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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
Pudding Pointers.

In puddings. where vine. brandy.
lemon Juice OF any acid Is used. stir Il
In last. and gradually. or It may cur.
die the eggs or the milk.
Before you put a pudding In TO bake
stop and ask IL it will not be as good
boiled2 The chances are il will be
better. But remember that boiling
takes twice as long as baking and
the pudding should never be touched
after Il Is put In TO boil; a Jar Of the
kettle will spoil #.
Remember to put a dash Of salt IN
all sweet puddings.
Always leave room in the bag for
the pudding TO swell.
In adding water TO the kettle care
must be taken TO use only water
which is boiling.
While chopping suet for pudding al
ways keep it very cold.
After washing currants thoroughly
tas IS most essentially. dry them on a
towel; it hardens them to dry them
In the oven To make them plump
pour boiling water over them before
drying.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
TIMELY TIPS.

Any dish (puddlng. custard, etc. },
which has been favored with lemon
Juice or rind. should be kept covered
until quite cold. to prevent the escape
OF the volatile oil during the cooling
process.
Pineapple that Is TO be preserved
should be boiled In clear water until
quite tender. Putting 1t into the boil.
ing syrup while raw makes 1t tough
and leathery.
ANY Of the washing powders on the
market are better II used IN this way.
Place the contents Of a package In
vide-mouthed Jar; pour over II a pint
OF boiling water When Il IS cool II
will be a convenien, soft soap. ready
for use.
To keep the egg beater. the crater.
or the vegetable strainer clean. tie
them In a bag. and hang up. They
viii keep free from dust-and this Is
a serious matter with these articles
which are so hard to wash.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

wind. Most women appreciate this
feature Of cement house; it feels so
safe 10 a storm. Nothing short of a
cyclone viii affect II. and It is not
likely to burn. OF course the roof.
floors and furniture in cement house
are Just as inhammable as the same
materials in a wooden house. but YOU
somehow feel safer in a cement house
from IRE or any other calamity.
Edison predicts that cement houses
will soon become the universal Amer.
lean habitation, and / am inclined to
think that Edison's prophecy is likely
to prove partially true. We have
learned a great deal about cement
houses during the past year and the
more we learn about them the better
We like them. The expense is no
greater than other building materials
and It often Is a great deal less. be-
cause many communities have the ma
terials at hand IN abundance at very
slight cost, SO the principal expense is
labor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
A Man and a Mermaid
BY w. George Gribble
Icopyrlght. b shortsiory Pub. CO..

vague shudder. She nodded. and
splashed the water up to him with .
little laugh.
Where do YOU live?" he asked.
Do not move and I will tell you. az
you have been 50 kind to me-" And.
softly splashing BY the vessels side,
she told him the following. half.sing.
ing In a curious. fascinating rhythm:
Ny name Is Pelagia. and was born
In cave OF corals. many miles below
the surface. Down there Is a world
OF beings Of all sorts-mermaids Ike
me. mermen. oyster maidens. which
grow from pearls: mothers-of-pearl.
which are the mothers OF the oyster
maidens; coral dwarfs. which never
come TO the surface: and Sea An
clients. which are old men. descend.
ants. they say. Of the god Neptune.
We have our laws and we are bound
TO keep them. One Of them is that
We may only appear once IN our lives
to human beings"
Mr.. Higginson felt a subtle glow Of
satisfaction al these words.
So you are having your night out?"
be Yentured. But she ignored his re-
mark BY diving under the water.
When she came up she continued:
Have you ever heard Of Undineg" He
remembered the name vaguely. but
could not recall her story. Well" she
vent on, You should read It. for II is
quite true" A recollection flashed
through his mind. DO you mean TO
say that that old story OF mermaids
not having souls. but being able 10 ac-
quire them through human love. is
true!" She nodded her head half sad
~. That Is why we are allowed TO
show ourselves 70 human being once
IN our lives" And do you generally
choose an ocesn-liner?~ be asked.
thinking mermaids must be developing
sense for business Not general
~ she replied. mostly II is sailors
or fishermen. But do you remember.
last year, hearing OF a very rich man
who was lost al scar" Mr.. Higginson !
perfectly very wealthy I
Wall street broker who had thrown /
himself overheard from a transatlantic
steamer. Yes" he said. Il remem-
Der very distinctly" Well. he Is mar
ned TO one Of my friends" she said.
With a mischievous glance that made
hr. Higginson shiver. Il hope he's
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
First Floor Elan

with this difficulty. There is still an
other advantage in hollow blocks, from
the fact that you can have venti-
lating shaft In amy wall or partition at
any poilt you want The only
thing necessity is to arrange for it
when the wall is going up. Some
Of these houses have yentilating
shafts for each room and each clothes
press. 50 that the foul air Is continual
". passing up and out atsthe top OF the
WaH. where it escapes either at the
cornice or through a main roof venti
iator IN the attic Sanitary house con
structioa demands attention to all such
details
Architects and builders had 70 learn
how TO use cemysut blocks to provide
for the necessary door and window
openings You can't knock block
in two with a .troweI the same az you
can brick, and you cant stretch the
courses. because each block is made
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
BEAR IN MIND

