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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-19


Moors at Taddert.
Practical agreement On the main
points and general good will marked
the preliminary meeting in Washing
ton of the representatives of the five
Central American republics to carry
out the suggestion of the United
States and Mexico for permanent
peace understanding.
Secretary Straus returned to Wash
iSgton from his tour of inspection of
the workings of the department away
from the capital, a trip which took
him along the Canadian border to
Vancouver, and thence south through
Seattle and Portland to San Francis
co, with Honolulu as the ultimate des-
tination.
Ten thousand members of the Grand
Army of the Republic marched in a
driving rain at Saratoga and thou
sands of spectators, with uncovered
heads, cheered the veterans.
A lone robber held up a bank in
Manley, Neb., and carried away $4,000.
The city having refused to lay new
pavement in the block in front of his
check for $1,000 to the officials, the
full amount required to do the work.
With the formal welcome of Gov.
Charles E. Hughes of New York state.
the forty-firSt national Grand Army of
the Republic encampment was opened
in the convention hall at Saratoga.
Mrs. Carrie Sparklin, of st. Louis,
national president of the Women's Re
lief Corps, presented to the Grand
Army the silver jubilee offering, which
was raised by the relief corps in COM
memoration of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the organization.
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down to rest on the bottom among
the clam shells.
They sat together on the sands.
They sat in groves that would have
been shady had there been any trees
there. They wandered along the
beach in the cleaning and picked up
pebbles. They sat on the veranda
when the whippoorwill should have
been singing If he hadn't had busi-
ness elsewhere, and she told of Lon
don and Paris and he talked of the
mighty Rocky mountains.
They found that they agreed on
prose and poetry. They were one and
indivisible on sunrises and sunsets.
They even agreed that the coming
breakfast food had not yet arrived.
The philanthropie landlady got on
to the Irritation at an early stage,
but she didn't raise the price of
board. On the contrary, she encour-
aged 1t and took her share of the
chocolates.
OF course, there were certain i'll
natured and jealous-minded persons
who sneered at Mr.. Barnes copper
sales and went about asking each
rive, but their sarcasms were not per-
mitted to dampen the romance. In
fact, the landlady showed where she
stood by serving such persons with
overdone steak and ulder6 4e pota-
toes and their complaints about the
coffee were received in frozen silence.
After the first go-ol, Mr.. Barnes
did not again refer to his horses and
carriages and auto. 1t would not
have been in good taste. For that
very reason Miss Garrison kept 81
lence about her trunks and ceased to
bring Mr.. Worth to the front.
There were just few slips in the
general conversation on the veranda
of an evening hat kept curiosity ex-
cited. In speaking Of her travels
abroad Miss Garrison referred to the
Coliseum of London. the Tower of
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the very bottom Of the pan, in its
EFFORTS to escape the heat and finding
no egress there, was compelled to
take refuge in the pastry, causing
much superf1uor5 shortening, there-
by.
The ham, and the other "refrige-
rator finds" were soon washed
down with copious draughts of cleft
over" ice tea, and each sat in ex-
pectant attitude for the final feast
Of the Peach Betty"
Both had supplied themselves with
extra large table spoons and, almost
simultaneously, both buried them
deep into the crust, drawing them
forth moment later, laden with
delicious" Peach Betty, each smil-
ing in anticipation, as 1t touched
their lips.
Wow! we're poisoned, Charlie"
| exclaimed Perce, with wry face
as he suddenly dropped his spoon,
and sat, looking in Il steady, re-
proachful sort of way at his cons
panion.
And even the most casual observ.
er would notice that Charlie had
also dropped his spoon"
A moment later both were seen
In Barnard's drug store purchasing
the very strongest "after dinner"
mint waters that were to be had.
Both boys had Just gotten up,
when Margie came Sunday morning
at nine.
"Well, how did the two cooks fare
during my absence?" was the very
first thing she asked.
"Oh, fine as silk responded both,
guiltily; "why, Margie you just
ought to have seen the great feed
we had last night, but we're really
glad you came earlier than we ex-
pected, for we're awful, beastlys
hungry, and cooking is somewhat OF
a tedious Job, don't you know?"
Oh, Charlesi what on earth is this
awful stuff in the baking pan, ex-
claimed Margie, a moment later.
Both started, guiltily, and n1ade
their way to the kitchen.
"Why-er-er, we tried to make q
Peach Betty" for dinner (you know
how fond am of .hem), ventured
Charles, and I guess / must have
gotten too much mustard in 1t, for
'twasn't exactly a success
"Why, Charles! you put mustard
in "Peach Betty" laughed Margie.
