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The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
Tuesday June 10,
1908
~ HIS LAST BET 81

winners was given. hoping To show
where Sizzler had wnn. but WAS sur
prised and confused TO find that the
name did not appear How could ne
have made such a mistake?
Was | right when | said you were
on your nut?" asked the laxative
man. and the other man appeared TO
smile. although not line of his face
moved
Just then Sizzler. who had been act
ing very badly. made dash at the
barrier. reared, whirled in a manner
quite alarming and the next instant
was riderless. The little boy with the
bright scarlet blouse landed heavily
on the hard track. A trainer sprang
nimbly over the fence and secured
Sizzler Just as that excited animal
was starting for race on his own ac1
count. in the wrong direction.
The little patch OF scarlet among
the feet OF the other horses lay quite
motiOnless With a recklessness that
brought wild applause from the grand
stand the assistant starter dashed In
and picked up poor little Jack.
The laxative man leaned back IN
his seat and said:
Well | suppose that settles H.
Yes. said the other Nobody bur
Jack can win our money or SizZler.
Jack will ride SiZzlev." remarked
Brown. although at the moment sew
eral anxious attendants We're bending
over the little form which. as T. -
could be seen. was lifeless. Both men
turned savagely toward the speake:
and the laxative one started with:
You're a l." but the other. in
terrnpted him saving quietly: IN lay
you 10 to Jack doesn't ride Siz7leI
In this race"
Browns last silver dollar was out
promptly and the other man. with
equal promptness. placed l0.dollar
bill with il and handed t:-e stake TO
the taikative man.
This act had scarcely been com
pleted when Jack began TO show signs
of life. He got up. rubbed himself a
little. ran over TO the now quiet Siz-
zler and in another instant made
himself the hero OF the grandstani b.
again appearing on the back of he
horse.
The man with the immovable face
nodded and the laxative man handed
eleven dollars to Brown.
Excuse me gentlemen." said
Brown. clutching the money. Il am
going down TO make a bet"
Better hurry uu," said the talha-
tive man. They'll get away now"
They will get away at the third
: break Brown sale, vii sAe4-ef
positiveness as he started for tho
stair leading TO the betting ring.
Turning before making the. descent
he glanced back. Both men were look.
ing hard at him. the laxative one
talking. and the silent one silent.
All this time Brown 1ad been w11-
dering where he had seen that acct.
dent hefo-a hui ma he had seer Al
there could be no doubt
'Sizz!er. 200 10 20 said ,he bo *
maker. as he handed Brown card
with blue pencil marks on IT,
Just back In time to see them
start. said the laxative man as
Brown took his seat They've been
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

I'VE to the age or Methuselah. much
Tess In six years. Such an appalling
condition Is what the British parlia-
ment calls closure" when the pre-.
hier can no longer. consistent with
honesty or in justice to the nation.
remain longer in office. but 1issolves
parliament, creating vacancy in
every seat and having a full and gen.
eral election In every constituency.
For man To continue identified with
such rottenness, and persis, year in
and year out to hold office, drawing
large salary, | would refer Mr.. Marvin
TO the unabridged dictionary. II this Ia
a correct definition of honesty.
Mr.. Marvin nearly takes our breath
away by informing us that Roosevelt
almost succeeded in putting the
trusts in jail-almost. but they are
not there. The Standard Oil company
was heavily fined, and even If these
millions were paid. that would avail
rothing. for the payment would only
be met by 'robbing Peter TO pay
Paul" az the money would come out
OF the pockets Of the people: also that
Roosevelt has made the Panama canal
o possibility" falling TO see the wide
margin Of distinction between a mere
possibility and a positive certainty.
G.. w. LAWRIE.
Detroit, June IA, 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
Recalls Boyhood DAYS.

