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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
FOR FIRST REPAST
APPETlzING BREAKFAST TABLE
DAINTlES.
Pan and Griddle Cakes of Various
Kinds-Recipe for Plain Wat
fles-ereen Corn Fritters
That Are Delicious.

French Pan cakes.-Beat smoothly
together six eggs and a half pound OF
flour. Melt four ounces of butter and
add to the batter, with one ounce OF
sugar and a half pint of milk. Put a
spoonful at a time into buttered fry
ing pan and spread evenly on the sur
face.
Indian Pan Cakes.-Take a pint of
cornmeal, a teaspoonful of salt, one
of soda, pour on boiling water to make
a thick mush let stand until cool;
add the yolks of four eggs, half a cup
full of -four and stir in as much but
termilk as will make a good batter.
Beat the whites of the eggs and stir
them in. Bake in a well creased
skillet
Crushed Wheat GriddIe GLADSTONE
teacupful of cracked wheat, two pints
of -four, two spoonfuls of white sugar,
half teaspoonful of salt, two of bak-
ing powder, one egg and one pint of
milk Boil the wheat in a half pint
Bake brown.
Bread GriddIe Cakes.-Put half a
pound of bread free from crust in
warm water to soak. Beat one egg,
half a pint of milk and a teaspoonful
of brown sugar mixed together; add
a scant tetApoonful of salt and two of
baking powder. Drain the soaked
bread dry and mix in the milk, thicken
with one pint of flour and beat to a
smooth batter Bake on a hot grid
die. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Rice Griddle Cakes.-Two cupfuls
of cold boiled rice, one pint of flour,
one tablespoonful of sugar, half tea
spoonful salt, two of baking powder,
one egg, and half pint of milk. Bake
to dark brown and serve with honey.
Plain Waffes.-Take cake of any
good yeast and make a sponge in the
evening in the usual way. Next morn
ing add two or three eggs, according
to how many you have, one will do if
the supply is small. Thin the sponge
with milk; add a little sugar and they
are ready to bake.
Green Corn Frltters.-To one pint
Of grated corn pulp add enough sifted
cracker crumbs to hold the mixture
together, and half a teaspoonful of
baking powder and salt and pepper to
taste. Drop the mixture from a tea
spoon into hot fat, making the fritters
he size of an oyster. Fry to light
brown and drain on soft paper. Serve
on a folded napkin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

killed on the mountain. Besides, I've
heard the dead Musso speak of half
brother, Corslcan on the mothers side
-one Corregio Cipriano Danella. De
Belloc mentioned him as we rode
down the mountain. Corregio lives
most of the time in southern France,
but has the damnable ethics of his
island" mutters Burton, then he sud
denly checks himself. for Edwin An
struther is bringing his bride up the
companionway to the deck.
Every time her eye lights on her
bridegroom, the flush of happiness
transforms the brides face into a
dream of passionate loneliness. Each
time she touches the arm of Edwin
Anstruther. Barnes notes that her
slight fingers cling to the young Eng
lishman's stout muscles as IL to be
certain living husband is beside her
and she Is not bereft. Still there is a
confidence In the young Corslcan
lady's bearing that makes the Ameri-
can, who now considers himself as her
physician. more hopeful of her physi-
cal strength.
"Ah, Marseilles is ahead Of us, dear
DR.. Barnes" she says, her dark eyes
lighting up in their enthusiastic south
ern way. Tomorrow, Paris; the next
day. London, where. Edwin tells me.
you hope to be happy, happy as"
"As l am" interjects Anstruther,
Enid has promised to make you so,
hasn't she. nay boy? And I'll see that
she does II. No delays for trousseau;
minister to the mast and sentence ex-
ecuted at once on that young lady who
is putting her head over the taffrail to
hide her bushes, which she'll pretend
come from the sea air"
please attend to Marina's bushes,
Edwin; they're enough for any man
to take care Of" laughs Miss An
struther.
YES, and take Mrs. Anstruther in
to breakfast" commands Barnes, deft,
ly giving Marina her English name,
thinking 1t will impress upon her that
she is no more Corsican.
breakfast" says Mr.. Anstruther
promptly. and leads his bride into the
dining salon.
Though l am not married. / am
hungry also" remarks Enid, sugges
lively.
"All right, step in quick" returns
Burton, but pausing at the cabin door
he whispers: Excuse me a moment
see an old friend forward"
What, you are not going to sit by
my side?" pouts his fiancee.
in minute. Order my breakfas
for me-"
, A minute later he is standing among
the few third-class passengers in tn,
} extreme boz - the boat, addressing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

