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Evening journal., 1907-09-06
new ORDINANCE
IS NOT NEEDED
New Castle Has a Law TO
Regulate the Dumping
Of Rubbish

NEW CASTLE. Sept. e-City soli-
citor Cooper will not be obliged to pre-
pare a new ordinance for the preven-
tion of people dumping debris, ashes
and papers on the streets. There is
an ordinance covering the case and
the street committee Of Council Will
be requested to have notices printed
TO the effect that ths ordinances viii
be enforced and that part of Sixth
street extended across the lands of ID.
Eckert Tindle viii be designated as
the dumping ground. Every citizen
viii be expected TO fan in line and see
that the dumping is done in regular
form so that the bed of the street can
be filled up as the dumping goes along.
Mr. Cooper in his opinion says that
the ordinance now existing Is sufficient
to cover the whole case including not
only the streets but the lots
The New Castle people who visited
Camp Churchman yesterday say that
they were given q royal reception.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
WANTS TO BOOM
BUY AT HOME"

"You benefit yourself and your city by
buying in wilmington" This Is the mot
to Clement II. Lippincott desires each
merchant in Wilmington to put In his
advertisements in the newspapers. Mr..
Lippncott brought the matter TO the a.
tention of the Board of Trade last night.
He said he had been using the motto in
the advertisements of Lippincott and Com
pany to boom the "Buy-at-Home" tdea.
but no other merchant has taken it up.
II all would do 50 Mr. L.ppncott believed
it would be a big help to the movement.
as he was sure the newspapers would help
the movement along.
President Maclean remarked that the
wilmington newspapers are the most loyal
TO their city an the country. I'VE all know
that the only kind Of advertising that
pays is newspaper advertising and our
own Individual booklets" said President
MacIean in commenting on the fact that
some persons were violating tine law by
scattering circulars about the city.
Secretary McGovern viii take up the
'buy-at-home" movement with the var
ious merchants and newspapers.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
HEAVY FINES FOR
ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Harry Kelly and Henderson Satter-
field. both colored. were fined $50 and
costs in City Court to-day for COM
mitting an assault and battery on
William Fisher. also colored. The
latter testified that he was watching
a baseball game when the two defend
ants assaulted him without cause.
Other cases disposed OF were: Frank
Wald and John Yates. vagrancy, ten
daVs each at the worlShouse: Vincenzo
Parise. carrying concealed deadly
weapon. dismissed; Mary Riley. dis
orderly conduct. s.; Michael Phillips,
wife beating, charge held up; George
w. LaclSey. assault and battery dis
missed; Robert Wilson. larceny OF a
razor and clock. coptinued until next
Tuesday
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
ia Market street. before being admit

ia Market street, before being admit
tel to the county hospital.
Fragostino suffered considerably
with rheumatism He spent sometime
last evening walking about on the fire
escape outside his bedroom. Later he
entered his room and before a com
panion could stop him he threw ND
the screen and plunged head first
through a window to the ground be-
low When picked up the man was
dead, having broken his neck.
The body has been claimed by the
Italian Mutual Beneficial Society. Of
which organization the dead man was
a member. and the funeral will take
place on Monday morning. High
mass win be said at the Cathedral,
and interment made in the Cathedral
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
Repairs at Asburv chnroh.

Repairs costing nearly $4,000 are
being made TO Asbury NJ. f. Church.
A metal ceiling has been placed in
the auditorium and the interior and
side walls of the church. seats have
been repainted in the Sounday school
room and the exterior of the building
and the parsonage repainted.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
INSTRUCTION
New Pastor Al New castIe.

Bishop b. T. Ruley Of the First Epis-
copal Diocese has appointed the Rev.
DR.. Albert Price, of Chester, to be pas
tor in charge of the New Castle Union
American NJ. e. Church
DIR. Price has been missionary for the
past two years in Chester, and was
successful in his work.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06
Wife In ITALY,
lie KILLS HIMSELF
Inmate Of New Castle County
Hospital Jumped Out Of
Window TO Ills Death

Tired OF life, Giovanni Fragostino
aged 20 years. jumped out of a window
at the New Castle County Hospital
at Farnhurst last night to his death.
The dead man had been in the institu-
tion about a month. having been ad-
mitted as a resident OF this city. He
has VII. Living in Italy and he
boarded at Davis restaurant, at No.
Evening journal., 1907-09-06

