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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Strawberry Oatmeal shortcake.

Turn leftover oatmeal into small
baking powder cans tone pound size),
set aside to cool and mold. Mash
Strawberries and sugar together. At
serving time unmold oatmeal, cut into
three-quarter-inch slices and place in
deep fancy individual oatmeal or berry
dishes, cover first round with fruit,
over this put second round, cover with
berries and dust with powdered sugar
and surround with cream. This dish
has much to recommend it to the busy
housekeeper. 1t is easy to prepare.
very palatable and extremely beauti-
full. For fine hot dessert dip the
sliced oatmeal in flour, place in
creased pan, dot with butter and toast
in hot oven Then spread with the
straw berries and serve.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
sTEwEp KIDNEY AND TOMATO.
Dish That Will Be Appreciated os
Change in Menu.

One and one-half pounds of kidney,
one pound of tomato, two teaspoon
fuls of chopped parsley, one teaspoon
of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper.
two small onions, one ounce of flour,
two tablespoonfuls of dripping.
When fresh tomatoes are not procur-
able, canned ones may be used.
Remove the core and cut the kidney
in slices about a quarter of an inch
thick. Mix together the flour, salt,
pepper and half the parsley. Melt the
dripping in a saucepan, slice the
onions, and fry them golden brown
in the dripping.
Dip the pieces of kidney In the sea-
soned -four then put them in the pan
with the dripping, put the lid on the
pan, and let the contents cook gently
for ten minutes, turning the kidney
occasionally. Cook the tomatoes until
soft, either in the oven or on the fire;
then rub them through sieve, add to
the purse the rest of the parsley and
the vinegar Drain off as much of the
fat as possible from the kidney, and
add the tomato PURGE, bring to a boil,
then let 1t simmer gently for Is min
utes.
Arrange a border of mashed pota.
toes in a hot dish and put the kidney
and sauce IN the center.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Elderherrx Blossom Wine.

For one quart of the flowers. picked
clear of any stems, pack tight and
add three gallons of boiling water. l
put my boiler on and heat up the
water, turn in the blossoms and stir.
Add nine pounds of brown sugar, let
cook about Is minutes, stirring all the
time to dissolve sugar. Turn into big
jars, two or three gallons. When luke
warm add one yeast cake and let set
one week in warm place. Stir every
day. Strain into jugs and add one
pound of raisins to every gallon. Let
work and fill every day. Leave in jug
six weeks, covering the mouth of jug
with gauze to keep out flies and dirt,
then filter and bottle.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
WHERE THE DANGER LAY.
Listeners In Greater Peril Than Was
Ambitious Musician,

There was never more conscien-
tious young man than Eben Soule, and
when he found how much absorbed he
had become with the mere idea of
playing in the town band, he con-
suited his minister. do you reck-
on 1 could give up all that time to
music without falling from grace?" he
asked, anxiously.
The good old Methodist had a saw
Ing sense of humor. He saw that his
parishioner was much distressed be-
tween his wishes and his conscience.
but the minister smiled on him, never
theless.
It's the horn you're asked to play.
I hear" he said. Ever had much ex-
perience with it, Eben?"
Never tried it hut once, but | like
the sound of it first-rate." said the
young man.
MINI" said the minister. We'll.
think you needn't be afraid of falling
from grace on account of 1t. but | do
hope you'll manage things so your
family and neighbors won't have to
pass through the fiery temptation OF
hearing you practice too often.
Eben. youths Companion.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
SOUP OF FINE QUALITY.
Good Recipes That May Be New to
Our Readers.

