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The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
TO MAKE ICE CREAM.
Here Is the Right Way to Get Perfect
Results.

Results.
Many good cooks do not have sue
cess In making ice cream. This should
not be difficult if 1t is done in the
right way. In the first place, the pro-
portions Of salt and ice should be
right, and the ice should not be left
In large pieces, but crushed with the
salt.
One part Of ice to three parts of salt
Is the proportion, and they should be
packed firmly in layers. Both should
be measured. Rock salt is the best
to use, but barrel salt will do if the
other cannot be easily obtained.
Be sure that the freezer is perfectly
clean and sterilized. Place a three
inch layer of finely crushed ice in the
tub, cover with one Of salt and alter
nate these layers, packing each down
very hard until the mixture is a few
inches above the cream in the can.
The crank should not be turned rap
Idly at first, but slowly, and as the
cream begins to harden the crank can
be turned more rapidly. When the
crank becomes hard to turn take out
the beater and stir the cream with a
strong porcelain spoon. Press the
cream down smoothly and place cork
In the hole where the beater belongs.
Then remove the plug and draw off
the water.
Then repack, the box as before, cover
with a piece Of carpet and set aside
for an hour before serving. The longer
1t stands the better it will be, even if
1t stands for three or four hours.
A good way to break the ice into
small pieces Is to put it in a coarse
bag and p1und with strong hammer.
: For a delicious uncooked ice cream
scald a quart of thin, sweet cream
and dissolve in it one and one-half
cupfuls Of sugar. Add q quart of
cold cream. two eggs well beaten and
two tablespoonfuls of vanilla. Freeze
and pack las above directed. This is
Philadelphia ice cream and can be
made without eggs
To make lemon ice cream scald one
pint each of milk and cream with
one-fourth of pound of sugar. Crate
the rinds Of three lemons, squeeze out
the juice, add half a pound of sugar
Stir this mixture into the scalded milk
and cream and when cold freeze.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
You Cannot Answer These Questions {!

1-Why do you continue
bathing your knees and elbows
one at a time, when you can
stretch out in full bath tenn
pered to suit you, and can do so
every morning if you wish?
2-Why pump and carry wat
er for your kitchen and laun-
dry work when you can have it
at hand for the turning of a
faucet?
3-Why take chances on
drinking germ-filled cistern wat
er when you can get it from a
large reservoir filtered through
the best filter plant South of the
Ohio River?
The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
NOTHING to Square.

"Take home box Of candy or q
bunch Of flowers tonight"
What for? I'm sober."|Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Missed the Crow and Broke Rib.
William Loomis of North Amherst,
Mass, aimed a rifle at an exasperat-
ingly impudsnt crow and the recoil OF
the gun broke his collar bone and one
rib. The crow, uninjured. cawed de-
risively.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
rhe Facts.

"These yarns about cooks wear
ing their mistresses' clothes are all
fakes, are they not?"
"Of course. Why, my cook wouldn't
even condescend to patronize the
dressmaker who makes my gowns."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
A "BABY BUNTING"

that the opening bound in the satin
ribbon comes to one side. Turn down
the two upper corners to form revers
Of white. A band of ribbon is put
around the center to keep it close,
with large pink bow as a finish.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-22
FOR BABYS COMFORT.
A Covering For Crib or Carriage Made
of Eiderdown.

To keep the baby warm in crib or
carriage nothing equals this novel con-
trivance called ''baby bunting" To
make it take two pieces of eiderdown
one yard square, one pink, the other
white. Bind them together with pink
satin ribbon, putting the pink elder
down On the outside. Fold together so
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
Jewelry in an Old Tin Can.