"Of course, did," said Charles,
bringing the cook book and rapidly
turning the leaves to Peach Betty"
can't you see the receipt says so,
and you know this i reliable, for
this cook book cost five "plunks,"
don't you know?
"Quite we'll, as for myself" in
terrupted Perce
''Why, you foolish boys" exclaim-
| ed Margie. "can't you see that one
| leaf is torn out and yea have made
! "half and half of Peach Betty
and Baked Beans"
| ooh, Just know, you had
| great feed," she continued.
But both cooks were silent.
Charles, forgetting to mention that
he had used the .ost leaf" few
days before for "a shaving paper"
T. BENZ. FAUCETT.
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1t was you"
Which Is more than I did," he
laughed. "I've been some one else
for nearly year now. Is mother
Beth nodded, as his voice faltered.
"She is alive" she answered, "but
very lonesome. She thinks you are
dead.''
The chief stepped forwar. "I'm
going UP to see the foreman" he sal 4
huskily. Put in your application for
leave and I'll see that headquarters
grants it,"
He stamped up the stairs, and
Thad turned to Beth. "And your" he
asked. Have you"
1--WE been wc.ting, too" she as
sured, as her hand stole into his
1--WE can have a pretty good hon
eymoon in thirty days." smiled Thad.
We'll send the picture men some Of
the cake"
1--WE must" she agreed, as he
kissed her right before the man on
VI ch. II found you in the pic
til as
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up the steps.
Cant imagine at ALL" said
Charles, with a perplexed air; what
is 1t anyway, dear?
Oh! 1 must tell you; it is tele-
gram from Clarice Underwood (you
remember, Clarice was my very
"bestest" friend at Vacsar five long
years ago), and she says she is go
ing to be with her aunt, Mrs. Whit
temore, who lives out in Sylvandale,
for just tonight (that being the time
between her trains), and she wants
me to come out and spend as much
Of the time with her as l can, SO
Charles, just as soon as we finish
our lunch, want to take the subur-
ban car and spend tonight in Sy1-
vandale, do you hear?
You won't mind, very much, will
you, dear?
You know we haven't seen each
other in such a long, long time.
OF course not, pet; think it would
do you a world of good, to get out
in the pure, country air, for even
such short length of time, and I'll
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in the finals tonight.
Charles led the way to the kitchen
and, moment later, both were sup
piled with aprons, and armed with
utensils enough for hotel chef.
well, what shall we make first?'
said Percy, bradishing a big ladle In
one hand, and us.-g a skillet as a
shield in the other.
"I'll tell you, the very first thing
want to try, Perce, is a good, old
fashioned Peach Betty"
"You know ever since we have been
housekeeping, have tried to get
Margie to make some, but she says
she won't evor attempt to do any
pastry at all, for she doesn't like 1t
herself anyway. Selfish, Isn't she?'
Here is a great, big cook book
1 gaveN Margie (tb ,ugh she never
used it, don't thif11), just after we
moved into our little home, SO I'm
sure we can get good receipt for it
in here" he said, as he turned over
the pages, in the pastry division,
looking for "Peaci. Betty"
There it is, said Perce, who SEEM
ed If anything to be as much inter-
ested in the finding as Charles, SO
they read it over alo"C together,
"thusly:"
"a PEACH BETTY"
Butter pudding dish and cover
the bottom with bread crumbs. Stick
bits of butter over these. Now pare
quickly eight large peaches and cut
into small pieces - and pour over
them we'll mixed together, u cup of
molasses, 1 teaspoon salt, teaspoon
mustard, u cup olive oil (if liked)
Lay on top a thin slice of fat pork,
and on that a large ripe tomato.
Cover well and bake as usual.
That sounds little funny, Perce,
but, 1t must be all right, for that's a
it can't be wrong.
Well, let's go ahead then; here
are the peaches and I'm sure the rest
Of the Junk" is in the pantry, for
this is Saturday, and Margie always
gets good supply from the grocery
for Sunday, you know.
"Yep, here they are," said Perce,
as the surveyed the long, package
laden shelves, in the pantry.
Let's see, now, we want molasses,
salt, mustard, olive oil, fat pork, and
one large, ripe tomato, and here are
all except the olive oil, but that, you
know, is not positively necessary, for
the cook book says, "olive oil (if
liked), SO we'll just say, "No, thank
you, very much, we don't choose
any,"
Sour grapes, eh!
