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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21
THE QUESTION BOX

Can 1. through your Question Roy
find a recipe for bannocks. Your REGIMES
have always proved reliable, and / am
sure this one will be much appreciat ted
by A CONSTANT pEApTp
Bannocks-O ne-half pound butter
two and o~ne-quarter cups brown sugar
three eggs, beaten to a cream. one-half
teaspoon ginger. one-half pound corn
meal and three-quarters pound of flour.
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs
and spice, stir in meal and flour and
make smooth dough. Bake in Guns or
patty pans and let stand in them until
cold.
Will you give me a little advice as to
the christening of a small baby. How
old should it be before the church cere-
lnony is performed, and please tell me
about the choice of sponsors. Your
suggestions will be appreciated by
A MOTHER.
The child's christening usually takes
place when it is from six weeks to two
months Did. 1t may be christened
sooner, If the parents wish 1t. 1t is the
custom to choose relatives or intimate
friends as sponsors, and they are asked
verbally or by an informal note. The
rule is that a boy shall have two god
fathers and one godmother; a Girl one
godfather and two g~odmothers. After
the ceremony there is usually a lunch
con at the home of the parents, to
which friends may be invited, the spon-
sors m clergymen included.
My cellar is quite damp. the result Of
the recent rains. Can you tell me how
it may be made dry. Thanking you in
advance, I am A STAR READER.
Keep a good sized box of unslacked
lime in the cellar.z 1t win keep it
sweet and dry. The lime should be re-
newed every few weeks.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21

Of bundles of paper tied up with red
tape into separate packages.
"There are cases enough here, Wat
son. said he, looking at me with mis-
chievous eyes. Il think that II you
knew all that l had in this box you
would ask me to pull some out instead
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Of putting others in
These are the records Of your early
work, them" ] asked. Il have often
wished tina l had notes Of those
cases"
Eyes. my boy. these were all done
%prematurely before my biographer had
come TO glorify me-" He lifted bundle
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21
PLURALS.

Nellie" said the teacher, you may
the plural of the word OK"
oxen" answered Nellie.
''That is right. Now. Robbie, what
is the plural Of the word fox?'
THAT'S easy replied Robbie. Why
token. to be sure.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21
TWILIGHT CHAT.

Unfortunately they never allow for
happenings. The advent of a visitor,
a necessary GRAND, an insignificant i'll
ness, are daily incidents in life, and If
the weight of duty lies so heavily upon
ones spirit hat pleasant things cam
not be enjoyed and serious ones given
the attention they require, life is not
giving all it ought, The woman who
can prepare for an unexpected journey
and enjoy all it offers is much to be
admired. She allows no thought of I'M
finished duties to disturb her waking
hours or drive away sleep. She works
when she can and works with q will,
but there is no time limit and nothing
that worries her.
| know women who never seem to be
busy yet who accomplish a great deal.
One OF the number discovered early in
her married life that her husband did
not like to see her sew at night. SO,
however, ever much she may want to
pick up a bit of fancy work when he
is scanning the evening papers, she re-
rains in Difference to his wishes. She
said that in the days when she was
earning a living in one of the most
exacting professions, he made an IN
expected call upon her one stormy
evening and found her adorned with a
white apron and busily engaged upon a
piece Of sewing.
All of us are moro or less weighted
With cares, and it rests largely with
each woman how her duties will be
discharged. AS a rule, the actually
necessary cares are few and easy ia
carry. but few are the mortals who
do not voluntarily increase them. We
do not need so many clothes and fur
nishings to bother about, we are not
obliged to have sc large a visiting list
and so many pleasures. To do the
same things each day at the same hour
is deadly monotonous, so VIC should
leave time for the introduction of va
riety.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21

EVENING STARS MENU.
: Apples.
Cereal and cream.
SoCt-cooke'l eggs.
Toast. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Fried scallops. sauce tartare.
Baking powder biscuits.
Cornstarch mould.
Chocolate sauce.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato soup.
Baked beans. Brown bread.
Hermits. Fruit.
EVENING STARS MENU.
RECIPES.

