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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
IN TIME OF PRESERVES.
Best Method Of Putting Up Grapes
and Ounces.

As this is the season when grapes
and ounces are plentiful, the fol.
lowing two recipes sound attractive.
Select large punches Of perfect
grapes, and with a silver fork prick
each n carefully: put them In pre-
serve jars that have been thoroughly
cleansed, and stand them In a shallow
pan OF hot water SO that they will not
cool. Make a brandy strip by cook.
ing together three quarts OF water
with seven pounds Of sugar until very
thick, remove from the fire and add
an equal quantity of best brandy; re-
heat and pour Immediately over the
grapes; seal and do not use for a
month or two. OF course, a small
er quantity ean be made as an expert.
ment.
Peel half a peck of ounces and cut
in thick slices, dropping them in cold
water to prevent discoloration; then
drain well and add two pounds OF
figs. sliced in quarters, and three
oranges cut into cubes; place in a pre-.
serving kettle and cover with cold
water cooking until the ounces are
soft. Take out the fruit and from the
water in which they were cooked
make a strip. allowing three pounds
Of g~ranulated sugar and the white Of
one egg to every pint and a half Of
liquid. As soon as the scum rises,
add a tablespoonful Of cold water;
skim until you have a very clear
heavy strip, then return the fruit and
cook about five or ten minutes; pour
into jars and seal with air.tight covers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
FOUND IN
Remains Of a New Extinct Elephant
Discovered in Africa.

In the final report OF a recent geo.
logical survey of Natal and Zululand,
DR.. w. b. Scott, the well known
palaeontologist of Princeton, New Jer.
sey, gives a description of the two last
molars of an extinct elephant obtained
from a derosit Of late Tertiary age in
Zululand. For the elephant the author
proposes the name of elephas zulu. Its
teeth have their constituent plates
more numerous and thinner than are
those of the existing African species,
and they are described, by DR.. Scott
as being to a great extent intermedi.
ate in this respect between the latter
and those of the extinct European and
Asiatic elephas antiquus. To Mr.. r.
L~ydekker, who writes on the subject
in knowledge and Scientific News.
they seem to be much nearer the
mOlars Of the species last named. II
is suggeste ] that T.. zulu may have
been the ancestor of the living f. afri'
canus, in which case it would almost
be imperative to regard the molars OF
the latter as being of a degenerate
type. This question requires very care
full consideration; but, apart from this
the discovery is n of great interest.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Vegetable Horsehair.

Not long ago the farmers and cult.
vators in Algeria often went to con.
siderable expense to destroy the dwarf
palms which abound in that part Of
Africa. Now, thanks to the constant
progress of practical science, these
same once despised plants have be-
come a source of wealth, and are con
sequently cultivated in their turn.
Their leaves furnish ibers from which,
by very simple processes, is produced
a substitute for horsehair in the man.
ufacture Of mattresses and of the fill
ing for cushions, chairs and so forth.
Other plants likewise furnish fbers
which are utilized for a similar pur.
pose, but the African dwarf palm at
present holds the lead In this industry.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
HINTS.

To remove rust. on copper rub the
article with liquid ammonia.
Never put salt in soup when cook
ing 1t until it is SKINNED. as salt pre-
vents the scum from rising.
The best ~housekeeper is the one
who passes less time in making things
clean and nor thought in keeping
them clean as she goes.
Keep camphor in cupboards where
clothes are stored, for not only will it
keep away moths, but mice, which
dislike 1t exceedingly.
Parafin split on a stone floor may
be removed by rubbing bath brick over
the mark and letting 1t stay till next
day, hen wash in the usual way and
the floor will be perfectly clean.
Paint can be removed from glass
by rubbing it with hot, strong vinegar.
Stains on the hand can be removed by
acetic acid or salts OF lemon and
ink marks will oon yield to pumice
stone.
1t Is said that potatoes will bake in
much less time II the skins are creased
before putting them into the oven.
The skins will come of more easily
and will be Is thin as when boiled.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Oyster Soup.

