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The Washington times., 1908-08-09
MONDAY.

BREAKFAST
Grapes, hominy with cream, bacon,
and eggs, French rolls, toast, tea ana
coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Baked Welsh rabbit, stuffed tomatoes
lettuce salad with cream cheese balls
ana crackers, huCkleberTy cake, tea.
DINNER.
Pea soup, chicken vOl-au-vent "a left
over)s rice croquettes "a left-Over), green
corn, CUstard pie, black coffee,
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

Beans and peas are put up in one
and the same way, to wit,
Shell cook for fifteen minutes in salt
ed water and take FROM the pot with
perforated spoon. Pack them into jars
set in q pan of really boiling water
Lay the covers on loosely while you
boil up and skim the salt water IN the
pot. Fill the Jars t. overlooking with
this, and screw on the tops Cover he
Jars with thick paper 10 exclude the
light. String beans must have the
strings removed and be cut into inch
lengths.
Boil corn for ten minutes before shay
Ing with a sharp knife from the cob
Then cook for ten minutes in just
enough sailed water 70 cover II, and
proceed as with the beans and peas.
Corn Is the most difhcUlr of vegetables
10 keep after Il is canned. Professional
Gamers doctor" il with chemicals
Hence, I never buy Il.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
TUESDAY.

bREA FAST.
Fruit, cereal and cream bacon ana
fried mUsh, toast, tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Omelette aux fines herbes. graham
bread-and-butter Ihin), tomato ana
shrimp salad with crackers and cheese,
hasty cornstarch pudding with butter
and sugar, tea.
DINNER.
Pea and tomato soup "a left-over),
mutton chOps en- casserole, succotasht
mashed potatoes, peach pie and cream
black coffee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
DINNER
THURSDAY.

Fruit cereal and cream, fricasseed
eggs, graham gems. toast, tea, and
coffee.
LUNCHEON
Dreaded sardines on toast, stuffed po-
tatoes, lettuce and egg salad. stewed
pears and cream, cookies, tea.
DINNER
Yesterdays soup scalIop OF veal ana
mushrooms "a ieft-over), green corn.
lima beans, cottage pudding, black
coffee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
FAMILY MEALS
FOR A WEEK
SUNDAY.

BREAKFAST
Melons. cereal and cream. fried trips
Ia Vlnaigrette, shortcake cut IN
squares, toast, tea and cofee.
LUNCHEON
Cold lamb. saratoga chips, EhOrtcake.
warmed over from breakfast; tomato
and cucumber salad, crackers and
cheese, fruit jelly and cake. tea.
DINNER.
Corn chOwder, smOuhered chicken =
Spanish rice, eggplant, damsOn tart with
cream, black coffee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
SATURDAY.

BREAKFAST.
Oranges, cereal and cream. picked
Goldfish, potato cakes. toast. tea. and
LUNCHEON
Savory baked eggs. stewed potatoes.
onion sodfhe Ga leIt-over), brown bread
and butter, lettuce salad, cream puffs
tea.
DINNER
Vegetable soup, beefsteak, succotash.
egg plant, rice and raisin PUDDING, black
cofIee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
DINNER.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.

Oranges. wheaton grits and cream, bas
con, boiled eggs. mullins, toast, tea, and !
coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minee OF mutton on toast "a left-over)s
potatoes, boiled plain, with butter and
parsley sauce.
DINNER.
Clear SOUP with noodles, stuffed shoul-
Ger of veal, broiled tomatoes. duchesss
potatoes "a left-over), ice cream and
cake, black coffee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

son. Label IL as such and keep 1t lock
ed up.
Mrs. B. ". V. O~ort Wayne, Iud).
The efficacy of the "Touter' has been
warranted by other correspondents. We
are obliged 70 our pleasant writer for
renewing our recollection Of the simple
formula.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

Putting Up Beans, Peas, and Corn.
Recently you wrote Of canning veg
etablss VIII you tell US how 10 can
beans, peas, and corn?
I have been very successful with to-
matoes.
A MICHIGAN HOUSEMOTHER.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
FRIDAY.

BREAKFAST.
Stewed prunes and cream. hnet OF
founders. corn bread, toast, tea. and
coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Planned clans. tomato toast. fruik
salad. crackers and cheese, brown betty,
tea.
DINNER
Goldfish chowder, praised beefsteak. .
green corn. squash onions Chocolate
pudding, with cream, black coffee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
A WILD RACE.
When the First Pony Express Was
Nearing Sacramento.