A small boy went to the Walnut
street police station last night. In LIS
right hand he carried an old rusty
tomato can, says the Kansas City Star.
Lieut.. Joseph Heydon was busy and
did not notice the boy, whose head
scarcely reached the toy. of the desk.
Say, mister" he said, Il guess l OF
something l think you want
Heydon looked at the boy and thu
can and smiled. He likes children.
Il guess If you don't want it dom !,
either" he replied. But let's see it."
The boy walked around behind the
desk. Heydon took the can and turned
it bottom upward. Four gold watches,
a locket, a cross, a necklace and one
silver cuff link rolled out on the desk.
) "Son, 1 beg your pardon. l do
want this" the lieutenant said.
where did you get it?'
"Was digging for fishing worms 1cwl.
at 10Th and McGee Streets" the boy
replied. Had dandy place picked
out to dig. Right 'longside Of some old
ties near the northwest corner of 10th
and MCGEE streets. Just got started to
dig when struck the old can. looked
into it and found that stuff. It was
about half past when found it 1
took it home ard waited till my step
father came home. He told me to bring
it up here"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
LIFE IN THE MINING TOWNS

Though Minus a Good Many Com.
forts 1t Has Its Attractions.
DR.. w. K. Robinson, formerly
prominent and popular Baltimorean,
but for the past three years resident
Of Goldfield, New, is guest at the Rem.
merit, says the Baltimore American DR..
Robinson, who has prospered greatly
through his ownership OF paying mines,
ibid some interesting facts about bis
adopted home.
Compared with Baltimore said be,
1.-THE mining towns Of Nevada are very
shy of the comforts and pleasures Of
existence, but they have an attraction
of their own, and really enjoy living
out there. Goldfield is a place Of at
least $1,000 people. 1t is wide-open
town. Gambling goes on day and night
and the saloons are never closed This
does not mean that it is given up to
disorder and violence. On the contrary,
serious crime is rare, and what racket
is kicked up is the work of young east
ern chaps, who think they must cavort
and raise Cain to make the native re"
gard them with respect.
"While the cost of living is pretty
high, there has been great decline
since the earliest days of the camp
One can now rent very cOmfortaDle
house for $75 to 500 month. No Chl'
namen or Japs are allowed in GoldfeId'
and a strong Irishwoman who can 90
all the cooking and other family WorA
can often get 500 month. We sign
for the soft-shell crabs of the Chesa-
peake and the other glorious sea 1oou'
but our beef and vegetables brought Ill
from California are just as good as you
can get in Baltimore.
"Goldfield is to-day in better shape
thar it ever was Everything is on
solid basis. Speculation in wldca'
property has ceased. Labor. like slnel'e,
charges and railroad rates, has droppeu
to a figure where the mine owners can
pay and get their profits. Some OF .n'
biggest mines are not in operation pu'
that is only a temporary condition Inv
treasury shipments of ore out OF 'olr
field are not less than $750COO monln'
Inside of two years l believe the canp
will show an annual output OF not le''
than So5.OOOOOO"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
The Lion and the Child.

The strange spectacle OF llon p'''
ing with a child is reported u Ia
been witnessed at Vryheid. A pu''.
farmer, accompanied by his VIE aD'
little boy, was out shooting game 'uD
denly the attention of the parents "''
drawn to the child. who had todoe'i -, :
short distance away to gathel -.
flowers. Growing with delight llle ~. ~
tie fellow was pulling the hair Oh -, -
grown lion, and the animal appeau
to be enjoying the operation. 'p .a
bound, the farmer and his wire s'Ooa wv
gazing at the scene. The farmer GA ~
If his gun had contained a shot, cou w
not have fred because OF the enn ~.
The lion skipped sportively roullu -
boy until, startled by LOUD sn .a,
from the parents, it walked qul'u :.
away, followed by lioness, wnlcn ,,as
to then had lain concealed in the '0.s
grass. A hunt was afterward ois sn
lied, but the lions had disappeafeu :
the thick bush.-East Rand Express
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HOW THE HoBos RIDE FREE.
They Have Various Ways Of Travel
fnx-But All Are Full Of Danger.