onehalf gallon Of water and one
quart of oysters will make three
quarts OF soup. Put cold water in the
soup kettle, season with salt and serve
when the water cones to a boil. II de.
sired rich add a pint of milk and as
soon as boiling point is reached turn
in the oysters. When it boils up once
serve. Do not let boil after the oy-
sters are in as it makes them tough,
season with pepper. For an invalid,
when but little nourishment can be
taken at a time, use milk, a tiny bit
OF butter, salt and pepper to taste.
Bring the milk quickly to boiling point,
turn in the oysters, cover closely,
place owe a brisk fire and as soon as
the oysters raise to the top serve at
ono with dry toast.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

ceiye any deviation from a straight
line, or, indeed, anything beyond the
mere fact of this motion, yet there is
little doubt but that the patch must
really be a curved one, and it has
been Supposed that our sun with other
stars is revolving round some great
central body.
From the community of motion Of
many OF the Pleiades 1t was supposed
by Nader that Alcyone, the brightest
star in that cluster, is the central sun
round which the others, including our
own sun, also %reyolye. Although, as
Sir ]. Herschel says, it is scarcely
probable that any senara! circulation
can take place in this position. lying
SO far out OF the plane or the 'Galac-
tic Circle milky Way, and our
knowledge is by no means sufficient
TO decide such a point, yet there is no
reason for doubling that this star may
be at the center Of the motion of many
of the nelrhburing stars, and thus a
central sun. though possibly not Il
central sun"
The author notes that neither prop
er motion nor parallaX has been as
yet detected in the case Of the star
Campus, whose brightness is next to
that of Sirius. Thus. If We suppose
the intrinsic brightness Of its surface
comparable with that of our sun, its
real size must be many thousand times
greater. This star. invisible in
ATTITUDES, may, Mr.. Eddington thinks,
be the center Of a system whose mem
bers are at least as large as our own
sun, If not larger, so that here We
seem to have indications of the exist.
ence of bodies of a mighty scale of
magnitude. He goes on to say:
There is a general unanimlty of
motion Of several hundred stars in the
Pleiades group. The group
is surrounded by large numbers of
widely extended nebulR, most of
which were first discovered by the
camera before they were perceived by
the eye. Most Of the members of this
family have similar spectra, so that
there seems no reason to doubt the
very close connection of these bodies
with one another, while the central pc.
sition and predominance Of Alcyone
render Il highly probable that this
star is the central sun of this system.
This, of course, in no way shows
that our own sun also revolves round
the same center.
In a recent paper on the 'Syste
matte Motion OF the Star by Mr., Ed
dington (the new chief assistant al
Greenwich, the author ar
rives at the following results: The
proper motions strongly support Kap
teyn's hypothesis that the whole o.
the stars may be roughly separated
into i've drift or groups. One drift
is knowingly relatively to the sun, with
a speed about three times that of the
other. So far as has been examined
the numbers and magnitudes of tht
stars belonging to each OF the two
drifts are about the same, and they
seem distributed in fairly equal pro
portions throughout the sky"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Blue Point Rolls.

Cut small, shapely, thin slices of
cold rare beef and spread them spar.
ingly with mixed mustard. Cover each
with a similarly shaped, transpar-
emily thin slice OF bacon and finish
with a plump oyster, lightly busted
with salt and pepper. Roll and fasten
with a tiny skewer; dip in melted but
ter, arrange on a buttered broiler and
grill over a slow, clear fire until the
bacon and oysters are cooked. Turn
the rolls often, every time dipping
them in melted butter. Serve with
brown butter to which lemon juice ia
added, n teaspoonful of juice to four
Of melted butter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
FOR THE DESSERT
Smashing TOUCHES TO END THE
DINNER.
German Apple Cake Can Always Be
Counted on-Directlons for Serv.
ing Junket-Makins Pies
With Sour Cream.

German ann,s c,te r,akes n ,ood
dessort now vi,hon, any snr,rt,,ng
of c~urrants 4, % oui,o os attractive
Serve bost for cippamon hun Irao
i'm crea,, or Ma sonce with I, or
none at oil Croaw cheese aooord.
r,ith r.
1untot NAV ma, ,o ,,rrod or, in
shane II mms, ho cot, In orns ,r uhtoh
q, 60 :, no soryod or oIso ha,nad ,sor,
mo Iarse d,sh w,,h a snoor :, t.
n,oo n,a1n u.s. n,,,n n, t.1s
more elaborate tban male n in mai.
vidnaI inns Of nro,tv cIoss ~ ohina
and n, tho last nIace n Iitt,o wound =,
whinnsd roam nnon .ocb srrrourt.
cd by a cherry or nioco ~ io,,v -, n
hrigh, co,or
Iunrot u,,, r,rror hro,s u,.,o.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
WORSE THAN TIE DISEASE.