Delicious Soup-Cooli until tende,
two cupfuls of shelled and blanched
peanuts, with slice of onion and a
stalk of celery; press through a sieve,
reheat with one pint of white stock,
and stir into white sauce made Of
one-fourth Of a cupful each of butter
and of flour and pint of milk. Sea-
son t. taste with salt and pepper.
Almond Soup.-Cut four pounds of
knuckle of veal into small pieces.
Break or saw the bones into small
pieces, add three quarts of cold wa
ter, and let cook just below boiling
one onion, sliced, two stalks of celery,
chopped sprig of parsley, a table
spoonful of salt, and six peppercorns.
Let simmer an hour longer; strain,
and when cold remove the fat and
heat again. Cream together one table
spoonful of butter and two tablespoon
fuls of corn starch; thin with q little
of the hot SOUP then turn into the
soup, and boil for ten minutes. Add
half pint of cream, and season with
salt and pepper to taste; then add one
fourth OF u cupful of blanched al
monds, pounded to n paste.
Green Soup-Wash and pick quite
clean quantity Of spinach; place it in
saucepan with enough salt and
when done squeeze all the moisture
out and pass through hair sieve.
Dilute the pulp thus procured WITH
some well favored stock until it is of
the right consistency. Make hot. add
squeeze of lemon and dash of pep
per, and at the time of serving put a
pat of butter in the turneen
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Tropical Races Arc Shown to BE-
Much Longer Lived.

Because in tropical countries more
decayed vegetable matter is found and
In consequence more miasma, the idea
has become popular that only vigorous
health and long life are likely in
northern ATTITUDES where frost now
and then asserts itself. The fact that
humanity natures much earlier in
tropical cllmes seems to warrant the
conclusion that 1t must necessarily
perish much earlier. DIR. Luigi Sam
bon of Rome attempts t, put the pop
ular impression to- SLEEPY by an elab-
crate exhibition of statistics.
He doesn't contend that the warm
est climate is the most suitable to a
man, under the conditions of modern
civilization, but he demonstrates Wig
orously against the idea that a cold
and variable climate is the most con-
ducive to the physical and intel
lectual improvement of the human
race. While northern climates may
produce stalwart frames, statistics
show that they do not conduce 10 Sc
gevity. In proof of his position the
doctor cites the fact that the average
Arab outlives the average EsQuinlau
by not less than 25 years.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
LONGEVITY in HOT CLIMATES

He shows that the people who live
along the unhealthful coasts of Cen.
trail and South America survive the in
habitants of the higher and cooler alti-
tudes of the interior. He shows also
that the Hindus, who often reach
puberty as early as nine years, live
to surprising old age. The inhabi
tants of the southern countries of
Europe are found to live much longer
than those of the more northern lati-
tude.
To Illustrate. In England in popu
lation of 27,0O0,O00 there are but 146
centenarians. while in Spain, with
a population Of but 1S,000,000, there
are 40l centenarians. The probabili-
ties are that the great mortality found
in southern ATTITUDES is found in the
cities. and is therefore not so much
the fault of the climate as OF an In
difference to sanitary laws.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Peruna Is NOT a nerVine nor q
sfmuIanL 1t benefits the nerves
by beneffing Digestion.


Peruna frees the stomach of ca
tarrhal COMPOSITIONS and normal diges.
ton is the result.
In other words Peruna goes to the
bottom of the whole difficulty, when
the disagreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. ]. G. Jamison, Wallace, Cal,
writes:
II was troubled with my stomach
for six years. Was treated by three
doctors. They said that had nervous
dyspepsia. l was put on liquid diet
for three months.
81 improved under the treatment,
but as soon as l stopped taking the
medicine, l got bad again.
81 saw a testimonial of man whose
case was similar to mine being cured
by Peruna, SO thought would give it
a trial.
Il procured a bottle at once and
commenced taking it. I have taken
several bottles and am entirely cured"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Useless Society.