Cornelius Cole, ex-senator from Cali
fornia, tells in his memoirs how the
first pony express reached Sacra-
mento, Cal, long before the first trans
continental railroad was surveyed.
Those who were there to witness it
will never forget the arrival of the
first of these express messengers at
sacramento. 1t was an occasion of
great rejoicing, and everybody. big and
little. old and young. turned out to
see the fun. All business for the time
was suspended Even the courts adj
1ourned for the event A large num-
Der of the citizens of all classes, grave
and gay, mounted on fast horses, rode
out some miles on the line to meet the
incoming wonder
THE waiting was not long. The lit
tie rider upon his blooded charger, IN
der whip and spur. came down upon
them like a meteor. but made not the
slightest halt to greet bis many visit
ors. Then began a race of all that
waiting thrOng over the stretch back
to the city. the like of which has never
been seem 1t may have been rivaled
In speed and confusion by some of the
cavalry disasters during the war that
presently followed, but the peaceful
people of Sacramento, am sure, never
beheld anything of the kind before or
afterward
@The whole cavalcade, shouting and
cheering, some waving banners and
bareheaded, riding at the top of their
speed. dashing down ] street. might
have been taken. had It occurred on
the plains, for band of wild Co
manches, but the little mail carrier
paid no attention to them and kept in
the lead"
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Lena's drawings, but occasionally he
opened his mouth briefly and quenched
her.
"Vat you make, Lena? Let the schil-
dren coom," he said comfortably on
this occasion.
And Lena submitted. though with
much wasplike scolding and buzz.ag.
to which Herman paid as little atten-
ton as to the rafting of dry bean
god
The birds among the trees in the
quaint old Dutch yard of the Krafts
opened their Saturday morning rehears
ais unusually early in response to the
sound Of Frau Kraft's swishing. splash
ing, grooming and hopping begun In
the rosy gray dawn, and the fraulein's
faithfully FURNISHED tfnWare flashed
broken javelins to the rising sun. The
good frau was still searching for I'M
drenched corners and Wilma busy fry
ing big round apple butter doughnuts
when the young Stanhopes raced up
the freshly Redeemed brick walk edged
with blue flag clumps and fringe Of
lads love-
A dark presage of tracks, together
with Wilma's desertion of the dough
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but she never forgot him. Why, pro
fessor. where are you running of tof
Weren't you going to give Reelie her
music lessonY'
The visit of the young Stanhopes and
the delayed frying Of the doughnuts
soured Lena for the day. She scolded
Wilma roundly for both happenings
and made clean job while she was
about it by berating her for all the
shortcomings she could rake out OF the
dim past and saddle upon the plump
shoulders Of her gister-in-law.
Patiently the frauletn bore the stings
and arrows Of her relatives tongue.
Lena was much the elder, and Wilma
seldom talked back. With serene fore
head and blue, unclouded eyes she trot-
ted about at her task amid whirlwind
Of shrm reproach and blunt sarcasm.
In her sturdy German mechanism there
was no place for historical nerves.
And stfu she was a human little per-
son. with warm blood and an inner
ltance Of sentiment throbbing deep In
her sensible boso1. She was glad
when the apple butter cakes IN their
hobby rotundity .and the sheets Of,
cinnamon sprnk1ed coffee kuchen for
the Sunday breakfast were set away,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
A ROMANCE IN TIN.
One Mans Fortune From the Price of
Pair of Shoes

DIR OF SUOSSs
Some years ago a man who had
started in business In Tasmania found
that he could not meet his engage
ments and was compelled to call a
meeting of his creditors
Among his assets were a number of
Mount Birschoff tin mine shares,
which were regarded as worthless. 1t
was the first tin mine discovered in
Tasmania, and the output was not as
heavy as the prospectus declared it
would be.
The shares dropped In value, and
when the debtor offered them to his
creditors the latter refused to touch
them.
Among the creditors was a poor
shoemaker who had supplied the man
with a pair of shoes. He offered to
take the shares In payment of his
debt. No one raised any objection,
and he took the shares, saying, "They
may turn out well some day"
Five years later, under proper man
agement, the mine developed into a
valuable property. Il was veritable
mountain of tin, and the shares sprang
up to an astonishing point.
Eventually the metal was "cornered"
by French syndicate, and, the shares
reaching fabulous price, the once
INDECENT shoemaker sold out and real
ICED fortune
The money was wisely invested, and
now he is in the enjoyment of an in
come of several thousands a year de-
rived from the payment for a pair of
shoes valued at $3.-London Telegraph.
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Absolute Obesity.

