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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Ward McAllister, Jr.. Dying.

San Francisco, March 31.-Ward
McAllister, Jr.. son of the social lead
er OF New York City of twenty years
ago, and one time United States dis
trict judge for Alaska, is reported to
be dying from appendicitis in the Cot
tage hospital. San Rafael.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Helena Goes Republican,

Helena. Mont, April THE Repub-
licans won a sweeping victory in the
municipal election here, electing Frank
j. Edwards mayor by a plurality OF
200 over Brandegee, Democrat. They
also elected five of seven aldermen
and the police magistrates.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Danish Minister Is Dead.

Copenhagen. April Wilhelm Lag
sen. the Danish minister of finance,
is dead of stomach complaint Of long
standing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
TO CLEAN LETTUCE.

When cleaning lettuce one often
finds that each leaf is covered with a
lot of tiny green bugs which it seems
impossible to remove. 1t is a great
time-saver to wash the lettuce in cool
water first to remove it of dirt, and
then take water as hot as you can
bear the hands in and place each leaf
of lettuce in the water and shake it
around in the water several times. You
will find that the bugs will loosen their
hold on the lettuce and will remain in
the water. If the water becomes cool
add some hot water, as the hot water
is a great deal more effective than
cold. After the bugs are all off the
lettuce replace it in cold water for a
short time to renew the crispness.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
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be successful farmer on the close cul
tivation plan and spend his time hold
ing up the side of the corner grocery
in the nearest village or settling the
affairs of the nation from the top of a
dry goods box. He has got to work
The two girl owners of this little Berk,
shire farm work. They have even be
come carpenters, and they make their
own vegetable frames. But first and
foremost they take care of their soil
which they consider their wealth
That is the French idea-so thoroughly
understood in France that in that
country it is often agreed upon be-
tween landlord and gardener that the
outgoing tenant may take his soil, to
the depth of about eighteen inches,
away with him.
Another interesting agricultural ex.
pertinent is being tried at Bredon s
Norton. This is an attempt to combine
intellectualism with agriculture. The
MISS w OOuhu4l, HAS i'll
ready started a horticultural college at
Bredon S Norton, and now she is or,
ganizing a dairy, an apiary, and a club.
the members of the last need not take
part in the activities of the colony un-
less they like, but their presence there
will bring to the other residents cur
rents of thought and interest that other
wise they might be able to enjoy only
in large town. Some members of the
club may visit it only occasionally;
others may use it for meal now and
then when passing that way and others
may make it an objective point for a
motor expedition. Such members will
NATURALLY bring with them new thoughts
and new life, and thus one of the main
disadvantages of rural life will be OBJ
waited. At the same time the clut
members and visitors will undoubtedly
become interested in rural life anC
rural pursuits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
LURE OF THE LAND.
Englishwomen Who Have "Gone In
for Agriculture.

The lure of the land seems to be
strongly felt in England just now
There is a little Berkshire farm of five
acres which, though only about half OF
it is under cultivation, affords good
living for the two girl owners, Miss
Jones and Miss Peel, for their French
gardener, his wife and family, and for
the pupils who are studying their meth
DDS of farming. To an American that
statement sounds rather incredible, but
it is quite true. 1t shows what in
tensive farming will do.
A curious sight is this little Bershlre
farm. Not an inch of the fields under
cultivation is wasted. Some of them
are covered with bell-shaped arrange
ments of glass called cloches, under
which the young lettuce and carrots
and caulif1owers and so forth are forced.
1t is all market gardening, and it pays.
Where there are not cloches there are
glass-eovered frames, full of growing
vegetables When there is a cold storm
these frames are covered with French
mats. and during one of the hardest
snowfalls last winter the temperature
under the frames was kept, by means
of the mats, up to so degrees. So care
fully is the ground under these frames
and eloches nourished that it returns
three fine crops year.
1t was the success of the French In
intensive gardening that led Miss Jones
and Miss Peel to go into vegetable
raising on the same principle. French
gardeners have been known to sell 81,
500 worth of produce off an acre in a
year, and these English girls argued
that if the French could do it they
surely could. They had not much
capital. but they had enough to enable
them TO take FIVE acres of land al
Thateham. in Berkshire, and to engage
a Frenchman who knew about garden
ing on the close cultivation plan. i
was only last November that the farm
was started, but already there is a brisi
market for everything these energetic
young women have to sell. What Il
more, not Few people in the neighbor
hood of Thatcham are following thei
example, or planning to, and as t.
pupil helpers they have more appli
cants than they can take.
OF course gardening on this prieipl
requires endless patience, industry tina
never flags and careful attention t.
every smallest detail A man canno
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
COCOA MACAROONS.