Special One Dollar Excursion to Bat-
more and Return, Sunday Septem-
Der 8. Baltimore and Ohio r. r.
Special train will leave Wilmington
delaware Avenue Stauon) at $40 a.
M; Newark at $50 a. M; returning.
leaves Baltimore Camden Station) at
ESQ p. m; (Mt Royal Station) at
6.35 D. m'
Evening journal., 1907-09-06

Miss Nan V. Racine, Of St. Angus
tine. Nd, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar l.. Malcolm
Miss Ethel Briggs is visiting rela-
tives at Churchill, Nd.
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swaying in the morning air over the
mouth Of a cave
I choose, the, to regard it as a sig
nificant coincidence that the first letter
l drew from the Exchange drawer this
morning should be that Of our Massa-
chusetts householder. For the subject
docketed for today's Familiar Talk IS
Appealing Midsummer Meals Without
Meat" / recOllect the title as IL stands
on my schedule, by the time the world
was fairly awake. The birds, singing
their mathis in the honeysuckles under
my window. and my thoughtful. slight
" perplexed self had the day to our
selves as 1 entered my study and pulled
open that drawer. For once, demand
and supply shook hands cordially over
my desk.
This is the true explanation Of the
circumstances that nearly all OF our
Corner will this week be taken up with
warm weather talk.
But the Massachusetts member has
laid a big contract before us by eX-
Guiding fish and cheese from her menus.
IL our home. we count largely upon
both. In the arrangement OF meals suit
able for summer fare. sardines, shrimps,
and cold. fresh fish enter into the COM
position OF seasonable salads. Crackers
and cheese go as naturally together as
bread and butter. 1t is next 10 impos-
sible TO shut these articles OF human
consumption out from a summer menu.
When one or the other slips into our
list our West Side housekeeper must
substitute something Of her own selec-
ton better suited TO the idiosyncrasies
OF herself and John.
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for three minutes more. adding spice Or
havoring.
Next stir in the flour alternately with
the whites which should be whipped
first TO q standing roth II you maze
not an assistant TO do the whipping, II
will not hurt the compounded yolks, but
ter milk and sugar TO stand for three
minutes while you do II. The eggs and
dish in which they are whipped should
be chilled. Beat in whites and -four
with long even folding IN
When YOU have made good cake n few
times YOU VIII learn now the batter
should look and feel under the spoon
when it is Just right.
Nothing but watchfulness and careful
practice will make you expert in the
art But IL is quite possible for you n
make a fairly good cake at the first
trial Of the simple rules here laid down.
The very first cake / dared 20 COM
pound under the direction OF my mother
she called
''oNE. TWO. THREE. FOUR CAKE"
One even cup OF butter.
Two cupfuls of white sugar.
Three cupfuls of sifted flour.
one cupful Of sweet milk.
One rounded teaspoonful of baking
Try this: beat faithfully before the
-four and whites go in, and evenly. Tot
long, after these are added.
This Is IN excellent foundation for
jelly and cream cakes. and good when
baked in small tips CT as single loaf.
You may flavor with vanilla, and add
mace or cinnamon or nutmeg. m-you
wish We lid none of these things when
1 bent all the energies of a fourteen
year-oId tyro to the task And all WHO
ate and wondered over the fragrant
loaf, said it was "a decided success
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Can you or any OF our readers helm
ME BY giving a menu for lunches and
FOR dinners for a week which do not
include hot-meat dish more than twice
a day.
As the warm days begin to come the
problem of planning attractive and
nourishing meals is almost a burden. as
with the first warm day the cry goes
up. Don't let US have meatT There
are only myself and my husband in tho
IaInliy. but as We care very little for
fish. and neither Of us can eat dishes
made with cheese, IL keeps me with my
thinking cap on most Of the time. There
lore, any suggestions as to the posi-
meats, fish or cheese VIII be peculiarly
welcome 20 US.
was somewhat amused by Mrs W.
j. BIS comment upon menus, but
wish to say to her that during the first
week of my hCusewifely life my weekly
10 81 per week on the table. The sum
has been on the rise ever since. AS I
