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The Washington bee., 1908-06-20
AT END CT DINNER
LIGHT DESSERT p.5HEs FOR THE
SGa.a-G.
Chocolate and Tapicca Custzrd TWO
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, Spanish Cream ESQ Defect
able and Healthy

With the approach CT warm weather
heavy desserts should De avoided,
and unless fresh fruits are served for
the final dinner course something eX-
tremely light should be substituted.
Here are some excellent preparations:
Chocolate Custards.-Melt a square
of bakers chocolate in three table
spoons Of sugar in a double boiler;
add a quart Of milk. When warm
pbur over five eggs, white and yolks
beaten together. Pour this into small
earthen cups or a pudding dish.
Whichever is used, set the receptacle
into a pan of boiling water and bake
in a moderate oven until firm. A pinch
OF salt and half a teaspoon Of vanilla
will improve the flavor of this dish.
TapiOca CustaTd.-Put a pint Of rich
milk and two tablespoons Of me
tapiOca into a double boiler and cook
slowly until the tapioca is transparent.
To this add the yOlks of two eggs well
beaten, mixed with a pinch of salt
and three tablespoons of sugar. Stir
this and let it cook slowly until
LulChthCI- " Ltu lllC Nu0ldlu - uOAO
add the whites OF the eggs. which have
been beaten TO a stin frOth, take from
the fire and beat until cool and add
half a teaspoon of vanilla extract. If
the top of this pudding is dotted with
crabapple jelly it adds much to the ap-
pearance and the flavor.
Spanish Cream.-Beat the yolks Of
four eggs and four tablespoons of
sugar together until creamy. Cover
half a box Of gelatin with little milk
to dissolve it, Heat one quart of milk
10 the boiling point and add the dis
solved gelatin, the eggs and sugar and
let it thicken. but do not let it boil.
Remove from the fire, beat occasional
ly until perfectly cold. Then stir light
fin the whites of the four eggs, which
!. have been beaten to a stiff froth, flavor
with vanilla and set on the ice TO cool.
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SOUP OF FINE QUALITY.
Good Recipes That May Be New to
Our Readers.

Delicious SouD.-Cook until tender
two cupfuls OF shelled and blanched
peanuts. with slice OF onion and a
stalk Of celery; press through a sieve,
reheat with one pint Of white stock,
and stir into a white sauce made Of
one-fCurth of a cupful each of butter
and OF -four and q pint of milk. Sea
son t. taste with salt and pepper.
Almond Soup.-Cut four pounds Of
knuckie of veal into small pieces.
Break or saw the bones into small
pieces, add three quarts Of cold wa
ter, and let cook just below boiling
point for about four hours; then add
one onion, sliced. two stalks of celery.
chopped, a sprig Of parsley, a table
spoonful Of salt. and six peppercorns.
Let simmer an hour longer; strain,
and when cold remove the fat and
heat again. Cream together one table
spoonful of butter and two tablespoon
fuls of corn starch; thin with a little
OF the hot soup, then turn into the
soup, and boil for ten minutes Add
half pint of cream, and season with
salt and pepper to taste; then add one
fourth of a cupful of blanched al
monds, pounded to a paste.
Green SOup.-Wash and pick quite
clean a quantity of spinach; place 1t in
a saucepan with enough salt, and
when done squeeze all the moisture
out and pass through a hair sieve.
Dilute the pulp thus procured with
some well favored stock until it is Of
the right consistency. Make hot, add
a squeeze Of lemon and a dash of pep
per, and at the time of serving put a
pat of butter in the turneen.
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Elderherrv Blossom WING.