That most vegetables should be
boiled in a great deal OF water. other
wise they will turn dark. II is not
enough to barely cover cabbage.
onions. carrots. turnips. etc.
That boiled potatoes. meant to be
creamed or fried afterward. are not
50 good II sliced hot Let them get
perfectly cold
That II fowl is dressed some time
before using, and there is a "musty"
tang. all taint may be removed BY
washing the inside with vinegar
That a dash OF Worcestershire
sauce improves any brown stew. and
Is excellent In soups
That II corned beef Is to be eaten
cold. II must not be taken out Of the
liquor until It has thoroughly cooled
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

Mr william A. Radford viii answer
luestions &ld give adFice FREE or
COST on an sobjects pertaining 70 the
sablect q building Tor the readers Of this
taper. On account - his wide expe-
Renee as Editor Author and Mangfac-
ilrer. he is. without douet. the highest
authority on an these subjects Address
~ Inquiries % William A. Radford. No.
i4 Fifth Ave. Chicago. m and only
enclose two-cent stamp Tor reply.
Cement block houses are common
now In some parts Of the country.
Thy are being built IN a great many
different styies. sizes and shapes.
some Of them look Wel. while others
are open 70 criticism. but generally
speaking. cement Is growing In pOpu-
iariiy for house construction because
people Ike Il better A. they learn It's
value and become accustomed TO see
ing H.
Cement when properly mixed Is bet
ter than stone A fe1 years ago We
vanted 70 apologize for usiag cement
and We tried 10 cover q Up In different
ways We tried 70 fool everybody By
dressing the surface to initiate stone.
We tried painting Il and se even tried
% veneer it with wood TO hide It's
solid. sterling. lasting qualities. but
Se know better now. for We have
learned that cement when properly
used Is the very best building material
ne ever had Il is more plastic than
anything else except mortar. so Il can
se easily molded into any desired
shape, and when Il haniens IL is stron-
ser. tougher and more lasting than
any other building material
When REINFORCED with steel wire
or rods. or Old gas pipe. cement con
struction has proved strong enough
for our largest warehouses. even for
the hoors. and ne have even learned
nov 10 spread Il a. mortar. 80 A. won't /
crack. By using expanded metal lath
FOR the foundation Of the wall surface
We have also learned how 20 make 4
good. hard. smooth floors with Il, floors
That will stand sweeping a1d scrub ]
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

happy" he managed TO say In a con
ventional tone. oh, perfectly" she
replied. coolly. he gave her a most
lovely engagement ring. almost ar
handsome as this one" Mr.. Higxin-
son turned icy cold. But" he choked
and his voice sounded strange. that
IS not an engagement ring." She sent
out ripple OF laughter and splashed
the water merriIy, oh. yes. It isl'
And do you mean to say that am az.
hanced TO you?" gasped Mr.. Higgin.
son. By the laws OF our realm Won
are bound to me-" she said. tossing
her golden hair in the spray. But I
know nothing Of your laws. By our
laws-by the laws Of Great Britain
and the Law Of the United states-I
am not bound to you OF any womans"
His tone vas almost defiant But.
sweetheart minei" she laughed, don't
you see you are not in any one Of
those countries. but on the ocean. and
should you not be tied by the Law Of
the realm you are in?" An awful log
ic In her remark struck him speech
less With horror. Besides she re-
sumed rehsctiVely. gazing At the ring.
''ycu ought to be glad to have me.
Am | not beautiful" and with naive
frankness she half lifted herself on 3
little wave and cIasped her hands be-
hind her head. gazing up at him in .
way to make him giddy and set his
heart racing wildly. In truth she was
gloriously beautiful HIS antlpathy for
her scanned to melt into the moonlight.
There was fash Of merrfment ia
her eyes. which wholly escaped him.
He was bending over. devcuring her
beauty With his eyes. She stretched
up her arms to him. When. he
whispered. when shall Gomez
A yearning look crept into her face
and her mouth seemed formed az IL
fcr an answer-or a kiss. His elbow
and one foot were on the tarrail. when
ne was seized from behind with Z
grip Of iron and forced backward.
While gru1 voice said in his ear:
IT'S against the cap'ns orders 70
ump overheard"
Mr. Higginson started. stared snd
walked slowly to his statercom.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
oId.FsshIoned Tlp-Iors.