kept no list OF menus, my experience
can be OF little real use in that direc-
ton; bct II at any time can help you.
or any OF our members, shall be
happy TO write again
A WEST SIDE" HOUSEKEEPER
worcester, Mass.)-
That you can be a help and a COM
fort 70 many OF US is a truth 1 shall
not waste time in proving
I do not believe in chance. even where
the most trivial concerns are involved.
For none OF us can determine what is
trivial and what important when results
are considered. The fate of nations has
been determined by the cackling OF
geese the tread Of a naked foot upon a
thistle. a spiders apparently purpose
less weaving, the unwary step OF hoof
uoon hot ashes. the Kossamer Eeb
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for. but It isn't good. DO you melt the
butter? / get disguised with trying and
failing. for it is always bad. For whites
OF three egs how much -four? Is 1t the
-four or isn't the oven hot enough that
makes il so coarse?
Please answer next Sunday.
SWEET SIXTEEN CFittsburg, Pa.)
Sweet Sixteen is in what the old peo-
pie used 10 call when I was at her age
"a peck of troubles" Instead Of pick
Ing them out, one by one, suppose I tell
her how 70 make a good plain cake
She has been q trifie ambitious. ! sus-
pect. from her allusiOn 10 whites OF
eggs.
Certain rules apply to all kinds OF
cake baking. But become proficient in
making simple varieties before adven-
turing silver or "friut" or white
mountain" or other intricate compost
tons.
Cream butter and sugar before you
beat the eggs. To 90 this warm the but
ter very slightly-just enough to enable
you to rub It into the sugar. II is need
less In hot weather, unless the butter
has Just come from the ice box or eel
lar Measure it into a bowl; measure
the sugar and put upon the butter. With
a wooden spoon rub and beat and stir
until you have a creamy mass much
lighter IN color than when you began
TO work II. Sift the -four before meas
uring it. After It is measured, add the
baking powder and slit again twice to
incorporate the whole.
Now, beat the yolks OF the eggs for
three minutes steadily. in a chilled
bowl; mix in tho creamed butter and
sugar. put the milk SSito this and STIR
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time when the cooler a thing Is the
more it tempts the palate
Soup jelly should be strong. X must
have gathered unto itself the best ele-
ments Of the meat and vegetables that
go into it. They must cook long and
slowly until 5he residuum In the strainer
is tasteless, and no more nutritious than
the same bulk Of bleached cotton would
be.
There is no short cut 70 excellence
in the work OF preparation Unless the
busy house-mother has learned the art
of dcve-taiIing the tasks of the day,
so as to carry on several processes at
once, bestowing the requisite amount
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7 MPRIMIs: Never resort TO the
cheap trick OF using gelatine to
cover lack OF skill. and the
failure to combine the right ele-
ments TO secure consistency. I have
before me recipes for making mint jelly,
FOR jellied boUillon. and. strangest Of all.
for the manufacture OF fruit jellies 10 be
kept over from season TO season-aII Of
which cali for sparkling gelatine IN
varying quantities.
Gelatine Is excellent in its place. That
is. as a substitute for the calrs feet
from which our grand-dames were wont
TO evolve jellies that. In clarity and
flavor, are not equaled by the finest
products that have gelatine as the basic
idea
II is superhuous to tell the least
sophisticated Of our housewifely readers
that this same gelatine is an animal
product. 1t is prudent not to enter into
details Of the manufacture. Like many
another popular article OF human food
IL Is best received on faith by the con-
Stunning one asking no questions for the
diaphragm's sake.
Being an animal ,bi-product, It decom-
poses too readily to be compounded into
1elies that are 10 be stored for use in
the months to come.
We do not can or pot jelIied soup in
the private family. 1 have, It is true.
poured ii hot into alright Jars and
kept 1t good for some weeks. I doubt
not It could be preserved for severe
months II properly made and kept sealed
from the air. and in a dark closet.
what we are considering today is the
preparation OF jellied soups TO be eaten
IN heu Of hot in the good old summer
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A Cheap Floor Stain.