They Have Various Ways OF Travel
ins-But All Are Full Of Danger.
Everybody knows that there is a
class Of people called hobos. Every
hody has heard of almost unbelievable
trips, completed in almost unbelievable
time, considering that not cent of
railroad fare is ever paid.
In the first place all railroads are
classified among the fraternity Of hO-
Dos as either good or bad.
On good" roads the crews are lax
In the enforcement of their orders re-
Iative to keeping men off their trains,
and there are not many railroad de-
+ectives or bulls as they are called.
On "bad'' roads the crews attempt,
in measure at least, to keep the
tramps off their trains, and there are
a host of detectives.
The first move on the part of man
who wishes to beat it out Of town IS
to go down to the railroad yards aud
locate freight made up to go his
way, that is, of course, if he wishes to
travel by freight. His further action
depends entirely upon the classification
of the road. the layout of the yards
and the position Of the train. If it be
good road and the yards are not hos
tile. then he is likely to climb into an
empty box car. softly close the door
and wait quietly until the train pulls
out. This is the simplest and most
desirable manner of riding, if time is
not an object.
Should he, however, consider it I'M
wise to make the train in the yards.
or should there be no empty cars. his
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next choice would probably be the
bumpers" The bumpers" are the
projections on the end Of a freight car
just above the coupling block. On
some cars they are broad and extend
the whole width of the car. On other
cars they are barely three inches wide,
scarcely more than narrow block.
The hobo who intends to make the
bumpers walks down the track a lew
hundred feet ahead of the locomotive
and waits for the train to pass MIN.
He NAV see some cover for hiding, or
Ire may assume an air of nonchalance
to throw the crew off it's guard. AS
the train approaches he steps along
side the track and waits for his car,
which he has previously sized up. to
come abreast Of him. AS it passes he
runs alongside, grabs for the handles,
and swings himself up to the steps.
Then he crawls up between the cars
and stands with one foot on the
bumper of each car.
It is a dangerous position, especially
on fast freights, for the cars. I'M
equipped with the absorbing springs
with which passenger coaches are
fitted, sway and jerk and jounee
alarmingly, and there is no hint OF
unison between them. Nevertheless a
trip of $50 miles is looked upon as
nothing by the seasoned hobo.
On bad roads, where the crews are
particularly hostile against excursions
of this nature, it is quite frequently
necessary to ride the rods over a
considerable stretch of country. When
this mode of travel is used there is
always an attempt to avoid the watch
full eyes of the crews. This is COM
paratively easy under the cover of
darkness. but in the daytime the "bo''
must take advantage of any strate-
gically placed box car or pile of ties
for concealmeAt until the train comes
abreast Of him. Such a hiding place
must not be too far from the track,
for in such an event he could be seen
from the top Of the train as he stepped
out.
AS car with good rods comes he
steps out and runs alongside. When
the car door comes even with him he
clutches the handle in the middle and
with a springing jump he lands with
his feet upon the outer rod. From
this position he stoops down and
reaches underneath the car to grasp
some Of the mechanism of the air
brake in order to steady himself
while he crawls down beneath the car
and stretches himself along the rods.
This is probably the most dangerous
Of any way to ride. A mans position
is cramped and uncomfortable. The
constant passing of innumerable ties
and the monotonous click Of the
wheels over the rails make one care
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
odd Use for a Balloon.

1t is said that an enterprising Par
isian company has discovered a meth
cd of bleaching linen by balloon. A
few hundred feet above the earth the
atmosphere is nearly as pure over the
city as in the open country, and 1t is
in this higher region that the linen is
dried by the aid of captive balloon.
The linen is attached to bamboo
frames and sent up. There are about
six ascents in day. An extra charge
of from five to fifty centimes, or from
one to ten cents, is charged for each
article.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10

the earth with the least possible error
is the fact that there are places where
the direction of plumb line is not
vertical. Irregularities of density in
the crust of the globe may produce this
phenomenon.
A remarkable instance has been founo
in the island Of Porto Rico where the
deviation from the vertical is so great
that in mapping the island the north
ern and southern coast lines, as shown
on the older maps, had each to be NOV
ed inward half a mile.-New York
Tribune
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less and drowsy. And the cinders
and dust are binding.