There is member Of the faculty of
a certain university who, to use the
words Of colleague, els as rotund
physically as he Is profound metaphys-
ical1y."
One day the professor CHANGED to
come upon his children, of whom he
has a number, all Of whom were, to his
establishment, engaged in an earnest
discussion Of the meaning Of the word
absolute"
Dad" queried one Of the youngsters,
''can man be absolutely goodT'
mo" replied the father.
Dad" put In another youngster,
"can man be absolutely badT
mo"
Papa" ventured the third child, q
girl, "can a man be absolutely fat?'
Whereupon father fed incont1nently.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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| n company with Lena's feather bed,
like loaves of bread, and she could sit
hear the green paper shaded window In
the sitting room and see the oleanders
and darn in peace.
Over the plump pink fingers of her
left hand she drew big yarn sock and
set to weaving a blue latticework
across the grinning hole, wondering in
patiently tranquil way If there might
ever be loophole of escape for her
from Lena's perpetual driving and
scolding. Her brother Herman had one
time given her the practical counsel:
you shouldt get married once"
And Otto Boppert, the prosperous bar
Der on the next block. stood ready to
assist her in carrying out the sugges-
ton. Fraulein was studying about
Otto now Otto was short, but very
wide His hands were fat and moist
and always smelled of cocoanut oil
soap. His face was red and glistening.
as If he had but just been dipped from
the lard kettle. He laughed In puffy
way, which gave the impression that
he was stuffed full of feathers, and be
never seemed to think about y.1ch be-
sides customers and eatings. Maybe
some time she would not mind those
things, but now. just after meeting
Professor Yost-
Again Wilma's belt buckle creaked.
Presently a good round knock at the
entry door roared its way through the
faint scattering sounds from the kitch-
en-, where Lena was securing the -four
barrel and slop pail.
'Pettlers," thought fraulein, going
TRANQUILITY on with her blue weftage as
Lena's fiat shoes slapped belligerently
forward.
AS the door opened she heard the
fresh, wholesome voice Of the "Guten
morgen." "Oggskoose-i the Fraulein
Wilma Kraft lif heer yet"
Zach, ja," Lena's shrill tones re-
sponded. "You should walk in, once"
And into the sitting room walked Pro
fessor Yost, broad, ruddy and smiling
cheerful1y. He carried small parcel
wrapped in brown paper, which he
proceeded silently to unrol. Then he
held out upon his broad palm a little
wooden shoe.
'Wilma"-he retreated from the pit
falls Of his acquired English to the old,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
A Piute Indian Myth.

The Piute Indian myth Of the sun,
moon and stars is as crudely anthropo-
morphic as can be found in any saw
age belief. The moon is the suns
wife. The stars are his children.
When he appears the children skedad-
die. They live in terror Of him. He
eats them when he can catch them.
His stomach-the only part Of him one
can eeIis stuffed with stars. When
he goes to bed the children emerge
again from their hiding places In the
blue. The moon Is fond Of her chill
dren, who smile as she moves among
them. Every month she goes into
mourning because her cannibal hus-
band has eaten one Of them. The Piute
Indians account for the appearance Of
comet by stating that the sun often
snaps at one Of the stars, his children,
and does not get hold Of 1.-THE only
tears piece out-and the star, getting
Wild with pain, goes flying across the
sky with a great spout OF blood flow
Ing from It It Is then very much
afraid, and as It flies II always keeps
Its head turned to watch the sun, it's
father, and never turns its face away
from him untn It Is far out OF his
reach.
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A TENDERF00T'S REVENGE.
Bully of New Mexico Town Had the
Tables Turned on Him.