To the Editor OF The Times: See
ing an article in The Times about the
Quaker school, near Adrian. founded
by Aunt Laura Haviland. recalls some
or the events of my boyhood days.
MY parents lived near neighbors To
Aunt Laura. who was noted as being
foremost in all good works. attend
ed the Haviland institute two terms.
Aunt Lauras home was known to be
a refuge for the poor slave when on
his way from the south to the then
Land OF the frAe Canada; have been
them there. There was one poor fugi-
tive whose master was In close pur-
suit. and had an officer from Adrian
to aid him, but ne had to go home
without his man. There was great
excitement at the time. The Quakers
were all abolitionists and none would
aid the slave owners. After the excite.
ment died away the fugitive was
helped to freedom.
Ii is said that Aunt Laura was In
strumental In starting the state school
at Coldwater. She was a woman who
seemed TO seek opportunities for doing
goodA She died some ten or twelve
years ago ate the home of one of her
children near Grand Rapids. being
over 80 years old.
Whether a monument is ever erect
ed 10 her memory or not she will ever
be held In grateful remembrance by
all who knew her. w. T. ROSS.
St. Louis, Mich, June 10, 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
REFORMS NAVY
DEPARTMENT.
-Aefeaif- tssaes-eFdef
ordering orders to he
Obeyed.

-Aefeaif- iss8es order
ordering orders to he
obeyed.
In future orders issued
direct by Secretary Net
calf must be obeyed with
out being referred for the
o. h. OF any bureau
The new system Is
working admirably. See
rotary Metcalrs first or
der was that all, armor
belts should b. buckled
up a hole tighter. and
this has added much TO
the trim look of the vari-
Gus battieships, giving
them the fashionable d.
rectoire appearance.
Under the old procedure
| this order would have
been returned to the Blu
reau OF Fashions. there TO
/ lie unexecuted.
II is reported that ivy
I OE SpfIif shAAhOAF AAiAhp -
plant will next be trained
TO grow up the masts 10
relieve their present bare
appearance, while eauti-
full tropical birds VIII be
tethered about the decks,
which will. be turfed and
diversified with walks.
fountains and shrubbery.
BY making the sides OF
future ships OF plate
glass. IL will pe possible
for the officers and men
10 view the scenery more
easily and also to spot
the arrival OF any unwei-
come visitor.
The innovation virtual
ly sounds the death knell
or the bureau system.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

Thus We see the Sloth Is. In fact,
working very hard all the time. al.
though called so Lazy.
From this piece of Biology we
learn to make Bluff with our Coats
on.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
Ge --
WHITE HOUSE GAZETTE
LETTERS.


To the Editor-The only
reason | want To be nomi
mated fsf-TitAr-PsvsitivRi
Is tnst my name would
add great strength TO the
ticket. Taft Is not a la
boring man. like me. and
therefore will not attract
such a big labor vote
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
To the Editor-F'irst
place or nothing is my
motto.
J w. C"Rolhcking Char
ley FAIRBANKS.
Don't worry. you have
an excellent chance OF
winning your alternative
positlon.--Ed.
To .he Editor-What is
your opinion OF the AL
lies:
VOX POPULI.
There are limitations
In printed. !
To the Editor--If you
think OF visiting Africa
In search OF big game,
look out for the railroad
rhinocceos. Since the de-
velopment OF the country
by railroad building. the
intelligent rhinoceros
learned that the easiest
way TO travel was along
the smooth surface OF the
rails. so common did this
practice become that the
East African rhirioceros
is now born with wheels
on its feet. and charges
down The railroad tracks
at terrific speed. its we'll
known unpunctuality Civ
ing tn, train dispatchers
much trouble. So look out
IL you accept the job OF
rhinoctros dispatcher
WISE PERSON.
This sounds like a
base attempt by Or. Lon x
TO gain the Testige OF our
columns. However. We
print the letter To show
the iraccuracy of the So
called naturalists. The
rninoceros to which he
refers IL not called the
Raiifoad Rhinoceros. but
Coaster Rhinoceros Ishi-
noceros Allerskatii,1-
Ell. ~
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

