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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
SIMPLE DINNER

The enjoyable dinners are all simple af-
talrs and invitations are seldom declined.
once in while like ceremonious spread
with glistening array of silver by my
plate that l scarcely know the of, but
like angels visits those occasions few
and far between.
Take, for example, n chicken dinner,
which is prime favorite with us. The
HOWL is always plump and tender, and If
stewed is accompanied by gravy mashed
potatoes, stewed cranberries or some SINH
lar dish and the dessert. This latter is
usually pie of some sort or canned fruit,
as stewed chicken is a winter dish with us.
III the chicken is fried 1t is accompanied
by baked sweet potatoes and green corn or
tomatoes. The dessert is blackberries or
like tapioca If not. Apple sauce, onion
dressing, and mashed potatoes go with roast
fowl, and there is always a very light des-
sert.
In summer we like plenty of succotash,
bread and butter and berries for dinner at
least twice week. Nothing more, but the
dishes are heaped with the delicious old
fashioned dish and the bread plate goes
back to the kitchen more than once. Roast
ing ears with freshly churned butter,
stewed tomatoes and warm apple pie. form
another combination we would not exchange
for the most elaborate hotel dinner in the
world, and baked potatoes, sweet and white,
are hailed with delight when brought in
smoking hot. We have plenty of what we
have and the quality is of the best.
great many writers assure young
housekeepers that it is possible to live eco
nomicaly and well, but few emphasize the
fact that simple dishes well cooked and
of the best material are the cheapest in the
long run Better have good strawberries
a week, and cheap wholesome pud-
dings the other six days than to vex your
soul with cheap, spoiled fruit.
Then there are Irish stews and pot roasts
and beef stew with dumplngs all so hearty
that apple sauce, ginger bread, rice with
milk gelatine are just the things to serve
with them' Hot corn bread with jelly and
butter on a cold winter day served with
roast pork ribs makes a meal that leaves
nothing to be desired. The back bone of
pork with kraut and dumplings when the
thermometer is near zero is relished by
people who tell you they can not eat pork
in any form, for the tender white meat
is almost good chicken. The trouble
with most of these homely dishes is that
most people never get more than a taste of
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
DROP RAISIN CAKE

Rub together with tablespoon one cup
of sugar and tablespoon of butter. Add
one egg and beat we'll. Add one-half cup
of milk. Sift two cupfuls of -four and one
and one-half teaspoons of baking powder.
Add this to the mixture and beat we'll
together.
Add one-half cupful of raisins (seeded)
or currants. Drop by the teaspoonful on
creased pans two inches apart. Bake in
hot oven.
This quantity will make two dozen de-
licous cakes and will cost ten cents.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07

sold articles to consignors before they are
spoiled, but on no account try to sell any
thing that is not strictly fresh and first
class, as by so doing you destroy the con-
hdence of the patron as to the quality of
the goods. Fancy work and aprons of all
Kinds also find q ready sale.
~
For the woman who is home bound and
yet likes to earn her own pin money"
there are quite a number of ways which 1
have found successful as well as delightful.
| have found quilting" to be most
profitable way. From fifty cents to one
dollar and half is what l charge per
spool, the price depending on the pattern
used. Three spools are required for
plainly stitched quilt. l now have orders
FOR three quilts, and expect to take quite
number before the winter is over
Although my brother planted the onion
sets upside down, nevertheless they grew,
and last spring several nickels were made
by selling fresh onions to our neighbors at
five cents per dozen.
From fancy work / have realized quite
sum of money. A millner here in our town
sells fancy work on commission and she al
ways proves successful when she undertakes
to sell piece of fancy work.
| have made money By several other ways,
but these have mentioned have paid more
than all the rest.
The best part of it ALL very seldom have
to ask for money.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
DOROTHY'S FINESSE