Mrs. Jones often declared that she
enjoyed little chat with their fish
dealer because he was man of such
original ideas, but one day, says Lon
don Opinion, she returned from mar
ket somewhat puzzled by his remarks
Il said to him, just in the way of
conversation declared Mrs. Jones.
that had heard that man becomes
like that with which he most associ-
ateS.
That's ridiculous, Mrs. Jones,' he
answered. I've been a fishmonger
all my life and can't swim a yard"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

rushed from the room, with a perfect
howl Of cheers following him. 1t was
his last appearance in politics.
The term political boss" images to
most people stoutly-built man with a
plug hat and large diamond, who
smokes long black cigars and rules
his ward or district with a rod of iron.
Sometimes he is represented as a man
with heart bursting with sympathy
for the poor, who squeezes the rich
citizen to help out the constituents
whose votes he harvests on election
day. He is generally typified as elo-
quently profane, and story-writers de-
light to set him down invariably as of
Irish birth.
AS a matter of fact. however, there
are just as many different bosses" as
there are nationalities In the largo
cities. for boss is simply leader
for the time being, and that may be
for a few months, few years or
longer. And some of the most Sue
cessful of all bosses" politically
speaking, have been Americans. The
present president of the United States
is one of the most masterful of politi-
cal bosses. Who in his party dare
openly say him may" with any hope
of winning out against his rock-rooted
strength?
The boss" in the cities, however,
especially the typical ward boss" is
often man who may be evolved by
either accident or design. Sometimes
i-t,
friend out, or to satisfy a grudge, and
the glamor of the thing attracts him
and he stays in. to finally emerge as
a full-blown leader" And some one
Of the young fellows who go into poll
tics deliberately will work on for
years in the same ward, growing up
with the people who live there, identi-
flying himself with them and their in
terests and finally winning the conf
dence of his constituents SO lastingly
that they will vote almost to man as
he wishes.
A true boss" both follows and
leads. He knows what his people"
want. and he does not stray far away
from their desires. If his ward has a
constituency which favors liberal in
depreciation of the liquor question he
is for the open" Sunday, and even
the all-night saloon, If necessary. He
is strong on the subject of the poor
mans club" and hot against blue
laws" and for the maximum Of per
sonal liberty" Incidentally, he favors
a low license, usually.
II boss" lives in Prohibition dis.
trict he Eliminates against "the de-
mon rum" and points out statistically
the ruin wrought by drink This may
not prevent him from having his
"hfgh-balls" at the club, or his cham
payne at the political banquets, but
makes him strong with the voters
whose support he seeks. He is on the
alert for blind pigs" or places where
liquor is smuggled In and sold secret
ly. and he leads delegations to the
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Cut Cookies.

After cookie dough has been pre-
pared, instead of using cutter in the
old way turn out part of the dough at
n time on bread board and with the
hand roll a long round roll about five
inches thick. Then with sharp knife
cut off in small pieces about one-half
inch thick; place in baking pan and
give plenty of room to swell or spread
Will bake In perfect shape and is much
quicker.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

WV makes room for another.
The fluctuations in politics
are as sudden and abrupt
as the changes in the stock mar
ket, and the boss" of last year
may be the plainest of plain citi'
zens the ensuing year. One thing
is morally certain, there will never
be an elimination of bosses" in
politics, because leaders are an
absolute necessity in every move
ment. and prime ministers and
presidents are as surely political
"bosses" as are the ward politicians
who hold their wards in the hollow of
their hands.
Some people, good people. too, have
started in to fight BOSSES" and have
ended up by cooperating with them
and getting their aid to improve con-
ditions in certain districts. Fighting
= political boss" Is an uphill job, for
"the respectables," so-called, are usu.
ally too busy to give any assistance.
and the boys" are all with the boss"
remember reformer who tried TO
win out on the presidency of ward
club against the boss" He tried
two years and was defeated, but the
. third term he seemed to be sure of
Nccess. Nearly every one of the
members of the club promised him
aid, and Dugan, as will call him, had
high hopes. The night of the election,
with 1s9 members present, Dugan's
name was put before the club amid a
storm of applause. His nomination
was seconded by at least five addi-
tional speeches, each a glowing eulogy
OF Danny Dugan's staunch qualities
and services to the party" Dugan sat
entranced with the praises which were
being handed out to him. The boss"
candidate, Casey, was nominated in n
half-dozen words and feebly seconded
by only one individual.
Dugan himself was appointed one of
the tellers, and roar of appreciation
shook the hall as the chairman an
nounced his selection. Dugan went up
and down the aisles, and everybody
gave him the glad hand" and folded
their ballots and tossed them into the
hat he carried with There's another
for you, Dan, old boy" or "Hurrah for
Danny Dugan."
He had ballot showed at him with
the injunction, Make 1t unanimous
Danny; hurl in vote for your own
ticket" and he put his ballot in the
other teller's hat and sat down in the
seventh heaven of anticipation. The
counting was finished in few min
utes and Dugan smiled as he saw the
ballots all going over to one side. Its
. walk-away," he whispered to the
man next to him." Its a landslide"
said his neighbor. The chairman
stepped to the front of the platform
and announced the vote for president
Us follows: For Peter Casey, 1873
votes; for DAME! Dugan. one vote"
Dugak grabbed his hat and madly
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
Forcing His Chances.