-. can gee the Pharos light house
i the lies des Perdus."
why, we are nearly at Marseilles, +"
calculates Enid.
yes, only breakfast between us and
everyday France" returns her escort.
Now just run down and direct Thomp-
son to get your traps together and
then tell Edwin to hurry Marina. They
should be on deck. You know as soon
as landed, We'll get right on to Lon
don. We can probably catch the morn
Ing train"
Miss Anstruther's answer makes
Burton chew his moustache; she says:
If Marina is strong enough"
"Strong enough? She's got to be
strong enough. We must get out of
France. The further we are away
from Corsica, the better. In France
they don't need a reciprocity treaty to
take us back to that medieval island.
There is no telling what devilish com
plexion the natives Of Bocognano may
put upon the two dead men we left
behind us. l don't want to alarm you
Il wouldn't say this to Edwin or his
bride-but the sooner we are out of
France, the better"
And you think that will be the end
of the matter?" asks his fiancee, cling
Ing closely to his arm as II Mr.. Barnes
were potent to save her from the whole
Corslcan race.
We'll, / think 1t would have been
had we got away without old Tomasso
killing Count Danella and the French
carbineers shooting old Tomasso. AS
1t is'-Barnes pauses suddenly and
asks abruptly: Ibid poor old Tomasso
Monaldi have any close relatives? Not
so very close, either. Cousins, even to
the second and third degree often take
hand In these barbaric feuds."
Il believe while was there" an
swers Miss Anstruther, Il heard a
daughter spoken of. Etheria, she was
called-the betrothed, understand, of
that medieval young cavalier who
acted as bridesman and made that
awful Smollet speech to Marina. Young
Bernardo Saliceti, member of the
local governing body, ambitious to be
elected to represent Corsica in the
French chamber of deputies"
"Humph. a young Corslcan swell be-
trothed to the daughter Of the man
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Home

A little whiting put on a damp
cloth will clean paint easily and well.
To properly mix spices through a
cake mix it with the sugar and slit
both several times.
Bottles that must be air-tight should
have the corks dipped in melted paraf-
fin until thoroughly coated.
Grass stains on clothing should be
soaked in paraffin. The garment may
then be sent to the laundry as usual.
A weak solution of turpentine
poured down the water pipes once a
week will drive the water bugs away.
Try kerosene oil to clean the rubber
of your clothes wringer. This will
succeed where many other agents fail.
Should cakes stick to the pans put a
hot cloth on the bottom for minute
or two. If papers are used sticking is
infrequent.
When filling bottles with ketchup or
chile sauce allow about an inch from
the top and fill with vinegar, and nc
mold will form on top
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Hemminn Table Linen.

Tablecloths and napkins usually are
finished with French hem. A French
hem is made by first turning an or
binary hem-that is, turn one fold and
then turn it over a second time. When
the hem has been turned, turn it back
on itself so that the right side of the
hem lies upon the right side of the ma
terial and top sew the edges. In other
words, sew over and over. When this
is finished spread out the hem and
crease it fiat. This forms a much
stronger hem than the ordinary one
sewed with the usual hemming stitch.
Only the raw edges of table linen
should be hemmed, and the hem on
the napkin should be as narrow as it
is possible to turn it-that is, about
an eighth of an inch wide
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Boo to Race snloIde.

The problem of race suicide will b.
simplified by the better housing of
working people. AS the result of an
experiment-costing $1.5OO,0 0O-by an
English manufacturer. a garden col
opy for employees is reported to have
birth rate of Sc and a death rate OF
only nine per 1000; while the child
rem of seven are three inches taller
and seven pounds heavier and those
of IL years are five and one-half
inches taller and 20 pounds heavier,
than the average of children of the
same ages among the laboring classes
of LIVERPOOL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
FOR Eees-lN-THE-sNow.
Improvement on the Usual Luncheon
Dish of Plain custard.

