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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
FOR THE EPICURE.
Potato Mullins, Beef Tea In Haste and
Esca!oped Eggs.

Potato Mufiins-These are delicious.
ounces of butter, two eggs, cupful
of Yeast. three pints of flour, one pint
Of warm water. one small teaspoonf"i
of soda and Il little salt. Boil ami
mash the potatoes, keeping them rs
dry as possible. Beat them snootl.
with the butter and salt, adding sufii-
cient warm water to make the consist
ency of very thick cream. Well whip
the eggs. mix them in and then add
the dried and sifted flour Mix all to-
gether, add a pint of warm water. stir
in the soda and yeast and allow the
mixture to stand all night Next morn
ing bake the mullins on griddle until
they are a pale brown.
Beef Tea In Haste.-Cut the fat from
a poulld of lean, juicy beef. put it on
a board and with a strong, sharp knife
scrape it so quickly that the lean be-
comes fine pulp, leaving only the
stronger muscles unused. Have ready
a very small saucepan. put in the pulp
ed meat, cover with four tablespoon
fuls of cold water, beat it with sill
yer fork to free the juice and place it
on back part of the stove on an ashes
tus mat to heat gradually. pressing the
pulp occasionally for six or eight min
utes. Strain, add Il few grains of salt,
simmer for about two seconds, and it
is ready for use.
Potato Pudding.-Take one-half pound
of potatoes. one-half pound Of sugar,
one-haIf pound of butter, one teaspoon
full Of baking powder, five eggs and
the juice and rind Of a lemon; press
the potatoes after boiling through Il
sieve add the sugar. the butter (pre-
viousiy beaten to 4 cream, the eggs
well BEATEN and the juice and rind OF
the lcrl0n. the latter to be grated fine;
mix all thoroughly together, put into
4 buttercd dish and bake for half IN
hon" i'll Il quick oven. Serve at once.
Escaloped Eggs. - Six hard boiled
eggs. chopped fine; one cup of ham or
cornei beef. chopped; one cup Of crack
err crumbs. Nois.en the cracker crumbs
with one-fourth cup of melted butter
and two cups of scalded milk mot boil
ed When the milk is scalded. have
ready two even teaspoonfuls of butter
and two of -four. thoroughly mixed and
free from Jumps. Pour the milk grad
ualiy into the thickening. Stir until
smooth and season with salt Arrange
one-third of the cracker crumbs and
cover with onehalf Of the egg and
one-half Of the meat. Repeat and then
put the remainder Of the crumbs on
top Bake in a hot even five minutes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
VERSATILE ARTISTS,


Kenyon Cox is 10 tax" mp the work
of sculpture for time in place Of
painting
4. phimster Proctor. the sculptor. is
a painter of ability. and his stItlieS Of
wild animals are copsideged to rank
among the highest in this field.
In the latter years of his life. when
his cyesight had failed him. Geroma
took up the sculptor's tools and mod
eIed animals with marked success.
MacMonnies few years ago drop
ped sculpture entirely for awhile and
won decided success in Paris as Il
portrait painter and a figure man.
though his work in the latter field new
err was liked in this country owing to
the strain of cOarsenesS in his work.
Fred Remington produces almost as
many sculptures nowadays as he Goes
paintings. and he has met with the re-
ward of having three Of his bronzes in
the permanent collection of the Metro
politan Museum of Art. though as yet
none of his paintings is in that iii Sti
tution.--New York Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
WIT AND HUMOR.
A Mans Reason Why Women Are Mis-
understood.

