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on fame. and in a minute the irons
are hot
To prevent any danger Of smoking. and
at the same time L utilize one flame
as far aS possible. a round iron plate
iittlo raised on a perforated border is
set over the burner. This viii heat four
irons at a time.
In cooking utensils the saving Of gas
is equally considered. There are the
steamers in three. four or five sections.
IN which several different vegetables
may be cooked. and deliciOusly cooked.
at once.
A close tube running up through eacn
division allows the escape OF steam and
at the same time prevents the different
articles being prepared from absorbing
one anOther's flavor.
Then there are triangular agate pots,
with handles and tin lids that fit to-
gether N such a way as to eCOnomiZe
the utmost space. These come in two and
three sections. and may also be used
separately
The gas stove also requires a specially
constructed waffle iron. one that IS on
much higher frame than those for the
coal range. This enables the plate 10 be
easily turned without removal from the
fire.
There has always been more or less
dispute as TO toast made over gas. Its
advocates declare that il is possible TO
get IL much crisper and OF n more even
tone than when done over coal. l
must confess to a preference for the
coal range. both for toasting and beef
steak bToiling; but certainly when one
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pairing the sauce for the barbecue The
girl declared. tearfUlly, that she had
no. touched the turpentine that day. and
produced the vinegar jug in evidence Of
hcT assertion. Mr. Sterling came 10 her
help with the theory that the hares had
been shipped TO the city in case Of new
pine wood. In this belief I descended
upon the market man next day, and was
dlSarmed by the intelligence that the
Whole invoice was dead loss to him,
although the packing boxes were Of sea
soned hemlOck- The game came from
Canada and the winter being exception
ally severe, the hares had fed upon the
tender shoots Of reSinOuS trees.
Pitch, tar and turpentinei" sang Mrs
Martin merrily-
Precisely, Mr.. Sterling said he tasted
and smelled varnish for week after
After that may dare tell Of my first,
last and only essay al planking shad." "
sioHai spirit. Armed Se'1s With ''s recipe
had begged from Mrs. Sterling, after
eating the delicacy at her table, had
no no fei.r,i, teaF as to m success l studied . 1t
without book "
To prove which she actually recfted It
n the tone Of a child saying a we'll
Clean the fish and split 1t down the
back. Next wash and wipe it dry. Have
at hand a clean board Of suitable size.
about two inches thick. Of hardwood 9.
Set il in the oven until IL is heated
through. Rub the fish on both sides
with butter and season to taste. FaSten
II TO the plank, back down, with small
tin tacks. one at each corner. Lay the
plank upon the upper grating Of the
oven and baste the fish every three min
nteS until, when you test IL with fork,
II goes in easily and you can see that
the pink hue has disappeared
You may send to table upon the
plank. If the latter be presentable. If
not. withdraw the tacks carefully and
slip the fish TO a dish"
''Wen doneT' cried we Sn in concert.
and Mrs Sterling nodded approval OF
her pupil
'Ahl but hear the sequel The fish
was a beautyl His appearance was
greeted with unbOunded satisfaction.
The removal of the tacks and the
carving We're dignifed ceremonies But
alas, and alack-a-dayi the board I had
ordered without specifying OF what
wOOd-Only that 1t must be hard-waS
the greenest of green Georgia pine. I
need go no further. But l may be al
lowed to observe that my long suffering
husband paid $l-good money-for that
shad!'
rs II possible that I omitted to say
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SCORING Aae RanK. Aoza he .z1ces
Mrs. SterIing's WayS---NO. XIX

n = RS. WHITE set the anecdotal
NN bah In motion by telling how
1 she had once mistaken salt for
eranulated sugar In the manu-
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Obi Dye Know

