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When Is an Old Maid?

When does girl become an old
maid? This question, blunt and shorn
of delicate innuendo. is now figuring
In the somnolent discussion of Phila.
delphia society. One might say that
a girl becomes an old maid when she
fails to marry betimes. but that is not
the point. What is the exact year
that ushers in spinsterhood and closes
forever the gates of youth? or course
this is not matter in which man
has any word to say. No rational
wearer of trousers would tempt fate
and the scorn of femininity by at
tempting a suggestion. for any arbL
trary dead line would necessarily
bring down upon the luckless mascu
line head n storm of reprobation. II
has been left to the women them
selves to brave the peril. And they
have placed the age at 40 years
Under this ruling a woman Is ten.
der bud until twoscore years have
counted their gloomy litany OF days
and the hair near the scalp begins to
wlitep,
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RARE BIBLE FOR MORGAN.
millionaire Buys Original cluny Copy
In Illuminated Text.

New York.-In competition with
K,rp Edward of England, who sought
IT as memorial to his mother. the
late Queen Victoria, ]. Pierpont Nor
ran has bought the original Cluny
bible. in Illuminated text, on parch-
ment, the work of the Cluny monks IN
France. and more than 200 years old.
with Il he also obtained an lllu.
minated copy OF the original order OF
arrest for John Bunyan on a charge
~ heresy The Bible was considered
cna of the finest works Of art IN
r rrrsrce MI, Morgan Is said to have.
,psid $4,000 for It and the manu-.
.scrirt. They were assessed here at'
M. 90, and duty was placed q yi.so0.
m Mcfean's bankers paid the dufys;
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Y pELicAcY FAST PASSING
FROM GREAT LAKES.
hment Asked to Provide Funds
Pfevent Loss Of Remunera.ive
tdss.ry and Valuable Food
Product.

holt, Mich.-That the whitefIsh
great lakes are passing as rap
rom existence as did the mil.
pf OF bison which at one time
Jed the American prairies Is an
luted fact, ard with the reali.
that with the departure of the
sh industry the United States
lment loses one of its most re.
|atlye Industries. and also one
most valuable food products on
arkct, II is strongly urged that
femedy he adopted at once.
Ian prominently connected with
the government fish hatcheries
tho is well Informed on the
bn Of fish culture and propaga.
tatcd that the one and only sue.
remedy is to promptly In.
the capacity OF the various
rles.
government should be willing
pend ten times the amount OF
II now does on the propagation
whiteiish," said the hatchery
"because the whitchsh Is the
Faluable fresh-water fish known.
len exceeds the value OF salmon
fr ton in the eastern markets.
considerable more is paid out
for the Pacific coast hatcher.
then. too" he continued. go.
pre- whitefish eggs can be hand.
the same srace taken by sal.
Sggs."
illustrate the seriousness of the
ding whiteiish destruction, the
ing figures, which are correct
fry instance, were given out for
htion:
catch OF whitefish in Michigan
J was $4,000 pounds. while in
\ fell OF to 4.197.000 pounds. In
Erie the catch for 1889 was g.
y pounds and In 1899 IL came TO
700 pounds. From 1898 to 1905
etch In Ontario decreased from
oo pounds to 2.S95.O0O pounds.
total catch of whiteilsh in the
lakes on both the American and
ian sides in 1904 exceeded
pOO fish, averaging two pounds
half in weight, and the loss of
Contained in these fish exceeded
100000. In 1905 the combined
Prizes OF the United States and
a only propagated the eggs
less than 10000 fish. which is
|ther Inadequate to overcome the
loss OF eggs destroyed by the
men.
|e Michigan alone in 1904 gave
PoO.OOO fish. and 1t is safe to say
Lake Erie provided 100000 of
|nny tribe, SO to overcome this
peeggs Of fully $4,000 fish should
fpagated each year.
|hree'nound whiteflsh yields over
eggs. but of these only so per
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Prs Get $50 Per Ton-shIp Thou
sands of Car Loads.