For one quart of the flowers, picked
clear of any stems, pack tight and
add three gallons of boiling water.
put my boiler on and heat up the
water. turn in the blossoms and stir,
Add nine pounds of brown sugar, let
cook about Is minutes, stirring all the
time to dissolve sugar. Turn into big
jars, two or three gallons. When luke
warm add one yeast cake and let set
one week in warm place. Stir every
day. Strain into jugs and add one
pound of raisins to every gallon. Let
work and fill every day. Leave in jug
six weeks. covering the mouth of jug
with gauze to keep out flies and dirt,
then filter and bottle.
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preferred to limp. as he has done,
on that leg for IS years rather than
utilize a wooden limb. Another charm
in the book was a peep behind the
scenes which it gave to the reader. AS
commanding officer of the Yorktown
the author remained in Cmlian waters
throughout the uncertain period fol
lowing the Baltimore incident at Val
paraisO. Here his role was diplomacy,
placating the Chilians. but permitting
them to see that the Yorktown meant
business if trouble came This was
successful service. and when the next
ticklish job came along, the Bering
sea sealing dispute, which also
brought a war cloud, Commander
Evans was senior officer present in
the North Pacific.
He did well His reputation was
made and the path laid clear before
him for command Of the crack ar
mored cruiser New York, which went
to Europe and gave him opportunity,
which he improved, to become the
friend of the emperor of Germany.
After that he commanded the Indiana
and at Santiago the Iowa. A gift for
epigram had enabled Fighting Bob"
to epitOmiZe certain situations in a
manner which the public approved.
His remark that in a certain cOntin-
gency he would have made Spanish
the court language of hades" brought
him no little popularity with the coun-
try at large
Near the close of 1903, when the
secession of Panama had raised a
great rumpus in South America, Rear
Admiral Evans was ordered to pro-
ceed to Honolulu, which he did at All
average of more than 13 knots for the
battlesEips, the Oldest of which was
the Oregon.
This was a most creditable perform
ance. A year later Rear Admiral
Evans returned home, expecting duty
on the lighthouse board. but Presi-
dent Roosevelt personally requested
him to take command of the Atlantic
fleet He did so in March, 1905. It
now has Il
The Atactic feet had gone through
pe:iOl Ct U-ce~.l.l policy Under
Rear A5a-i-a, ~t--;uson there we're
eomp'sivt5 s9a' The men did MT get
enough liHe--v CT privileges. and it is
q fact that 3.sn~to1s were NUN erous
and rec -.s'-'aE's few. Rear Admiral
Barker Gi's5 Eatwa-n the Higgin-
son a-d ,~-.s commands. The latter
brouch' wt'& lin as chief of staff,
Capt. J. F. Fii.sbury. and the two took
hold of the feet with a firm grip The
men were promptly given as much
liberty as possible. athletics Of every
description We're eneourag ged, baseball
and football leagues formed, regular
schedules for boxing championships
arranged in all classes, and rowing
races were regularly held.
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Burnt Almond Ice Cream.

Three quarts Of cream, one pound
and a half of sugar, six ounces of
shelled almonds, a little vanilla. Place
the almonds into a small copper pan
with four or six ounces OF the sugar,
set on the fire and stir until the sugar
is melted and coats the nuts all over.
then pour out on a butteFed dish or
pan to cool. When cold and hard,
pound in a mortar, sift through a No
40 sieve and repeat until all is reduced
to a fine powder. Mix this almond
powder with the cream and then cook
all the materials, let cool, then freeze
Should the color of the cream be too
light, add a few drops of caramel or
burnt sugar-What-tO-Ea
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To Cook Old Potatoes.

At the end of the season, when old
potatoes are doubtful" and new ones
I. too expensive. try this plan. Slice
them. soak in cold water One-half
hour. Put in pudding dish with salt
pepper, milk and bread crumbs. Scat
ter Jumps of butter over the top, and
bake. SIicing them through allows
each potato 10 be examined and is an
advantage at this time. Don't neglect
the soaking in cold water, as it hard
ems the slices, and they keep the
shape. There should be enough milk
left TO make a rich gravy.
Another way, having the advantage
OF examination before cooking, is tC
peel large ones and cut them round
and round in shayings as you pare
apples Fry in hot lard, drain on a
sieve. and serve hot.
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SALADS AND SALAD DRESSING.
Arrangement of Bananas, Peanuts and
Lettuce Makes Good Dish.

