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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
.TOOTHSOME RECIPES
APPROVED METHODS OF COOK,
ING ONIONS.
Young Plants May Be servsd on But
tered Toast Like Asparagus
When Esealloped Vegetable 10
Delicious-Mint Vinegar.


To Cook Young onisne.--Peel. drop
in cold water and let them soak 10
minutes. Cook tender In boiling salt
ed water and serve on slices Of but
tered toast like asparagus. Season
with salt. pepper and q little but
.er.
Onion soup.-This II wholesome
and tasty" Slice two or three large
onions and fry yellow in butter or
| clarified drippings. When soft add
three tablespoonfuls -four and stir
| until cooked and frothy. Now add
slowly q pint of boiling water. STIR
ring until smooth and slightly thick
ened. Have ready three potatoes boil
ed and mashed and add to them .
quart Of milk that has been brought
Just to the scalding point. Put the
potato and onion mixture together. sea-
SON with salt and pepper. let it get
very hot, then press through . strain
or into q hot tureen. Sprinkle over
the top q little parsley minced hne ana
handful crisp croutons.
| EscaIloped Onions. - Peel half .
dozen large onions and lay In cold
water f0r an hour. Cut in thick slices
and put ON to cook in boiling sailed
water. Boil ten minutes, drain and
cover again with boiling water. Cook
until they are tender, but stiD hrm.
Have ready q pint of rather thin
cream sauce. Butter q baking dish.
put In q layer of onions, then one OF
the sauce and sprinkle with bread
| sauce and crumbs and so on until the
dish is full, having the last layer OF
buttered crumbs. Bake in quick
oven and brown. A little cheese may
be used with each layer Of crumbs. Il
desired. There should be enough Of
the thin cream sauce used to show
generously about the onions when
served.
Mint vInegar.-Fill loosely . large
,, wide-mouthed bottle with the mini
leaves. Pour in vinegar, cork secure
" and let 1t remain for two or three
weeks. Then pour of the vinegar into
another bottle and keep well corket
until needed. This is capital substi
tute for fresh mint when the latte
cannot be obtained.
cowsIip vinegar.-An excellent vim
egar Is also made from cowslips (prim
ula). Put one quart of the pips int
jar with three pints white vim
vinegar. Cork tightly and let 1t re
main for ten days. Strain, bottle AM
: seal. An excellent addition are few
r sweet briar tips-three or four TO tw'
. cups of the liquid.
Vegetable cutIets.-Boil separated
q until tender half dozen French cal
rots, turnip and an onion. Mas
9 thoroughly and mix with q cupfr
cooked lentils drained perfectly dr.,
r Season with minced parsley. salt an
o pepper. and beaten egg and brea
!. crumbs to bind together. Form int
eroquettes, outlet shaped, dip in bea
. en- egg, roll in fine crumbs and fry !
deep fat. Garnish with parsley an
: serve hot. A little curry powder ma
!. be added to the seasoning.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

bers and jagged plates, suggesting the
front end of trolley car after head
on collision. Maine huntsmen delight
to tell Of instances whore bears. foxes
or painters" have gnawed on leg to
escape from trap; but this 10 the
first really successful case on record
where ship left part Of herself in .
rocky trap and got to port by her own
efforts.
The Seuvic, carrying 500 passengers,
OF whom $50 were children--mostly
babies, from Australian ports, was en-
tering the English channel. A dense
fog came up, and when near the Lis
ard Light the vessel, which had been
cropping her way along. ran on the
rocks.
with the first CLEAN Of dawn Cap
tain Jones and his men made an In
spection Of the vessel. They found
the sharp rocks had pierced her bot
tom a. far a. the second bulkhead
This bulkhead being closed, the water
could not penetrate further; but there
was Infinite danger Of the ship being
torn apart by the power Of the waves
which were swaying the big vessel Il
and fro while the rocks held her "fas
| by the nose"
It 90 happened that body OF SCI
surgeons were in the vicinity. Thu
members were attached to . Liverpool
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