At the Republican State Convention in
Springfield, ILL.,, Senator Cullom and Speak
er Cannon tried to get popular ruling as
to which is the handsomer man. "If l had
a face like yours, joe" said the Senator,
I'D wear veil or build a fence around it, Z"
"And if l looked like you, Shelby" replied
Uncle Joe, I'D walk backward all the
time. Your rear elevation isn't so bad, but
the front facade is a bad botch."
I'm tell you, Joe, We'll leave it to this
little girl. She doesn't want any political
Job and ] guess she IL be honest" suggested
Senator Cullom. The little girls mother
was with her. (Which do you think is the
best looking, Dorothy?" asked the proud
mother. The little child looked at both out
of big, frank eyes and said 81 don't like to
say, mamma, which l like best. l might
fend Mr.. Cannon"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
BANANA SHORT CAKE

One quart flour, one half cup of butter,
one-half teaspoon salt, one tablespoon su-
gar, two heaping teaspoons baking powder,
milk to make soft dough, being about one
pint. Sift the -four, salt and powder to-
gether, rub in the butter cold, add the milk,
and mix into smooth dough just soft
enough to handle; divide in half and roll
out to size of breakfast plates lay on a
creased baking tin and bake in a hot oven
twenty minutes separate the cakes with
out cutting. cutting makes them heavy.
Have mellow bananas peeled and sliced.
Sweeten, spread between layers of cake.
Garnish top with banana slices, dust with
sugar. and serve with an abundance of
whipped cream
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
READ THIS

Canb6elStoUn, Ohio
Sf-HeHI
sOhich pleased
ME takes
Yours hnD, -
BESSIE COOPER.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
CANCERoL, A HOME TREATMENT FOR
CANCER.

Cancerol has proved its merits in the
treatment of cancer. II is not in an
experimental stage. Records of undis-
puted cures of cancer in nearly every
part of the body are contained in DR..
Leach S new 100 page book. This book
also tells the cause of cancer and in
structs in the care of the patient; tells
what to do in case of bleeding, pain,
odor, etc. A valuable guide in the
treatment of any case. A copy of this
valuable book free to those interested.
Address, Dr. L. T. Leach. Box 88Y,
indianapolis, Ind
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07

F OR THE THRIFT TY
HOU Sc WIFE


them, and then only imperfectly cooked. so
they are despised Take n dish of beans
prepared by poor cook and one baked for
hours by an expert and you will soon see
the difference. III parsnips boiled with a
bit of pork and then baked in a slow oven
homemade hominy, molasses ginger bread
and few more wholesome viands were as
popular as Boston baked beans, it would
be possible for more families to live within
their means.
II is poor economy to save on the table
TO give to the DOCTOR but many home max
ers have that truth to learn.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
THE CURSE OF MONEY

Patrick A. Collins, mayor of Boston, tells
a story of a negro who arrested for
stealing. He had been caught helping him
self to the contents of the cash drawer in
the store of a Mr.. Appleton. The magis-
trate before whom the negro was brought
knew him, and was much surprised to learn
the charge against the prisoner. Looking
at the negro earnestly, he said:
Didn't you know that no good could
come from stolen money? There's curse
on it,"
Well jedge" replied the prisoner, 81
didn't know Mstah Appleton stole dat
money. l couldn't tell dat by jest lookin'
at it,"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING

The German Is a long time In learning
American idioms. One who had been here
for a year more and could speak some
English before his ARRIVAL very short
and corpulent man. by the way-went to
his grocer's and paid bill which had been
standing for several weeks.
Now you are all square, SIR
II vas vat?"
you square, l said.
Il vas square?"
Eyes, you are all square now"
Hans was silent for a moment then
with reddening face and flashing eyes, he
brought his plump fist down upon the
counter and said:
See here mint trent, / will hav no more
peezness NIT you. | treat you like shentle
man. l pay my pill, and you make shoke
of me. You say l vas square ven | know
vas round as a parrel. / don't like such
SMOKES MY peezness NIT you done"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
TO BOIL RICE

Wash one cup thoroughly in several wa
tiers, drain and add gradually ten cups of
boiling water, to which one-half level table
spoonful of salt has been added. Keep
not stir, as the rice will not stick unless
the water does not boil.
Drain through a colander and put in oven
to dry for five minutes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
READ THIS

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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
HOW SHOULD THEY KNOW