Cornstarch Mould-Scald n
pint milk in double boiler. Mix
together one-quarter cup sugar.
two tablespoons cornstarch and
two eggs. Add to milk and stir
till thickened. Flavor with va
nilla and place in wet mould.
Chocolate Sauce--Melt one
quarter pound of chocolate. add
cup boiling water and boil a
moment till smooth. Flavor with
few drops vanilla.
Hermits One and one-haif
cups brown or maple sugar, n
cup butter, one-half teaspoon
soda dissolved in two table,
spoons hot water. Three eggs.
nutmeg, pinch salt, one and one
half cups seeded aud Toured
raisins, three and one-half cups
-four, in which one teaspoon
cream of tartar has been sifted,
one-fourth cup buttermiil<. Drop
dough from spoon in cakes on
baking pan.
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What Is the difference between perse-
verancc and obstinaey2 one IS q strong
VIII and the other is a strong wont.
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sionallv with q fork to prevent its
sticking. Shake the kettle also for the
same purpose, but never stir or mash
with a spoon. Take it from the llre.
pour off the water. If any is LETT ana
place it on the back of the stove III
ne oven. or even over a pot Of hot
water until it finishes. swelling. Cooked
in this way you will ind the rice
plump, light and white, each gram as
tinct and separate.-Harper's Bazar.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-21

The girl who does the best work Is
the one who works for the love OF 1t.
The girl who blames others for all
her failures is not likely to win many
victories.
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The following children were the prize
winners: SOPHIE SHERMAN, age ~
324 Fifteenth avenue, Newark (iountaln
pen); VIOLA BEN, aged II. u siM-
teenth avenue Newark Uountall
pen); LOUISE ACKERMAN, aged D
440 South Belmont avenue, Newark
(paint box); LOUIS SIGMUND, aged
10, 102 Nichols street. Newark Cbook}
RAYMOND LAMBERT, aged ii, 3951a
Summer avenue, Newark Cpaint box
SAN BECKER, aged IL, Ill Howard
street, Newark Qountain pen).
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OUR CORNER
w@M zx~ 90 * q y - 80 !" 4" ~ 90 - ~ 80
gan,1nr q. &. x Ns = q q q < 60 x IS
THE PRIZE-WlNNERS.

HWr@ HE correct answer to last frl-
days valentine puzzle
- "a message now / send to YOU
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THE PULLING ASH TREE.

wwyE ALL know an ash tree when we sec it. but how many can guess this
VA four words pictured above, which end in the name of thistree2 One,
w Of them is SQUASH. IL you find the others, fill nut the coupon ZEE
low md send it o Uncle Jack, EVENING STAR, Newark Nj
The three GIRLS and three boys who send in the neatesta nsMers can haNe
their choice If a paint boz, a pair of roner-skates a Teddy bear, a watch
fountain pn a God book or an mbrddery set Uncle Jack will publish
fbo ntture Of anv prfze-winner who care to send him a photograph.
only children under Is years of age are eligible 10 compete. y sure es
1laee a tgo-cent stamp on your answer to avoid delay at the posonhe
The names of the prize-wlnnns will be announced in THE EVENING STAR
of Friday, February 2S
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a N anomaly which often struck
"A me in the character of my
friend. Sherlock Holmes, was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
SEEN IN THE STREETS.

There came stepping down one of
the principal thoroughfares of Rock
Island the other day a pair of beau
tiful black horses, bright with silver
harness trimmings. hitched to a rich
looking open brougham. The coach
man was done up" in green broad
cloth and brass buttons. silk hat and
all In fact the equipage, from the
front at least, was such as to attract
the attention of every one on the
street who stopped to watch the ap-
proach. AS the outfit drew near a
loud clatter was heard and tied to
the rear axle was string of old tin
cans, buckets and shoes which ratified
along the pavement. The appearance
of the occupants indicated rural orr
gin and their toggery was a caution.
There were four people, two evidently
bridal couple. The bride had a
wonderful couture and chapeau with
great waving plumes and gay flowers
and dress to correspond. To complete
the burlesque the groom sat very close
, TO the bride with his arm tightly en-
circling her waist and with his head
nestled close to her shoulder and ev-
cry once in while he would bestow
on her rapturous kiss, seemingly
perfectly oblivious of the amused and
interested spectators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
q Stubborn Princess.