Mr.. Tricure (anxiously)-My dear
boy. what a dreadful cold you have!
Mr.. Strongman-Yes; | get a cold
o and then. My only ailment.
Mr.. Tricure-But that's very wrong,
] never get a cold, and you wouldn't
either II you treated yourself as I do,
Mr.. Strongman-Well, how, for in
stance?
Mr.. Tricure-I take a Turkish bath
every week-it's excellent for my
rheumatism, | Finland massage
twice a week-that's for insomnia. |
rarely sleep more than three hours
any night. Then a cold plunge first
thing in the morning for my lungs,
and a two-mile walk. seldom take
any breakfast-dyspepsia's too bad.
drink about three quarts Of hot water
during the day for my liver and then
! use a nerve tonic every night. l tell
you. my boy, II you'd follow my regi.
mep-'
Mr.. Strongman-Oh, thanks; but
er-ah-I think I'd rather have a cold.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

II steamed ~puddings and elaborate
pies and cakes are not possible at this
busy time OF year, simply have a
good plain dessert. such as apple tapi,
oca or baked rice and custard. Put
good homemade peanut candy or
sugared almonds or satin sticks or
what you like, in n dish, or, better
still, In individual dishes. Then II
some wish to take their candy to their
rooms II is easily done. Peanut candy
need not be that made with molasses,
but that which is much Tor quickly
done with brown sugar boiled until II
will spin a thread.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Washington Pie.

Scald n pint Of milk in a double
boiler. Beat together the yolks Of
two eggs. a cup of sugar. a piece of
butter the size Of an egg and a heap.
ing tablespoonful of corn starch made
smooth in a little water. Stir these
into the scalding milk until thorough.
ly cooked, then set away to cool.
Make a rich crust, roll very thin, line
your pie dish and, with a fork prick
many holes in it and bake. By the
time the crust is done have the cream
cool. Flavor 1t with a teaspoonful Of
vanilla, pour it into the crust, beat
the eggs to q stiff froth with c. little
powdered sugar. spread lightly on top
of the pie and brown slightly in the
oven.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Pin Cushion for the Machine,

often wastes a lot OF time having to
look for the pin cushion, which usual.
ly is under tho sewing machine and
out of sight. A great time saver is to
cut al oblong piece OF flannel two in.
ches by four and at one end cut a hole
the size of a pea. Hem all four sides
of the flannel neatly, and buttonhole
stitch the hole. Slip this over the
spindle where the spool belongs be-
fore the spool is placed on it. You
will be able TO take pins out OF your
work and stick them in this piece of
flannel without stopping the machine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Stuffed Noodle,

One cup cold chicken or veal chop
ped fine, one-half cup of cold cooked
spinach finely mashed, one onion
minced, one slice Of bread softened
in milk, and a beaten egg. mixed well
together, pepper and salt to taste.
Make a noodle dough of an egg yolk,
pinch of salt, and -four to make a stiff
paste, roll thin and cut out with bis.
cult cutter; place a teaspoonful OF
chicken mixture on n side and
pinch edges tightly. using a little
water to make them stick. Drop them
in boiling water and boil ten minutes,
and you have a dish fit for a king. II
any of these stuffed noodles" are
left, fry in butter for the next meal.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Seasons for Illness.

81 never knew before that hospitals
had a busy season." said the woman
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

l~ustration. The inventor employs 4
huge belt. which connects with pull.
leys at each end of the driving
mechanism. Smaller guide pulleys are
placed between the larger ones. Suit.
able power is provided to drive the
pulleys. which in urn transmit the
power to the belt. The latter is moved
over the water with velocity and force
to cause the water to react as a solid
sufficiently to support the craft. Pad.
dies are attached to the driving pull.
leys, adding to the power of propul.
sion. This unique method Of naviga.
ton has not as yet had a practical
demonstration, but theoretically It
should prove a success at least on
small boats.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Pumpkin Fruit Basket.