so Shadiboy is in trouble again?"
Yes, a bit Of card scandal
Il told him not to play unless he
could afford to lose"
He must have gotten your advice
mixed. and decided he couldn't afford
to play unless he didn't lose."-Wssh.
ington Star.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

az am glad to write my endorse
n7ent of the great remedy, Peruna.
do SO most heartily. "--Juiia MariOwe.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition.
If the digestion is impaired, the nerve
centers become anemic, and nervous
debility is the result
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

Brought Humble Flower Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsfield's love for the hum
Bile primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
AGAIN..

Museum Attendant-We cannot tell
whether this mammaHs one or several
million years old.
Old Condemnation. l see. Fee
male OF its species. Ell?
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

likes and exceedingly blunt in his
way of putting things. But he could
neither be wheedled nor intimidated.
The mere fact that he had promised
the support of his delegates in a con-
vention to. certain candidate did not
determine that he would support that
candidate at the polls on election. But
just SO far as his word went, that
promise was iron-clad and irrevocable.
Time was when boss" was to be
marked by his reputation for physical
prowess. But those days are in the
sere and yellow leaf. Strange to say,
even in the toughest of the tough"
wards, the leaders" are very seldom
now men who depend on their knock
down and drag out" abilities. The
boss" of to-day aspires to be q
dresser and wit. not a "slugger"
Pugilism is left to it's regular eXpon-
ents. and though many of the bosses"
may be patrons of the sparring
matches, they have given the rough
and-tumble method of the past the
good-by. and plume themselves on
smoother plans to achieve success.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

mayors office and to the legislatures
to protest against the vice of drink
ing.
The average political boss" is in
politics strictly for what is in it, and
that means that he is neither in the
game for his health, his recreation nor
his spiritual welfare. And why not?
Do business or professional men enter
into their respective avocations for any
of the above reasons? l trow not. The
boss" has one fixed, set idea, and that
is to get there" as he would express
it; to accumulate large roll of simo-
Icons and then retire to some respec-
table residence portion of the city and
forget the low. voarse mob with which
he was compelled to associate while
he was getting his start. The success
full ones do this, and the unsuccessful
ones remain at the same old stand, re
Wiling the ingratitude of the ones who
made the rifle" and got away with
their bundle"
Ward bosses" often combine to ac-
complish results, and they often cut
the ground from under one another
without the slightest conjunction.
never knew but one boss" whose
word was absolutely and entirely to
be depended on both as to what he
could do, and what he would do He
could tell to certainty about how his
ward would go, and if he gave his
word as to the delegates he never I'M
der any circumstances broke He
was a man of strong likes and dis
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