I noticed in the Exchange that Mrs.
F. ?. H, OF HartUel. Ga. would Ike
TO have a simple. inexpensive stain for
. floor I am sending herewith a stain
that is both simple and cheap
STAIN FOR FLOOR
Dissolve two ounces Of permanganate
Of potash in two quarts Of boiling water.
II too dark 10 suit your taste. pour more
water on IL until YOU have the riEhJ
color. Apply with a fat brush length
wise OF the boards. Let IL dry over
night and rub with boiled lInseed oil.
I hope this IS what Is wanted II not.
7 have other stains which. however, are
more expensive I stained my fiOOrs NY
SELF. and I find the simple stains very
effective. 4. K. Y. (Dedham. Mass)
Why not add 70 the benefit you have
rendered US already in supplying the
cheap stain by sending one OF two
Cthe-s2 There Is always an active call
for them-a cali that increases in force
and urgency rs hardwood floors gain IN
favor with sensible hOusekeepers-
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ture Is by no means as tedious and diff
hcult as might appear to the casual
reader. While the soup Is boiling. other
work may go on without interruption,
the bouillon taking care of itself, and de-
handing no thought beyond an occas-
lonal glance TO make sure IL Is not cook
ing too fast
Jellied bouillon is in great request az
women's lunCheOns and in the siCk-roOm.
An invalid will relish and digest a few
spoonfuls of iced jellied SOUP who would
turn away in revulsion from hot liquids.
Jellied Chicken Soup
Clean and dress a large fowl. 1t
should weigh from four to five pounds
when cleaned. Sever each joint from
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the rest and cut the breast into -four
pieces Crack a knuckle Of veal from
which most Of the meat has been strip
ped. CVeal is especially useful in max
Ing jellied soups because II contains
much gelatinous matter.) Put the pieces
OF fowl and the veal bone into pot; add
three stalks OF celery cut into Inch
lengths, ard cover with a gallon OF cold
water.
Cover. C osely. and set where It VIII
not boil under an hour. yet viii heat
steadily Cook slowly for four hours. or
untn the flesh OF the fowl sliqs-frOm the
bones. The toughest meat may be made
tender by slow and prolonged cooking
The liquid should be reduced 10 TWO
quarts.
Set toe pot away. covered tightly, IN
III the contents are cold jelly. Heat 10
coll to loosen the jelly from the bones.
and strain as directed in the foregoing
recipe. Gear with a cracked egg shell
and the white of an egg, as with beef
bouillon.
Make as for 1eIlled chicken soup, but
when the meat has boiled from the
/ bones. stir into the not soup four table
spocnfllls OF sage that have soaked for
three hours IN a cupfui OF cold water
/ Add now a quart OF boiling water and
simmer for another hour. Leave the
soup until cold. Skim then. and re-heat
to the boiling point. Strain through
double chessecloth without squeezing.
/ season to taste with white pepper. and
celery salt, and set away 10 cool and
10 jelly.
/ A palatable and nourishing dish FOR
/ invalids.
Jellied Veal and Celery Soup.
Crack a knuckle OF veal into bits 70
| get at the marrow. Put II over the fire,
/ with six stalks OF white celery cut into
| inch lengths; cover with a gallon or cold
water and cook slowly for four-per-
/ haps fve-hours. replenishing the liquid
: with boiling water should IL boil away
too fast When the meat IS done "a
white rags. season with white pepper
and salt. a little minced parsley. two
{ teaspoonfuls Of onion juice, and a tea
{ spoonful OF kitchen bouquet. Set away
for ten hours. skim and heat TO liQuefy
the jelly. and strain without squeezing
Serve ice cold in bouillOn cups
The recipes given herewith are sus-
! ceptible OF numberless variations at tbs
hands OF the ingenious cook The gen
eral principles OF slow and regular cook
ing; an abundance Of raw. sound meat
and a judicious proportion of such ma
terials as contain gelatine, together witt
wise seasoning. hold good with all.
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d. e.. fried mush). cucumber salad and
crackers. berry shortcake. cocoa
DINNER
Cream corn soup. curried lamb Ca
left-over), rice, spinach a IA creme,
bananas (eaten with the curry, peach
compete, black coffee
Thursday.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit. cereal and cream; sliced veal
loaf "a left-over). fried tomatoes.
bread, toast. tea and crfee-
LUNCHEON.
Baked omelette. thin bread and but
ter (rolled). tomato and cress salad,
crackers. berries and cream. cake, tea
decd
Tomato soup. boiled chicken. rice
s0uffle Ga left-Ove-) string beans,
peaches and cream cake, black coffee
Friday.
BREAKFAST
Fruit hominy boiled in milk. fish
balls. tomato toast, whole wheat bread,
tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
clam broth with whipped cream on
it, cold tongue in asplc Jelly. thin bread .ES..S
and butter. radishes. water cress salad
baked apples and eustard' cookies,
cocoa
DINNER.
Jellied chicken and sage broth
founded on liquor IN which yester-
days fowl was bOiledl, baked pickerel
with cream sauce, whipped potatoes,
baked pears (cold) and cream, black
coffee.
Saturday.
BREAKFAST
Fruit. cracked wheat and cream. fri
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what Is the Matter with 'My Cake :