Tables Turned on Him.
The average tenderfoot is not cow
ard. He simply lacks ranch expert
ence. An Illustration Of this fact oc-
CURED down in New Mexico several
years ago. One day pale looking
thin and sickly young man alighted
from the train and put up at the lit
tie adobe hotel at Bernal Springs. The
tenderfoot walked up to the bar and
called for bottle Of soda pop.
"Tain't allowed to drink that sort O
stuff out here" said aHoughy. "What
you want is a stiff drink O. red liquor
Mr.. Barkeeper, set out the pison for
this young Teller" "You have the best
Of me- replied the tenderfoot, "and
I'll have to drink the stuff, but l hope
the time may come when l can make
you drink my choice of liquid"
The tenderfoot raised the glass and
gulped down the whisky. Sandy had
had his way about 1t, and he made no
effort to comprehend the vague remark
Of the stranger. The tenderfoot left
for a ranch down the Pecos the next
day after the incident In the saloon,
and he was forgotten until one after
noon more than year afterward a
strong healthy looking young man
rode up to the hotel on broncho,
dropped the bride reins upon the
ground and dismounted. He had the
appearance Of typical young man Of
the range. His face was brunzed and
his eyes clear and penetrating. II owe
fellow a debt which believe I VIII
pay right now" the stranger said
No sooner had he made the remark
than he walked of In the direction Of
Sandy, who had his gun In his right
hand and was firing It into the afT
every few steps. The stranger ap-
preached Sandy, pulled hts gun and
unceremoniously dragged the bully up
to the saloon and led him In that fash
ion up to the bar. 'tCet me q pan OF
water and Get e upon the door" be
said to the barkeeper.
The order was complied with, Sandy
standing there meekV, wondering what
was going to happen to him. NOW,
get down on the floor and drink water
out OF that pan Like dog. the former
tenderfOot ordered. Sandy at first re-
fused, but when the stranger began
twirling his gun around on his foref1n-
ger and said the order must be obeyed
the cowed fellow numbered and lay
down upon the floor and began drink
ing water out Of the pan.-DenYer Field
and Farm.
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WATERLOO.
The lmrutabiIity Of the Famous Old
Battlefield,


One of the most striking features of
visit to the battlefield of Waterloo
today is the immutability of the entire
scene in which one of the greatest bat
ties of history took place. Notwith-
standing the many years that have
June Is, 1915, the entire scene of the
battle remains practically unchanged
and untouched, and the very buildings
around which the tide of battle surged
the fiercest, save for the necessary res
torations of the damage they sustain
ed in the conflict, remain exactly as
they were, nor has any encroachment
Of building or progress marred the his
toric field.
The battlefield of Waterloo is an
open, undulating stretch of good farm
ing land. On the day of the battle the
greater part of 1t was covered with
crops Of rye, wheat. barley and oats,
and the same crops are still grown
there each season. The field is inter
sected by two highroads branching at
Mont st. Jean, the one on the right
leading to Nivelles, while that on the
left, which lay In the center of both
armies, led south to Genappe, Char
leroi and Namur. Upon the crest of
the ridge which formed the first of the
allied positions a crossroad runs east
and west This road. on approaching
the spot where the Lion of Waterloo
now stands, ran through a cut in the
crest some twelve to fourteen feet
deep, and it was this point that was
known after the battle as the Hollow
Road. Some 500 yards to the south
east Of the Lion" Is the farm of La
Haye Sainte, while about 900 yards
to the southwest stands Hougoumont,
the old chateau, farmhouse, outbuild-
ings, walled garden and orchard, which
played such an important part IN the
fate Of the day. These buildings are
nearly 300 years old and were built
with a view to their defense, as many
old stone loopholes still to be found
testify. Robert Howard Russell in
Metropolitan Magazine.
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fore matchfs, an it fookt as nacheral
as life. Dockshounds is farely intelli-
gent considerin thare shaip Thare
brains bein so far from thare tales, 1t
bothers them sum to wag the lattur.
/ wunst moo dockshound who wuz
too impashunt to waite till he could sig
nal the hole length of his boldly when
be wanted to wag his tale. so he maid
it up with his tale tibet when he want
ed 1t to wag he would shake his rite
ear. an when the tale seen it shake IL
would wag. But as for me, gimme a
bull pup with peddygree. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
Making Hubby Appreeiative.

A doctor tells of note he received
from a woman saying that her hus-
band, who was about to make him a
professional call, found constant fault
with the dinner she prepared for him.
She appealed to the physician for aid
The doctor examined his patient, who
had slight attack of Indigestion, and
told him to cut out lunches, to eat
nothing but slice Of toast and a cup
Of tea. The scheme worked excellent
ly. OF course hubby returns home In
the evening, eats everything in sight
and votes his wtfe's cooking even bet
ter than mother used to make-Bos-
ton Record.
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Frauleiin
By FRANK III. SWEET.
Copyright. 1905 by Frank III. Sweet.
BY FRANK III. SWEET.
Copyright. 1905. by Frank H. Sweet

~ A YHEN the two 50 fond
w ? ?sss'i a., zsss . aass By s' 'ss
beautifool white swan"
concluded the tale told the children by
the little German governess.
'Tts pretty story" said Della, "but
mot as nice as the one about the little
tWooden shoes, is 1t, JoeY
"Yes," disagreed Joe, 'sbetter. The
mooden shoe one chops off in the mid
die and doesn't end"
"But it might end some time.
mightn't it, frauleinY' Della question
ed earnestly
Zach, no-not until floats back the
one shoe that was not more seen by
the boy and girl playmates."
Fraulein Wilma Kraft was not lack
adaisical. Her eyes were cheerful
blue and looked philosophically upon
life as she found it; her face was like
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
Insomnia