A number of years back q burly
western Kansas man gave his nephew,
q lad Of Is years, an unmerited chas-
Using. The boy promised his assail-
ant a like compliment when he be-
came man, and he did not forget the
words uttered in the heat of passion
The uncle was about his duties on the
farm one day last winter when q
husky six-footer came up and gave
him glorious humping. 1t was the
15-year-old nephew, only he was SIX
years older. Then the uncle sued fol
1000 for personal injuries inflicted
An unsympathetic jury couldn't see 4
that way and he took the case to thu
supreme court. LAST week that au
gust body handed down a decision al
frming the lower courts decision.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

ened, drill out
the socket large
enough to receive
q piece of ONE
eighth-inch pipe
and after driving
the pipe in az
far ~ It will 90,
cut It on with .
hack-saw. II the
caster has q large
shank It may be
necessary to use
q one-fourthlnch
pipe. A piece Of
pipe .Atted in this
way. says PopU-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
ACCOUNT BOOK 4 NECESSITY
Without It, There 10 Bound 10 B
Waste In Household.

Unless one keeps record Of the
way in which the pennies 60. the ex-
pense account has disagreeable
habit Of swelling larger than the in
come.
With an account book housekeep-
er knows at q glance just how much
meat, -four. or other articles of food
it has taken for the table during the
month, and can compare with the
same month Of the year before.
In this way one can easily tell If
expenses are still on the same level
or II they are on the increase, and
the cause may be readily discovered.
Money left loose in purse or bag
goes, but no one can make an accurate
account of it at the end Of the month.
The little account book with every
thing down in black and white keeps
business methods in the buying Of sup
plies. and is great factor for econ
only.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
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: 'aiaEElhAEl3s
LARaEsr cHAlNs IN WORLD.
Links Which Are Almost ~ Big - .
Man and Weigh More.

The record for size appears to be
held BY the moorings for the two new
Cunard steamships Mauritania and
LusitAnia, which are being construct
ed at Pontypridd. South Wales. The
common links of these moorfng-
chains, IN illustration of which IL 70
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

A MAJ going to his wedding fell
asleep on the train. was carried past
the town where the bride was and
had to get OF at the next town and
travel back. He won't do to Tie "a. ~
marks the Ohio State Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
Electric Radiator.

Among the new products to b
handled extensively this year By
Wholesale plumbers are luminous and
non-luminous electric radiators. The
electric radiator gives heat from q
source that is clean and safe a. an
electric light, and the luminous radi-
ator is regarded as giving all the ben
efits of an open fire, besides doing
away with danger from sparks, smoke.
gas, ashes and SCOT The luminous
radiator is appreciated most on chilly
days. when it is not consistent and
economical to start fire. 1t can be
easily carried from room to room and
when connected gives immediate heat
with the turning on of the current
Electric News Service
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
spotless Linen

The following recipe for the wash
ing mixture will insure clothes being
beautifully clean and white without .
great amount of rubbing. Get two
pounds Of common soda, one gill Of
sweet oil, one gill of turpentine. one
pint of ampeonia. Dissolve the soda
and pour into two-gallon bottle, add
the sweet oil and turpentine and, last.
ly, the ammonia. Shake well together,
and then fill the bottle nearly full with
cold water; shake again and It ID
ready for. use. One gill Of this mix
ture put into the boiler when the
clothes are boiling will surprise any.
one who has not tried 1t before. II
leaves no smell, is economical and
does the clothes no injury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