Please tell me what Is the matter
with my cake? What makes It so coarse
grained? I do just what the recipe calls
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Jellied Bouillon.

Two pounds of lean beef. The coarser
parts Of the meat will do as well IS
choice cuts, but there must be not a
particle Of fat upon it. One pound or
lean veal Mince it fine. Two pounds
each Of beef and OF veal bones. cracked
faithfully by the butcher
A bunch Of soup herbs, including
parsley.
Two teasPoonf;lls Of onion juice. Chop
the onion and. squeeze through cheese
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Family Meals For
a Week
Monday.

MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Elackberries, moulded oatmeal with
cream. cold ham cut as thin as shaw
ings and garnished with water cress;
graham bread. toast. tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Tomato and lettuce salad. deviied EGGS
Gce cold. cream cheese sandwiches, thin
bread and butter. cake and orange mar
malade. iced tea la Russo.
DINNER.
Jellied bouillon. hamburg steaks.
stuffed peppers. asparagus la vim
aigTette, crackers (toasted) and cottage
cheese, stewed rhubarb and pineapple,
spongecake, black coffee.
Tuesday.
BREAKFAST.
Berries. rice jelly and cream. break
fast bacon, boiled eggs. brown bread.
toast, tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Veal loaf, tomato and green pepper
sandwiches, potato salad. crackers
toasted and buttered. white bread,
baked custards cake. iced coffee.
DINNER
Chicken and rice broth. roast lamb
and mint sauce, Saratoga chips, green
peas. ice cream and cake, black coffee
-
Wednesday.
BREAKFAST
Raspberries. cereal and cream. fried
eggplant, boiled eggs, rolls. toast, tea
LUNCHEON.
Cold lamb thin brown bread, polsnta
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casseed egEs. bread and butter. toast,
tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Ch1c6en salad "a leftover, brown
bread and cream cheese sandwiches.
dried rusl1 and iced milk. tomato sauce
and cream, cake. tea
DINNER
Green pea soup. breast OF veal stuffed
ald roasted. stewed tomatoes. new pO-
tatCes with buttAr-and-parsley sauce,
peach ice cream, white cake, black
coffee
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Of time and attention upon each in It's
turn. she would better not essay the
composition until she has a leisure fore
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Saturday

Saturday.
BREAKFAST
Fruit. cracked wheat and cream. fri
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Che gallon or cold water
Put meat, bones, and vegetables with
the water into n deep pot: cover clO5ely-
and set at the side OF the range. where
It will not reach the boiling point under
an hours time. Simmer thus for four
hours. never allowing 1t 10 belly hard.
yet keeping II at boiling heat all the
time. At the end Of the second hour
pour in a cupful OF cold water to throw
up the scum; cover and set the pot back
IN place when you have skinned II.
should tie Hate- sink 70 less than half
the original quantity while the SOUP II
IN cooking. replenish from the boiling
kettle.
When the soup has cooked four hours
and you have reduced the liquid to two
quarts. remove from the fire. season as
directed above. cover again tightly and
set in a cool place until the morrow. 1t
should be a firm jelly. chnging 10 meat
and bones. Scrape OF the fat carefully.
a greasy bouillon is nearly disgusting.
Set over the FIRE and warm quickly 10 a
boil
As this Is merely 10 rid bones and
meat OF Jelly. do not keep 4 up more
than five minutes. Drop IN a lump Of
ice as big as an egg 10 check the bub-
bic, transfer the pot TO the table and
let Il alone for ten minutes.
Meanwhile. line a colandor with white
flannel which has been scalded and then
rinsed IN two waters. Pour the soup
into the colander, taking care not 10 dis
turb the dregs OF meat and bones. Put
again over the FIRE. drop In The white OF
an egg and the crushed shell. bring 20 a
fast boil and strain again through the
flannel, which should be perfectly clean
Do not squeeze the cloth at any time
Finally, having satisfied yourself by
tasting that the seasoning Is right. set
away the bouillon in a cool place When
quite cold put on ice.
have been thus explicit Ia giving the
details OF the process. because they are
substantially the same IN making 1ellied
soups OF whatsoever kind The manufac-
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Cold veal "a leftover, mecedOins
salad with uayounalse. toasted crack
5 crs and ROCUefort cheese. graham bread
I iced rrffp--
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! coffee.
DINNER.

Pea and tomato soup. roast chicken.
Credmed squash. baked eggplant. lettuce
salad with French dressing. peaches and
cream, cake. black coffee.
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Cream corn soup. curried lamb "a
left-over), rice. spinach a IA creme,
bananas (eaten with the curry, peach
compete, black coffee.
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Sunday
BREAKFAST.
LUNCHEON.


Fruit. cereal and cream broiled lamb
hops, bread and butter. toast, tea and
.ofec.
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o. c.. fried mush). cucumber salad and
crackers. berry shortcake. cocoa
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