Here are the eight peaches, chop
ped just as fine as can get them,
SO bring on all that stuff, Perce, and
we'll mix it up right away, for I'm
just crazy to get a 'face full" OF
good, old Peach Betty"
What about the dough for the
pastry, Charlie?" queried Pc: oe.
"Oh, that's easy. said Charles
reaching for the package Of flo--.
| Just wait moment and I'll fix it, in
jiffy."
Why, all on earth you have to do
old man, is to add enough water to
the -four to make it mix well, then
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of ourselves, besides giving good
report Of ourselves in the kitchen.
Margie was busying herself ar
ranging the table, for luncheon, and
very soon they were seated in their
cosy little dining room, chatting
"over the tea cups"
II just know, Clarice has changed
so much that I will scarcely know
her," said Margie, for in the last let
ter received, several weeks ago, she
says she weighs 100 pounds, and you
know she used to be the "scrawniest"
thing.
The luncheon finished, the disnas
were quickly cleared, and, promptly
at 2 o'clock Margie took car for
Sylvandale.
Charles waved last farewell to
her, as the car rounded the sl.arp
curve into Parnell avenue, and, step
ping into the nearest store proceeded
to "call up" Percy.
H-H-e-l-l-o-o-o-o-! that you, Perce +?
Well, old fellow, wifey has just left
to spend the night with an old room
mate and chum Cat Vassar, you
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ham," she explained. "He was photo
graphed here for some motion pic
lures"
"Wickes, Roe and Casey posed for
that picture" he declared. you
mean this?"
He took down from the wall a
small framed photograph, evidently
an enlargement of the picture Aim.
"That's Thad," she cried. I'm
sure of It,"
Call Roe down." commanded a
voice behind her. The fireman sprang
to salute and Beth turned to face a
kindly faced man W h gold instead
Fof silver buttons, and crossed trur p
cts on his cap.
"Stand where you --:ll be in the
light" directed the newcomer, as
he stepped into the background.
Wonderingly she obeyed his direc-
tions as In answer to the call man
came sliding dow the brass pole.
Hello, Beth,' he cried. Where
did you come from?"
what is your manner" demanded
the battalion chief.
Instinctively the mans hand went
to salute, ana ne gave puzzled
laugh.
tits Burnham," he said, "yet /
know I'm called Roe. What's the
matter?"
"You remember the Jane street
fire in the shop where you worked?"
suggested the chief. Thad nodded.
"But you forget that in jumping
to the net you Ie4l short and struck
on your head. When you came out
of the hospital you had forgotten
whom you were."
''I remember now" Thad exclaim-
ed. 1.-THE boys were interested in me
and kept me going until could get
in the department. You gave me
Richard Roe for name. ..eh r.
II saw you In the pic 1res at the
theater," Beth explained. II knew
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the hole long enough Q "chuck'
must come out.
Mr.. Barnes fell In arrears for his
board while waiting for his copper
money to materialize, and Miss Gar
r1son fell in arrears while waiting
for a check from her brother Ben,
who had all her business in hand and
was very absent-minded man. But
the romance did not wane.
A month before the season opened
Miss Garrison, who was housekeeper
for her brother in a small village so
miles away, had sail to him one day:
ben, you want me off your hands
so that you can marry. Give me mon
ey enough to get some decent clothes
and stay at the seashore for
weeks and I'll catch a husband an
bother you no more"
The brother knew that she had
been trying to accomplish this for
years, but after talking the matter
over and making some figures he
looked upon her proposal with favor.
That's how she reached the shore
from Scottsville via London and
Paris. She had done her best.
She believed that she was loved,
but her brother Ben at home had put
his foot down and would send no more
checks. No checks - no proposal.
Things were in this shape when the
sister made one last appeal.
On the way he fell in with a
strange woman. There seemed to
be a bond between them. Anyhow,
they had to occupy the same seat,
and it came about that both were
bound for the same resort, and even
the same boarding house.
They arrived in company. They
both looked and felt determined as
the one inquired for Miss Garrison
and the other for T-r. Barnes.
Mr.. Barnes and Miss Garrison
were strolling on the shining sands
and regretting that the days We're
skating by. She looked up at him
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THE TWO CHEFS :. :

later, taking the Peach Betty" out
Of the oven; except the tomato seems
sadly wilted by the heat.
Guess 1 shouldn't have cooked 1t
in the oven, with the rest; but the
cook book, said, ITO place it on top,
cover well, and bake as usual" so
that cook book can't be wrong, for
you remember what it cost me, don't
you?