It Is said that eagles sometimes go
up $4,000 feet into the air, but how
anyone can prove 1t is a mystery.
Anyway, one Of these birds has been
known to rise from the ground and fly
almost. directly up and disappear
from sight within three minutes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

oh, but Patty did look 30 different.
And SO very funny.
"See 'er switch It, said one Of the
boys, and then they all laughed very
heartily indeed.
Then the leader Of the Gang" un-
tied Patty and walked her about so
the members could view her from all
sides. Then, weak with laughter,
they led her back to her stall in the
barn.
The "Fierce Gang" . sat in their
"cave" talking earnestly. The cave"
so-called, was In the hay NOW, and
had q hay ceiling. hay walls and a hay
door. Simply hole burrowed in the
hay.
The Gang" was composed Of four
members, the sons of the village doc
tor. There was Albert, alias BLACK
Bert" aged Is; Richard. alias Dan
gerous Dick" aged IL: Leonard. alias
Terrible Len" aged nine, and Ben
jamin. alias BOLD Ben." aged seven.
A dangerous Gang" surely.
BLACK Bert" holding in his hand
an old revolver, OF which half the bar
rel was gone, was speaking with con
viction.
Il tell you. fellers, we're in for It
Course, father can't help findin' it out
right away, and then-well, we're
brave fellers, amt. we? Say. did YOU
ever hear of trust?"
/ The younger members of the Gang
glanced at each other inquiringly
looked uneasily at the leader, ther
nodded their heads solemnly.
"Well," the leader went on, Il asket
father what trust is. And he TOLD
me. But can't tell you. not just lik,
he told me, but anyhow it's something
where fellers bands themselves to
gether to protect each other. Every
body helps everybody else. and nobod.
never, never tells on nobody else
That amt eggsactly what father toll,
me; mebby you'd better ask him t
tell you. But nobody ever tells on nc
body, no matter what happens"
"Father'll try to ind out which on
of us acshully done 1t" asserte
BLACK Bert" But" he went on, Nv
all done 1t an we're to stand by eac
other, no matter what An no whiI
PIN, shuttin' in the stairway close
goin' to bed early fer lots of nights
nor no nothin' will dr-a-a-ag it out 9
US. Cause the Fierce Gang ha
formed trust"
/, Late that afternoon DR.. Leeds hui
ried into the house, after a visit {
the barn. His wife looked up with
smile, but there was lok on his fac
which caused the smile to disappes
, very suddenly from hers.
The style of docking horses tai
had not yet reached Hopedale, or an,
where near. And even II It had, d
Leeds would not have followed Z.
fashion. In his mind the horse wa
: ruined. How much pride he had q
ways taken in Patty's name and tai
Oh, IL he only had those boys With
|, reach!
III About nix o'clock they came stra
Cling in-tired, dirty and hungr
Their father, sitting on the porch wi,
their mother. was laughing and tai
Ing cheerfully. and, taking heart
Il A. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

MoorInn-chaIn for the New cunas-
ders. The Largest Chains In the
World.
produced from Engineering, are OF
Az '-ch iron. Says this paper:
ssThese moorings will weigh
altogether about 200 tons. Patent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

iron coated with Alumlnem.
Iron sheets coated with aluminium
are very durable and likely to sup
plant galvanized iron for many pur-
poses.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

About nix o'clock they came stray
Cling m-tired, dirty and hungry.
Their father, sitting on the porch with
their mother. was laughing and talk
Ing cheerfully. and. taking heart at
the sight, the Gang breathed more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13