Ga. reason Why men think that Wo-
men have 10 sc.ls,. Of hunor is indeed
found il the very fact that women uSI!-
ally become angry when you tell them
that they cannot take a humorous view
of things
Some years ago this question was
raised III newspaper discussion. and all
the women who took part ill it were
obviously indignant. They said ant
printed maay caustic comments, but
they took :le dining so hard and their
sayings were 50 sharp as to prove that
the ladies themselves were quite out Of
temper
Miss Kate Sanborn, whose story.
"Adopting an Abandoned Farm" is Of
ten very humorous. defending her sex
against the charge with abundant irony
and sarcasm. Her thruSts were keen
and her epigrams were witty. But the
nature Of her defense and her counter
attack upon men made it plain enough
that even her own undoubted humor
had very decided limitations.
Instead Of poking fun at the men
who accused women of lack of hui
NOR, she berated them. Her weapon
was not the lariat, but the deadly
lance, and she preferred malice to mel
lowness In general way. therefore.
it is not unjust to say of women as a
sex that the quality of wit is theirs
in great abundance. whereas the quail
ity of humor. though it be not lacking.
is less often seen in women than in
men and is far less sure. And this is
natural enough when we consider what
wit is and what is the nature of Aure
hunor
Wit is swift and sharp. 1t leaps
forth suddenly like the rapicr Of Il
ready dueliSt It glitters . moment
ana then sends its thrust STRAIGHT
home. 1t depends upon surprise. IL
essence is ingenuity: its appeal is Who'll
~ to the mimi.
Humor. on the cther hand, in lis
highest foIi!. i, almost Il sixth scAEe
and is therefore ve.r hard to an2iyTe
1t consists wholly in 4 peculiar point
Of view. and it makes its way irto II"
mind far more slowly than wit ore
enjoys it deliberately as though he
We're pleasrrably savorng some rip2
and sunny vintage. some rare Old Wine
which must he slipped with deliberG-
ton so that not an atom of its fine
bouquet shall be lost.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
LAUNDRY NOTES.

Do not waste any strength ironing
knit underwear. If folded down
smoothly when taken from the lire.
these garments will need no ironing.
An ordinary telegraph wire makes a
better line TO hang clothes on to d.
than the hempen one generally usei-
The wire does. not sag, rot or break.
1t is easily made clean.
Soap should never be used when
washing silk stockings. Add -four
ia blespOonfuls of bran to one Cu:"e'
of water used for this purpose. rinse in
several clear waters. pressing the
water ont. and dry in the sun.
In sorting clothes to send to the laun
dry look carefully over each article.
taking care to remove every pin, which
may seriously injure the laundress.
and seeing that no studs, shields or
cuff buttons are left in the blouses and
shirts
If in ironing a shirt bosom you find
little slirt. don't stop to wipe it off
until the whole shirt is finished. Then
it will come off easily. The damp
cloth, not wet. is your best friend when
doing fine ironing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
PRACTICAL HINTS.
How Old Knit Underwear May Be
Utilized.

Old knit underwear can be ntiliEel! In
various ways, especially the WOODEN.
Nice wash and bath cloths can be made
from it by crocheting the edges around
with tidy yarn II can also be used in
self Nringing mopS or simply as floor
cloths by doubling ana stitching with
tidy yarn. Save all your salt bag
They not only make nice jelly uag5,
but several put together and stitched;
on the machine make good dish cloths
or wash Cloths. Gloves that will t@ke
the place of rubber gloves when work
ing in the garden or washing dishes
are made ~ dipping old gloves into
hot linseed oil, which renders them
waterproof. Black lace Gun be fresh,
ened to look like new by washing n
water into which has been put a little
ammonia, then rinsed in strong coffee
To prevent wooden pals or tubs
from shrinking when not in Use paint,
them over with glycerin. To remove
mildew soak the article in weak
solution of chloride of lime for Il few
hours, then rinse in cold water. Fruit
stains may be removed BY pouring
boiling water over the article, thea
washing. Lay in the sunlight articles
that have been scOrched in ironing aud
the scOrch will disappear Soak ink
stains in sour milk, and should a stain
remain rinse in a weak solution Of
chloride |f lime. SCOT may easily be
swept from carpets by sprnkling Law
ishly with salt before sweeping. MN
with your stove polish teaspOonfulIf
pulveriZed alum to give the stove &
brilliant and lasting luster. For Il
moth preventive and exterminator
steep in about eight ounces Of strong
alcohol for about four Ii; $ o.e CUIr"
of gum caMpilor and one SHELL OF req
pepper, strain and sprinkle the cio>l
Or fuys arid roll in .sheet@.-i House
keeper
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Russian Prison Horrors.