Eggs-in-the-snow is pretty Fla one
pint of milk the rind of half lemon
and half an inch of cinnamon SUCK
into a saucepan and bring them SLOW
ly to boiling point Remove the rlna
and cinnamon stick Put the whites Oh
three eggs on plate and the yoIks
into a basin. Add pinch OF salt 10
the whites, and beat them to a stlH
froth. Drop tablespoonful OF TINS
beaten white into the hot milk ana
poach them slowly for few minutes
When firm, lift the "snowballs OUT
on to a dish. Add one heaping table
spoonful of sugar to the yolks in the
basin and mix them well together
Pour the milk that is left in the
saucepan slowly on to these, stirring
all the time; return to the saucepan
and stir carefully over the fire until
the custard thickens.
When the custard is cool, pour II
round the snow eggs in the dish and
decorate with few pieces of glace
cherries. Any extract or favoring
may be added to the milk.-Exchange
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Elderherrv Mine

Over eight quarts of elderberries
pour four quarts of boiling water and
allow them to stand II hours, stirring
occasionally. At the end of that time
strain, pressing out all the juice To
this add one-half ounce of cloves Cpow.
dered), one ounce of powdered CHINA
mon and three pounds of sugar (These
proportions are proper for four quarts
of juice) Boil for five minutes and
set away to ferment in stone crock.
Cover with a cloth. When fermenta-
ton ceases pour off carefully, bottle
and seal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Gold Cake.

Take the yolks of eight eggs left
from an angel food, one coffee cup of
sugar, one-half cup of butter; cream
butter and sugar and beaten yolks:
one-half cup sweet milk, one-half tea.
spoon soda in milk, and one teaspoon
cream tartar, or you can use one heap.
ing teaspoon of baking powder in two
cups level full of flour sifted four
times, One teaspoon of vanilla, frost.
and if you wish beautiful cake put
freshly grated cocoanut on top of the
frosting.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
His Position,

Dean Ramsay once told of a young
Englishman who had taken a Scottish
shooting, and thought himself quite
nationalized. Next year he met a
genuine Scot of the old school at
German watering-place, and proceed.
ed to pose as one himself talking Of
Scotland and haggis and sleeps head
and whisky, boasting of Bannockburn,
processing devotion to Queen Mary.
and extolling Scott and Burns over all
English writer's. On taking leave of
mis- friend he said: well, sir, next
time we meet, hope you will receive
me as real countryman." "Weel,"
said the other, I'm jest thinkin'. my
Lad, we're nae Scot, but I'll tell We
what We are-ye're jest an impruiyed
Englishman."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
NEW RocHELLE-TwELVE HOURS
sl.eov Passenger Was Certainly
Booked for a Long Trip.

A man boarded a New Haven local
train about ten o'clock one night at
the Grand Central station and prompt.
" fell asleep. Nor did he wake until
he had had a nice, refreshing, lengthy
nap. Then, however, he sat up,
alarmed, and took a look at the sur
rounding landscape. 1t seemed to
reassure him. He settled back COM
fortably in his seat. Just then the
conductor came by.
when does this train get to New
RochelIe?" asked the man.
The conductor smiled.
About ten o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing" he replied.
"Wh-wh- wh-what's that?"
This train gets to New Rochelle at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning. We
leave New Haven at eight o'clock, you
see. In other words" said the con.
ductor, plying the mans helpless be-
wilderment, 1--WE passed New Rochelle
half an hour ago and don't hit 1t again
till we're on our way back to New
York."-N. Y. Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