citing the daily press with its hectic headlines
and its guiotine-like opinions, all assist US
TO form the habit Of acting and Judging without
thinking. 1t is amazing how large part OF
our everyday mental attitudes. whether as to
men or public policies or passing events. are the
result Of the lynching habit.
UNIVERSITY CURE FOR LYNCH LAW.
The training that university offers IS the
Surest corrective of the lynching habit In the
laboratory, the lecture room and the seminary
facts are carefully collected and sifted and
weighed, and final judgment is held in suspense
until the process is ended. Even then the tudg-
ment is held subject to the discovery of new
evidence. This mental state is not one of I'M
certainty, but Of -mindedness. Open-mind-
edness, and the habit of reserving Judgment I'M
I'll the facts are established. will soon rid our
natures OF the lynChing habit and its CNplOra BILE
intellectual and moral effects To set this ex-
ample to others is just now a duty that is
heavily incumbent on men and women of uni
Versity training.
In presenting Governor Hughes for hts degree
Dean Van Amrnge said:
Mr.. President: I present to you, for the hon
orary degree Of doctor OF laws a lawyer deeply
versed in the science and eminent in the praC-
tiCe of his profession: a politician in the best
sense, controlled by desire for the public good
and for its achievement straightforwardly and
not by devious ways and cunning devices;
statesman who, in his great place has the wis
dom and the courage TO ask counsel Of both
times. of the ancient time what is best, and Of
the latter time what is fittest." and 10 press his
conclusions upon the people Of this common
wealth and their chosen representatives, with
the persuasive and effective eloQuence of trans
parent honesty. firm conviction and lucid argu-
ment
The academic procession again formed and
marched TO the front Of the new School OF Mines
building where at the sides Of the door two
large torches with bronze bases had been erected
by the science class of 80. Francis B. Croker
made a speech IN behalf OF the class presenting
these TO the university. and they were accepted
by the president
Tho procession then went TO Hamilton Hall.
where. in behalf of the college division OF the
same class, William Thornton Lawson presented
tho university with a stained glass window that
had been placed in the college study.
Late in the afternoon the alumni held a set of
games in which the old fellows took off their
coats and waistcoats. ran races and paid fro
quent visits 70 a bowl of punch the side lines.
The smoker Of the class Of 90 took place in the
evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
GIFTS FOR DIR. GAMMAGF.
Retiring Master Of st. PauPs School
HOnOred ON All Sides.

Garden City, Long Island June 12.-After a Ger
vice OF fourteen years DR.. Frederick l. Gammage
retired to-day as head master OF ST. Paul's School
The expected explanation Of his action however
vas not made.
1t has been rumored that Bishop Burgess of
Long Island thinks too much attention is being
devoted 10 athletics at the school and that a
change in its government is therefore, advisable
No one could be found who would confirm the
runlor or even talk about It. :
BISHOP Burgess, as usual. presented the diplomas
to the graduating class at the exercises in the
gymnasium. Before doing so he said that he deeply
regretted the coming separation between Dr. Gam
mage and himself
Dr Gammage received a loving cup from the
members OF the graduating class. a diamond ring
from the faculty and a lump sum of money in a
pocketbook from alumni Of the school. IT Is said
that he VIII establish a school Of his own IN West
chester County and that many of the boys of the
upper classes will leave St Pauls next fall for
Dr.. GammaEes school.
Or; Ganmage has bought the butcher House
motel, in Paving, y. y, with the stables and
tages adjoining It. for s5ooOO re intends remodel
ing the property at cost Of 10000, adding golf
links and an athletic field TO the grounds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
OLD PARISH CELEBRITIES.
Many Bishops at Anniversary of
Founding of Church in State.