l. That kerosene VIII remove stains
from clothing without injuring the
fabric, and Will often remove old ink
and fruic stains by soaking IN the kero-
sene and then washing in hot suds?
, That il is economical, after using a
bowl of cold water starch, to let il set
tie? Then pour off the water and dry
the starch in the oven at night or on the
stove. II will be reduced to cake and
can be powdered and be used over again
3. That il is a kind thing for q cook
or hOusemother. for the sake of those
who cannot eat piecrust, in making a
cuStard or COcOanut pie to rub the plate
thickly with butter and sprinkle it with
Indian meal, then I'LL with the custard
and baker
l. That in laundering coiored clothes.
no matter what the color may be. they
will come out brighter II a i.ttIe bluing
is added TO the last rinsing water or TO
the starch?
5. That the leaves of potted palms
should not be washed In pure water, but
with milk and water? II has a wonder
full way of preserving them and also
prevents the appearance of the brown
spots. which are so disfiguring
Q. That one way of clearing your liv-
ing rooms Of flies In hot weather is cold
green tea, very strong. sWeetened with
sugar, and set around the room in sau-
GERS? Flies suck II greedily and die 1t
IS not Immediately fatal TO human be-
ings, or there would be fewer gossiping
''tabbies" alive.
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
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formed in the mush as the meal was
stirred in, try the eggbeater.
2 If you are trying TO avoid all waste,
surplus cOrnbread-and Boston brown
bread-can be made into a very good
Indian pudding Follow the usual rule,
but less sugar and shorter time for
cooking are needed. of course.
am grateful for questions answered
and help given by you and your consti-
tuents.
Can you some time reprint ''E. J. G. So
ginger Cake2 3. 5. G. (Maywood, Ill }
have not room for reprints" But
If "E. J. G." Kill sen5 her recipe to
me, I will freely forward II to you.
Were I to obey all the demands I get for
repetitiOns of recipes, there would be no
space left within our inclosure for any
thing else
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To &C. H"

vlnt to advise &C. H" to buy
breadmixed of some kind as soon as
possible I wish every housekeeper In
the land could own one. We have had
ours since last Christmas, and think it
the most wonderful of all household in
Ventions. 1t makes perfect bread, with
little more labor than beating an egg.
Full directions come with it, and they can
not be improved; but I will inclose the
recipe for making bread with it There
are, I am told. several patents for
bread mixers in the market.
Scald a pint of milk; dissolve in it
one heaping teaspOOnfUl OF salt one
tablespoonful of sugar, one level table
spoonful cf lard. Pour into a quart
measure, and fill up with water. Let
1t cool until lukeWarm; then add one
cake Of compressed yeast, dissolved in
little Of the liquid Pour all into the
bread mixer, stir in, all at once. three
quarts OF flour. and turn from three
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that the board should be Of hickory OF
OF oak and be well seasoned Mrs.
Sterling was positively aghast- IT is
so nominated in my recipe book Were
IL not that shad is now clean out Of
season. should feel bound 20 send you
One-and a board 10 cook Il upon. with
my regrets and my love A thought
strikes me- BlueflSh-yesi and halib1rt-
may be Dlanked as successfully as shad-
My dear. defrauded child! you shall have
your board. If you will promise 70 think
OF me whenever it IS used"
And there IS planlled steakt" OBJ
served Mrs. White. when the little scene
between the two friends was over. we
often have il for a hearty supper' II
Is rubbed on both sides with a mixture
OF butter and lemon juice, and, when II
mas Deen IN the oven ten minutes. we
take IL out just long enough TO draw
the tacks. turn the steak. and tack II
again in place 1t is very good
And fashionable delicacy in Ger
tain restaurants" Mrs BiStre offered
tue next suggestion We are fond OF
culinary experiments: and we are also
fond Of veal. You won't laugh when 7
tell YOU that I invented the dish 7 am
going to describe nOw2 rub a veal
cuuet-a large One-with butter and to-
maIo tI ,catsup- tack ii TO the plank. and
COOK II as / would cook a steak. only
basting II often with tomato sauce
We know II IS goOdr- commented
Mrs Sterling. heartily IN nv 0r,ir,io,,
no housekeeDer IS worthy Of the name
who Is content TO pace forever IN the
track worn deep and dusty by the feet
OF others, Had all OF us been satisfied
with doing this. we should still no
trudCing slavishly I'm the rough roads
trodden by our foremothers'
Some Of those same foremotbers'
ways were pretty fner' retorted the
Virginian, spark Of something like de-
fianCe in her e--eS
we talk Of planking meat as \ mod
ern invention There never was. and
there never viii be, this side of the
millennium, such iohnny-cake as my old
soul-used to make IN front Of her open
wood fire
do 7 recolect how she did it,.
Haven't I watched her at It. Eve hun
dred times, my mouth watering al the
''She measured a generous quart Of
meal into her wooden tray. and siftad
with Il a tab espoOnful- each Of salt and
Of soda Ths1 she weC il 10 n dough
with q cupfh of butternniIk and one q.
sweet milk lastly. there went in a
tablespoonful big one-Of melted but
ter.
The dough was rolled out half an
inch thick. and spread smoothly upo1 a
sweet clean board. which stood in the
sun most OF the tina when IL was not
IN use This was prOpped up in f-e--
Of the red Goals ct such an agle l--l lt
got the glow Of the fire. - .1-Id--f
slide on and basted with 81 eve
other minute until Il was r-r- ga.
crisp. and fragrant. and altos, Er.
cious.
''She. and her forebears had -c- ---
ing it for nobody knows how .ua-y
hundred years
yet here we are talking of 'planked'
foods as Of something bran new-one OF
Cur ownty own Inventions
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NE RS WHITE set the anecdotal
NH bah IN motion by telling how
she had once mistaken salt for
granulated sugar in the manu-
facture Of green gooseberry tarts.
I was so new TO the business that
did not taste the filling Of my tarts. 1
measured carefully and mixed punctil-
iously, as had been drilled 10 DO IN the
cooking school This done. success was
but 4 demonstration The pies looked
beautiful! The gooseberries were of a
tender green that was a poem in itself;
the pastry was dream OF brown flal1i-
ness. There were three Of my hus-
bands relatives at the table, and the
poor fellow looked so proudly at me!
My heart was as light as the pastry
until I saw q pale spasm comfort the
prim face of my spinster sister-in-law
at her first taste Of the HORROR
Poor childt'' said Mrs. Sterling. IN
warmest sympathy And, of course.
you had sweetened the tarts the more
pIentifully because green gooseberries
take more than their weight-or their
worth-in sugar. 1 had a companion
experience early in my housewifeIy ca
reer. Mr.. Sterling is very fond Of bar
becued hare That is what it IS called
at the South, where we first ate it, and
where 7 got my recipe. Here the native
hare is a wild rabbit
I'VE had a pair one Sunday morning
for breakfast, and, by one of Peter
Magnus' condolences. a maiden sis
ter-in-laW WAS my guest on that oc-
casion." smiling at Mrs. White. ''She
was inclined to be hypercritical, and
she was a model housekeeper-"
LAS a rule, they are worse than
mOthers-in-law"
The annexation was Mrs. Greene's.
Il do not deny il. However, on this
day l had no misgivings. My cook
knew her business. and we had the dis I
often before AS in Mrs. Whites story
it was the face of my sister-ia-law that
gave me notice that all was not right"
Trust one Of them for seeming out a
fault" interpOsed Mrs Greene, with
savage emphasis
There was no need OF a sleuth in the
present instance. The hare was so
strongly favored with tuTpentine that
smeIled before 1 tasted il 1 recOllected
instantly that / had bought a bottle of
spirits of turpentine a few days before.
and jumped TO the conclusion that the
cook had mistaken II for vinegar in pre-
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4 Plate thar Keep.