Such thing as a conscience is
something that no INSCRIPTIONS ward
boss will harbor, for to him con-
science is dead letter in politics. Be
sides, a boss" may be in one party
one year, and on the other side of the
fence the next year. He may support
a measure at first and then "switcL.'
and fight it. EXpediency is his watch
word, and he will support man
whom he cordially despises II he can
see advantage to himself in the end
The questions of party principles have
an exceedingly haZy interest to him,
for the class with which he mingles,
and the interests which he represents,
have no time at all to study political
economy, and no inclination towards
the ethical side of politics.
1t was a matter of genuine interest
to meet the various BOSSES" big and
little, and weigh them and analyze
them as they came into my perspec-
tive. They were always trife curl
GUS as to just how happened to be in
politics, and | am quite certain they
were decidedly uncertain as to just
how | came to be holding down fair
salaried position when could not de-
liver delegates; and yet, meeting me
in the game at every turn. from the
primaries to the national conventions.
they knew l was keeping cases." as
they may have expressed it, and that
in some mysterious way l must be of
some value in the sum total of ella
ments making up political life.
The nnestinn of Silent "hnsses', and
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

The question of silent bosses" and
laxative BOSSES" is one which has
been variously reviewed, and the av.
erage Judgment has been that the
silent boss was the great power.
The fact was that the silent" boss
could talk fast enough when he want.
ed to. and the laxative boss could
stand pat" when he so desired If it
was the nature of a boss" to talk he
did so, If he was naturally secretive
man, he kept still generally. The most
effective combination was the Boss"
who could talk or keep still as occa-
sion demanded and who could neither
be goaded nor coaXed into either
silence or speech against his better
Judgment
1t could be said in favor of nearly
every real ward boss that he was
not an orator. Not in the sense of a
slvertongued spell-binder." Many OF
them could give good. common-sense
talks. and effective ones, too. but they
did not essay to split the welkin with
their perorations, and rather despised
in their hearts the wind.jammer" and
his periods. AT the same time, for
genuinely great speaker they had
deep respect and enjoyed hearing him.
AS for the man with the PEN they
We're never unwilling to avail them
selves of his services If he could
make good with anything to help on
4 campaign.
ERNEST MGAFFEY. !
Copyright, 1908. by Joseph b. Bowles)
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

~ YARD bosses" come and go.
AAH They rise and fall. and one
WV makes room for another.
w The fluctuations in politics
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-15

porte as the guest of Mrs. NJ J. L
Walker, wife Of the proprietor of the
Walker & Barrett store
Mrs. J. Donneily has moved into the
Calvin fiat at the corner of Fir and
One Hundred and Thirty fifth street.
Mrs. E. C. Gilbert of Regent street.
visited at the DeBriae home in East
Chicago last evening.
Mrs. William Collins, of Common
wealth avenue entertained the Ladies'
Aid society of the Harbor Methodist
Episcopal church this afternoon. much
business of vital Importance to the
members being transacted during the
session. Refreshments were enjoyed
by those present and Mrs. Collins de-
clared one of the many charming hos
tesses of the Aid society.
William Pagan has moved into the
Daughetry home on Commonwealth
avenue.
Judge G. E. ReiIand will leave Sat-
urady evening for New York City,
where he will enjoy a vacation of two
weeks. He will be accompanied by his
wife, and has left his Office business
| in the hands of his brother. Judge Will
| liam A. IRELAND, of East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-15
HERE AND There IN THE CALUMET REGION
HEARD BY RUBE.

I wonder what Grant Castle will do
now that the baseball games are over.
1t will soon be possible to get on a
street car at South Chicago and tray-
Ell all the way downtown without max
ing a change.
South Chicago merchants are making
an attractive display of fall wear this
week.
Now that the cubs have won the
worlds championship the next things
we can turn our attention to is Mr..
Bryan and Taft
A few resolute and independent men
in South Chicago yesterday ventured
out with their straw hats.
The South Chicago police are making
a record for themselves in cleaning
up the blind pigs in this district.
South Chicago football teams are fast
rounding into shape and promise to
give good account of themselves lat
er on.
The democrats are planning to hold
an important meeting at their head
quarters tomorrow night.
Seems strange that the big noise
about the Illinois Central smoke
nuisance has dropped all of a sudden
The street car company tried the
Ninety-fifth street bridge last night fol
their east side traffic. owing to the re-
pairing Of the tracks near the Nine
ty-second street bridge