stratford, Conn, juno ia solemn commerno-
ration Of the 20oth anniversary OF the establish
nent in Connecticut OF tho Church OF England was
held to-day in Christ Church In the presence Of
one Of the most distinguished bodies OF churchmen
that have been seen IN the state since the conse-
Grafton OF Bishop Brewster ten years ago This
the first parish in the state and its history IS
closely interviewer with the story of the English
Church in MI New England.
The Observance Of to-day recognized the adop-
ton Of the Book OF Common Prayer by the parish
as It actually was organized :n 1902. and the
church edihce put up the present site. Of which
in architecture the present structure IS a modern
elaboration. The parish Itself in those early days
was assisted by the Venerable Society for tho
Propagation Of the Gospel IN Foreign Parts.
To-days celebration divided into two parts.
that Of the morning being ritualistic and Of the
afternoon historical in character both having many
interesting features The congregation came hero
from New Haven early train-the diocesan
convention having been held there yesterday-and
took part in a communion service at which Bishop
Alexander Hamilton Vinton. OF Western Massa-
chusetts, was the celebrant.
The sermon preached by the Rev. Or. Sam
uel Hart vice dean Of the Berkeley Divinity School
at Middletown. His discourse eloquent
tribute 10 the lives and labors OF the early mission
aries Of the Church IN Connecticut, especially TO
Colonel Heathcote and his brother-in-law, the Rev.
John Murson. Timothy Cutler and Samuel John
OF the pious deacon OF Stratford. A short
address made by Bishop Henry Goldman Pot
ter OF New York, after which the clergy and laity
were entertained at luncheon.
The afternoon exercises were opened by the well
come of the Rev. n. L. Cornwall the parish rector.
to which Bishop Brewster responded. The Rev.
Joseph Hooker. OF Durham. read paper on The
Church in Connecticut in the Eighteenth Century;
Bishop L. S. Lines, of Newark, spoke Tho
Rev. Samuel Johnson and His Contemporaries and
Frederick !. Kingsbury. of Waterbury, The Lay
Pioneers OF the Church IN Connecticut" Letters
of congratulation were read from the Rev. Arthur
Foley Wilmington Ingram Lord Bishop OF London;
the Rev DR.. Morgan Dix. of Trinity Church, New
York; Bishop William Paret, Bishop of Maryland,
who preached the sermon at the Conservation OF
Bishop Brewster; Bishop w. W. Niles. of New
MIA, WHO chaplain to Bishop Williams, of Con-
necticut, and attended the ceremony in Aberdeen.
Fented TO this diocese. and which Nitro Is now in
the library Trinity College.
Short addresses were made by President Hadley
of Yale University, Professor W. A. Dunning, rep
resenting Columbia College, Bishop Vinton, who
spoke OF the parishes OF Western MASSACHUSETTS,;
bishop William y. McVickar, of Rhode Island and
Burton Mansfield, OF New Haven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
DEGREES CONFERRED AT UNION.
Congressman Ransdell, of Louisiana, Deliv-
ers Honorary Chancellor's Address.

Schenectady, n. Y, June 12.-Joseph E. RansdeI,
member of Congress from Louisiana, delivered the
honorary chancellor's address at the one hundred
and eleventh commencement OF Union College to-
day. lie was graduated in the class Of e2, and
paid glowing tribute to his alma mater. The Rev
George A. Alexander, Of New York City presided
at the exercises and conferred the degrees. as
President Raymond was unable to take part on
account of the death of Mrs. Raymond yesterday.
Degrees were conferred the thirty MEM
hers of the graduating class and IN addition these
honorary degrees were conferred:
IL D-Joseph E Ransdell. of Louisiana; Henry
NJ Lepziger director OF the department. OF public
icctur~s OF New York City; Andrew H. Smith,
phys!cian, New York City; Alexander E. Orr, New
York City. -, $1,000. -. ,,
d. D."The Rev John K. Harding. rector Trinity
Church Utica N Y; the Rev. Rockwell Harmon
Potter pastor First Congregational Church. Hart
A. M@Lewis S. Chanler Lieutenant Governor
OF New York State: Norman f Webster Wash
ington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
PAINTER BREAKS NECK.
Scafold COHapses. and Tao Fall
Five Stories.

One man was killed and another injured yester-
day afternoon through the breaking of a swinging
sCaffod used by painters at Long Island City. The
scaffold suspended from the roof Of OF a
row of ten houses in course of erection in Mott
avenue. between Van Alst ard East avenues The
buildings are five stories high, and the men were
painting the top story.
They met IN the centre Of the scanold. and their
combi7ed weight caused IT to break almost in the
middle. Both dropped 10 the basement area which
uncovered. Jacob Puan. of No. 257 East 10Th
street. struck first. According 10 DR.. Hanley Of
St. Johns Hospital his neck broken The
other man. Samuel AxfugeI. Of No. 215 EIdrfdge
street. fell top OF his companion. and to that
fact owes his life. He bruised but refused to
go to the hospital