Banana Pyramid SaIad-Arrange in
side lettuce leaves on a large salad
dish as maGy clusters as there are
bananas 70 be served. Cut ripe ba-
nanas in two. dip in the beaten whites
OF the eggs, then roll in finely chopped
peanuts. Stand a banana in the center
OF each cluster of lettuce leaves Heap
the following salad dressing around
the base of each banana. Heat half
a cup of water and teaspOOnful OF
butter. Take One-half cup of sugar
in bowl, add one teaspOOnful Of salt,
one of mustard, two of cOrnstarch,
and pinch of pepper Beat two eggs
and stir into the ingredients in the
bowl, then stir into the hot vinegar
and water until it thickens. When
cold add a cupful of cream whipped
Spanish Potato Salad.-Slice eight
or ten cold potatoes, and over them
sprinkle two tablespoOnfuls of chopped
beef root Mix in a basin a table
spoon of pounded anchOvies and the
same quantity of capers and Wor-
cesteTshire sauce, four tablespoons Of
olive oil, one of vinegar, and a season
ing of salt and pepper. Mix all tOgeth.
er and pour over the salad.
Salmon Salad.-One can of salmon.
drain off liquor, pick to pieces and re-
move bones and skin. For dressing
take one well beaten egg, one table
spoon sugar, one teaspoon cornstarch,
four tablespoons vinegar, liquor from
salad, little pepper, small pieces Of
butter. Let it just boil to a cream.
Then pour over the fish. mix and gar
nish with sliced hard boiled eggs.
Salad Dressing.-Beat three eggs in
a bowl until stiff. Add one cup cream
with teaspOOnful salt and beat thor
oughly. Now add One-half cup vine
gar and a tablespoon of mustard dis
solved in extra vinegar and beat again.
Then beat in One-half cup melted but
ter. Set bowl into a kettle of hot
water and stir until it thickens. This
will keep a long time.
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Cleaning Woodwork.

For natural finished woodwork that
has become scratched OF dented. like
the lower part of doors, suTbases and
window sills, there is nothing better
than a coat or two of shellac-the kind
you can prepare at home by adding
the dry yellow flakes to 95-degree alcO-
hol
1t will dissolve in few hours If it
is shaken occasionally, to allow the
alcohol freedom in attacking the
fakes. Shellac is always a convenient
form of varnish to have in the house.
as it is a simple healer" for a
scratch, dent or a mar on furniture
and woodwork
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Strawberry Oatmeal shortcake.

Turn leftover oatmeal into small
baking powder cans tone pound size)
set aside to cool and mold Mash
strawberries and sugar together At
serving time unmold oatmeal, cut into
three-quarter-inch slices and place in
deep fancy individual oatmeal or berry
dishes, cover first round with fruit.
over this put second round, cover with
berries and dust with powdered sugar
and surround with cream. This dish
has much to recommend it to the busy
hOusekeeper. 1t is easy to prepare,
very palatable and extremely beauti-
full For a fine hot dessert dip the
sliced oatmeal in -four, place in
creased pan, dot with butter and toast
in hot oven. Then spread with the
Strawberries and serve.
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informally for some time. but no con-
clusiOn has yet been reached. How
ever, at the conference of information
al committees, to be held in Atlantic
City soon, the subject will be taken
up, a location chosen and the pre-
liminaries arranged 1t is probable
that either New York or Washington
will be the fortunate city. The above
design is by Mr.. George Frampton, R.
A, one of England's foremost sculp-
tors
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shut Out from HIs own Show.