II the separate gas stove toasters Is
used the results are very satisfactory
This to3Ster Is square cage about
eight inches high. with 8 hollow inner
section and perforated sides 1t is pro-
Nlded with four rests. or racks. On
which the slices o: bread may be set
upright
An added advantage IS that an iron
may be heated on the top or this toast
or At the same time To the woman
y no was usually deprived OF her morn
InE toast on Tuesday because the iron
:ng was set back" by opening the stove
this reveals the inestimable luxury mod
crn inventions allow.
In cake pans for the gas range al
ways use tin In preference To iron or
agate.
While such appliances make cook
ing by gas delightfully."- easy, they Will
not be found satisfactory If the range
itself is allowed 10 become clOgged with
dirt and grease. The utmost cleanliness
IS essential in regard 10 every part As
these are all removable. even TO the
burner. IL should be no hard matter 60
keep range in good condition.
Always wash broiler. pan and rack
|after using Rub the outside Of the
prevent rust Do this before il has en-
tirely cooled of. Keep the burners and
gas CRATES uncIogged by dirt II is easy
/. TO detect its presence whenever the
fame burns yellow instead Of blue.
Occasionally boil all the detachable
parts In "A strong solution of soda and
water After boiling about half an hour
wipe thoroughly and put them in the
oven for time to get perfectly dry.
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The Housemothers' Weekly Conferenc