Insomnia is the not uncommon fate
Of the brain worker who after years of
continuous mental strain ret1res from
active life. The reason is that mental
activity demands large supply of
blood for the brain, and the blood YES
sells gradually accommodate themselves
to this large supply. But when the
hard work is over the brain does not
always realize that 1t needs less nour-
ishment, and hence the condition of ex-
cessive mental activity which is what
insomnia is.-London Mail
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friendly silence, much less little rosy
6raulein In the employ of his own
patrons. A respectful "Gute efening"
IN broad, mellow German tones reach
ed her sociable soul.
"Gute efening," she responded, with
g. quantity distant courtesy, and went
Yer way dreaming absently of red
Elover patches and strong, shapely trees
hnd TRANQUILITY flowing water brooks,
bill because of the ruddy German with
his mellow greeting.
Frau Lena Kraft scolded loudly
about the prospective invasion Of the
Etanhope children on the next day.
'Sclildren cooming on the Saturday
hlretty," she protested shrilly. They
Twill the cleaning hinter and some mud
fon the clean floors maker
Each Saturday it was the good frau's
practice to so scrub and scour and
splash and sluice the cottage that it
twas surprising there was silver Of
woodwork left about it. And Wilma
twas not excused from sharing the
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Lena fell upon fraulein
Zach, himmelr' she scolded. 1.-The
house we must to the schildren gif yet
-yess. Some tracks they make ant the
blumen break-vat you care? Now,
yust make on your ponnet once ant
make dose schildren home-yess."
Fraulein found no hardship in COM
pliance. Better the smell of dew wet
earth than that of boiling lard; more
congenial crisp morning walk be-
tween strips of spangled grass than the
monotonous forming of knobby fried
cakes and the tireless refrain of Lena's
pungent tongue.
The children skipped happily beside
their little plump governess along the
sleepy bystreet which ran suddenly out
into the wide avenue where rose the
griffin guarded gate. From the opposite
side came Professor Yost, beaming
rosily his sleek. pine shaving hued hair
cleaning with the vigor of it's recent
brushing
"Guten morgen," he greeted as the
four reached the shadow Of the griffin.
"Guten morgen," fraulein responded
sedately, retreating gently. "Guteby,
schildren. / must absent me-"
The professors eyes beamed COM
mendingly after the fresh, starchy blue
calico Of fraulein's disappearing house
wrapper.
"Vas list the little fraulein's name
YETI" he asked the children, who went
hopping before him like robins.
wilma Kraft, Della replied. she's
"Vasw The professor was standing
stock still on the stone walk with his
mouth open. "Vere lif she at, heyy'
I'm the peaky little house down the
next street that looks like mammals
Swiss music box. It's got little bits Of
window panes, with big red oleanders
standing in front. And there's candle
sticks and blue plates in long row on
the shelf, and fraulein has a wooden
shoe in her trunk
"Wooten shoe?" the professor re-
peated.
Eyes, stumpy little Dutch wooden
SHOE" Della babbled on. "She told us
story about it A German boy and a
German girl used to play together be-
side lake and sail the girls wooden
shoes for boats, and once one shoe
f1oated away, and they couldn't tell
where 1t went. They padded and pad
died in the edge of the water In their
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-29
Boys and Girls Of Arabia

A traveller in Arabia who passed a
year among the people tells that he did
not see a single doll in the hands of
girl nor observe one playing at keep
ing house" In any way. Neither did
the traveller notice an Arabian boy
playing at ball or marbles
Speaking with a grave sheik on the
subject, the latter said to the stranger,
You must be queer people In the west
to let your young folks get their hands
dirtied In sportr
The Arabian lads, it seems, walk
about trying to look like little men as
much as they can when not engaged
In acts of duty or in learning essential
things
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and caught fast in the reeds, and one
day after the girl playmate was gone
the boy found it there and tender
ly carried 1t ashore. And the boy kept
1t for love Of his girl playmate-the
pretty little wooden shoe. Now, see,
my Wilma, if speak not the truth, for
here is the girls name carved into the
little sole-'Wilma Krafr-and the date
the boy found it in the reeds. He carv-
ed them so. Hast thou been waiting
these years, little Wilma, for thy play
mate lover? Let US wait no longer, my
beloved. We have found each other"