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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
SUNDAY MORNING. JULY I, 1905.

the sweet pea vines Halle passed me, clad in blue
als and on his way to the sandpile.
- m going to clean the well today he said. ''HJ
big job and s'pect it II take all morning. :"
Just lift the out of the hole that will be the
easiest way to clean it, suggested But Halle eyes
for the first time showed disappointment in me- and be
said gravely -~-.t
'That wouldn't be fair; you couldn't do that with
big, really we'll I'll have to 60 down and clean it ont
with sticks something s. 10y
So he toiled the cleaning process for long tne
and after that done there remained the
faucet almost around the front of the Towser
had carried off the blue tin pail making all the harder
for Halle forced to the biggest thing, the
little crmped cake tin with the star in the bottom.
''This is about the fftieth time I've fuiled this
the faucet to start carefully back again. The minister
OF the Sunday school passing just then and stopped
to speak to the little worker .@:-< - = = =:
Good morning, Halle You to be very busy
today he said and from force of habit he held his
hand 49,
"Good morning Yes, I'm very busy cleaning my
WE'LL replied the boy, at the time carefully trans
ferrng the overful cake tin from his right hand his
left hand, and then offering the damp little hand to the
minister.
That's the right way, Hallie get your playing and
working done on week days, and then to Sunday
school Sunday said the reverend gentleman and them
as he turned to CO. he added ~@= = =. e.
you like to come to Sunday school, don It youf'
With his whole heart his eyes, and offering his best
and word treasure Halle earnestly answered
"Oh, yes sir, do, occasionally"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
An Immigrant from Romance.

bird that recalls to mind the ages past when knight
hood was in flower was wounded and captured the
banks of the Scoto river Columbus. The bird is
geafoo*ed falcon and alive in the possession of
Oliver pavie, naturalist and taxidermist.
Thhty-fve years ago this month bird Of the
kind was captured at about the spot, and is now
mounted and IN the possession of Mr.. Dave These TIVE
birds the only ones that were ever found in Ohio
family have been known to live for 100 years How
10 Ohio from England its natural home and probable
place Of birth, d mystery.-Ohio State journal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

= 2 49,. of great forethought who doubt
Thru links that the air will be so busy with air
the hips before long that wireless messages will
Earth. lie interfered with, has carried
: >cessful experiments in sending wireless
sages thru the earth He has already secured patent
rights for his new mechanism. TO communicate with
Europe by this SYSTEM it will be necessary to bore hole
two miles deep in the ground and line it with concrete.
Since 5000 feet Deep for mining purposes has been
dug in Germany, engineers say that twome bore is
possible Using the earth instead Of the air. it is said
will require much smaller expenditure of electrical
energy and messages could be sent at much less cost
Where the Best Cherries Hang. @s
Are you good at conundrums9'' asked Kitty of Molie
ttPretty good,' answered Mollie, cautiously.
ttWel here's one' said Kitty: "Where do the sweet
est cherries always hang on the cherry tree?'
'sIn the sun, = answered Mollie, promptly
"That isn't the answer said Kitty, seyerly +.
t4Wel, what is it, thens'
ttThey always hang just out of REACH, declared Kitty
with q mournful sigh.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

n ANY events of national and even worldwide
Importance have happened American
- Fourth of July While the sionino of the
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Cutting Chicken with Gc250Qv,
A Shelf for Everything