I Dodge Ia.-Farmers in the vi
OF Bristow are gathering the
crop of cabbage ever raised in
founty. Owing to the absence of
'orage at that point, the entire
from $50 acres planted this sea-
~ flnd Its way as soon as gath
70 the green goods markets of
apoiis. Kansas City and Chicago.
Flng cabbages on a large scale is
industry in Iowa. In 1904 the
~ show that only nine cars of
se were shipped from Bristow.
l more in the nature of an ex-
ent that the farmers took 1t up.
u there We're SO cars shipped out
" years crop from the $50 acres
Pected to require 500 cars to mar
oage is now planted in much the
tnanner as corn, a cabbage plant.
aacnine being one OF the new
IN agricultural implements.
aAs machine o man can plant
Sfes per day. The plants are
.ne same width apart as corn
livated with 4 cultiyator. When
~ is laid BY II II done with .
xpe man can boo an acre Q day
s0s Y Y q Il s. " u I,
ofdin j \ - \ 1. Y Il q i q Y. Il. ~ -
: - y ~ I / 7 I ssss ! IS i:
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F1I7EFZSH BECOMING SCARCE

'snt hatch, aud only four per cent. of
these reach maturity-that Is. four
Years old.
Last year the American and Cana.
d,hn hatcherlcs propacatcd less than
:oo'OOO.OOO fry. while the number of
eggs In FISH caught was $4,000 900
900.
Forty years ago the catch Of white
ash In the Detroit river on 'ho Amer.
lean side alone exceeded I,OOO.O"O
pounds annually, while In later Yeas
tn" combined catch Of both the Amer.
lean and Canadian sides only amour,
10 $4,000 pounds.
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yellow classes for Sensitive Eyes.

Motais has been prescribing for Is
wears in cases of ultra-sensitiveness
to light glasses of yellowish tint.
slightly orange, with brownish tint
on reflection. They increase the per-
ception of light, while soothing the
ewes. The yellow tint evidently pre-
vents the passage of the chemical
rays to some extent. These yellow
glasses, he states, will be found far
superior to smoked or blue glasses,
while they do not impair the vision.
When they are taken Off even the
most brilliant sunlight seems dead
and Iifeless in comparison.-North
American Journal of Homeopathy.
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Our Washington Letter
Interesting Gossip Gathered the National Capitalize Stop Mar
rage Of Blind Perons-Weak Spots in Bank Examinations
Pointed Out

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES control of the
marriage OF persons deprived OF one or more o
their senses Is the latest administration idea. h.
his appointment of committee eugenics AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture w. NJ. Hayes haf
a great Improvement In the human through
more favorable conditions In the relationship oi
the sexes.
1t Is the object of this committee to devise
way TO prevent the marriage of two blind persons
should II be determined that their union would
result In n transmission OF their deficiency.
Members of the committee are: Dr. Aexan
der Graham Bell, Washington; DIR. David Starr
Jordan. president of Leland Stanford university:
Nal. Charles Woodruff. NJ. d., u. S. A.; DR.
Charles B. Henderson. University OF Chicago C.
w. Ward. New York, and Rev. j. Il. Gilbert, Wash
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VA HAS A VERY LARGE CABBAGE CROP

n good season like the one of THIS
year. there should be 500 per cent.
profit in the business. The product is
easily disposed of; in fact, buyers
from all of the principal markets have
visited Bristow and all OF the crop mas
been contracted for. With the addi-
ton of storage a much larger proht
could be assured. as one grower was
offered $50 for ton of good sound
heads last March.
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The president is deeply interested in the
cess Of the peoples Lobby for the purpose Of
organizing which several wellknown Investigators
and writer's met here recently The most impor-
tant meeting for the purpose of giving direction
to this movement of safeguarding the interests of
the public against the malevoent influence of
special interests was delayed until John Bronson
REYNOLDS co-author of the NelReynolds report
on Chicago packing-house conditions. could get
the ideas of the president on the subject and con-
vey them to the organizers.
washington head of the lobby. Frank H. Hitch
cock. frst assistant postmaster general, has been
that President Roosevelt thinks that he would be
al excellent person to stand sentinel for the COM
mon good and unearth bad legislation and pre-
yeat the emasculation of good legislation. Shout
pYSseut position for the rather idealstic duty viii
lseats he Will receive larger salary than he now
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merely the dishonesty of ohca will
good Illustration of this in a
recon ha go
At this of the bankca in
You
bus
The examiner and directors a mani in amazement
1T a | Iwrgo Unto
the cellar and
had
removed from the ledger They
which 10
but banks liabilities
the
Sherlock of
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simPLlFIeo SPELLING GETS REBUFF.