Cut a good sized pumpkin in the
form OF a basket, with a handle. Re-
move the contents and line with white
tissue paper. FIJI with yellow fruits
oranges, apples, bananas and
grapes-letting the grapes fall race.
fully over the side. Tie a huge bow
OF yellow tarlton ribbon (the kind
used by the florists) on the handle.
Place on a dolly in the center of the
table.
For each guest make a pumpkin
blossom. Buy paper cases at the con.
fectioners and cut petals from pump
kin colored tissue paper, crinkle with
a sharp knife. Begin at the top,
paste four rows around the outside
and green at the bottom. Place be-
side each place. to beflled with salt.
ed nuts OF ice cream.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Peel and core a half dozen tart
apples and place in a crock in a slow
oven. adding neither water nor sugar.
When tender mix in Sultana raisins,
allowing a quarter of a pound to each
pound Of apples, Turn into a deep
baking dish. sprinkle with sugar and
grated lemon; Owe with a top crust,
pricking we'll to allow for the escape
of steam, and bake in a quick oven.
Serve with milk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Sea Foam Eudue.

Two cups OF light brown sugar, one
cup Of water. the white Of one egg,
tayo-ing to taste. Boil the sugar
and water until it will mold, but not
until It is brittle and yet not as soft
as for ordinary fudge. Have the
white Of an egg beaten stir and pour
in the syrup slowly, beating constant
ly with a patent egg beater. Drop
on pans from the point Of a spoon,
giving a poited appearance to the
top OF each Of the candies.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
To Double Life Of Umbrellas.

The usual way on coming in out OF
the rain is to place the umbrella in the
rack or corner with the handle up.
ward. This allows the water TO run
down and remain a long time in the
metal that holds ribs together. which
rust the joints and rot the fabric. II
the handle is placed downward instead
of upward the water will run away
from this point first and the whole top
will dry quicker.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Nut Sandwiches.

Take mayonnaise or firmly whipped
sweet cream, thicken with powdered
or chopped nut meats-walnuts, pc
cans, almonds, hlberts or Brazil nuts
are nice-or a mixture OF several
varieties is good, The addition Of
raisins to the mixture is an improve
ment in flavor. Made with tea bis
cult or finger rolls they are very nice
and require no butter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

To market" to market"
A fortune to win;
Home again. home again,
Shorn to the skin.
Puck,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

To clean chased brass trays wash
the tray with soap and hot water and
d." /. thoroughly. Cut a lemon in half
and with it rub the brass till clean.
Then rinse in warm water, dry and
polish with a w~ash-leather. The same
treatment is right for brass bowls aud
other ornaments which are now SO
popular with artistic folk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
WATER NAVIGATION.
Unique Method OF PropeIlins Craft
on Water.

1t is very evident that inventors are
struggling with the problem of navi.
cation on water, the present methods
of propulsion being sull possible of
Improvement From France a
new idea in this line that is certainly
peculiar and entirely different from
any SO far devised. Only the principle
Of the continuance is shown in the H.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Tar TO Color Mortar.

Tar as a coloring material for NOR
Tar has recently been used by a brick
layer in the United States. In erect.
Ing a number of brick houses he ran
short Of black mortar color and used
as a substitute some tar which had
been partly refined, After a lapse Of
several years It is claimed that the
color Ii as strong as yer showing re-
markable newness where the mortar
made with usual color will need re-
pairing and pointing up before long
Engineer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Men would never be superstitious II
they could govern all their circum.
stances by set rules. or II they were
always favored by fortune; but being
frequently driven into straits where
rules are useless, and being often kept
f~uctuatlng pitiably between hope and
fear by the uncertainty of fortunes
greedily coveted ~favors, they are con
s%eQuently, for the most part, very
prone TO credulity. The human mind
is readily sweryed this way or that in
times OF doubt. especially when hope
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
A S~easonable Salad.

The ripe eating plums In market
now make a delicious salad when com.
bined with bananas. Cover with pow
dered sugar and a little sherry, II It Is
wanted, and let the fruit stand on ice
for an hour before dressing. 1t is de-
licious served with whipped cream.
Finely shredded pinapple. enough to
give the whipped cream q flavor,
makes an excellent blend in place Of
wine
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
A Risk.