an old Corsican. who. costumed 10 his
best broad-brlm sombrero and silver
.buttoned coat, Is seated upon a hem
coop and economically eating some
hard-boiled eggs and roasted chest
nuts he has produced from his pockets
You don't remember me, old Ma
teo," remarks Barnes, gazing at the
ancient innkeeper of the auberge II
Pescatori.
BY the blessings OF the saints,
do, honored Signore Barnes, of New
york. replies the representative OF
old Corsica, his eyes lighting up with
lurid glow. "A grand duel that we
arranged on the beach year ago! All
AJaccio has been out to see where An
tonic died and Marina took the oath OF
the vendetta. 1t helped business
grandly Has she killed YETI" The
old mans tone is moodily eager.
Not yet" answers Barnes, seuten.
tiously
Per Baccho, saw her with another
English officer in the stern a few min,
utes since. They say she's welded to
him. Hasn't found the man who slew
her brother, but given her beauty to
another Of his accursed race. IT'S
shame on Corsica!" mutters the old
yendetttaist, disgustedly.
Il believe on the morning Of that
duel" interJects Burton, you were
kind enough, Mateo, to give me quite a
little history Of the vendetta on which
you seem to be an authority; how your
father, fisherman, fell in one, and
you drowned the man who killed your
father"
An, that memory is a pleasant one,
Signore. l can always sleep in peace;
my enemy had no relatives or de.
scendants."
But where there are relatives and
descendants, the feud goes on?" The
American knocks the ashes from his
cigar.
Until there are no more left, of
course! Even to all who bear the
name or have drop of the blood in
their veins If they are men and Cor
sicans," answers old Mateo, stoutly.
All, but you seem quite an authority
on the subject. But are these feuds
ever permitted to include women as
victims?" asks the American, his eyes
very anxious.
"Maladetto, why not? Women pro-
duce two-thirds Of the vendettas," NUT.
tiers the old man, sardonically.
Mr.. Barnes turns moodily away from
this cruel aspect of the Internal pas.
sion Of unending revenge. AS he en-.
tiers the dining salon and seats himself
beside Miss Enid, he mutters to him
self: by Jove, am losing my
nerve?" for the thought that his deli
cate fiancee may possibly be drawn
into the horrible blood feud has pro-
duced new sensation in his veins.
Half an hour afterward the Ajaccio
boat is pulled up alongside of the DUAL
Toilette in Marseilles and is dlscharg-
ing its few passeL gers and little freight
into that bustling artery of modern
commerce full of moving wagons,
shrieking cabmen and the other eject
eras of great commercial port.
The ladies are below getting their
little baggage together, assisted by
Edwin. Barnes, who has already sent
waiter on shore to bring a carriage,
with an after-breakfast cigar between
his teeth, is pacing the deck of the
vessel.
A bright, smart little telegraph boy
flies up the gangplank. After asking
directions Of the first officer, he steps
to Mr.. Barnes and hands him a blue
envelope.
ITO Rn CONTTNTrUDN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Church Prayer.Meetlno.

a large church in Chattanooga,
Ienn'' has a thermometer fixed upon
aus wall whose highest point numbers
us entlre church membership, and
whose mercury is set at the number in
attendance on the church prayer
meeting. There must be something
starting about this to look at in black
anu white If the church prayer-meet-
Ins Is attended in proportion to its
membership as It is in many Of our
christian churches. 1t is said that the
onureh prayer-meeting is a sure indi-
cation OF the spiritual condition OF the
church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Yeomen's Homes.

The housing problem in Elizabeth's
day may have left the laborer in very
primitive dwellings, but it gave noble
mansions to the great and to farmers
and country craftsmen pleasant homes
OF such durability and such charm
that many of them stand to-day to
shame us into a less contemplate
mode of building than that which the
nineteenth century produced.-Coun-
try Life,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Jack Horner Bran Cookies.

These are invariably relished by
children, and are excellent for school
luncheons or the nursery supper
Cream one-half cup of butter with one
cup of moist brown sugar, adding, in
the order mentioned, two tablespoons
of cream, two wellbeaten eggs, two
and one-half cups of bran, two tea
spoons of baking powder and sifted
flour enough to roll out; sprinkle the
cookies with grated nutmeg and gran.
ulated sugar Place them not too
closely together in the pans, as they
spread good deal on baking. Bake
in a hot oven.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
A Plate Heater.

For use in the buffers pantry to
keep dishes and food hot very con
venient little heater has been designed
on the order of those seen in hotel
restaurants. The only difference is in
the size, the family heater being con
siderably smaller just large enough to
hold couple of plates or small plat.
ter. The heater is made to attach to
either the gas jet or an electric wire
and it can be regulated to any TEN.
perature desired. For breakfast this
will be found great help in serving
crisp hot toast or in maintaining the
high temperature of coffee and water
No well equipped dining room OF
serving pantry is complete without at
least one of these heaters, and in
large houses several are installed to
facilitate the serving of large dinners
and luncheons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Good Bread Hints.