Charles FrOhman isn't quite certain
yet whether he ever will be able to
understand the workings of the true
bred BTiton's mind. In a letter saw
from him the other day he related his
latest encounter with IT,
In London recently he decided to
witness a performance at the Duke Of
Yorks theater-one OF his houses.
Not until he entered the lobby did he
recall that he had left his card case
and other means of Identification in
his other clothes while changing TO
evening attire. AS happens often in
such cases there was a new man on
the door. He checked Mr.. FrOhman.
who vainIy attempted to tell the cere-
bus who he was
1t makes no difference. governor" +"
was his reply. 4 don't know you and
you can't go in without a ticket or a
pass"
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CONSIDER CHEESE AS FOOD.
Based on Money Value 1t Is Worth
Far More Than Beef.

In buying cheese it is necessary to
consider it not so much as a relish
as = food, according to What to Eat
A relish it is, but the cheese eater
should recOllect that some varieties
play havoc with the digestion and
health, and these are the harder,
tougher, and blue-mold varieties,
especially those that are badly made.
If grated, it becomes more digestible
Solid cheese is a sustaining food, and
so nutritive that single pound con
tains sufficient digestible matter to
sustain a man for day. In a word.
as food, good, inexpensive cheese,
based on money value, goes as far as
three times its weight Of lean beef.
AS a nutrient a good American Ched-
dar, an Edam, or a Gouda (Dutch) is
one of the cheapest known foods
adaptable to the requirements of the
hard-wOrking classes. American
cheese should be mild, nutty and
salvy, never dry, hot, strong, moldy, or
with a cracked rind Very little
of the best is made, although its
price is high. Cheese should be
kept moist, but never in a moist at
mOsphere.
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RAYNEa AI7s Gel. STEWART.
Requests Court Of inquiry for Officer
ExiIed 70 Abandoned Fort

WashingtOn--Sena Rayner re-
Gently introduced a resolution author
iZing the president to convene a court
Of inquiry" to consist of five officers
Of the army to investigate charges
and accusations against Col. William
F. Stewart Of the army.
Col. Stewart has been detailed to
serve until retirement at the aban-
doned military post at FCrt Grant,
AriZ
Personal peculiaritias. chiefly bad
temper, causing constant friction with
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sTEWEO KIDNEY AND TOMATO.
Dish That VIII Be Appreciated os
Change in Menu.

One and one-half pounds of kidney,
one pound of tomato, two teaspoon
fuls of chopped parsley, one teaspoon
of salt, half a teasp0onful of pepper.
two small onions, one ounce of -four,
two tablespoonfuls of dripping.
When fresh tomatoes are not prOCur-
able. canned ones may be used.
Remove the core and cut the kidney
in slices about a quarter of an inch
thick Mix together the -four, salt,
pepper and half the parsley. Melt the
dripping in a saucepan, slice the
onions, and fry them a golden brown
in the dripping. -@e-ese-ss-='
Dip the pieces of kidney in the sea
sOned flour, then put them in the pan
with the dripping, pat the lid on the
pan. and let the contents cook gently
for ten minutes, turning the kidney
occasionally. Cook the tomatoes until
soft, either in the oven or on the flFe;
then rub them through sieve, add to
the puree the rest of the parsley and
the vinegar Drain off as much of the
fat as possible from the kidney, and
add the tomato puree, bring to boil
then let it simmer gently for Is min.
Utes
Arrange a border of mashed potA-
toes in a hot dish and put the kidney
and sauce in the center.
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iErAl lszz s1alEz RnE xssamaiAi Ia
FOR HOUSE WORKER
GENERAL IDEAS THAT WILL BE
CT INTEREST.
Recipe for Vegetable Soup-Te Pre-
vent Stained Fingers-Norwegia
Fish Balls a Delieaey to Be
Appreciated.