While visiting a small parish in a min
ing district a prominent Catholic prelate
asked a nervous little girl what matrimony
was.
1T is a state of terrible torment, which
those who enter it are compelled to under
go for time to prepare them for better
and brighter world" promptly came the
reply, much to the chagrin of the priest
of the parish.
mo, no." he demonstrated, don't be
scared; just think little; that isn't mat
rimony, you know; that answer describes
purgatory."
Let her alone" said the archbishop.
Maybe she's right. What do you and
know about it, way?"-Philadelph
Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
HARD ON THE PRISONER IA

The man stammered painfully as he stood
in the dock at the police court. His name
Sssons. 1t was very difficult for him
to pronounce his own name. He had the
uproar one night, and to have to account for
it before the magistrate the next morning
What is your name?" asked the mags-
trate.
Sissons began to reply:
"Sss- ss- $685. SIS sss-"
stop that noise and tell me your name"
said the magistrate, impatiently.
''Sss- ssS- sss-sss-"
THAT will do" said the magistrate,
severely. policeman, what is this man
charged WITH"
81 think, yer honor, he's charged wild
sody water
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07

Never mind, dearie,
When life's going wrong;
Don't you get weary
Somewhere there's a song
Out of the sorrow
Comes faith that is strong;
Dream of the morrow
Somewhere there's a song.
-Frdnb l.. stanton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

gregatonal Church vestry Friday even
ing supper will he served at six and $50
o'clock-The large farm in the east part
OF the town belonging to tho estate of
Nathan Boyce has been sold TO william
T.. Mills OF Tolt, Wash The consideration
was Sc 700 and immediate possession was
glven-Soveral Of the primary classes in
the Methodist Sunday school were very
pleasantly entertained Saturday after
noon by Mrs. Chas. J. Grecn.-Mrs. II.
~ r,,ehpou ,.bo u,as n, Mortnolior Ia az
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NORTKF1ELD.

\ special meeting Of the voters of
the Mortified graded school district
Is called for this evening to
take action on the resignation of
Henry l.. Kenyon as treasurer. and
to elect successor in tho event of
his resignation being accepted Nh
kenyon contemplatcs passing tho
winter in Observation-Disclosures Lessor
of FL Paso Texas, is the guest Of MS
sister. Miss Carrie Lessor Saturday
he decided his house and lot on Pearl
street to J. l.. Burns. Accompanied
by his sister Carrie, he left last
evening for his home in
Texas Mr.. Lessor was for many
years employed by the Central Yer
mont Railway company and mas many
acquaintance among tho older rail
road men. He is now engaged in tho
real estate business In Texas The
Lessor place has been rented to Mr..
and Mrs. Antoine Miller, who will take
possession this week.-The West Side
Hotel has closed and Mr. Church. tho
proprietor, has gone to Massachusetts
to live. 1t Is his expectation to return
here and again occupy the house
when business in the granite cutting
me becomes more pTlSk IMAM at pre-
sent. Under Mr.. Church's manage
mcnt the hotel received liberal pa
tronage and acquired an excellent
reputation.
w. A. Shaw, local forocaster of the
United States weather bureau reports
mean temperature for October of Al
degrees, with a maximum of 50 on the
ith and a minimum Of Is on the Nth.
The mean temperature OF the month for
the last y years is a degrees. The ac-
cumuated deficiency in temperature since
January is $50 degrees. The precipitation
(rain and melted snow amounted to 6.lS
Inches, the greatest amount In any Octo-
Der for q years, the average October
precipitation for that period being 247
inches. The snowfall for the month was
10 inches. The prevailing wind was
from the south, the average hourly beo-
city IS miles and the maximum velocity
42 miles per hour, from the northwest
on the Goth The month was made up
of five clear, II partly cloudy and u
cloudy days. Precipitation occurred on
Il days. An aurora was noted on the
l4th, fog on the I'd. Sd. 18th and 2sth a
heavy frost on the I'd and a killing frost
m
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WINDHAM COUNTY,
WESTMINSTER.

remarkable couple resides in this
town IN the Rev. and Mrs. Plney T..
Barnard, aged IS and 81 years respective
~. They were married Gl years ago
Monday, November 4.-Tobacco is curing
slowly this season. w. S. Chaffee and
c. II. Rrayton Brown are the only grow
ers who have their tobacco stripped
Thcy report a very fine crop. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Chaffec of Springfield
Mass" are visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs w 5. Chaffee David II. Wing of
minneapolis, MINI, has bought several
carloads of applcs to ship West at 81 to
$50 barrel. Mr.. Wing is n native OF
this town.-The Abenaque Machine com
pany let four men 20 Saturday night
The large onion crop Is nearly all har-
vested. II was Of high quality.-Thc APP
pie crop in this section Is the heaviest In
years.
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FAYSTON.