give to Mrs. Canuing-I give her all
my old things for carpet rags; and so
on. and 50 on. Ny shelf is a first aid
TO memory. you see"
Indeed. 1 am beginning TO see now
and it's a good scheme, too. Now that
reminds me that I should have brought
those books that I borrowed of you.
Dear me, how long ago it's been, any
how? I've come here a dozen times
since, and always left home without
them"
Yes. I've found my shelf a pretty
good scheme Laura went on, "and
make 1t rule % glance over its con-
tents every time before leaving home to
call on anyone. II IVa borrowed a
magazine, there il lies staring me IN
the face. appealing to be taken back to
its owner And III tell you what first
put the idea OF my place for everything
into my head. / had promised one of
my old winter gowns to the woman
who calls for the wash. and / forgot all
about IL until warm weather. And I
know that poor soul was in actual need
OF a respectable garment for Sundays.
You see, have so many similar things
TO think of, and I bad forgotten so
many similar promises that l became
actually ashamed, and had to think III,
some memOry-jo gger- So. [ allow moth
ing on that particular shelf but bor-
rowed articles or things that 1 mean to
bestow on some one"
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Roast Turkey "Alla Milanese."

One turkey; sausage, one-half pound;
chestnuts. boiled and peeled. one-half
pint: eight pTunes, sCaided. halved and
stoned; four pears, pared and quartered:
one glass OF white wine; slices of bacon.
butter. pepper and salt.
Parbon the sausages; cool, skin and
slice. Heat two ounces of butter in
skillet. add the chestnuts. prunes, and
pears and chopped liver OF the turkey.
Fry for a few minutes, drain well from
the butter, add the wine and stuff the
breast with the mixture. Lard the
breast with bacon. wash well with but
ter and cook in a moderate over for two
hours, basting frequently.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
{ RlSSGNNsl ~
Still IN Italy IN nor "'7FsH

shapes of the pieces are puzzling till one
learns that the usual method Of ovid
ing a chicken for broiIiug is 10 cut IL
with scissors.
Giblets are sold separately in the mar
kets. also the breasts. stripped from the
bone and laid apart from the dark meat
OF the FOWL. This assortment of the
various portions makes 1t easy for the
cook to secure the materials for frlttura
and other dishes calling for certain It'd
bits we cannot get In this country with
out buying the whole fowl.
The poorest peasant would not con-
slider a dinner complete without soup.
Sometimes a good broth, or an onion
soup forms the entire family meal
Every edible Is utilized for the soup
pot. and with marvellous results.
A faVOrIIe soup is rice with peas:
another Is lettuce soup made with three
pints Of stock. a head or two of shred
ded lettuce. two tsblespoonfuls OF rice,
salt. pepper. and a tablespoonful Of
Parmesan cheese The rice is boiled in
the stock. then the lettuce is added,
gradually. and the whole simmered for
twenty minutes. The cheese is added
just before serving. or stFewed upon
each plateful by the eaters.
onion soup with CneeSe u maze OF
fried onions sliced very thin and added
to bouillon. It is served with slices of
toast, sprinkled with grated cheese,
floating on top.
The typical Italian bread is somewhat
heavy and substantial, being made With
out yeast
Good ice cream is bought at the con-
| fectioneTS- "Granita' Is d half-frOzen
| ice, something like a frappe. The Nea-
| politan ices are especially famous, also
: the Venetian water ices.
Every Thursday and Saturday is a
special time for serving "docl'
(dolche). as all cakes and candy are
called. These. with ''pastetti," or tarts.
may be bought surprisingly cheap. A
good Christmas cake, "pan-fOrte de
slena" (siena, hard bread, comes in
round cakes about an inch thick. made
with raisins, citTon, figs, and currants.
1t is very dark and very hard. but a
popular sweet ''deIicta" Qtalian honey
I Is made by the peasants with the ground
comb stirred in. It's served for break
1 fast Sweet champagne is always serv-
( cd at Christmas. New Year, and Twelfth
/ Night.
/ Some Of the following recipes are SO
/ typicany Italian that they should be
/ tried ~ the hostess aspiring to novel
/ ties:
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