Many horrors must be endured by
Russians convicted of political of
lenses. NJ. Nikaleiff Petrovich Starosl-
voEsky was sent to prison in April
1884. a young fellow of twenty one
years. He came out Il few months ago
man of forty-three. with an appalling
experience behind him. He and his
companions We're shut up in the prison
of st. Peter and St Paul in st. Peters
burg. The cells in which they were
confined were hardly above the level
of the river. When the river was in
f1oci the rats invaded the cells in or
der to avoid drowning One of the fe-
male prisoners. who had child in her
arms when she was sentenced. was
obliged to watch it night and day let
the rats should devour it. The food
was insufficient in quantity and detest-
able in quality and cockroaches were
found i'll it, OF his terrible expert
ence NJ. Starodvorsky says that of for
ty-eight prisoners five committed sui
eide three got themselves shot in pris-
on, three died mad and nine of illness.
Insane prisoners were kept with the
sane, and he himself lived for year
and half with mad companion who
was Of noble birth.-Chicago News.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04

A story is being told which illus
trates the kings marvellous memory
for minutiae Of detail. \ certain yeo-
many officer came up for preserta-
ton at the last levee and in honor of
the occasion n'.slered a brand new uni
form. The amy tailor who made the
uniform slipped into some slight error
with regard to straps and buttons.
The officer himself did not notice il.
and it also escaped the eye of his colo
mel. who presented him. but as he
passed the throne the king Observed
it and sent an official after him to tell
him what was wrong and that it must
he altered. Another story ILLUSTRATING
the kings good memory for details
IS that Oh the morning after Queen
Eictoria's death, when the new king
went 10 Portsmouth. he noticed that
the royal standard was flying at half
mast high. This was. of course, in
tended as mark of respect to the
deceased SOVEREIGN. But in the pres
ence of the reigning sovereign the ROY
al standard must always fly mast high
and the king pointed out the error d /
once.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
THE ROYAL BOX.

The recent visit of the Prince OF
Wales to India cost $297.915.15.
Prince William of Sweden is expect
cd to visit Newport in August Oh the
cruiser Eyglia.
The baby prince of Spain's name b:s
been entered upon the roll of re;si-
ment, and he wears the number of it
in gold pinned on his bib. A bed il
the barracks is reserved for him as
the latest recruit.
Ranjitsinhji. the Indian prince VII"
was formerly the best cricket player in
all England and familiarly known as
"Ranji." has sent 200 guineas to his
old cricket club. half of which is coi:i-
memorative of his accession to the
throne of Jamnagar and the other half
an annual gift.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04

The latest for the nursery is cut-ont
pictures OF children and animals,
birds, flowers, etc, gayly colored ara
printed on strong paper. These c'lt-c'z-
pictures come III sheets. and after =
pair Of sharp scissors and a stea''-
hand have done their work the fIi,'-
lures are pasted on the walls to suit
the fancy Of the decorator. One c8n
make pretty or comic groups al t,s:
figures and effective rricZcH ana t.
does One of the best bacllgrt IL !;
for these co!ored pictures is grass clo,..
liz natural tint.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04

brown satin ribbon. After cutting the
linen ana the silk lining to fit it shape
one end of each to. a dull point Fol
the linen and crease crOsswiSe fifteen
inches from the point. Stencil the
short piece-the front of the case-and
the pointed end, or the flap. with y
conventional flower in dull green ana
brown, with an inclosing band o
green. Next haste the silk to the ~
painted side of the linen and turn IL
and stitch together the square ends
Fold the lined strip crosswise ona liEC
fifteen inches from the point and coTea
the raw edges with the ribbon binding
sewed ON by machine. The fasteair..
is an ordinary metal clip such as dress
makers use for blind closing
Linen is the best covering for Il CO.,
hanger case, as the metal hooks are
liable to break through softer ma
terial and de considerable damage.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

II you wish to obtain a high luste
oirryour kitchen range mix your stov'
polish with very strong soapsuds.
When trimming lamps use pair O
old manicure scissors They round ont
the ends of the wick and prevent il
from smoking.
If you wish your brooins to last doa t
stand them in the corner in the llSila'
manner. Hang them up by their han
dies or turn them upside down.
A rusty CRATE cannot be Satisfactar!
ly cleaned in one day. so take two days
about it, Put on the blacklead thick
one day and leave it to dry. i'','
next day polish it off. and you VIII
find it has destroyed the rust. which
comes off with it
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
BLOUSE rOLCE7.
a Great Convenience For Carrying
LinoerIe Waists.