One cup -four, one-half cup sugar,
onequarter cup cocoa, three-quarters
cup chopped nuts, one-quarter teaspoon
salt, one teaspoon baking powder. Sift
all together but nuts. Then add two
well-beaten eggs, one teaspoon lemon
juice and nuts. Roll in balls, then roll
| each ball in cinnamon and sugar. Bake
on brown paper in hot oven.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

steamer the other day a passenger was
much disturbed by the vulgar way in
which the man who sat next to him
ate his meat. At last, after watching
him pick bone in a very primitive
fashion. he could control his feelings no
longer. and, turning to the offending
party. he said: ''Don t you think you
would be more comfortable if you took
that out on the mat Tit Bits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

IF it does not taste slightly acid, add
a little lemon juice. Pour it while
boiling hot over one level tablespoon
of gelatine that has been soaked in
one cup of mayonnaise to which is
added one teaspoon each of chopped
pickles and finely minced parsley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
MACAROON CREAM.

Make custard of two cups of milk,
one-third cup of sugar. the yolks of
three eggs and a pinch of salt cooked
together until the mixture will coat the
spoon. Add one level tablespoon of
gelatine soaked in one-quarter cup of
cold water for fifteen minutes and stir
until entirely dissolved Strain into a
cold bowl, and it will hasten the work
to have the bowl set in ice water or
cracked ice. Add two-thirds cup of
macaroons powdered and one teaspoon
of vanilla. Stir until the mixture be
gins TO thieken. then fold in the stiffiy.
beaten whites of three eggs, pour into
a mold, chill well and serve unmolded
on q serving 81 Sh
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
How to Prepare Tasty Dishes for the
Table.
CHOCOLATE FRAPPE.

Melt two squares of chocolate and
two level tablespoonfuls of sugar, then
enough boiling water to make a thin
paste. Add to these a quart of scald-
ing milk and return to double boiler
with a three-inch piece of cinnamon.
Mix level tablespoon of cornstarch
with cup of sugar and add to the
hot mixture. Stir until thickened, then
cover and cook for twenty minutes.
Remove from the fire and take out
the cinnamon. Then cool and add a
cup of hot coffee and a tablespoon of
vanilla. Freeze to a mush and serve
in frappe glasses, with sweetened and
favored whipped cream on top of each
glass
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