Mrs. Nellie Brown, sister of George
Pierce, and son, Chester, of Chelmsford,
Mass, visited at Y. c. Pierce's last
week.-Mr. and Mrs. Luther Chandler
and children of Middlesex were in town
Sunday.-V. @. Pierce shot hcn-hawk
recently that measured two feet from
bill to tip of tail and four feet and four
inches spread of wings.-Mrs. Curtis
Guyette entertained the Junior league
Halloween. Besides the usual merry
FRANKS and games the president of the
league, Miss Katie Maxwell, was given
a surprise, it being her 10th birthday.
A huge pumpkin was found to contain
china cup and saucer from her school
mates, an apple carefully scooped out
held lovely stone ring presented by her
mother, and paper covered pie on
being cut gave her sixteen presents,
some valuable and some funny. Refresh
ments were served and all enjoyed a
fine evening.-E, S. Joslyn has sold his
timber land In town to Frank George of
Worcester for s3,5O0.-Mrs. S. Patterson
went to the Mary Fletcher hospital
Thursday
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BETHEL.


pe",'oh largely signed ny business
~ '''''' 4I"S pc'' ioi ""'u'u l"
U'' "'"'c BOAR" OF raiiroad commission
pi"! ms '''a' '"eE issue an or"er 'H"t
ule Nen'Fa' Vermont railway passenger
"o "'i' w "cP' oI''n LOT So'het'H'e
p'eNio"9 ~ 'hc ARRIVAL OF 'he north
oou"u ana sou'"oouhd night Trans. Inc
LOW" propaON suffers no greater hard-
s'''P 'n"' we one a''teu DIT ny 'h's p''i-
t'o'''-Mrs' hdsoh D. flsher' aged o0
sr''S' oleu at "cr nome IN 'he "ilead
u'S'r'ct saturday night AFTER long Ill
mess VIZ" e"I'Oe'' oie Is survived ny h'f
h"soahd ana one daughter Mrs. {, r.
Duh''a"i OF h''hei fuheral services
were held IuesdaE aternoon'-MisS Min
ia" REM VINO spent the summer ana
KAN NJ D " ben' : mas returned 10 her
nom" III NaFehu'sh'-l ne flrst 'onSre-
s""o'lal 'hlrch No'ed unanimously sun
day 10 retain tHe services OF 'he rev
george IA GOODWIN as pastor Tor year
from oc'oner l. 1871 me saIary IS N""
year ana parsonage win the privilege
OF at'e"uihs dartmouth Noiieee'-lhe
NJ NV Ar''l"i - a man plShop OIL
N''"loh', naue MS "hHuhl N'Sl'd''oh
NoluaS "o'u''s N''N''' III '"l'St Nhu'c"
t''' evening ih'ce pcIaohS were con-
~ ""o''o" Oh .ne Sioux i"'"
"np''''en'S ana "'uSeno'o 'nec'S at
reno fa'lh was h''u oS r., noble
suaro'ah OF - H. Nop'e' saturday W.
W, brIses ana cd h'ei' VINO nave hN'u
WIN MI -Non'e ''e ''S' lhree years
wiz maze 'ileir nome At GREENWOOD ~
Inc H. = r!S"or 'o'' owners or tHe
"hne'E are auu'"e STORY 10 tHe ieach
mouse, whose 'o"i was somewhat dam
aeed by hish "'nn carry IN 'ne ran
a. jackson Graiam is IN poor health
l"e S"uhs o''''u VI James 'uS ~ not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
MIDDLESEX.