Roosevelt spelling" was up before the su
preme court of the United States the other day
and In an encounter with the traditions Of that
ancient body 1t did not come of the victor.
The case under consideration that OF Dial
cour against the United States. and Solicitor Gen
eral Hoyt was engaged in presenting the govern
ments side. In the course OF his argument he
had occasion TO refer to n long quotation in his
brief from decision OF the court rendered some
years ago by Justice Bradley. in which the WORD
through" was spelled thru
Chief Justice Fuller held n copy of the brie!
In his hand, and when the word was reached in
terrupted Mr. Hoyt with question to whether
the extract was intended to be 4 quotation from
Justice Bradleys official opinion.
In all except the spelling" replied Mr.. Hoyt
The Ordway new era., 1906-11-16
HUNDREDS OF BANKS TO EACH MAN.

There rs bank examiners to examine
1866 national banks. Last year these examiners
made total of 11.116 examinations. Anybody
will see from these figures that an examiner does
not linger long any one bank.
What the examiner does is to look over the
securities, check up the amount of loans and dis
counts, see what proportion they bear to the cap
ital and assets, and generally to make sure that
the books of the bank do not show anything con.
trary to the national banking act. The examiua.
ton is, in fact more check the officers way
of doing business than precaution against actual
dishonesty
National banks not supposed to be ex.
amined oftener than twice a year. And then all
that is necessary, in most cases, is that the
ords may appear all right. Among the assets
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OF the sexes
Ihe committee VIII submit American Breed
ey hayes says VIII Investigate and hcrediy in the human
methods
ies peoples and emphasize
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Do bank examiners examine? Is their exam
nntion worth anything? Is the public protected
against loss by their work?
Such questions as these inevitably sug-
gested to the average man by disclosures like
those In Chicago recently in connection with the
failure OF the Milwaukee Avenue State bank; in
connection with the Philadelphia failure. and the
Pittsburg bank thefts.
mo bank inspection will protect the public
against downright dishonesty on the part OF the
banks officers
This may be taken the official and final
statement of the comptroller's office. Banking
always has been and always will be n business in
which the head OF the bank must be trusted and
Trustworthy
1t has been shown repeatedly that collusion
between two officials in bank Tor sometimes
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thec
the condition the bank The be
that is hard to keep
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with uerrogaye nnexon
solicitor
all other
original he
of
The court has adopted slmIlned spelling
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07


YOU think 10 day? Well he
be do Of
riend2 Elton
only to
usually
The
life
sre under the with Well
lake their flight you know hate
We dted
knew what hit them don't
certainly dependent
onstrate Perhaps it misfortune that
shah MOI fall into the pitfalls her mother possibly
body All the dumb creatures follow her about the
Miss Marian
fort she has always Gilbert
the
day little girl live
with Marian
chubby little thing ~Cherup
with
maid brought Chube
fair
with laughter and Chube quite
hiarousy
When tdng flies may
Ike Jack loyal
h'pIiAess and avoid the mistakes or Yours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

To remove rust from a Katie put into
II as much hay as II VIII hold. hll u
with water, and boil il many hours; If
the kettle is not entirely fit for use re-
peat the process. II Will De certainly
effectual. Rub the rusty spots on the
stove with sandpaper, then with sweet
oil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

tables. until il is required 20 serve them.
should never be allowed 10 stand in
the pan AT the corner OF the stove
The straining should be thorough. ev-
cry drop Of moisture, il possible being
pressed out.
After this is accomplished = small
piece of butter or a spoonful OF cream
rs invariably added by an experienced
chef. while salt. pepper. a squeeze or
lemon juice. and often a little strong
stock are considered a necessary add
ton in France
II Is fact which usually escapes the
notice Of the housekceper that tie aver
age cook commits more unnecessary OK
trava gances in the cooking Of vegeta bliss
than I'm the case Of any other item. In
France no one would think Of throwing
away the water in which the Ieglfmes
are prepared. This Is always REGARDED
as stock. and is used as the foundation
Of "maiSrc" soups or utilized TO give
an extra flavor in cooking other vege-
tables
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07
To Cook Vegetables.