| 'altsd hack twice According 10 your
say-so they'll be on next time"
A dozen spirited horses with dozen
riders and dozen different styles OF
action backing. jumping sideways.
spinning round, viii ultimately find
common multiple of their movements
which Nfif wiring thr-sn- into 4 TRUE f...c
all heading In one direction at one mo-
ment. and this moment came Just as
the laxative man ceased talking.
In an instant the barrier flew up,
the red flag cut the air and the SHIN;
mering line OF scarlet, blue. green,
polka dot and other colors. blending
with the dust of the track, swept
down towards the first turn.
As they rounded into the back
stretch Sizzler was a bad last. and tho
laxative man was in despair.
Jacks lost his nerve" he remark.
e.. That fall has scared him"
Jack will begin 10 make his run"
Brown remarked. "a little before tho
half.mile post"
Probably We had better not run
the race at all" said the laxative man
with some impotence. You might
pane the winners and say. Tx Tic
trouble
Look said the other man.
The bunch had nearly reached the
half-mile post when the scarlet form
or little Jack. which had hithertoo
been erect, bent slowly over Sizzler's
ifetf- anti the horse responded To a
few prods from the little fellows
heels Taking the outside OF the tack
Sizzler began SLOWLY cutting down his
field. From momentary eclipse he
scarlet spot flashed ont in front first
f-eIie-Aefse,-t tteff-of another until
turning ont OF the back stretch ONLY
kaiiyuga was in front OF him. On tho
turn the leader went 10 bat, but Jacks
( scarlet arms remained motionless save
Tor the slight forward and back move
ment. called hand.riding.
"Sizzler a head, Kaliyuga a neck.
Countess n neck" called the announc.
er as the horses entered the stretch.
and then. as they neared the wire.
Brown saw the picture taat had been
Ia his flliC when no said To ,te ;ys
men
He won his last race handsomely"
Down the middle OF the stretch
came the scarlet spot, bending low
over the out.stretched neck of the
straining Sizzler while. rs regularly
as the ticking OF the clock. the little
heels prodded the merciless steel
points into his bleeding tanks. The
yellow of kaliyuga was at his lec..
and the blue OF the Countess a; his
right, the three forms a flying wedge
that did not change its shape until
the wire had been passed.
Then Brown noticed something
white In his hand which he found 10
be a card marked in blue pencil:
"SIZZ. 2O0-lO."
II was his Ticket. the existence of
which he had forgotten In the excite
ment OF the race. and as he looked at
II the mystery became clear The
tireless horses. which for two weeks
had been circllng in his muddled brain
all night. mad al last finished the race
and his dream OF the night before
had been realized
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

In his baccalaureate sermon 10
the graduating class OF 1908 Pres
ident Angel. of the University OF
Michigan. spoke on The Age of
Quickened Conscience"
Baccalaureate sermons, as a
rule. are of a stereotyped order.
In them the graduate is gener-
affy told that his college, days are
over. which he knows.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

A woman seldom realizes that she
has y good figure until her friends be
gin to find fault with IL.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE


o o.
from
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

City people will feel awfully home
sick in heaven IL the golden streets
are not torn up occasionally.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

Probably more girls would take up
stenography as business II they
didn't dislike the idea OF being dictat.
ad
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

Tsussness-ltke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers.- plain neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co. ls
John R-st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

None but the brave deserve the fair,
fer It takes hero 70 pay their bills
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

THE ONE BEST BET
Charley Hughes.
Get your money down on
this
GOOD THING.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
EDITORIAL.