y WAS much interested last summer
in your articles advocating doing
all fruit canning and preserving
- early IN the morning. l can heartily
second your plan. Ever since baby came
i have arisen at a. m, summer and
winter. to do my laundry work. By the
time baby Is awake l have all or most
OF my work done. I never have to take
him into the laundry with me. and l
am free TO receive any chance caller
After luncheon, when baby maps, I.
too, take forty winks' and am fresh
when John" comes home.
If the busy wife and mother who is
nurse. cook, housemaid laundress and
wants to be a graceful mistress and
hostess all in one would only try the
early rising plant JANE.
CNot a pseudonym. but a real plain
Jane)
While a. m. sounds startling even to
me, I cannot withhold my cordial in
6orsement OF early rising for busy wonl-
en- who recognize the bOunden duty OF
being something better than unsalaried
cannot retire early. consequently they
must lie in bed until the world is not
merely well aired, but Overheated The
domestic mother. with few evening en-
EaEements. may be in bed by $3.50, get a
fair quantum of beauty sleep before
midnight. and be up and in her bath
before 3. serene in the consciousness that
no healthy adult requires more than
four Having paid her lawful toll to
poppy-crowned Morpheus. tx rest OF
the day Is hers. rightfully.,
Have you ever known for yourselves
ye lovers OF morning dozes, the sweet
ness and beauty of the world at
O'Clock Of a summer morning before
the tender blue of the sky is defled by
smoke and the ozone is burned out Of
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Keeping a Skillet Shiny

A dark brown, greasy skillet is a trial
TO neat housekeeper. Unfortunately.
though. the cleansing process is so dis
agreeable that It is too often sighted
II viii be found comparatively easy TO
keep them in good condition. however
If they are first rubbed with a chain
scraper. and. afterwaTd. with brown pa
per before being washed.
It is also well 10 fill the skill with
water. and let IL boil on the stove while
the rest Of the dishes are being washed.
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To SerUe With Meats.

With roast beef. CRATE horseradish.
Roast veal, tomato or hOrseradish
sauce
Roast mutton, currant jelly
Roast lamb. mint sauce.
Roast turkey. chestnut dressing. cram
berry Jelly.
Roast venison. black currant jelly or
grape jelly.
Roast goose, tart apple sauce,
Roast quail. cUrrant jelly. celery
sauce
Roast chicken. bread sauce
Fried chicken. cream gravy. corn frit-
ters-
Roast duck. orange salad.
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the air2 The two hours that separate
my pillow from the breakfast table are,
to me, the loveliest and best of all the
day. For years il has been my prac-
ucc to have tray containing a light
brakfast-bread and butter, a glass of
milk or the appartus of tea-making-
set in my study. After gentle gymnastic
exercises, the bath and toilette. l eat and
drink before going to my desk. (Never
work-especially with brains and eyes
before the stomach has broken the
nights fast)
Try Jane s. plan-and mine!
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"Pully" Caramels.

You helped me once before about baby
clothes, for which I thank you, and now
l want something quite different-to
know how to make chocolate carameIs
the ''pully' kind, such as one buys
wrapped in squares of oiled paper.
/ can make fudge" but each time I
do il my husband wishes could make
caramels." INQUIRER
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I append a recipe for choc,

1 append a recipe for chocolate cara
mels. If you would have the ''pully
kind, do not stir while it is cooking.
Heat together over a slow FIRE two
cupfuls Of brown sugar, half a cupful
OF molasses, half a cupful of cream,
four tablespOonfuls of butter and half
cake OF unsweetened chocolate, grated.
Cook until il is brittle when dropped
INTO cold water; flavor with a teaspoon
ful of vanilla. turn into creased pan.
and when cool cut into squares with
knife
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to five minutes. Replace the lid and
let il rise over night. In the morning
turn for a minute OF two before put
ting into the pans to rise again. The
general rule is to have three times as
much -four as liquid Shortening, sea
soning, etc. may be varied to suit the
taste. NJ. B. T. Evanston, I'D.
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Lumps in cornmeal Mush

II you think it would help your house.
keeping, tel them:
!. If. - spite Of care. Jumps have
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30

lieved it the duty of the parents of this city to return Clawson if they de- sire to act in the best interests of the local schools.
 DGclnG th~ term of Clawson, which Is now drawing to a close, the Cen tral school building has been erected at a cost of nearly S75,0OO. Of this amount S52. 500 was the original con tract. S2.600 for the basement, and the greater part of the remainder for furniture and finishings. It is ex- pected that after the improvements have been made to the yard few hundred dollars will remain. b While there are no known matter ot xtreme importance to come oe fore the school board during the com ing year. friends of Clawson oeitele that he should be returned as 'esH- mopial of their confidence ID ms "e tions in the past
 At tomorrow's election the -"Jll' will open at 9 o'clock in the ,rIornine and close atJl o'clock 10 the after noon. Taxpayers. parents of schoo children and guardians are permitted to vote. The election board will bt as follows:
 Inspector. William Hughes. judges s. Nj. Burr and J. ". Wright; clerks Ed. Wittig and W. D. Kinsey. The voting place will be at the entrance on the lower floor.
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PLANS FOR GApspEN.