- urea SSTtCfliSnCS fof SaFf tFs5
Lingerie Waists.
Tie woman who wishes to carry sew
eral Shit waists in Il suit case without
missing them will find it Il great cor
venience to make this sort of holder
for the delicate lingerie blouses:
First cut out two rectangular pieces
Of cardboard just as large as will fit
comfortably H. your suit case. Next
cut out Il piece Of tan coutil and a piece
of colored sateen. both being just half
an inch wider than the length of the
cardboard and a full foot longer than
the width of the board. If you desire
to decorate the top of the cover, stencil
one end of the cOutil with any bright
design and when the dye is quite dry
press it with a rather hot iron. Now
lay together the right sides Of the coz.
til and the sateeD and seam them along
three edges. leaving the stenciled end
open. Next turn this bag, fit one sec
and the lining. pushing it, against the
scanned far end, and fasten it in place
by a row of machine stitching run
close to its free edge. Then run Il par
allel row Of stitching just four inches
beyond the first and slip in the other
board. pressing it against this line Of
sewing Turn in the stenci1ed edges ct
the cOutil and the sateen until they
both lie evenly against the cardboard.
insert two lined straps of the coutll
long enough to reach one and one-han
times around the ease and finally stitch
up this last opening Sew three or fol.r
buttons to these straps very near their
starting points and work a strong but
tonhole in the pointed end Of either
belt, for by means Of this very simple
you make the case tight
er or looser as occasion requires. In
the interior sew two sets Of narrow
satin ribbon. two over either cardboard
section, these being used to hold the
shirt waists in place inside the case.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
A GOOD COMPLEXION.
Never Wash the Face With Cold
Water.

Here are certain plain. simple HATS
for the securing Or maintenance of i
good complexion which can be carrie,
in mind and practiceh Ivy the woman
who can afford neither the fees OF
beauty doctors nor several hours day
for grooming. Wash the face carefully.
never with very cold water. At night
1t should have warm soap bath to
clean it, rinsins the soap off thorough:
and drying with an upward movement
Learn always to rub up and, never
down. to cOl;nteract dropping lines and
sagging muscles. Take at least one
bath a day. rubbing the body vigorous
ly. Remember that hot water is neces
sary to cleanse and cold water to in
vigorate. Rosewater and elder flower
water are beneficial in softening tie
skin. Any 2ood cold cream. sold by Il
reputable house. is excellent for the
face. 1t should be rubbed in thorough
ly after a warm bath. A little on the
tips Of the fingers is sufficient. 1t sof
tens and freShens the skin. Remember
that all rich foods are enemies of a
fine. delicate skin. The rose leaf skin
of the baby comes from its sim
pie diet. Avoid pastry, pickles and
pie. Eat fruit and simple food and
drink plenty of water at any time ey
cept mealtime. especially on getting up
in the morning when it rinses the syS
tenn Of the mucus that has Accumulated
on the coating Of the stomach and 9th
er organs during the night. \ goo,i
complexion comes from the SAME
sources as health fresh air. exercise,
correct food, bathing. sufficient sleep
and proper activity of the internal Or
ganS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Asparagus With Brown Butter.

Cut the asparagus all of one length.
tie in bundles of five or six stalks AMI
place in an upright position in sauce
pan Of boiling sailed water which
reaches not more than halfway up the
stalks, cover closely and cook until
tender This is the best way to cook
asparagus and Keep it appetiZing in its
Wilderness. To lay it fat in the water
allows the tips TO cook to a pulp before
the lower ends of the stalks are tea
der Drain the asparagus and serve
On a rack. if possible in a heated dish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
MRS. EDWIN MOULTON.

President of the National Wor,an's
Outdoor Art League.
One of the enthusiastic workers for
"a more beautiful America is Mrs
Edwin F. Moulton of Ohio. who is the
present head Of the Woman's Outdoor
Art league OF the American civic as
ISOLATION. Her work for civic beauty
began at the time of the Chicago
Worlds fair.
Mrs. Moulton's first public service
was some years ago, when she was
made chairman of new committee in
the Ohio Fedora ton of Women's Clubs.
This committee had for its object gen.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
State Lines.

California is now the only American
state that does not officially recognize
Sunday.
The number Of oxen in Maine has
steadily decreased for the past half
century until now the average is but .
little more than pair to town.
Mississippi was the first state in the,
Union to agitate abol!shins impriSoa-
menr for debt and led the movement
III the great reform. imprisonment
for febt was abolished in that state
Jan. 23. 1874.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
NATURE Of LIGHTNING.
Recent Discoveries Mace Through the
Use Of the Camera.