Beat slightly the yolks Of three
eggs; then gradually two cups Of very
cold water. and beat until foamy. Stir
this into two cups welIsifted -four. ma.
king a smooth batter; then strain
through a sieve. Add one-half tea
spoon salt and one tablespoon melted
butter Mix well. stir in one heaping
teaspoon baking powder and the egg
whites, beaten to 3 froth. Bake in hot
gem pans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

To three pints Of sweet cider add
one cup Of sugar. the juice Of two lem
ons and enough gelatine TO stiFen.
Strain. and cool. For each guest pre-
pare large. red apple BY scoopIng out
the pulp. leaving the form compact:
fill the apple cup with cider jelly and
replace end Of the apple. Serve very
cold with whipped cream.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

eing without crumbling and wearing
away.
The house Illustrated in the perspec-
i've and floor plans Is built of hollow
blocks made in a block machine and
iaid up Ike brick or cat stone.
following the blocks has two great
advantageous Is saving in ma.
terisl and the other Is the insuring Of
dry walls. A solid cement wall. ike
a stone wall. will gather dampness
when weather conditions are unfavor-
able, but the hollow space does away
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

70 n in a certain place and il must 90
there and nowhere else. For this rea.
son the plans must be laid out with
door and window openings the proper
size 70 match the blocks; then every.
thing goes along smoothly. the frames
al 90 In their proper places and the
construction proceeds without a hitch.
The size OF this house Il 26 feet 8
inches IN width by Is feet IN length.
Not a large house. but II Is sufncleAt
to get six good rooms and a large bath
room with plenty Of closets and a con
Fenient stairway, which. by the way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

Take lean pieces OF veal; pound thin
and season with salt and pepper: put
one good-sized oyster IN each piece.
fold over and fasten a piece OF bacon
On top with tOothpick. Pack snugly
In pan with one-half cup hot water.
Season well. and bake about half an
hour. or until brown. This Is a nice
picnic dish.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

tomato sauce,
And scatter more cheese on thu top.
But here again. the cook was cross
And sure. ma'am. but I tink the cheze
IA mighty. good-and thin tomatoes.
but trOw the old spaghetti out.
And give old Norah-Irish pratles.T
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

them: starts them brewing.
And then my trouble starts. I ask.
What are those apples f0r7"
FOR making pies all winter. child. I've
put these up before
And Of the peeling I mako jeil-and even
use the core"
And when she cans the cherrfes-lt's inst
the same old thing.
She even grinds the pits to make some
almond favoring
The cores. the peellngs. pits-ail used.
only get-a sting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

eupfui sugar. and milk. she said to
him.
Two teaspoons baking powder. and
some -four to make Il thick.
The stoves not hot enough-now. Johr
your turn, some more wo0d-qulckl's
but naughty John rebelled- I think you
might send Jim" he said.
The wood Is awful heavy I inst h.ts
that old woodsheds"
But at the last when both the how.
cried. Dibs' dibs on the pam
The mother said. Jim earned t-hs L.
mothers little man"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

Is 50 built that It takes up very little
room- sull. II is Just right to reach
the upstairs and It is Just as conven-
lent to go down 70 the cellar from the
kitchen. and It Is partly open at the
bottom, so It looks well from the big
living room. The chimney is so placed
that Il answers for the furnace. the
crate and the range In the kitchen.
In general outside appearance the
house Is plain. neat and solid. A house
Ike this will never shake with the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

Meth0dists at Seattle will build
large institutional church for the Jap
anese Of that city. preferably install
ing as pastor the Rev. S. Yoshioki, the
preacher at the First Methodist
church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
Philippine commeree.

The total trade Of the Philippine Is
lands last year was. Imports, S30,Gs3.-
$40; exports. ss3.0s7.ss7.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
NekTTGIHEN
MORAN AND THE SPAGHETTI.

WENT out 10 the kitchen
once
Found Norah scol1lng
the virag0.
Spaghetti on the table
lay.
"Bedadf" says Moran.
I'm no dagor
'sThe nasty stun II
makes me sick:
Indade, mum, and III
never cook a.
They SAP Il isn't w0rmy.
but
Excuse me- thin long
sticks do look iti"
I told her how 20 nx IL
up
NnHNaHa ..l.. ..Han
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
,oIss ON THE PANlr

Ohm and Jim. the John
son twins. were SIM
ply DAFT on cake.
They'd hang around
the blessed day 70
watch their mother
bake.
And always when the
cake was done now
blame them. you
who cam.
These hungry little
twins would cry.
"Dibs. Ma. dibs on
the PAM
One day she made a
"Hard-Times cake.
Get me Just one
egg, Jim.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
Tomato Scramble.
Eaas in RamekIns

This Is an easy dish to serve for
lunch, or for the woman who has no
servant 1t saves service as the eggs
are already set before each place.
In the ramekins put tablespoonful
cream teachl. and on this drop care
fuiiy one egg; season with salt, pep
per. paprfka and a dash OF nutmeg
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24
HIS ECONOMICAL MA.