LIE. R. stamford, N. W: was
much interested in your recent article
on egetarianism, and would like
to ask if the writer approves of fish and
eggs as articles of diet.
For ought we know naturalists do not
class fish as belonging to the vegetable
kingdom, and so it goes without saying
that vegetarianism has no use for this
"animal poison Strict vegetarians
even reject such products of animal
origin as eggs and milk, but to those
who adopt this diet from hygienic
rather than religious or ethical motives
these articles constitute the principal
part of their nutrition. With milk and
eggs for basis the vegetable diet
offers everything to satisfy even the
exigencies of the gourmet. 1t is, TO be
sure, not an ideal diet, but it is the only
possible one to adopt if we don t care
to live the life of an austere anchorite,
Following are the ailments permitted
by vegetarianism, grouped in classes:
l. Milk and its derivatives Clutter,
cheese), eggs.
>. Bread, cereals (flour, rice, pastry,
sugar.
g. Potatoes.
4. Fresh vegetables, salads.
5. Fresh and dried fruits.
This enumeration does not include dry
vegetables, such as beans, peas, lentils,
which, on account of their production of
uric acid, cannot be permitted by an
Authorization that claims to be free Of
poisons For the same reason also
cocoa. asparagus, mushrooms, tea and
coffee must be rejected. There still re-
main about forty vegetables and arti-
cles of food available Their combina-
tor with milk and eggs, flour aud
sugar, butter and oils, yields a great
variety of substantial dishes calculated
| fully to compensate for the dangerous
SAVIOR of meats. 1t would, however, be
| hazardous to adopt the vegetable diet
without being sure of having sufficient
! information to use it intelligently. The
| best ingredients when badly grouped
/ may give bad compound. AS the al
! luminous element plays an important
part in this Authorization. bad results
! are liable to result from random
selection from the above list. When
a new rational diet is being adopted it
! is necessary to determine the effect of
each article of food that eomposes it, as
well as the particular conditions of age.
profession, and the general state Of
health of the person to consume it.
and specialist. who accordingly should
be consulted before a change of diet
is made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
PUREE OF POTATOES.

Four cupfuls of sliced raw potato,
large onion, sliced, three stalks of eel
cry cut fine, three tablespoons of but
ter, and salt and pepper to season.
Cook in four cupfuls of beef stock
until the potatoes are done. Press
through colander, add two cupfuls
of cream, teaspoonful of butter, and
tablespoon of minced parsley. Re
heat, and serve.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

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cialty of manufacturing
fertilizer for Sugar Cane,
Pineapples, Rice, Veg
etables, etc., etc., In
fact we prescribe for all
crops bearing in mind,
always, the difference in
climate and soil condi-
tons found In various
localities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
CHEESE CAKES.

Cream one-half pound butter with
one pound sugar, beat in the yolks cf
six eggs, the juice of one lemon and
the grated rind of two, a grated nutmeg
and two tablespoons brandy. At .he
last stir in the whipped whites of the
six eggs. Bake in small open shells
of pie crust, and if you wish you can
lay narrow strips of the pastry across
the top
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
VEGETARI.ANISM.

L. f. R. stamford, N. ": was
much interested in your recent article
on egetarianism, and would like
to ask if the writer approves of fish and
eggs as articles of diet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12
JELLIED FISH.

Cook two pounds of white fish of any
kind, in enough boiling water to cover.
Add to the water at first one Glove,
three or four peppercorns, a sprig of
parsley, one teaspoon of vinegar, one
slice Of lemon and level teaspoon of
salt. Remove bones and pack lightly
in mold. Strain the fish stock, which
should measure two cups, and if not
add boiling water to make the measure.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-12

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

boards can very well be made by any boy
Procure some empty wooden soap or similar
boxes and cut strips OF wood OF various
widths to suit various sized insects. You nad
better make them vary between one ana
half and three inches.
Having prepared these strips of wood leach
about foot long), you must cover each one
with cork. which can be bought IN sheets at
the same naturalist's that you go to tor the
other things you will require; then cut two
strips of cork and glue them on to the other
cork SO as to allow little space between
(see Fig. 4A). You will then have square
groove running down the whole length OF the
setting board; Now cover it with white IN IN
ing paper, taking care to do it as smoothly
as possible, and the setting board is ready
for use. After gluing on the cork, 1t Is best
to put weights on until the glue. is dry, as
the cork is liable to curl up unless this Is
done.
Now, make a setting needle. by inserting
the eye end of fine needle into the end OF
piece of wood about three inches long.
Then cut several narrow strips of paper about
two and half inches long, and you are
ready to start setting.
Pin the butterfly on the setting board SO
that its body lies in the groove, as In rig.
ga; now take the setting ng-needle and push up
the wing by pressing it just behind the tniek
vein which runs along the top edge OF tne
wing, and, holding it in position for momente
with the needle, pin one OF the strips OF
paper over it.; now push up the lower wing
in the same way and pin down the a ovner
Now pin another brace over the outer edges
of both wings, do. other side in the same way,
and it will look like the lower insect IN Fig
& One or two rins should be used to Keep
the anteunae or feelers in position, and one
or two might be used to support the abdo-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