In cooking vegetables the chief points
TO be aimed Al may be summed up as
follows.
Greens. such rs CauliflOWers. sprouts
cabbage. lettuce. spinach. etc. should
first be soaked for fifteen minutes mot
more i'm sailed water
They should then be blanChed T. g..
thrown into a saucepan Of boiling wa
ter and boiled rapidly for two minutes
After StTaininE again the greens should
he replunged into a fresh saucepan Of
boiling water in which n small piece OF
soda or half teaspOonful Of CarbOns te
Of soda has been dissolved
While boiling. the pot should never be
covered.
Overlooking. although - may not r@n-
der the vegetables indigestible. makes
them quite IS unpalatablc
When cooked. the water should be
strained away at once and the vcCe-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Is always interesting, but not
when it concerns your daily bread
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Win Easter comes spring and its
vedl:h OF blooms and greenness. While
white * most emphaucaIly the color OF
tho resurrection tide, and our orchards
remind MS of snowdrifts in their virgin
Whitcnoss. yet low down at our feet, in
shaded corners, the wood violets and
hepsticas beam up to Us with theii
wealth OF royal coloring. So. for our
luncheon we may fifty mingle the two
and Sarnish the table with branches o.
cherry blooms. while around them the
violet plants. bedded III moss. set off the
DaIcr beauties above them. In planning
;he menu we may. TO some extent, carry
cut the color scheme, decorating here
and there with candied violets such
dishes as will bear the addition
UnhulIed Strawberries with
Powdered Sugar.
Cream OF Chicken Soup in Cups.
Pulled Bread.
Fish Timbales. Sauce Bechamel
Dressed Cucumbers-
Dreaded Brains Asparagus Tips.
Broiied Chops with New Peas.
Rice Croquettes.
Lettuce and Ham Salad.
Cheese with Ounce Jelly. Waters.
Violet Sponge
Fancy Cakes. Bonbons. Nuts.
Coffee
This meal is one which, by forethousht
and advance preparations may be web
carried out even though the kitchen as
sistant is not a skilled cook. In such
case. however, the mistress herself must
he the leading spirit and do much of the
me work
For a luncheon of eight covers the fol-
lowing materials will be necessary. Two
quarts OF strawberries one fowl. one
pound and half of halibut. two or
three cucumbers. four calves brains, two
lunches of asparagus. sixteen rib chops
from young lamb one quart of shelled
green peas. a half pound Of boiled ham
cut in very thin slices. two heads of
lettuce. one Philadelphia cream cheese.
one tumbler of ounce jelly one quarter
of a pound of candied YioletS. one quart
of cream. half a dozen eggs. and the
various accessories such as butter. milk,
etc
On the proceeding day clean and dis
joint the chicken. pat II Ia a Kettle with
two quarts of cold water, heat slowly
and simmer for three hours Add two
stalks of celery. salt and pepper 10 sea
son. and simmer another hour. then
strain Set aside where IL will chill be-
fore night that the fat may be removed.
Soak the brains in cold water. changing
every now and then until white then
drop in a saucepan of cold water: add a
hay leaf. half an onion cut in slices. a
heaPing teaspoOnful of salt. tiny red
pepper pod and the juice of one lemon
Heat slowly. simmer gently for twenty
minutes. drain. drop IN cold water. and
when cool carefully remove the outer
membranes Wash the halibut, place in
a shallow pan with half teaspoonful
Of salt. a dozen peppercorns a slice of
onion and a blade OF mace cover with
boiling water and simmer until the flesh
draws away from the bones. Drain. and
fake very fine with a silver fork Clean
the asparagus cut the tips four inches
long and wrap in damp cloth. Boil
one cupful of rice in salted water for
five minutes. drain put in a double
boiler with a pint of weak but highly
seasoned tomato sauce and cook until
tender and the sauce is absorbed. Take
of let stand for a moment add two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Bran water is thought by some house
wives To be the best thing in which To
wash fine silk stockings. as soap IS apt
to make the silk tender
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

To keep edges Of comfortables clean
cheesecloth strips "A yard wide Sewed
over the edges Of comfOrtabies and
blankets and changed with the bed
linen insures cleanliness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07
T1Iles of Interest.