All schools in town will close this weel,
except the one at the Center taught by
w. G.. White which has three days on
another week caused by the illness Of the
teacher.-Mrs Frank Brown of Burlington
visited her brother i. o. Wilder Satur-
day.-Mrs. Walcott. who has been two
weeks In Barre, has returned home.-W.
L. Berry has been i'll the past week
Miss witt OF Montpelier has been IN
town the past week aiding in the care
OF her brothcr-n-law, who is now con-
valesccnt Miss Rhoda Parry has closed
her school and IS at home for a few
days.-The Methodist society will hold
its annual chicken pie supper Thursday
evening November 2l.--All mail boxes
on route, No, l, that were not four feet
from the highway, have been so placed
by order of Inspector SAWYER
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ROYALTON.

Frank +. Spaulding had a narrow cs-
cape from getting burned and burning
his house Friday. lie was heating tar
In pail on the stove when the bottom
came out and tho tar took fire. William
A. Carpenter of Manchester, y. H.. has
been in town the past week disposng of
the effects OF Mary A. Sargent, who ac-
companied him TO Manchester Saturday
to make her home in his family .-George
A. Russ has moved to the farm recently
purchased by Mr.. Upton and will do lum-
hrr Mnrk with j LII. M-nldn
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PLEASURE AND PROFIT FROM THE
WINTER CARE or WILD BIRDS.

inc miniature church on a tail pole IN
the door yard is the type Of brd-housc
most frequently seen, nut It is by no
means the only sort Of man-rnade shelter
that the birds will patronizo. In the win
ter months the birds seem to prefer other
places to retreat from the storms ANY
child can knock together box out If old
weather beaten boards or shingles. and
cut hole in one side an inch or an inch
and half in diameter and nail II to a
tree. Anyone can fastcU a simple shelf
to the outside of the window sill. upon
which food can be scattered for the most
entertaining sort of winter hoarders. II
We begin now, We ought IN BE- rewarded
by having chickadccs. nuthatchcs. creep
ers, iuncos. and very likely some other
varieties stay with us as more or less
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
WATERBURY CENTER.

Mrs Marshall and daughter of stowe
lave moved into Henry Stones house. =
The Halloween entertainment given by
the BAPTIST society at Seminary Hall
Thursday was very pleasant and success
ful About $50 was realized. Mrs Walter
O'Bricu, who has been in a hospital in
BURLINGTON, returned here Saturdav-Mr.
and Mrs. Scars of stowe were al Mrs.
l.. Il. Fortns tho first of the wcek-A
daughter was born recently To- Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Robinson.--C. c. Hayes was
in Barre Saturday.
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ROCHESTER,.

Mrs. Edna Chase has returned ia Bos-
ton, after the summer in town. Tho dis
trict Sunday school, which was held I'm
tho Methodist Church last week Wcdnes-
day, was a marked success The day was
fine, attendance good and tho program
an excellent onc.-II NJ. I<insman and
W. r.. Lang have moved to the place
they bought of Ezekiel Emerson. -
Glenn Swan passed several days in Rut-
land last wcek.-D l.. Dutton OF Bran
don is visiting in town.-Miss Edna Mar
tin has gone to Bethel for the winter
Ezekiel Emerson has moved to the house
of his sister Mrs. Morrow George
Nixon OF Groton is visiting 1T Wesley
Swans.
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EAST WARREN.

Mrs. Merrill Campbell OF Randolph
passed several days with her parents the
past week. william Summervillo has
gone to New York IN search Of farm
hclr.-Mrs. A. w. Estcy has returned
from Connecticut whore she has boon
several wecks.-Morrii Campbell Of RAN
dolph was in town Sunday.-Mrs. Myra
Palmer. who has been visiting IN Water
bury and Morctown several weeks, has
returned homc-AIrs. Ann Harmon visit
ed her sister in Waltsfield last week
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WATERBURY.

William hther has sold his house at
folhyvillc to Carl Miller Of Moretown:
consideration. $500 Fred BATHS of Waits
field has sold his house at Colbyville to
Nat Sawyer consideration. sl,S5O.-Dr.
Braly. who has bean associated with DE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
WINDSOR COUNTY
SPRINGFIELD.

Announcement Is made Of the mar
riaSc engagement of Annie :. Rattle
Of Springfield To lrwyn Z. Allen OF
Hyde Park, Mass.