not so likely to break as glass cyanide bot
tie, and can be re-charged when it begins to
show signs of weakening.
Fig z shows you this form of lyilling-bottle
You have now got the means for catching
and killing your specimens, but you cannot
carry them home in the killing bottle, as they
would all jumble together and become spoiled;
you must, therefore, have a collecting-box.
1t Is better to buy this, as it is rather diff
cult to make. You can buy either wooden
or zinc one; the wooden eollecting-boxes are
about quarter each, and the zinc ones
fifty cents, but the latter are far preferable
to the wooden ones, as they keep the insects
soft and supple throughout a long summer
day, whereas in a wooden one they would
soon become stiff and require relaxing before
you could set them. Ordinary drapers' pins
must not be used to transfix the butterflies
or moths, as they corrode and become covered
with mildew.
Proper pins can be bought at naturalist's
shop; they are sold either silvered, gilt or
cnameled black. The black ones are rather
more expensive than the other kinds, and it
is really only matter of taste which kind
you use. Nos and IA are the most useful
sizes for beginner; quarter-ounce box of
each would last you for some time.
Having killed an insect, tip it out into the
collecting-box and transix it through the
thorax, so that the pin slants forward slight
ly (see Fig. 81, and pin it firmly in the box:
Having got your specimens home, you will
require to set them. To do this you must
have setting boards, which may be either
fiat or curved. If you decide to have curved
boards, you must buy them, as it is impos-
sible to make them at home, but the fiat
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

men. II Is better to use midget pins instead
OF the large-size drapers pins, as they do not
damage the setting board so much.
IL you have brought your insects q home IN
a wooden box they may be too stiff to set;
IN that case you must relax them.
The most efficient way to do this is TO
float the insects on a piece of cork In your
washFtand Jug and cover over the top of
the Jug with piece of damp flannel. In
SIX hours or night they will be delightfully."-
supple. 1t is useful to know how to relax
them IN case you are unable to set your speci-
mems directly you reach home Small moths
and butterflies should be left on the setting
board for from ten days to a fortnight, and
larger moths and butterflies should have eigh-
teen days or three weeks, whilst very large
moths require even longer unless the weather
is very dry.
Having set your specimens, the next ques-
ton Is to provide accommodation for them.
Of course this depends very much on the
length of your purse. A beginner does not
but an excellent substitute can be made with
four-drawer stationary cabinet, which can
be bought at any large stationer's for about
dollar. Line the drawers with cork
from the top, as rests for the glass, which
can be bought, cut to the required size, at an
iron-monger's; and there is a nice little cabi.
net complete. Single cases can be made by
cutting down wooden box until it is shah
low case, and then treat the inside as before.
You have now got everything necessary to
make good start; choose fine warm day
for butterflies, which are in any country
place; where there is bit of wild country
is generally the best faEa moths.
Choose a warm cloudy night for moths;
even if it is raining slightly it will not affect
the sport; but if the moon is shining bright
y you must not expect very large haul.
Between nine and ten o'clock is generally the
best time for moths, though they begin to
appear directly it gets dusk. Moths are found
most abundantly at the same time of the
year butterflies but they are also met
occasionally throughout the winter. If you
know of any sallow-bushes, visit them In
March, when they are in full flower, with a
lantern and an old umbrella. Hold the UNI
brella under the branches and tap them with
stick, and several moths are almost sure
to fall down, when they may be collected in
small boxes. such as match-boxes, etc., and
transferred to the killing bottle later. You
must take lantern with you to enable you
to see the moths; a stable lantern with glass
Gdes and front with a bent glass front
is best, as it throws light over large area,
whilst a bulIs-eye lantern only shines on
one spot, and is therefore of little use On
dull days, when no butterflies are abroad,
good number of moths may often be obtained
by examining fences and tree trunks on the
sheltered side. Take several small boxes
with you-match boxes will do, but proper
chip boxes are better and more convenient,
and can be bought very cheaply.
l have now given you rough outline how
to proceed, and hope that the young col
lector may have every success in his new
hobby.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
A Curious Coat of Mail