Remarkable studies OF Ike nature Of
lightning have been made by i giItes5
Danish American sXpeTlmeuteI. uD&Gr
the auspices of the Smithsonian nl>,l-
tuition Not only has it been learned
that lightning flashes are Eiade up OF
innuJnerable shorter flashes. and tl:tt
streakS of lightning are really linked,
or chain lightning. but the existence
of black or invisible lightning has been
ascertained. The genius who has taken
lightning for his study is Alexander
Larsen. who came to this country from
Denmark IL few years ago. and whose
education in Photography chemistry
and electricity was picked up at nighs
school.
Several years ago Larsen wrote ~
the Smithsonian institution, incloSins
photographs of lightning. which he had
taken with a common hand camera,
and suggesting that If a camera were
so geared as to be moved during light
ming flashes the duration of the fash
might be determined and its nature
AA"uo
interested in the ingenious immigrants
work and granted him small sum
with which to pursue his studies with
a better equipment.
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Tales of Cities.

New York city is 49,, 800 greater iii
population than all Of the remainder OF
the state.
Boston is the greatest telephone user
in the world Every day in New Eng
land there is an average of $50. S5S tcie-
phone conversations. In Boston there
is a phone for every eleven persons.
The village board of Golden Gate.
Miss, has passed an ordinance proliih-
ting dancing within the limits of the
village. imposing a penalty of $50 for
the first offense and 500 for the sec
ond
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Lauoh While You Eat.

No matter how strong the digestion
may be naturally. it is no very diff
cult matter to weaken it, and, no mat
ter how feeble it may be, it is always
possible to do something to strength
en- it,
A good digestion resembles many OF
the other blessings Of life in this-it is
seldom really valued until it is lost.
When people have for years adopted
the foolish practice Of boiling their
food without taking the trouble as to
it's proper mastication they can hardly
wonder that new condition of things
arises which cannot be cured in few
weeks.
If we treat our acquaintance badly
we quickly turn them into enemies.
and If our i'll treatment is long con-
stinued it may be impossible, even by
the best treatment, to regain their
friendship.
1t is much the same with our diges-
tive apparatus. If we wish to be in
good grace with it We must treat 1t
with every possible consideration.
We must not expect it to do work 1t
was never meant to do. The stomach
is not provided with teeth, but it is
provided, and so are the lntestineS.
with certain juices whose action con
yerts food into a condition in which it
will nourish and repair the tissues
and renovate the blood and increase its
quantity, but-and this is most imPof-
tant-in order to do this the food when
it reaches the stomach must be IN
"get-at-able'' state: it must be IN
soft. pulpy condition. so that the Oh
FESTIVE Juices can have a chance or
reaching it.
This they cannot do properly If such
things as meat, for instance. are swat
lowed in Jumps.
For this reason those whose teeth are
defective will find artificial teeth an
Immense help-indeed, va1y impor-
tant factor-in the prevention Of dys-
pepsia.
Worry at mealtimes and bury di-
rectly after are two great factors in
weakening the digestion.
One of the, most important meals OF
the day is breakfast. yet how often we
hurry over our food or scramble
through it in stony. frigid silence. scan
ming the columns of our favorite news
paper
An old physician. writing seventy
vaars ago. said some words which are
as true today as they We're then:
daughter is one Of the greatest
l,elps to digestion with which am ac-
uuainfed. and the custom prevalent
among our forefathers of exciting it at
table by testers was founded upon tfue
medical principles.
.sTherefore. endeayor TO have cheer-
fau and merry companions at your
r,eals The nourishlnent you take
Men will certainly do good and tend TO
promote digestion
Crest Ii the Kitchen.
nShe is the most unique servant
sighed the little lady so naive SO
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
USEFUL COAT HANGERS.
A Case That Will Hold Six Folding
Hangers.

Coat hangers are among the neceS-
sary impedimenta of the summers
outing. and when they are of the fold
ing variety and slipped into a work
manlike cover their Objectionable tray
cling qualities are eliminated.
A case which will hold six fOldin"
hangers such as may be bought three
for quarter is made of 81 by o..
inch unbleached linen strip lined with