II should rather think I do" sid
Perce, with smile, but, say, come
on, old man, I'm as hungry as the
Ice Trust; let's use all this good
boiled ham and etc. I've just "fished"
out of the refrigerator, and not try
to cook any more; "whacher" say?
Guess it's the only thing we can
do, for its getting awful late, and
you know we just simply can't miss
that tournament tonight, eh?
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~ HEY did not meet at seashore
hotel, where the rates were
from SO to $5 per day, with
generous tips expected by all
the walters and chamberma1ds, but
at seashore boarding house kept by
a woman philanthropist who gather
ed in the public at the rate OF 50 per
and made them at home with tips
left out.
n Miss Melvina Garrison, 80 years
old, felt that some excuse was want
ed to explain why she vas there, and
she said all of her trunks had not
arrived, and she brought one lor-
ward. the others having been
left behind at Liverpool, and she
could not make the show she was
used to at fashionable hotel.
They would follow on the next
steamer, and then she would take her
place at the head of the column and
show what Mr.. Worth had especial
ly created for her. Meanwhile the
home at SO per was quiet place
for one who had just returned from
the busGle Of Europe to rest up in.
And Mr.. Rollo, Barnes, 35 years
cold, who had just disposed of three
large and liberal copper mines at
prices far beyond his widest expec-
tations, also felt that some explana-
tion should be coming from him. He
had been undergoing great mental
strain for weeks and weeks, and his
physician had recommended a quiet
home-like place to get his nerve back.
After q little his chauffeur would
appear with his auto and his groom
with the riding and carriage horses,
and he might take whole floor at
the hotel, but he must relieve the
strain first.
The excuses put forward were gra-
ciously accepted on either side and
the romance began. Mr.. Barnes
taught Miss Garrison to swim. That
is, when left alone she could paddle
for all of 20 seconds before she went
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and instinctively drew closer. He
looked down upon her and instinct
lively pressed her hand.
The proposal was ---r1ing. 1t trem-
bled on his lips. She saw it in his
eyes.
The words were never uttered.
Footsteps sounded behind them, and
then Rollo Barnes hat was sent
flying into the surf and two female
hands fastened themselves into his
hair. The owner of the hands called
him names. She referred to him as
an unhung scoundrel and wife de-
serter. She called him a runaway
and debt dodger, and every time
she exclaimed she gave another pull
at his hair.
When she had spent her strength
and invectives he escaped her and
flew for the sand hills. 1t was then
that brother Ben turned to the weep
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A SAUSAGE SECRET.

DR.. John L. Morse of Boston, an
authority on pure foods, said recent-
ly that the public could not expect
pure food at low price.
"Take milk, for instance" he
said. milk absolutely pure cannot
be sold today under is cents O
quart.
"And SO, till we are willing to pay
for a genuine article, initiation arti-
cles, adulterated articles, will be sold
to u.s."
''And the majority Of he dealers
will grow worse and worse till finally
can imagine a sausage maker says
ing on his deathbed to his son:
Always bear in mind, my lad
that saus: ge can be made out OF any
thing--even out OF meat"
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HERE ARE THE EIGHT PEACHFs
CHOPPED JUST AS FINE AS
I CAN GET THEM.

know, that she hasn't seen in years,
so want you to come ',p and bunk"
with me tonight, ind, say, old nan.
be sure and come early, for I want
you to help me "get dinner"
Remember the cooks we used to
be?
So you will be up early, eh9
All right, be sure, now, 500 long.
"Wel1, you did come early, sure
enough" said Charles about two
hours later, as he answered Percy's
ring.
didn't have a bloomin' thing to do
this aft-so / thought I'd run up,
right away"
"Well, guess we had just as well
start dinner now, for you know we
want to get away early to see that
big billiard tournament at the Ma
jestic tonight, don't we?" said
Charles. Harrington has been lead
ing almost all the week, but, I'll be
willing to bet a gold collar button,
that Brody wins by sensational run,
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play of expression and the audience
shrieked at the pantomimic humor!
But Beth had leaned forward and
was looking eagerly at the screen.
Laura tugged at her skirt, but the
girl did not realize 1t. There upon
the screen was Thad Burnnam. She
was sure Of 1t. The picture changed
again and she sank back into her
seat quivering in every muscle.
Rapidly she explained to Laura
how Thad had gone away fro, home,
how his letters had stopped and his
mother could find no trace of him.
His mothers heart is breaking
for him." she declared. II must find
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lures"
With a shruC Of her Choulder, ner
cousin settled back in the seat as
the lights went out and the nrst PIC
ture was thrown on the screel.