SO that the finished cloth is as thick as our
heaviest canvas.
The threads are crowded very compactly
together also, SO that no slight force would
be needed to force a blow through. The sell
wage is bound over stout cord and orna-
mented by alternate plaits of black hair and
yellow fibre. Ornamental designs are work
ed in with horse hair, too.
But the form of this outer war jacket is
still more remarkable. 1t consists of two
parts, joined into one garment by the bands
covering the shoulders.
Through the round hole between the shoul-
der bands the head emerges, while the broad,
back part is folded around under the arms
on each side, and laced firmly to the front
flap by stout cords.
This done, there stands erect behind the
wearer's head fan-shaped SHIELD, kept stiff
by its well-bound border and held erect and
fixed by cords passing down to the shoulder
ON each side.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

~ LMOST every boy at one time has
A collected butterflies and moths. Many
W. small boys take keen delight in
knocking them down with a straw
hat, and, having damaged the wings by hold
ing the captures in hot little hands, put them
into boot-box with a lump of ammonia,
and fondly imagine that they are collecting
butterflies in the most scientific way possible.
But our ideas change as we grow older, and
I now want to give you a few hints how to-
collect butterflies and moths so as to preserve
their delicate wings in as perfect condition
as possible.
The wings of butterflies and moths are COW
cred all over with numbers Of minute scales,
more or less triangular in shape, and fastened
at the apex of the triangle, SO that when the
Wing is rubbed these little scales easily break
away and expose to view the semi-transpar-
ent mebrane of which the wing is composed
The first thing required is net. You can
buy this. >of course, at any naturalist's, but
many boys prefer to make their own, and
there certainly is a great pleasure in making
ones own outfit. This is the best way to
make a simple butterfly net. Get about a
ward and half of stout wire (stout galyan-
lied iron wire is best), and bend the two
straight ends down for about three or four
inches Zig. IAl; next procure stout ash
stick, such as can be bought for a-few pence
at any umbrella shop, and cut groove for
about thr.e inches from the end of the stick
on each side. Fig. IB shows you what that
end Of the stick will look like with the
groove cut each side.
Now take the wire hoop you have made
and insert the two straight pieces of the wire
in the grooves and bind them firmly to the
stick, and there is the frame finished. The
net itself should be made of leno. Make
fairly lengthy bag, which should not termi-
nate in point, and sew it into piece OF
stout material which has been sewn round
the ring; if you fastened the leno directly
to. the wire ring it would soon fray away
through friction.
The net is now complete. The color is, Of
course, matter of choice. Green is most
generally used, as it is not 80 noticeable and
harmonixes better with the @lor of the
plants.
The next thing you will require is killing
bottle. II is better to buy this ready for
use, as purchased bottles are generally more
satisfactory than homemade ones. The cya-
nide bottle is very popular, as there is moth
ing to shake about inside, the cyanide beng
cemeted to the bottom; but it has the disad-
vantage of stiffening the insects killed in 1t,
so that they must be left in it for three days
before they are soft enough to be set. 1t Is
also deadly poison. l should advise you to
buy an ammonia killing bottle. which is very
handy and can be carried in the pocket; 1t is