When the convenient bread-and-butte-
plates ''go out" We must DO as We did
before they came inlay Our bread upon
the cloth beside our plates.
I fancy that the sensible fashion will
lie hard It VIII probably be kept up
in the family long after IL is banished
from dinner and supper parties. A less
comfortable custom Of leaving of but
teT entirely at dinner parties has not
h0en adopted by many who conform 10
FASHIONS DEGREES in most respects.
The way TO boil rice SO that each
account is So simple the wonder il that
so few on OF sight Of the rice fields
ever learn il
Wash and pick over a cupfuI OF raw
rice. Have on the fire a saucepan con-
tanning Two quarts OF boiling Salted Wa
ter THIS must be AT furious boil go
that the rice, sifted slowly through the
fingers into IL, tosses and swirls inceS-
sanity. Keep up the boil for twenty
minutes, or until grain fshed up vita
fork and bitten is found 10 be tender
Do not put a spoon into the saucepan to
stir. or 20 dip. Shake up the rice with
one vigorous movement and turn il out
into a heated colanG5r. Toss gently to
insure the passage OF the water through
II and - aerate The grains. and set ths
rice.
II these directions be obeyed Won VIII
have Il loose heap OF tender, unbroken
grains, utterly unlike the adhesive mess.
more Ike library paste tran a vegetable
fl for the service OF man, which Is all
the average cook knows OF the fnCom-
parable cereal.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Il - Il. yes, I tried the formula
for cold cream; it turned out
\ eXCellently. And. by the
way. Beth. I made a little
jar of it especially for you Just open
that closet door. and rummage around
on the middle shelf"
You're a dear" declared Beth. 'and.
yes, well-yes. 1 see I'll be forced 10
take your advice about TUmmaging
around" laughed she, with a glance
suggestive of d8smsy at the curiously
Uttered shelf. There, now, l wonder
II .hls isn't it-smells like it, taking off
the lid; ITS delicious"
That shelf must seem Ike a con-
tradiction TO you, after all my theories
about keeping everything In its place.
But. you see, I had to have a shelf for
everything"
Il See" assented Beth, IN a tone
which clearly implied that she didn't
open the door again. said Laura;
''see that good-sized package there?
That's bundle of towels l promised to
hem for Mrs. Allen; she has too much
to do. poor SOUL And that little par
eel contains something 1 promised to
give to Annie Whitton the next time
she comes here. Those books in the
corner are some I borrowed from Eliza
beth Whitrow, and being on that shelf
reminds that I have read them and
must return them at my first oppoT-
tunity. That little pile of rags I shall
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

~ LEASE tell me how TO raise Chi
< uese sacred lilies. ] have had a
present OF a dozen. I was going
10 set them IN earth as ] did with
my hyaclnths. but a friend tells ne
they are grown in water, and trat
they viii not bloom il planted in soil
RITA Pttsburg. Pa.
The friend is in the right. I once
made the experiment of setting the
CapliciOus bulbs in moist rich earth,
and giving them the advantages OF a
sunny window and daily care, They
grew arace-like young bulrushes, OF
Cat-talls-but ] had never so much as a
bud. Since when I have obeyed orderS
and been rewarded b. plentiful flower
ing
Put a layer of pebbles in the bottom
of bowl or a deep dish. l use, dishes
with straight sides. of Yorkshire
ware. They are serviceable and Orna-
mental. Set the bulbs in order upon
the pebbles. roots downward, and NIL
closet for zen days This is TO allow the
roots to get a fair start before the
leaves have had chance TO exhaust
The strength Of the bulbs. When the
upward shoots are four or nVe inches
high, and the roots arc thick and
strong. take the dish out Of darkness
and into light, but gradually.
Begin with q dark corner remote from
the window, and bring II nearer daily
until YOU advance the eager plants 10
the dignity of a place in a sunny win
dow. They need no culture beyond q
supply OF water every day. Do not
change the water. Simply MI the dish
TO the hrIm
The Chinese call them Good Luck
Lilies and contrive TO have them in
their prime at New Years. Hence, they
are sometimes known as New Years
Lilies" II they grow and blossom lux
uTiantly. the happy owner anticipates
prosperity throughout the coming year
Should they die or be spindling and
barren, il is an evil omen.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Of Value to Mothers.

