later the legislative council of
Victoria, Australia, rejected for the
fourteenth time a proposition to per-
NIT women to vote. This is one of
the differences between autocratic
Russia and a democratic British col
Ony.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Animals Do with Little Water.

There are some animals which rare
1y drink; for instance, the llamas, of
Patagonia, and certain gazelles of the
far east A number of snakes, liz
ards and other reptiles live in places
devoid of water. A bat of western
America inhabits waterless plains. In
parts of Lozere, France, there arc
herds of COWS and goats which hardly
ever drink and yet produce the milk
for RoGuefort cheese.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

New Jersey judges, or one of them
at least, has won a new claim to dis
tinction besides that Of dealing out
Jersey justice" He went, fishing the
other day, and in an effort to maze a
long fly-cast, entangled his line in the
branches of a tree, and hooked a blue
jay that was resting on a limb. 1t is
not every Judge who can catch a bird
when he goes fishing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

course in life. separate and distinct
from that of her divorced husband
Before Rhoda Holmes married she
was known as now as a water-color
painter of much merit Her pictures
were sought by dealers and connois-
seurs, who paid good prices for them
Being an artist, she naturally be-
cams well known in the New York
artist colony around Ffftyseventh
street and Eighth avenue. She was
pretty and popular and good.
Miss Holmes was not only a FAINTER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

Bankers in New York city have
warned clerks to watch one another
and report any suspicious circum-
stances. If directors and other off,
Gals in charge of funds can be re-
quired to do likewise other peoples
money will be comparatively safe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

priceless value in his future work
The wife watched his work with
the greatest solicitude and pride. She
encouraged him and gave him loving
and unstinted praise She put her
own brush by to watch his To her
his work afforded a period of self-ab-
negation in which all her being was
wrapped up in his
Eventually the great painting was
finished With the utmost care they
packed it and sent it on to the Paris
Salon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
FIND HAPPINESS
IN COOPERATION.


Up to this time not a cloud had
marred their domestic sky. They were
happy, with the careless happiness of
children. Their art was a joy-a play
to them.
And SO they played together until
the paintings were finished. In order
to insure separate consideration they
were packed and shipped in separate
boxes to the Paris Salon, where sit
the worlds arbiters in art
In due time Mrs Rhoda Holmes and
Mr.. Burr Nichols received their re-
spective verdicts.
For Mrs. Rhoda Holmes it was:
Painting accepted and given honor
able mention
For Mr.. Burr Nichols it was: Paint
ing judged unworthy; hereby re-
turned
Here fell the shadow, if we are to
believe those who sympathize with
Mrs. Nichols. Here entered the note
of discord. Here was the parting of
the ways whereby two souls became
estranged, through the life of earth
and the eternity of heaven.
With the wife's joy was a feeling of
sincere sorrow for her husband. He
had worked so hard. He had hoped
for so much. Why could not both of
them have won?
Although the shadow was in his
heart, the husband spoke bravely of
the future. Let US try it again. he
said; I'VE may both win next time"
And so they went to work for sec
ond trial Side by side they painted
as before. But now there stood a
ghost between them-the impalpable
shadow of jealousy and discomfort
The wife, perceiving this, grieved
much over it, The husband, imagining
things that were not, grew gloomy
and taciturn-
In due time the two pictures were
packed in separate crates and shipped
to Paris and in due time the answers
came back
lis answer was a box with his pic
ture, returned with due acknowl-
edgment. hers an acceptance with
honorable mention
Then, say Mrs Nichols friends. the
mans nature seemed to change en-
tirely. He became grumpy and cross.
Nothing seemed to please him The
| iron had entered his soul The wife
| had outdone the husband in his chosen
| sphere of life Oh, strange phase of a
mans nature which makes such a
thing unforgivable.
Some old philosopher has called
love the egotism of two" The ego
tism of Burr Nichols had received .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Josef
Christian Olaf is the name of the new
German royal baby, son of the crown
prince. His grandfather doubtless
would rather have him known in the
history of the future as Wilhelm Ill
than as Friedrich the Gre at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

A St Louis man is to marry WON
an he met in Jail. 1t seems that even
Cupid gets into the lookup once in
awhile
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

September IS, and is not ashamed to
tell her age.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

The homeless young man who died
recently in Brooklyn had one consola-
ton in the fact that he left no skele-
ton to be articulated for scientific
purpOSeS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

If some poor devils of authors were
alive now, how much they might rea-
lie on copies of first editions of their
work. Poe might be able to buy fuel
to warm his dying wife