Count de Lesdain in his From Pc
kin to Sikkim," an account of jour-
ney through the Gebi desert and Tibet,
tells story concerning Monaghan
prince which has the traditional Chi
nese flavor.
He is not. properly speaking, Prince
of Aiasham, but really Prince of Koko-
nor. Several years ago he went to
Pekin to be married. The policy OF
the Pekin court. to that extent wise
consists in marrying to all the Mongo
kinglets princesses of the emperoT's
household. thus binding them to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
A Grand Family Medicine.

s'It gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters," writes
Frank Conlan of No. 436 Houston
street, New York. Its grand fam
lily medicine for dyspepsia and Liver
complications: while for lame back
and weak kidneys it cannot be toe
highly recommended" Electric Bit
tiers regulate the digestive functions
purify the blood, and impart renewed
vigor and vitality to the weak ant
debilitated OF both sexes. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
DYNASTY by the links of matrimony

dynasty by the links of matrimony.
The Prince of kokonor. having mar
,.ied princess, set out again with his
spouse for his distant kingdom. The
princess had no liking for this journey
and ceaseIessly lamented the distance
of the country in which she was to live
in future At last, having reached the
opening of the Alasham desert. she alb
soluteIy refused to go step farther
The prince in his perplexity sent court
iers to Pekin to submit his case and
to beg that his spouse might be forced
to be- reasonable. The reply from
Pekin was that If the princess re-
fused to go on he must settle in the
place where she had stopped, and thus
the Prince of Kokonor became Prince
Of Alasham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
LODE KNOWS WHERE.

Joe Berger of local baseball fame
has a post card from girl friend of
his who is the queen of the st. Louis
Dutch population, according TO Joe's
rotion. She tells Joe on the card
that, Eve don't live where he used to,
we live where we now moved" Joe
thinks he can find her alright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
THE MARK TS.
Chicago, June 27.-Following are
market quotations today:

Chicago, June 27.-Following are
market quotations today:
Wheat.
July, S4$4. S51s, S49s. S5ss.
September, SAYS, Sc. SAN, S5%.
December. S6A, S73s, S6H, S7h.
Corn.
July. 67H, 68H, 67H, IS.
September, 6Sh, 60, 6S1s. 6SH.
December. 5S1s. 591s. SIS, 5S7s.
oats.
July, 443s, As. 44ss, 44%.
September, 3Sk, 3S7s, 3S1a, 3sM.
December, $91a, 39%, 391s, 1885,
Pork,
July, f4.60. 14.70, 1850, 1467.
September. 1880, 1892, 1880, 1890.
Laro.
July, 900, 915, 900. 915.
September, $40, $50, $40, $50.
Ribs.
July, S.12, S.25, S.12, SIS.
September, S.35, SAT, S.35, S.45.
Receipts today: Wheat, 4 corn
352; oats, 167; hogs. 1000; cattle
1900; sheep, 1900.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat
s; corn, 361; oats, 121; hogs, 100000
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
left over, 1000. Light, $5.65@6.20;
mixed and butchers, $570@630; good
heavy. $5.7O@6.3O; rough heavy, $50
$3.50.
Cattle market opened weak
Sheep market opened weak
Omaha: Hogs, 1000; cattle, 5000
Kansas City: Hogs. 5000; cattle
1000
Hog market closed strong. Light
$5.70@6.20; mixed and butchers, $575
@6.35; good heavy, s5.75@6.35; rough
heavy. s5.75@5.95.
Cattle market closed unchanged
Beeves, $4.S5@S.40: stockers and feed
ers, $2.60@5.50 COWS and heifers
$2.40@6.25.
Sheep market closed weak.
Liverpool closing cables-Wheat \
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
footed WITHOUT A HORN.

Margaret, aged 6 years, and her aunt
one evening not long ago took drive
to the country. Margaret was much
interested in the horses and cattle
along the road. and. her attention was
called particularly to several short
horned cows Margaret looked at the
COWS in establishment and just then
one of them gave loud moo. why,
Auntie," said Margaret. chow can that
COW make a noise without its horns?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
TALENT RECOGNIZED EARLY.