Douglas. Ariz.. Mar. 29-(SpeciaD-
 The preliminary sketches of the new hotel building for Douglas were sub mitted to the stockholders present to- day at the Bank of Douglas. These sketches were submitted by three diff ferent architects, and were asked by the hotel company with the purpose of determining who should be chosen lo draw the final plans for the new hotel building which is to adorn the corner cf Eleventh street and c avenue in this city. Sketches, were submitted nv Frost & Frost. of Fl Paso: J. A. Holden. of this city. ard ". NJ. Ran dal1, of St JInnis
 The hotel company has not yet beer 'ncorDorated. but that preliminary will be attended to in the near future
 The name selected will be the Gads- den company.
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MRS LE DOUX IS
 HARD AS fLINI Former BiSbee Woman Claims Companion Murdered
 Her Husband
ctoo,,to, Col os6c,ars o,-

Stockton, Cal, officials p'- ,o,.o .bo statement that Mrs, E" a I" nour ioIA IAleiy W'H, W" $. Williams and laseI s MiI, n H. -IcVicar, while a resi- usns ni -ee, is the most hardened "'- .ith whom they have ever had S J. D. Warner, who arrived in Bisbee 1 last night from California, tells about seeing the officers take the woman from the train at Stockton. She laughed and chatted with those about her, though she was handcuffed and being taken to jail to face a charge of having murdered McVicar, a for mer husband.
 Mrs. Le DouX now claims that she was not alone in the murder of Mo Vicar, who is well known to a num- Der of Bisbee people, but that she had an accCmpllce, whom she names as Joe Miller. She asserts that he killed McVicar. and that shc took n unwilling part
 Since it became known here a few days ago that Mrs. Le Doux was one
 time a resident of Bisbee, 8 number of people recall having seen the woman, some of them being acquainted with her. She was a dressmaker. working part Of the time in a shop back of the Copper Queen hotel
 After Williams died, the woman be- came Mrs. McYicar, and then secured divorce from him after they had been married a few months. She married Le Doux, whom she claims is still her heusband. He lives at Jack son, Cal, and is believed to have no knowledge of his wife's alleged crime.
 District Attorney Norton of Stock ton Is quoted as saying the follow ing about Mrs. Le Doux, some of which will be agreed in by a number of Bisbee people.
 As TOT the woman herself, sine is beyond me. In all my experience, l have never seen her equal. She is a study from a criminal standpoint l never saw an accused person more ccol or uDconcerned. She seems to take everything as a matter of course and is as much interested in what goes on about her as though she were on pleasure trip or sightseeing. At first glance, she is rather good look ing, but study of the face soon de- velops hardness and cruelty there. She seems to give no thought to the terrible crime with. which she is charged. She talks freely and answers all questions. Of course, she sticks to the accomplice story. but that may be set aside entirely. There was no accomplice.
 She admitted having married man named William Williams, and going to Arizona, either to Globe or Bisbee. While there, he died of some disease peculiar to miners. so she says. miners consumption, I think She says his life was insured for s1O.- 000. and she got the money. She then met McVicar and married him. and he spent the money or invested 1t for her in various ways. At least, he got rid of it She lived with McVicar only few months, when she got a divorce and married Le Doux, who is her present husband. She denies that she ever married a man named Barrett or Barr"
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GOOD ADVICE REFUSED
 AND DEATH FOLLOWS.
(continued from Page 1.)

other gentlemen are in the city safe. T shall report to you the result of the pursuit of the Indians.
 q have the honor. General. to ex- press my respects and obedience. "Ures. Sonora, February. 27. 1906.
 LIMO LOPEZ,
 Colonel in Command" ''To the General in command of the Zone, Hermosillo. Sonora. Mexico" Stole a Rihe.-Abran Rias. Ramon Bayon and Andres Barba were arrest ed by City Marshal Stambaugh this morning for stealingsa 30-3e -Winches- ter rife from Seaman &' Perry.s hard ware store. They were tried before Judge Mcdonald this afternoon.