and dust are binding.
The blind baggage is the most RID
den part of a passenger train. On
most fast trains there Is vest1buled
door on the end Of the baggage or
mail car next to the tender. And this
door is invariably locked. To be sure,
the crews have key to the door and
sometimes, if they see man making
the blind at stop they open 1t and
put him off--"ditch him." the hobo
/ calls it. Some cars, however, are fitted
up with one end made without a
door, only ''blind" end. Both sorts
of cars are ridden, but the hobo pre-
| fers the latter.
The hobo who wants to make the
blind bowers about some stopping
place Of the passenger. Gather a sta
ton or water tank, usually choosing
train which will arrive so that
darkness may cover his movements.
AS the train starts he steps out from
some cover up ahead Of the train and
| climbs up between the tender and the
first car by means Of the step on the
end of the tender. Then. if the car is
vestibu!ed, he stands with his back
| against the door. If not it is SIM
liar experience to riding the bumpers
on a freight train. only the car is fitted
with better springs and runs smoothly
From the blind he may crawl up onto
the tender and make himself comfort
| able over the water tank or in the
COAL
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Vagaries of the Plumb Line.
One of the curious things that men
of science have discovered in their in.
efforts to measure and mar
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has kept many house plant from I -
coming a tree.
The Lord employs no hired helm
1t is waste of soap to wash ri,
Only the worshiper can ask 40 n,
wants to give.
There are days when Hold the Fo,.,
is the right song to sing.
Characters are not built by accidon.
any more than houses are.
Better be blind than see nothing h,,
the shortcomings of others.
Fill the mind with good Thoughts ma
bad ones will be crowded out.
Faithfulness in the day of SINAI,
things is what makes the true man
The man who goes into Gods hus;
ness goes into a business that npvo,
fails.
The religion that makes no cban,.
in a mans life has made none in hi,
heart.
A man may never utter an oath, and
yet swear like pirate with his face q,
his fist.
The real size of the man ALWAYS do.
ponds upon whether he is growing or
shrinking.
You can not always tell how hard
man has been digging by what he brings
home in his basket.
You have to explain a coal oil amp.
but no breath need be wasted in telling
about the power of the sun. The
springtime will do that.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
Diplomacy.

Delia-Ye can get a suit just like
your missis' velvet wan for tin dollars
in Bargain Brown Brothers.
Yes, an I can get wan FOR
nuthin' by telling me missis about the
wan in Bargain Brown Brothers Har
per's Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
SIX YARDS OF ROOSTER.

People used to doubt the existence
Of the fowl with tail 10 feet long,
but here is the evidence that it is not
a creation of the fancy. This bird is a
rooster with tail fully six yards in
length. 1t is japanese and the species
is known as the Onagadori. Fowl Of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
this kind are not known now anywhere
outside of Japan, though they had their
origin in Corea, where they were,
known as the TO-maru.
Pretty Mean.

Hes the meanest man l ever knew"
THAT so?'
Eyes. Just to show what he can do.
he takes a pair. of field glasses to the
ball game every afternoon and puts in
half his time searching the stands FOR
some of his employees. Louis Post
DiSpatch.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
what II Means.

I'D like reference, ma'am, saiu :,
cook, who had been requested 10 le.s I'm
.You mean replied Mrs. HIN :,
Offen, you'd like letter IN M.
there would be no reference ~
thing ."-Philadelphia Press
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
CHAPTER XII.

N the dim upper hallway, Lara read
in the face of her mother, hard and white
as ivory, that the clash of wills had come.
A slender arm barred the door through
which the daughter had to pass.
Lara, what do you mean to do?"
Il mean to hear what this man has to
say"
eat midnight-listen to an outlaw"
Eyes; let me pass !"
The elder woman did not move her
arm. Slowly. softly, she said: II say
that you shall not !! Order Uncle Joey to
send the thief away, or you and I-are
estranged."
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"A manly man likes to ackho"', rho
his faults to a wOmanly Wolna1 ,one
cries to convince him that ne mas -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
just Cranky.

Smith-Isn't he rather eccentric?
Jones-Oh, no. He's a poor man
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
Choice Fruit.