CIergymen have strict orders never 10
preach longer than fifteen minutes be
fore the German Emperor
A chestnut tree at the foot Of Mt
Etna Is 2ls feet in circumference and
2.O00 years old
The German Emperor Invariably wears
a tiny bracelet hidden by his cun-
4 genuine cashmere shawl requires
ten goats fleece and three mems WORK
for six months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

An unusual but delicious salad is
made by combining a sliced onion with
a chopped tart apple served with may
onnaise OF cooked dressing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Is far from such contest Nature and Science have combined
in evolving this perfect specimen laky creamy wteness
surrounded by decousy Drowned crust The most whole
some, appezng, invigorating loaf of Bread possible
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Baked sausage is far better 20 look al
and To eat than fried Cook in the
oven covering the pan for twenty min
utcs. then brown Drain dry and serve
upon heated dish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Did it ever occur 10 anyone that the
ash pan could be utilized 10 cook Boston
baked beans2 1t may be used fOr In
dian pudding or any other dish requiT>
ing long cooking The ashes should be-
cmptied. OF course, from the pan. anc
the food has To be carefully covered so
that ashes from above shall not drop
into the baking pan. The plan has been
tried successfully in one household at
least.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

Household HiHfS.

Mahogany tables are often much dis
figured by white marks caused by stand
ing hot dishes upon them without a mat
between. To remove the stains rub on
a few drops of sweet oil. and afterward
polish with d little spirits of wine and u
soft cloth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

The Wilderness Of the boards, which
shows that the work is well done, IS
obtained By careful scrGbbing the right
way Of the woJd-neNer across the grain
with cold water and plenty Of soap
No soda must be used, or the wood VIII
turn q blackish color. Change the water
often-it Is impossible TO have the
boards nice and white If you rinse them
in dirty water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

For "A good cement mix the best pow
dercd rice with little cold WAFER, slow
~ add boiling water Till the right con-
sistency is obtained. then pour into a
saucepan and boil Il for minute. This
paste Is almost transparent. and well
adapted for fancy paper work for which
strong and cOlOrless cement is re-
quired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

oil.
Bran water is thought by some house
wives To be the best thing in which 10
wash fine silk stockings. as soap IS apt
to make the silk tfnder.
The old-fashioned remedy Tor sore
threat and croupy cough is hard 10
excel. over half a cupfui Of minced
onions pour a tablespoonful Of vinegar
and a half cupful OF boiling mOlasses.
Use half teaspOonful Of the syrup
every fifteen or twenty minutes for an
hour or two, then less frequently
An unusual but delicious salad is
a chopped tart apple served with may
onnaise OF cooked dressing.
To Keep edges Of comfortables clean
eheesecloth strips yard wide sewed
over the edges Of comfortabies and
blankets and changed with the bed
linen insures cleanliness
4 strong decoctiou OF common poke
root. mixed with an equal quantity OF
black mOlaSsCs. boiled To a syrup and
spread upun bread. is sure and present
d. ath TO cOckroachcs- They eat IL
greedily and die
That ink and fruit stains may be re-
moved from white linens and cottons
by soaking them FOR few hours in
kerosene, then washing in hot water
You can free a moth-infcSted closet OF
the creatures. larvae aad eggS. by
pouring hot vinegar into "a red-hot iron
ar Gin pan set upon hot bricks iu the
closet. Shut the door as soon as tho
vinegar Kisses upon the heated surface
OF the pan. and don't open again that
day.
Baked sausage is far better 20 look az
and To eat than fried Cook in the
oven covering the pan for twenty min
utcs then brown Drain dry and serve
upon a heated dish.
a musty cellar may be swccteued by
setting pans OF very hot charcoal about
the floor. especially in the dark corners
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

Treasurer Manning S. Campbell of
the Insane hospital has returned from
Chase's island, where he had been on
business connected with the recreation
hospital on the island to see about
orening that hospital for the season,
which will commence with the coming
month and continue until September.
TIE first party of patients, which will
number about so women and which will
be made up from the Augusta hospital
and the one at Bangor. will leave for
the island June 4. and after their re-
turn a party of male patients will be
taken to the island. 1t is hoped that
four squads of patients may be given
recreation at the island during the sea-
son. as the experience of last year
showed that the trip resulted in great
benefits to the majority Of the unfor-
inmates who were taken there. DIR. J.
y Mcdonald uf the Augusta hospital
| will he i'm charge ut the island this sea
,,, as ne was ut the opening last year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

The steamer cobbosscc. which was
owned by the cobboSsccContcc NaEi-
CATION Go. and which had for the past
few seasons been operated for the
transportation Of passengers to differ
ent points on the lake. has been sold to
Ben Tenney of Hallowell. Mr.. Tenney
will take out the steam engine which
now furnishes power for the boat and
will install u gasoline engine in its
stead 1t is understood that he will
take tho boat from the lake and place
it in the river. The boat is "A feet in
length and with an engine of the re-
quired horsepower should make SER
viceablc craft.