Soup Without Meat-Take one can
tomatoes, four potatoes, one onion, one
carrot, fresh celery. parsley, three
cloves, allspice, cayenne pepper, one
piece butter size of an egg; add water,
season to taste. To the above rice,
barley, or any other vegetable desired
may be added. If celery is not obtain
able use celery salt.
Prevent Stained Fingers.-An excel
lent way to avoid staining the fingers
when pairing vegetables and fruit, par
ticularly apples, is TO wind the thumb
and first finger of the right hand with
strips of clean cloth. They can be
pulled off easily when pairing is com
pleted and the stains will be on the
cloth instead of the fingers. which in
variably become deeply stained from
fruit and knife.
Cranberry Raisin Pie.-On cup
raisins cooked till tender, one large
cup cranberries. Have pie crust ready
and put in raw cTanberries, sprinkle
we'll with sugar; add cooked Taisins
and liquid they were cooked in. Put
on top crust. Good served warm with
milk or cream.
Fry Notwithstanding a table
spoonful of vinegar to the lard in
which dOughnuts or crullers are fried
will prevent them from absorbing too
much of the fat
Norwegian Fish Balls.-Buy a can
of imported Norwegian fishballs, take
a good sized lump of butter and a
heaping tablespoonful of -four; cook
awhile, but do not burn. Then add
one pint of milk, recently boiled, and
let cook until thick and smooth. In
this put fish balls, but not the liquid
unless the sauce is too thick. When
the balls are well heated add one tea
spoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and
a wee bit of nutmeg, and a small can
of Holsters.
Fish ChOwder-Three pounds fresh
Boston haddOck or fresh Goldfish, cut
in four or five pieces; four large po-
tatoes, one-half pound salt pork, cut
into dice and fried brown; one large
onion chopped fine. Into medium
sized kettle put a layer of the pOta-
toes, then fish, Drowned bacon, and
onion; season with pepper and salt
This is sufficient for two layers OF
each. Add enough cold water to cover
and cook slowly until potatoes are
tender. Then add quart of milk and
one-half pound chowder crackers; let
come to boil and it is ready to serve
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OrioinaI Rice Cream.

Three tablespoons of rice in a cup
of boiling water in double boiler: let
cook till water is absorbed. add one
pint milk, piece Of butter three table
spoons o. sugar and little salt; cook
till rice is tender. take of the stove,
add the beaten yOlks Of two eggs. stir
ring constantly; set back on stove for
a couple Of minutes, always stirring so
eggs won't string; favor with vanilla;
frost with beaten whites Drowned in
the oven; add sugar to whites.
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TO CLEAN LACE YOKE.
slmnie Rules by Which Best Results
H. May Be Attained.

Tr7- r'IS-s -.-r--s27 L--z
Many people are puzzled by the
problem of how the lace yoke of a
a gown may be cleaned without de-
taching it from the bodice. If ii is
washed in the ordinary way, by dip
ping it into a basinful of sDapsuds, the
almost inevitable result is that of wet
ting the material Of the gown, the
color of the latter staining the lace.
By far the best result. however,
may be gained by first rolling a cor
ner of a bath towel into thick pad
and placing this under the lace.
A brush or cloth should then be
ziipped in a good lather and dabbed
over the yoke, the lace, meanwhile.
being well squeezed between the fin
gers.
If this is repeated with fresh soap
once or twice and a dry piece of
towel substituted when the original
corner is saturated. the cloth or silk
of which the bodice is made will be
kept perfectly dry.
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Pntatnss .Eacked :"

The Irish way 20 b2jI potatoes is to
put them. with skins on. into boiling
water Just as it comes to boiling
point. put in Gun Of cold water and the
boiling is "bacEe3 Repeat till pota-
toes are terdar. Tho rbtaCt is to keep
water on ver-e @ boiling. but to check
It by COLI u ~ c-ta-9as are done. The
Irish think -l.s .2e-h-d iusures a rich,
meaiy fayoT-arI they ought to know.
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Cut Cookies.

After cookie dough has been pre-.
pared, instead Of using a cutter in the
old way turn out part of the dough at
a time on bread board and with the
hand roll a long round roll about five
inches thick. Then with a sharp knife
cut of in small pieces about one-half
inch thick; place in baking pan ana
give plenty of room to swell or spread.
viii bake in perfect shape and is much
quicker.
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Oatmeal Frsp ppe.

