The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
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Two boiled potatoes. passed ,hro,vt
Kitchen sieve.
Smoothness and softness 10 the saist
give;
Let onions Turk within the bowl
ana. nall suspected. animate the whole
or mordant mustard add a sinE1. snnon
Distrust tho condiment that hitas tna
soon;
But deem II not thou man OF herb,
fault
TO add double quantity OF salt;
-Four times the spoon with oil from
Lucca crown.
And twice with vinegar. procured from
town;
And lastly. Ger tho favored comno,,,i
magic soupcon OF anchovy sauce.
Q green and glorious! o herbaceous
treat!
'Twould tempt the dying anchorite to
eat;
Back to the world he'd turn his fleeing
And plunge his fingers in the salad
bowl:
sereneiy full. the epicurs would say,
Fate cannot harm mel have dined
to-day"
2. Question: Did Garibaldi. the cham.
pion OF Italian freedom. ever live in
America? B. z. C.
Answer: Yes. during the years OF his
exile he came TO America. and lived
| from 1851 to 1853 in little house on
Staten Island. where he supported him
self by working as candlemaker. His
cottage has long been sort OF Mecca
for Italians in this country.
8. Question:: How many words has
the Chinese language. and what is the
great difficulty In properly acquiring
It? v. S. D.
Answer: It Is said to contain not
more than about three hundred and
thirty words. But after these have
been mastered the accents come in. the
even accent. the raised. the lessened
and the returning. and these multiply
every word into four. and are as dim
| cult for a European to understand as
for a. Chinese to comprehend the six
pronunciations OF the French E.
4. Question: who wa. the author Of
the famous hymn, The Ninety and
Nine? w. @. F.
Answer: The words were written by
| a seotchwoman. Elizabeth c. clephane.
and were set to music by Ira D. San
key. the evangelist.
s. Question: When was the battle Of
| Ivry fought. and between what forces?
n. H A.
Answer: The battle. of 1vry VIA.
fought March IA. 1890. The Hugue-
nots. headed by Henry OF Navarro. de-
feated the Duke OF Mayenne and won
the throne OF France for Henry.
g. Question: What Is the difference
between the Roman Pantheon and the
Creek Parthenon? F. P. ].
Answer: The Roman Pantheon was
temple. erected by Agrippa, rs B. c..
and dedicated by him to all the gods.
For thirteen centuries 1t served as
Christian church. having been dedi-
Gated by Pope Boniface in the year
so7. Raphael ap1 Victor Emmanuel IL
are buried n the Pantheon. The Greek
Parthenon was the temple of Athena
Parthenos. the virgin. and was SPLEEN
did example OF Doric architecture. In
side the temple stood the statue OF
Athena by Phtdias. a masterpiece of
art.
Presidents have been chief executives
OF the United States, and what are
their names? q. P. w.
Answer: John Tyler. who succeeded
William Henry Harrison: Willard Fill
more. who took the place OF Zachary
Taylor: Andrew Johnson, following
Abraham Lincoln: Chester A. Arthur.
after James A. Garfield: and Theodore
Roosevelt. following William Mckinley.
8. Question: Can you mention any
important March anniversary. espe-
cially birthdays? g. F. H.
Answer: March 10, 1852. King Fer
dinand OF CASTLE and Aragon, after
ward married to Queen Isabella. was
born. March is, 1851, was the birth
day OF James Madison, fourth Presi-
dent of the United States. March 2od
is the anniversary of William. former
King of Prussia and Emperor OF Ger
many. March 20. 1890. was the birth
ginia and President of the United
States. and on March 81. 1882. Joseph
Haydn, the great Austrian composer
OF music. was born.
9. Question: What were the names
OF the members OF the committee APP
pointed to draw up the Declaration OF
Independence? L. W. H.
Answer: Thomas Jefferson. John
Adams Benjamin franklin. Roger
Sherman and Robert Livingston.
10. Question: What Is tho origin of
the word yankee? ]. B. L,
Answer: 1t seemed impossible for the
Indians to say "English"; they always
said "Yengese," and that is claimed to
be the origin OF the name since borne
by New Englanders.
II. Question: How should one give I
an up-to-date chocolatier? L. NJ. g.
Answer: Be sure to have the bever-
age piping hot. and serve 1T with
big heaping spoonful Of favored
whipped cream on top of each cup.
There are several new kinks in max
Ing chocolate; sone.i Is to add a tfiavorins
OF cinnamon and the other Is to add
a third Of q pint of coffee to each
pint Of milk. The French have way
OF making very rich chocolate by pour.
ing a quart of it over the yolks Of
two eggs. beating hard to prevent
curdling. Whipping with an egg
heater Just before pouring chocolate
into the pot improves Its quality.
Serve with 1t graham waters, brown
and white bread sandwiches. scandled
orange peel and ginger. Light the
n Las ha, n Is