What I feel impeIled to write may be
of value to some other mother in the
dreaded winter. when colds, coughs and
crOup-cne three terrible C's OF the
nursery-are imminent
My boy, one and one-half years old,
was a large, healthy child. weighing
seventeen pounds at eight weeks and
growing at the same rate for some
months. He had bronchial pneumonia
In March, and had repeated attacks of
the disease until, in December, ! appre-
ciated that something must be done.
l proceeded thus: Every MOI ling
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Cabbage "AI Forno.D

One large cabbage; white sauce. one
and one-half Dints: grated cheese, two
taolespoonfuls; bread crumbs, butter,
salt and pepper.
Soak the cabbage in cold water an
hour, chop coarsely, and boil tender.
Put layer in a pudding dish, cover
with white sauce, grated cheese, salt
and pepper. Repeat until the dish is
full Cover with bread crumbs, dotted
with bits Of butter. and bake in a mod
crate oven half an hour.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

the butter; fry the onion brown: add the
rice. and stir over the frc for a few
minutes. Add half the stock, boil
quickly for twenty minutes, then cover
the pan and let the contents cook slow
ly. Add the remaining stock by de-
grees, and when nearly the whole OF it
is absorbed, stir in the cheese and sea-
soning
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SOUP BETTER THAN WHISKY.

a physician says plate OF hot soup
VIII warm ard nourish man more than
six drinks of whisky costing Is cents
eachA And, moreover. the plate of SOUP
will not cause him to buy a wildcat
gold mine or Mexican rubber planta-
tion.-Louisyille Courier Journal.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
MaearOni "Alla Napoletana. %

Z pound macaroni
Il pound grated Parmesan cheese.
y ounce shredded tongue.
o shredded mushrooms.
, shredded truffles
- pint tomato sauce.
= pint white sauce
boil the macarOni in salted water untu
tender Drain and put into a sauceDan
with the white ana tomato sauce. add
the other ingredients; stir over the flre
for ten minutes; add the cheese and
serve
The Washington times., 1906-12-30


seasoniugs.
rom which stern edict We gather
at. in the youth Cf the empire, the
allan gourmand knew something of
20 insidious aroma Of onion and leek;
mysterious ambush of cheese; the
question Of chestnuts; the suspicion
.- tomatoes-the inenable blending Of
these and other ingredients that
axe Italian cookery distinctive and
licious.
Il is not practicable TO teach their
t by rehearsing the formulas given
. US by native cooks. We may evolve.
the help OF these. palaJable dishes.
do this daily and congratulate cur
Ives upon our success. &C reproduce
en- in their delectable perfection, the
-tist must have genius, no less than
kiIl-and the genius must be of the
ative stamp.
No one really understands the posi-
.iIities OF cheese as DO these children
{ bella Italia 1t is TO be found in
heir soups, sauces, Tagouts, meats, and
egeta bles; indeed. it is put in almost
very dish conCocted. and, lest ii be
overlooked, grated Parmesan is often
served in small dishes with each meal.
Cheese Improves Vegetables.
We are quite used TO macaroni and
.heese. but how many Of use have eaten
-reamed spinach or caulifioweT or egg
plant COaked OF stuffed or CTeamed cab
bage covered with grated Parmesan?
A simple omelette or three eggs. salt
and cayenne may be made most palata-
ole il done in pan that has been rub
1ed with q Glove of garlic. and the ONE
lii
nesan just before turning out
PoIenta, described last week; risotto.
II which rice is the chief ingredient;
leans, "hnnochr' or fennel, boiled in a
-ream sauce, macaroni and other nour-
shing farinaceous goods form the daily
Het by the lower and middle classes in
italy, where the rich, as in most other
lands, have yielded TO the influence of
French cookery.
Chestuuts are 10 the Italian-and in an
almost equal degree TO the French
peasantry what the potato IS TO the
irish, Sometimes they are served boiled,
shened and dressed with drawn butter
. they are brought to the table in the
!ell. kept piping hot by folding in a
plIin. These are opened with sharp
lie knives and eaten with butter and
cooked in gravy with the meat as
serve potatoes under roast, or they
broiled, mashed and made into q
lex puree with hot milk, butter, salt
al pepper as we prepare mashed pO-
-Itoes.
As l have explained in former paper
baking is done in the home kitchen
axes, bread, pastry and fancy dessert:
-e bought cheaply from the confec.
0ner. Italy especially eXcels in sweet.
ID pastry.
Prepared Dishes Are Cheap.
Many OF the poorer Italians never
. -ve a kitchen fire at all, as for a few
ats they can run out and buy a dist
% macaroui or FISH cooked ia oil
tally is noted for its chickens, which
tender, cheap and delicious. They
re served stuffed with chestnuts anC
asted; boiled with rice, eggs and pork
DE- cooked in broths. The peculiar
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
POlenta "Alla BOlgna." +"
3 or 4 sausages.