Tom-She's the apple OF my eye.
Jack-She must be a peach.
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Many a man has kick comlns
never reaches him
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.a1 The right kind ),
sermon keeps -
preaching after t IL
Denediction is p ,'s
nounced. ~o
Unless we d
something for t h.
future the future
Will not do lnuos
for us.
Too mucb
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HAM's HORN BLAST,

Warning Notes Calling III. -.
To RAnent. "teket
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-15
low to Use the Road DRAG.

During this time of the year our
roads are nearly always very rough,
which makes travelling over them dis
agreeable. Very little work, at slight
expense, with the road drag will make
a wonderful improvement. There is
no other tool better adapted to the
improvement Of earth roads, so far
as the actual work done, cost, ease of
operation, etc, are concerned, as the
drag.
The ordinary reversible blade grader
must be used to give the road-bed its
proper shape; after this, it is best
maintained by using the drag after
each wet period.
A good two-horse drag may be made
as follows! Use either a split log or
a 2x12x16 oak plank sawed in two. II
made of log, secure one from ten to
twelve inches in diameter and about
eight feet long; split or saw this into
as nearly equal halves as possible.
| These halves are set on edge with
the fat side to the front, thirty inches
apart, and are fastened together with
three strong pins wedged in. The
plank drag Is similarly constructed.
| The front piece should stand about
| foot farther to the right than the
back one, so when the drag is pulled
at an angle of forty-five degrees, it
does not interfere with the back piece
following in it's track. The right one
half of the front piece should be shod
with a piece of steel, to give it cut
ting edge and prevent it from wearing.
The drag is hitched SO as to pull at
an angle of about forty-fve degrees,
which causes it to move small
amount of dirt from the side of the
road to the center, thus keeping the
crown well rounded.
The best time to use the drag Is
after each wet spell, just as the sur
face is beginning to dry and is still
wet enough to smear.
The mud formed ON the road after
rain represents the dust. in part,
which has been made by constant
tramping and wear on the road sur
face When moistened this dust forms
paste similar to cement. BY the
use of the drag as the surface begins
to dry, this "dust paste is crudely
troweled or smeared over the surface
The action Of the wind, sunshine, and
travel has a tendency to dry, harden
and beat down this mud covering un-
til it becomes a sort of roof which
turns the water very readily. Travel
then begins to work up more dust;
this is again formed into "dust
paste" by the next rain. Another
dragging spreads another coat over
the first and the surface becomes hard
er, smoother and more nearly water
proof than before
Every time the mud is spread over
the surface and is beaten down and
dried, the road is improved. One drag
ging at a time is usually sufficient
H. NJ Banner, Prof. of Mechanics,
Colorado Agricultural College.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-15
;SGSSGsESsNlsE3S&S SCSsJS&SWlsE5SG
} FARMING in
; THE SOUTH
A SettiH' Hen.

- SCIIlH FSHs
When a hen is bound to set,
Seems as though faint etiket
Dowsin' er in water till
She's connected with q chill.
Seems as though twas skursely right
Givin' her dreadful fright.
Tyin' rags around her tail,
Poundin' on an old tin pail,
Chasin' her around the yard.
Seems as though twas kinder hard
Bein' kicked and slammed and shooed
Cause she wants to raise a brood.
I sh'd say it's gettin' gay
Jest cause natur' wants it's way.
While ago my neighbor Penn
Started Dustin up a hen;
Went to yank her off the nest.
Hen, though, made a peck and jest
Grabbed his thumb nail good and stout
Liked to yank the darn thing out.
Pen, he twitched away and then
Tried again to grab the hen,
But, by ginger, she had spunk,
Cause she took and nipped a chunk
Bigs bean right out his palm;
Swallowed it, and cool and calm
Histed up and yelled "Cah-dah!"
Sounded like she said. "Hoo-rah!"
WAL, sir. when that hen done that,
Penn he bowed, took off his hat,
Spunk jest suits him. you can bet
Set" says he, "gol darn, ye, set!"
Wellsville (M. " Reporter