1ye wish TO correct
some distorted stories OF
a trifiing aCCfdVrt 7
haf.ll the Editor or the
Gazette while riding a
Young horse.
Th- facts OF the matter
we're these. The horse. a
Young and POWERFUL AMI
nal fell over the steep
hank OF a stream.
We slipped from the
saddle and. jumping INTO
the river bed. caught tns
animal by the leg as IL
felI Swinging II back 10
The top OF the bank, we
vaulted into the SADDLE
and rode home.
That is the whole story
of a very triding incl
| dent.
W. observe that a col
! ored editor calls US a
"peacemaker w { a T n Z
war paint.
The phrase Is apt
enough and. as everybody
knows. the best OF All
WAYS 10 get a tight IS 10
lump In and order others
TO stop.
Taft or Me.
You see how that set
tied IL for Taft
We observe that John
HAYS Hammond - anNi-
Gus TO retire into private
life.
AS soon as we have
nominated and elected
Taft. we shall leave him
for a. while and 40 after
the savage monsters or
Africa We have already
written a series OF maya :
zine. articles describing
our hunting experiences
OF next year. but need
some good photographs.
which will be obtained as
soon as We get on the
ground.
As Editor Bryan. OF the
(s.,t,, N. omar. has bee N
PLAYING baseball. We
challenge him TO meet
the Gazette en- the foot
ball field. II he consents.
we see several promo
tions coming on the Com
L~fa afo ~
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
The stork.

Senator La Toilette is
being congratulated upon
che arrival Of a speech
W 2 Sh ing MIN ct 2 n
pounds Father and
speech doing well.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

To the Voter:
You must like one OF us.
JUMP IN
and help us--we need IL.
THE ALLIES.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

Probably We had better not run
the race at all" said the talkative man
with some impotence. You might
pane the winners and save us Tic
| Ia
The Detroit times., 1908-06-16

To .he Editor-What is
your opinion OF the AL
lies:
NOX POPULI.
There are limitations
In printed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
Hunnarian GuNlan.

One pound of beef cut into inch
cubes. Put one tablespoon dripping
into a saucepan and place over the
fire. When hot put in two finely
minced onions, dredge with quarter
teaspoon paprika, stir until onions are
thoroughly heated. then add meat.
When meat is brown push the sauce
pan to a part Of the range where It
will cook slowly. Add two medium
sized potatoes cut into cubes, two
level teaspoons Of salt and cover
closely. Do not add water. as the
meat and potatoes and onions should
form sufficient gravy to cook the po-
tatoes. Dish on hot platter, garnish
with triangles OF toast, serve very
hot II should have about three
hours cooking and be made with raw
beef.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
Anricots Dried in SUGAR

Peel and cut in halves some ripe
apricots; remove the stones and weigh
the fruit Boil fruit for d few minutes
in water, remove, drain and put them
in a bowl For every pound OF fruit
place one pound of sugar in a kettle
with onehalf pint of water for each
pound of sugar, and boil to a soft
ball; add the apricots, let them boil
up twice, then pour them into a bowl.
Twenty.four hours later drain the ap-
ricots in a sieve and dust them with
sugar, then transfer them to dish,
dust them with sugar again and place
them in a cool oven, turn them add
more sugar, continue this way until
they are dry, then wrap in paper All
Kinds of fruit except berries may De
prepared Ia the same way
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
Wants New Fire Regulation.

Chief Belt OF the Washington FIRE
department is working for a new regu.
lation TO prohibit the stabhng Of horses
on any but ground floors OF buildings
10 the District OF Columbia In all Of
the numerous stable fires that have
occurred in the District OF Columbia
during the last 40 years" says the
chief. u have never known OF a horse
being rescued when it was stabbed
above or below the ground aoor and
the FIRE originated on the first floor
Disregardiug the danger TO which
horses are exposed when stabbed
above or below the grours floor OF
any building IL should also be borne
10 mind that the rescuing Of horses
from a burning stable is one OF the
most hazardous duties deyolving upon
The members ~ the fire department
These animals become panic-stricken,
cannot be led. and the fremen are con-
stantiy exposed To the danger Of being
knocked down and trampled upon.
This is true in the case OF horses
stabbed on the first floor and when
they are kept on ans floor above CT
below the first floor the danger Incl
dent 20 their rescue is corresponding
ly Increased
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
FROZEN TEA NEW DAINTY.
introduced at Washington by Wife OF
Chinese Minister.