. or 1 sausages.
l pound OF Indian eornmeal.
pint Of boiling water.
Il pint OF tomato puree.
Grated Parmesan cheese, butter. salt
pepper. and breadcrumbs.
Stir the polenta or corumeal gently
into boiling water; stir until smooth.
add salt 10 taste and let IT cool.
Boil the sausages ten minutes: cool.
remove the skins and cut into Slices
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Risotto Gala MiIanese.n .

Rice. six ounces, butter, two ounces;
grated Parmesan, one and one-half
ounces; one small onion, finely chopped;
six button mushrooms. finely chopped;
three pints of stock; salt and pepper
Wash, drain, and dry the rice; heat
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Place a layer of polenta in the bottom
OF a baking dish. tnen a layer of sau-
sages, add the tomato sauce, cheese,
salt, and pepper. Repeat till the dish
is full. Cover the top with bTeadcrumbs
and pieces of butter. Bake IN a mod
crate oven a half hour and serve hot.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Serving Bread.

Please tell US soon what disposition
must be made of ones bread at table if,
as We are told. butter plates have come
INTO fashion again and bread-and- butter
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
DEPENDS ON GEORGES PAIN
LAW.

Where are they going on their we'd
ding Journey"
II depends. II George has 70 pay for
II they'll take a ride on the suburban. II
her father assumes the pressure OF Il
they may get as far as Niagara. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SCORING the Che5nu@
The HousemOthers' Exchange

bathed his throat and chest with warm
water following this with cold salJ-and-
water, applied with the hand, not 10
produce shock Then l rubbed warm
olive oil in well and covered throat
and chest with old silk. He had lap
at 3 o'clock a N. and second at l.5O
p- m.
Young mother. let me impress upon
YOU that If You want 10 have your
babies sleep well, put them TO bed al
regular hours. l let nothing except
santa Claus or something Of equal
Importance. Interfere with sleepy time.
and my friends all say they never saw
such children as mine for sleeping.
To return 20 my boy; While ne
slept ! covered him up well and opened
wide the window in mild weather.
little way IN extremely cold am very
careful to keep him out Of direct
draughts- He usually slept from one
and one-half 10 three hours. II he We're
wakeful ] put on his coat, cap ana
gloves and romped In an airy room
with him for half an hour before sup
per and bedtime at Z. was careIul 10
keep all the functions of the body reS1-
lar, and was Watchful OF his diet he
grew we'll and strong. and now ne mas
nearly overcome the tendency Of bron-
chitis. Some children may be tougn-
ened to all sorts Of exposure ana
changes OF weather and others cannot
have three. and feel that can speak
knowingly on the point
/ make my ChiIdren's ''panties" out
of stockings but I put in a diamond
shaped seat and reinforce them where
the legs Join the seat by another gore,
running the other way, allowing the
points TO lap on the seam OF the leg
In winter try pinning the outside draw
ers with safety pins 10 the inner in the
back That leaves but one pair TO be
buttoned-
MRS. z. NJ. S Cedar Rapids, Ia
4 wise mother and a good letter. The
writer adds another to the many Wit
nesses to the truth that no two chill
dren have COnstitutiOns-or characters-
precisely alike. The observant mother
studies idosyncrasies and mOGifies her
bigots and fools insist that one set Of
rules will apply to all. Many a fine
nature has been warped, and health
that might have been made firm has
been ruined by the determined efforts
OF parents who fit all their children to
one standard OF mental and physical
training.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