Always buy the best flour. 1t is the
cheapest in the end, you have good
bread, and it goes farther 1t is un-
necessary to knead your dough often.
Once when you make your sponge and
when you mold it in loaves for oven
is enough. Should you get dough too
stiff grease the board, but do not add
more flour. 1t will be soft and spongy
when you put it in the pans. The
fresh yeast you get daily at penny a
cake is the best Test it and be sure
it is fresh. Two cakes of yeast makes
four loaves of bread, or three loaves
and a pan of light rolls. To make
light rolls, when you make your dough
into loaves for last time save a little
of same, pinch a small piece off at a
time, work in some butter and sugar,
place in pan and sprinkle with sugar
and cinnamon. These will be ready
when you bake your bread and are
fine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Protect Wall Near STOVE

The kitchen can be kept much neat
er looking and the wall near the gas
stove can be kept clean if a piece Of
white oilcloth is nailed behind the
stove. Keep the top of the oilcloth in
place by narrow strip of wood. Into
this screw hooks to hold the match
box, box for burned matches, a salt
box, and various spoons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
(To BE CoNTINUED)
DIDN'T PURCHASE THE MINE.
Prospective Owners Knew Not Where
to Get Pack-Train Needed.

The secretary of an eastern COM
pany that some time ago was anxious
to purchase silver-lead mine in the
northwest tells OF an amusing incident
in the negotiations for its purchase
AS the ore assayed well and every
thing looked propitious, a mining ex-
pert was sent to examine the nine
His report was favorable, too favor
able, in fact, and aroused the sus-
picions of the would-be purchaser; SO
1t was determined to investigate more
closely. At this point a well-known
mining man Of Butte recommended
that a certain rough-and-ready genius
should be sent to look at the mine
You can deepnd upon his judgment"
the mining man said. You can trust
to his report, which In all probability.
will be brief and very much to the
point" The advice was followed. AS
predicted, the report was short and
pithy. 1t read substantially as fol-
lows: Cents have made an exam
ination of the x mine, and report
that the ore is there as represented;
that it assays high; that 1t is there in
plenty; but to get your supplies in
and your ore out, you will need pack
train Of bald eagles. "-Harper's
Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Handy Drvinn Device

Take an old umbrella frame and
wind the wires with white cloth and
suspend by handle from the ceiling
near the range. 1t will prove excel
lent for drying baby's clothes and
other little pieces. If handle is NOT
of the hook kind, hook can easily
be bored into a straight handle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Lore of Vegetables

Garlic, onions chalots and leeks
have long been cultivated in almost
all countries and their origin is very
uncertain. That of the scalIion is bet
ter known. 1t grows spontaneously in
Siberia. One finds chives in wild
state throughout the northern hemi-
sphere.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
oIdest TunneI In the World.

Glenfield tunnel, on the Leicester &
Swannington railway, in England, is
the oldest tunnel in the world. 1t is
about a mile long. and is the Oldest
section of the Midland companys sys-
tenn. Only four passenger trains pass
through the tunnel each week day, and
from Saturday night until Monday
morning the tunnel is closed by a pad
locked door at either end.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Make a Knife sharpener

Cut a board about an inch tbicl
three inches wide and eight inches
long. Cover the top and sides with .
uOuole thickness of emery paper
When the first thickness wears ont
cut it off and new one is ready Wbo NJ
the second one wears out recover n :
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
eaIdheads as lmmnnas.

1t has been said that there are no
oaldheaded men in the asylums for
the insane. We suspect this is true;
at least, save for rare and .unimpor-
tant exceptions. This is an impor-
tant thing for the anti-baldheads to
speculate upon; it may well furnish
tnem food for serious and earnest
thought.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Cream of Tartar Riscmits

One quart of flour well sifted with
teaspoons of baking powder. l table.
spoon of lard or butter worked in
with the band. Milk enough to make
a batter as moist as any bread dough
Roll out on board or, better still nress
down with the palm of the hand
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Salad DRESSING Without Enna

Double boiler; two tablespoons
melted butter, one teaspoon mustard
one teaspoon salt, one tablespoon SUI.
gar, five tablespoons cream or milk,
four tablespoons vinegar, two table.
spoons of flour.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
Care of the Teakettle

Always empty teakettle after us
ing, and before filling again with fresh
water rinse thoroughly. In that way
you avoid boiling possible germs over
and over and also keep sediment from
forming on the bottom of the kettle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

To extract juice of lemon or ororuo
much more juice will be obtained -
the fruit is first covered with -, !,
waite, water and allowed to come to a boii
before the fruit is cut. Ooil