The property MAJ and his Fellows
on the stage supplied the Changing
OF the bells and the screech OF the
whistles and to Beth it was all very
real.
Then the street with its engines
vanished from the screen to be re-
placed by contrasting picture OF
three firemen sitting il quarters en-
gagged in a game of cards. Their
faces were large enough to show the
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just lard enough to make it "good
and short" meanwhile, dextroucly
sitting in pinch of salt-savvy?
"Whew! what's that awful smell,
Perce?" interrupted Charles.
Dunno, seems to have an odor of
burnt Coffee" said Perce, advancing,
menacingly toward the coffee boiler,
and removing The lid.
well, by George, If didn't for
get to turn off the gas, under the
boiler, Charlie, SO the waters all
boiled away, and we have some real
"parched" coffee.
Guess we've lost some of our art
of cooking, between summers, eh?
"'Tisn't that, old man, it's just
our criminal carelessness, but never
mind about the coffee, for there's
plenty of ice tea left from luncheon,
so we won't try making coffee ag; :,
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ing sister at his side and demanded:l
$50 were going to marry that
thing, eh! This is how you behave
down by the roaring seap
"But how could l know?" she
pleaded.
Come along home," said brother
Ben.
Those trunks had not yet arrived
from Liverpool, but there was no
further waiting for them.
NOW, get off your duds and get
supper" commanded brother Ben
when they reached home day later;
and the young woman who had seen
Europe and won the love OF copper
king humbly and willingly sat down
to peel the potatoes.
The moonlight would simmer on
the sobbing sea no more for her-no
more for Rollo.
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him and tell him to write home"
She left her seat and with them
bling limbs started up the aisle,
Laura following her country cousin
curiously. An usner directed her to
the balcony where the machine was
operated, and she waited until the
operator had finished. He could give
her little information other than to
furnish her with the address Of the
firm which had taken the pictures.
She could scarcely wait until the
next morning to continue her search,
and she started Immediately after
breakfast with a male cousin as IN
escort.
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I-I-I-ING!
"There goes that doorbell
~ again" said Mrs. Lamb; "it's
Just too provoking for any
thing when you've been answering
1t all morning long to have 1t ring
Just as you are browning the steak
for lunch, so 1 just believe 1 won't
answer 1t at all.
why can't persons know decent
time to come to see you, anyway
Tnere's that old vegetable man. who
always comes just as we are eating
breakfast, every morning. and if
have told him once, I have told him
thousand times, that he shouldn't
ring SO early, but he still does, Just
the same.
CHARLES leaves his office at noon
eVery Saturday, "but he's late to-
day." she said, glancing at the kitch-
en- clock, and l.
Di-i-i-i-i-ing!
That certainly is a persistent
person." said Mrs. Lamb, almost
angrily, as she slammed the fork she
had been using with the steak, down
on the table, and 1 guess I'd better
see who 1t is, for, per.-aps, Charles
mas forgotten his keys and maybe l
nave Kept the dear boy waiting all
this time, so l must hurry.
Casting her apron on a chair. she
started down the hallway to the door.
but another "di-i-i-ingl" met her
when she had gone about half way,
so she quickened her steps and a
moment later opened the door, to
find messenger boy with a telegram
for Mrs. G. A. Lamb"
Nervously she signed the recent.
and hesitated a moment before she
opened the envelope (she had always
had a horror Of kilograms, for she
supposed they always contained bad
news), but as she read the words a
smile of Joy came over her face, for
this is how 1t read:
"Margie-Am with Mrs. White
more tonight, just between trains.
Please come and spend night. Crazy
to see you. "Clarice."
Clarice Underwood had been the
greatest, and in fact, the only real
chum she ever had, at Vassar, but
after their graduation, Clarice's
father and the whole family went to
live in Paris, for Mr. Underwood was
a noted portrait painter and his am
bition had always been to live in
Paris, the center of his art.
It had been five lonG years since
they had hidden each other a tear
full good-by, and Margie had remain
ed in New York, while Clarice, sailed
to Paris, but occasional letters had
told how each were, all the time.
Margie had married just about two
years after their parting and the last
three years of her life in the little
home of her own had been the very
happiest she had ever experienced.
II must go out to see her just as
soon as we finish our lunch" said
Margie, happily, and If dear old
Charles would only hurry, but here
he comes now, so I won't have to
wait long.
Oh! Charles, guess who this is
from? she said, as her husband came