A few days ago the home of promi-
nent Rock Island attorney was glad
deiied by the arrival of boy. The
boy, like most people of his age, had
decidedly powerful lungs. A company
OF relatives and friends had gathered
at the attorneys home to see the new
member of the family, when the boy
gave demonstration of his vocal pow
erS. All of the older members of the
company were sitting quietly, waiting
for the little piece of humanity to
cease, when suddenly a lad of dozen
OIL so years, who had been watching
his cousin with much admiration,
spoke up and said, Gee, wouldn't he
make a dandy umpire?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
New York stocka

New York. June 27.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market to
day:
o., 144A U. s. Steel preferred
1929. U. S. Steel common 371a, Read
ing 1115s, Rock Island preferred 29%
Rock Island common 16. Southern Pa
cific S6%. n. Y. Central 102A, MISSOURI
Pacific 4GM, l.. & n. 104R, Shelters
1875, C. F. |. 27A. Canadian Pacific
159 Illinois Central f2Sk, Penna
1908. Erie 1919, C. & o. 3934, B. r. r
46%, B. & o. 86as, Atchison SIN, Lo
connective 47A, st. Paul 1927, Coppe
655s. Southern Railway IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
MAGNITUDE OF wooDMEN socIEr,

Here i'll Rock Island, the seat of the
head Offices, ii is likely that the mann
moth proportions of the Modern Wood
men society are little better realized
than they are in some other cities.
Peoria had hard time getting at the
facts before the recent head camp but
no doubt is fully convinced by this
time, through ocular and other evil
dence. In impressing the bigneSs of
the Institution upon the people of that.
city the Woodmen had the assistance
of George Fitch, editor of the Herald
Transcript who printed the following
original data to help impress the les
son:
1T is just as hard today to realize
what a million members meals as it
was yesterday. Here are n few fig
ures:
1T takes Is mail carriers and two
old white horses to bring the mornings
mail over to he Office.
This mail is opened by Is clerks
who wear out each day one great gross
of paper cutters.
ct takes one ton of binding Irvine
each day to tie up the 81 bills received
through the mail.
Two years ago 500 pound package
of postage stamps which had been
bought for the days correspondence
fell upon an office boy and killed him.
Last year the clerk who signs the
receipts for money paid in lost his
place because his name had four syl-
tables. The order put in a man whose
name had one syllable and saved SILL
600 IN ink alone that year.
THE whole world is searched for
men with broad tongues to lick stamps
in the mailing room. When the st.
Louis exposition shinplasters were is
sued nine stamp lickers went to the
hospital in eight days.
There are 789 X. Y. Smiths in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
Econon,y Begins al Home.

IL hear you're teaching your son to
play draw poker. Do You think. that
wiser"
Certainly. He's bound to learn from
some one. II he learns. from me It
keeps the money in the family. New
York Life. I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27

a as lower. Corn "a lower a u up
Northwestern receipts
Minneapolis: Today, 10; last week
159; last year, 200.
Duluth: Today, 81; last week, 81;
last year, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
TALES TOLD ABOUT TOWN
order and 76s @. q. Browns.

1.-TWO car leads of typewriter rib
bons are used in the building every
day and when all the typewriters are
going at once the earth trembles for
blocks around.
Now can you realize how big the
Modern Woodmen are?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27

Grain-Corn, zoe; oats, SOC.
Forage-Timothy hay, $40 to Sill;
prairie. 81 to $40; clover, $40 to Sill;
straw, Sc.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack
per bushel, &c to SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Rock Island. June 27.-FolIowing are
the wholesale prices In the local mar
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 16c.
Live poultry-Hens, per pound loo
ducks, per pound, &c; geese. per pound
&c.
Butter-Dairy, zoe.
Lard-10c.
Vegetables Potatoes. 45c to soc.
Live Stock.
Hogs-$5.00@$5.35.
,, Sheep-Yearlings or over, $500 te
$500; lambs. $3.50 to $6.75s
Cattle Steers, $500 to $500 ;cows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27

Liverpool closing cables-wheat Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
WAITING ron THE BLOW TO FALL.