MANY a man has, by simple econ.
omy. laid the foundation of a for.
tune"
Yes" answered the man who
doesn't figure closely, but by the
time you get your fortune. you are so
liable to be grounded in habits of
economy that you won't enjoy spend.
ing the money."-Washingto Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
A louicaI Difficulty.

"Pa, how do they indict a man who
makes bad money!"
The same way they indict other
people, Why do you ask?"
But If the money is counterfeit,
how can the grand Jury find a true
bill?-Baltimore American.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Mutual Disclosures.

Miss Smilax-And SO Miss Gilt and
Mr.. Gotnix really got married. Was 1t
a love match?
Mary-On the contrary. l should
call II a hate match.
Miss Smilax-Why? don't under.
stand you
Mary-Why, she hated to be an old
maid and he hated to be poor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
colLAPslBLE WINDOW VENT.
lATOR.
Fresh Air Device for Homes and OF.
flee Buildings.

A new fresh-air device for homes
and Offices is the collapsible ventilator.
1t is fastened by hooks to the inside
of the window at the bottom of the
sash. AS the window is raised the
ventilator, C. opens like an accordion
to the limit of eight inches. When the
window is closed it lies fiat. The top
has numerous small holes with fine
wire mesh to keep out the dust, and
pieces. 4 b. at each end, also exclude
dust. When not in use. explains Pop.
ular Mechanics. or to raise the win.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

The great man gave a cry OF Joy. He
had just solved the problem of how
trains could be made to run at the
rate of 800 miles an hour.
THE speed will be wonderful" he
cried. only one thing in the world
can beat It,"
And that" they asked.
"a bit of racy scandal"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Hello, Jumbo" bantered the smart
monkey. IF big ears are the sign Of
generosity you should be very gener.
GUS"
Il am, Jocko," replied the big ele.
rhant, as he made a quick lunge.
Have u trunk on me-"
The simian was tossed to the top
most branch of a cocoanut tree,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Chop fu'o large onions INTO fine
pieces and soak one.half cup bread
crumbs In one-half cup milk. Mix the
two and beat well, tn, = stir IN the
yolk of an egg, beaten very light, and
the whites OF two eggs beaten to a
stif froth. Put this mixture into a
deep dish, crate cheese over the ton.
and bake for twenty minutes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

A man can be taught to take a much delight in doing these little
things as a woman feels naturally. 1t is her duty, therefore, as an unset
fish animal, to sacrifice in this respect her pleasure to his, for the moral
effect which such a pose on the character of the man is a very serious
matter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Prudence.

God forbid that prudence. the first
Of all the virtues, as well as the su-
preme director Of them all, should
ever be employed In the service Of
any OF the vices. No, 1t takes the
lead, and is never found where jus-
tice does not accompany 1t, and II ever
1t is attempted to bring It into the
service OF the vices 1t Immediately
subverts their cause. It tends TO
their discovery and, ! hope and trust,
finally to their utter ruin and destruo-
tion.-Edmund Burke.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Sorry.

"a man in your position must oc.
c~asionally say something he is sorry
for .
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
I'm naming a price for certain services
| once mentioned $500 0 and subse,
quently discovered that | might as
well have had $fQO. OOO."-Washington
Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
A Novelty.

A novel continuance for the traveller
or even for everyday use, to be Ear
ried in a woman's shopping bag. is a
small leather case containing a drink
ing glass which exactly fits the leather
case, and inside of this is stored a
small folding knife and fork, a;so a
spoon, and these are wrapped in a
tiny linen napkin about the size Of a
woman's handkerchief.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Those Fashionable Terms

What's all that jargen we hear
coming from the room where the
sorority is meeting? Is It a new mys.
tic ritual?"
Nav. They're just discussing the
features Of a new gown one Of them
has, Chicago Journal.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Escailoped Meat Scraps,

A good way to, use left-overs of any
delicate meat such as chicken, veal,
etc, is to chop the meat fine, add a
can OF peas, season well and sprinkle
with cracker crumbs and pieces OF
butter, Pour cream over all and bake
until a golden brown.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
From Experience.

DO you think a game Of kissing Is
a comedy?" asked the bashful young
man.
mo. indeed" replied the pretty girl.
II think It ID an opera"
"An opera? And why?"
Because II Is always grand"
And then he got busy.-Chicago
Daily News.