plates must be set aside. We have been
50 long accustomed TO laying the bread
on the small plates that il is hard to
know where 10 put 1t Il they are 10 be
Telegated TO the top shelf OF the china
closet.
And won't you kindly give directions
for cooking rice as the Southern cook
prepares il, so that every grain stands
by itself? It is difficult not 10 have it
soft and sticky. and harder still 20 find
the reason for the latter condition when
one has followed faithfully the instruc-
tiOns of the aforesaid Southern cook.
CANDID INQUIRER,
Ann Arbor Mich.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

n old writer records that the
reigning powers of Rome
once expelled professional
cooks from the city for cor
rupting and enforcing appe-
tites with strange sauces and
-.-4.-ara. %
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

out of a bag, bin or tin,-on the word of
best coffee for you and it costs YOU less.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-17
Fresh Meats and Fish.

Fresh mcats--veai medium, rs Il
100 pounds. ;hc: 100 to i50 lbs, "a
7hc; ib0 TO 200 lbs. 5dsc; 200 lbs
and over. 4G5c; pork sIshe; heav
les, 7Gsc; beef bulls, 2G3c cows
4Ma5hc; steers. bhG6c; mutton
medium size. 7G7hc; large. 5@sc
spring lambs. saSMc.
Fiah--Haiibu,. &C. black cod, &c
bass. per ib.. 20c; herring. &c; found
ers. &c; catfish. &c; silver smelt &c
shrimp, ioc: perch &c: sturgeon. loc
sea trout. i2Mo; greylings, Sc; sll
versides 5dGc.
clams--I -Iardshell. per box. s2oo
razor clans. 81 per box.
Oysters shonlwater Bay. per gal
Ion. 81. per sack. $500; Toke Point
si.60 per 100: fresh canned, $3.50 PEE
dozen quarts; Olympias d2o ibs), 10
do. per gallon. s2 do per quart cans
per dozen, $50.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-17
Groceries and Provisions.

Provisions Hams, to size, l4tc; hams
picnic l0.c; bacon, regular, lsAe; bacon
fancy breakfast zoe; dry salt Sides lisci
backs dry salt II l-4c
Pickled goods--Pickled pigs feet D.
barrels, S.; 3-barrels, $2.75; l6'lb KITS
$l.26; picked tripe. h-barrcls, $500; +
barrels, $2.75; l5.lb kits, Sl.25j picked
rigs' tongues, i'barrrls, 50; a'barrels' $Si
l5-lb kits, $3.50; picked lambs tongues
4 barrels. SO; i.barrels, $3.50; l5'lb KITS
$2.75.
Salt-Bales of 1925, bale. Sl,6O; bales
of CO.'S. bale. $l.00; bales OF 4O'4s' bale
Al. 90; bales Of l5-l0s, bale. SLIGO; bags
soc; fine, ton, $1,000; bags SO lbs. genu
inc Liverpool, ton, $500; bags, so lbs
aground, zoos, ton, 5000; R. S. V. p
90 5lb cartons, $2,25; r. S, V. p, "a s'it
cartons, $l.75; Liverpool lump ton
$3.50.
Honey-Dark, lOtc@llc; amber, Il