Most of us are not superstituous,
but occasionally things will happen
which poin to the supernatural so
strongly that our faith in the recogniz-
ed laws governing things gets so severe
jolt. One perfectly sane and practical
Rock Island woman. whose household
duties give her little time 10 speculate
upon the "isms" and 'osophies," con.
fesses that she is worried. She has a
vague feeling that something is going
to happen, and while she does not say
so, she probably will not be entirely
satisfied in her own mind till her fears
are realized. There are two clocks in
the house, both ordinarily good time
keepers, one upstairs and the other
down. The other day while busy with
her work the housewife noticed that
the one downstairs had stopped. With
thoughts upon the approach of the din
ner hour the woman went upstairs to
see what time it was and 10 and behold
the other clock had stopped at ex-
actly the same minute as the one be-
low. Now there are no practical jokers
in the family. Both timepieces had
been wound as usual and neither had
been disturbed. So, while not one bit
superstiiuOus the good woman is con-
WINGED that something is going 10 hap
pen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-27
Feed and Fuel.

and heifers. $500 to $500; calves, $500
$3.50.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-26

F, M. Collins, Douglasville, Ga.
Fl. Dove Allison, Miami, Fla.
w. J. Hall, Green Cove Springs, Fla.
]. L. Parker, Alpharetta, Ga.
J.. c. Downey, Battlefield, Miss.
J. N. Corzine, Mulberry, Ark.
S. J. Williams, Statesboro, Ga.
R. B. Castor, Carrollton, Ca
R. Fl. Cleveland, Pleasant Shade, Tenn.
(To be continued.)
o o %
All the shining ones of history have found
that the road of morality leads to the mount
of spirituality-Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-26
Heart:
roubles

The heart may be weak
just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs.
1t often happens that a
person is born with a weak
heart. Then again dis
ease, fevers, over-exertion,
anxiety, nervousness,
rheumatism, etc. weaken
the heart. The result is
shortness Of breath, pal
pitation, pain in the heart,
or in some of the nerves
of the chest or abdomen.
The heart should be
strengthened with a tonic,
and for this nothing equals
DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
ST had LaGrippe last fall as
thought in mild form. was weak,
tired feeling, and short of breath;
could hardly go about, and a good
breathing and extremely nervous.
began taking Dr. Miles Heart Cure
and Rervine and now I feel so much
better in every way. I am so thank
full that I began taking this medicine.
and shall not hesitate to tell others
how much good it has done me-
MRS. r. J. NORTON,
FreevTlle, New York.
Your druggist Sesis Or. Niles Heart
Cure, and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle (onIy) IL it falls
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21

loTds TO divide up the pastures and sell
them. At present there is more money in
the cattle and sheep business than I'm
any other kind of farming in Ireland and.
as you drive out to the interior YOU can
see the lovliest pastures in the world
hlled with fat. sleek animals feeding
upon the lucious grass which has given
THIS Island the name of the Emerald Isle.
L do not believe there are richer or more
Deautlful pastures in any land and Irish
peer and mutton command a premium
because of their flavor and tenderness.
hence prosperous cattle breeders cannot
be blamed for refusing to sell their pas.
lures and go out of business. and there Is
no law to compel them TO do So But the
rough and reckless elements in the vil-
lagos and in many cases among their own
tenantry often try To prosecute them by
until they are willing TO cry quits The
popular method is 10 break down the
gates or the he9geS-they do not have
FENCES in this country-turn the cattle and
sheep into the road and run them as far
as possible away from their proper pas.
lures. scattering them over the country.
This is done in the night and the next
morning the owner is compelled to take
measures TO recover as many OF the strays
as he can. Various means are adopted
TO prevent such outrages. Armed guards
are employed who defend their cattle,
sometimes at the cost of life and blood.
shed, which. OF course, provokes bad
feeling and greater trouble. Hundreds OF
men nave been arrested and punished by
long terms of Imprisonment. but cattle
driving still goes on in various parts Of
the country with some serious results.
But II Is comparatively insignificant COM
pared with the great good that is being
accomplished by the breaking up OF the
big estates whose owners are willing to
dispose of them