This is an excellent drink for chill.
dren. Over two tablespOOnfuls of oat.
meal pour one quart OF boiling water
Let stand for 20 minutes; when cool
strain and sweeten to taste. Crush
half a pint of fresh strawberries. add
juice of two lemons and a few slices
of pineapple; pour all together. and
with generous quantity Of shaved ice
shake in shaker until cold, but not ice
sold
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Keeps Srnk Sweet.

A thin coating Of rotash spread once
q week en- TIE Kitchen sink Will be
found v~-y eiEra-j-rs IN removing
stains. and VII. cisl remove any
grease that may @cCu-u,aje in the
porcelain or il the I-.es Ii should
he damn med anL allowed 10 remain
on HE rnrenllln o-R- nioh.-
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A Frozen Dainty Without a Freezer.

A delicious form of ice cream which
requires no freezer to make it is called
mousse. 1t is easy to make and it has
the advantage over the plain cream
and ice in that it does not need to go
into the freezer at all. To make this,
boil a cupful of sugar and cupful OF
water till they will thread; beat s.iff
the whites of three eggs and slowly
pour the syrup over beating steadily;
when it is all in, beat till the whole is
cold, then flavor, fold in a pint of
whipped cream, and put it all in COW
cred pail and bury it in a pail of ice
and salt for four hours. This, like the
other ices, can be favored with cOfree
or fruits, or it may be served as it is,
with fresh fruits around the mold; or
crushed macar60ns can be put in, or
nuts and coIoring matter can be add
ed; a pale green mousse favored with
a little pistache is very delicate and
attractive, especially if served in
glasses on a hot day.-DelineatOT
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TO HONOR FOUNDER OF Y. NJ. C. A.
Monument to Sir George Williams to
Be Erected in United States.

New York.-TO assist in perpetu-
ating the memory of Sir George VIII
liams, founder of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and COmmemO-
rate the great work he initiated, a
memorial will be erected in some
American city, yet to be selected, by
the Canadian and American assOcia-
tiOns The matter has been discussed
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IL P.re Pine als.

In prepa~irg fresh pineapple. one
will find il much easier 10 pare if cut
in slices crCssw sc. about One-half inch
thick
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-18
When Men Hurry.

Singular" said man waiting for a
train on an elevated railroad platform
and looking down street to where a
hundred men and boys had gathered
around two wagons that had come to-
gether in collision, there are a hun
dred men standing around those two
wagons. just standing there. gawping
apparently with nothing else to do
and not in u bit of hurry, but let any
one Of those men come up the stairs
to this platform when there is a train
coming In and he'd rush and hurry and
tear himself apart to catch that train
and get glum if he missed it. though
he knew very well that there'd be an
other train here in minute. Let him
miss a train by second and he
thinks the world is coming to an end:
let him see somebody hosting a safe
up the outside of building and he
will stop and waste half an hour
"How do you account for that?"-
New York Sun.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-18
DRINKING FOUNTAINS
Will Be Placed In the Public Schools
AS Soon as the Work Can Be
Done-committees Chosen.

At joint meeting held yesterday
afternoon between the ladies of The
Mothers School Improvement Society
and a school board committee it was
decided to begin at once installing
the drinking fountains for the public
schools. The funds in hand are not
sufficient to complete the work, but
the ladies feel sure the people of the
city will respond literally to call
for help and that the work can be
carried through to completion without
delay. Mr. G. E. Dilley has kindly
consented to order the fountains and
donate his profit to the cause, and he
has also donated literally. The ladies'
appointed numbered conarnfi ttttees To,
visit various sections of the city and
solicit funds, and will call as soon as
practicable. They are prompted by a
desire to benefit the condition of the
school children and ask for the CO.
operation of all the people.