ERE fond Of jelly AZ our
house. Ma puts II up
galore
But there's one thing she
always does that
makes me awful
Wien she makes apple
Jelly there amt
never left no core.
Now I love apples. and I
loaf around 70 see
what's doing.
And watch her while she
peels the fruit and
starts the apples
stewing.
She cuts the fruit up
into halves. divides
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-24

This Is a common vegetable not
commonly served When well prepared
few things are more wholesome Or nal.
atable
Parsnips may be boiled and served
with sauce OF melted butter. or they
are excellent baked with meat.
But an extra good way to prepare
them is to boil. mash. and mix with a
little nour and beaten egg. Fry them
In lard or beef drippings. and serve
With tiny bit of the grease poured
over them.
Tomato Scramble.
Boil and season six tomatoes; Just
before serving, add two or three wel,.
beaten eggs. Stir all together and
serve hot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
A Tip For Fat Women

In a few years that excess fat
CT yours will become a bad habit.
impossible to break. Better take
tine by the forelock and reduce
nov in natural way If y)u would
keep intact the youthful symmetry
OF 20 through the trying years of
middle age. Go TO the druggist and
ask him for 1-2 ounce Marmola,
IL ounce Fluid Extract Cascara
Aromatic and 1-2 ounces Syrup
Si, plex. Take teaspooniul after
meals and at bedtime. Mix them at
nomt If you wish, but see that the
Mar mola comes to you in a sealed
pac' age.
lis mixture makes firm fleshed,
well formed women out of flabby,
shdpeless ones 1t animates their
stonachs to burn up the food fats
inst ad of allowing them to gather
at the waist line. without disturb
lns the diet, or requiring exercise
{" rejp it out it dissolves the faL
away just where needed the most.
- lag been known to melt away
naimlessly as much as 16 ounces a
day without causing a single
wi'I3kIe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

ocean, ana the sverrrj were Iuiry, 80 as
TO give room for slowing cargoes and
TO provide dry quarters for the upper
mariners.
As wind power came into use the
waist grew higher and the poop deck
disappeared. Step by step from galley
10 caravel, from caravel to frigate. the
British shpwrights improved on the
ships of Tyre.
But in the far east the models have
remained much the same, and the ship
makers of Persia and India have stuck
TO the old Tyrian models to the pres
cnt day.
Today their high square sterns re
call the ships of Columbus. The mar
incrs still have TO get out of sight Of
land and steer by stars and the feel Of
the wind on cloudy nights. They sail
around Trinidad and carry pilgrims to
Mecca.
These vessels, on which the queen Of
Sheba might have travelled to visit
Solomon, are used by native Hindoos,
Arabs and by the peoples of Ind0'
China.
On board the captain, his men, the
cargoes, pilgrims and sheep asses and
other live stock live in a proximity
that would stir an Americans stomach
TO immediate rebellion. - Nashville
American
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

A plea for the Independent Nor
NAL. In 1855 Alfred Holbroke came
to. OHIO for the purpose OF estab-
fishing an Independent Normal
School. lie wa, free to locate where
hesplaased as he sought no subsidy.
HIS location, Lebanon, Warren coun-
ty, was not by chance. He had vis-
tied other points and regarded this
location as superior, to all others
that he had 'isited. Il is but justice
to say chat prior to the location of
this pioneer institution of this class,
there had been established at ITar-
veysburg, Warren County an institu-
tion of learning, known as THE
Academy" This institution was
founded by Oliver and William Penn
Nixon, two brothers of the Quaker
faith. Tho latter was for many
years and until the time of his
death. editor OF The Chicago Inter
Ocean. Warren County contained
many Quaker settlements, composed
OF many who came from the South
ern Stqtes early in the century. Har-
veysburg was a prominent Quaker
center. This institution was the only
one OF the KIND, In that section of
the state and achieved quite a local
fame. 1t was in this Quaker oasi,
that Alfred Holbroke established an
institution that has pioneered the
true normal spirit that no state ih-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
A Metaphor WITH a History.

To "know hawk from hernshaw"
Is metaphor with curious history.
1t is a comparison drawn from falcon
ry. "TIernshaw" is corruption of
''heronshaw,' or young heron, a bird
which was a common prey of the fal.
shaw is therefore to be able to distin.
guish the falcon from its prey. A fur.
ther colloquial corruption crept into
the phrase, ito know hawk from a
handsaw," form used by Hamlet IN
one place. Possibly the distinction be.
tween hawk and a hernshaw was
found not to be strong enough for the
purposes of the Observation-Disclosures,
Guardian
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
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