Frozen tea Is among the delicacies
Of the season, and is regarded as de-
lightfnl. Tine way Nine. Wa wife Of
the Chinese diplomat and wit, serves
II IS Interesting. The tea is made as
carefully as If an empress was 10 i'm.
hihe IT,
Freshly.hoiled water Is poured on
the leaves and is permitted TO steep
FOR exactly six minutes, when II Is
poured into an ice-cold mold and put
into the freezer.
Frozen tea is served with one table.
spoonful Of frozen unfavored cream
and one of lemon ice on the regular
frozen-dainty saucer. 1t is the com
ing ice and already is growing in
popularity.
Another frozen food fad relates to
nutmeg canteloupe. The meat OF the
melon is scraped out and frozen with
a slight taste of sugar cinnamon and
nutmeg, and Is then put back in the
rind and served daintily with leaves
and flowers at the edges.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
A HOT SUPPER DISH.
Suitable for Simple Meal So Popular
on Sunday Nights.

For the simple little supper that
every one wants on Sunday nights
when The maid is out and no one wants
to work The following dish is most ac.
ceptable:
Ii is a regular chatting dish bit OF
cookery and is frequently concocted by
clubmen for an aftertheater supper
Good-si2ed tomatoes are skinned,
chopped into tiny pieces and put on
the ice Half a dozen eggs are bea icn
up, seasoned with salt and paprika and
a small quantity of thick cream is
slowly poured in and beaten up.
This mixture is poured into the
hot chatting dish and faxed with Il
fork until it Is nearly cooked. then the
tomatoes are poured in and if one
likes the taste of green peppers, a few
shreds are added.
These are faxed in with the esq
mixture and almost instantly served
on hot plates.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06

A good way to rid your house OF
flies is to mix in small watering pot
equal parts Of crude petroleum. or IL
that is not attainable use kerosene,
and sprinkle all outhouses, barns, gar.
bage piles or drains with the mixture
Then sprinkle the window stills and
wipe off the netting on your screens
with a cloth wet with kerosene. and
you will soon see the flies disappear
This, too, will prevent you with being
bothered with mosquitoes, which are
so troublesome this year.
Do this quite often during the sum-
mer months, say two or three times a
week.
The kerosene not only drives the
flies away, but when the places whore
they breed are sprinkled the eggs will
be destroyed and the household win
be saved from this miserable pest.
This method has been tried and
found to be excellent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
y y y = . = 80 " % On ~ 4
BOUND gTYY
: % a. . o o - ~wm~ .
Noverber 5, 1903.

Mr. Primm Of Vienna who. in Jul.
was discharged from the Seventeenth
Infantry at Atlanta. Ca. passe'
through this city "Wednesday while en-
route TO his home. While here he
visited J. l.. Doughcrty whose son
John. is member of the same reg
iment.
T. NJ shick, of Anna was in tn
city Wednesday.
Hugh Eshleman Of Pulaski. was
lrausacting business here Wednes
day.
Mrs Hiieman Of Olmsted. is tn.
guest Of Miss Louue Chittick this
week.
O'Srllivan Mckinney. Wednesday
morning the sun shine on a bridal
couple, the members OF which ar
we'll known and highly respected
young people and the best wishes OF
their many friends follow Miss Ellen
Francis OSuliivsn OF this city and
Mr. Ernest Cleveland Mckinney Of
Memphis. The wedding took place al
the Church OF the Immaculate Con
cention Catholic al $50 O'Clock
Miss Agnes Westerman was brides
maid aad Mr. John OSullivan acted
as best man. Little Miss Helen Berg
man was the ring bearer while
Messrs. Dan Hearley and Joe wester
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
MOUNDS, I'LL.
Nov. a, 1908.

Nov. a, 1908.
The great game Mounds VS., "th'
; mill tax resulted in victory o
over 10 to in favor Of Mounds,
Jake j. Blum was a pleasant calle
this morning.
The total vote of Mounds was CAL
Against mill tax 49,. For the tax :
Election day passed off quietly II
this city. the weather was fine an'
everybody seemed to he happy.
The entire county Republican
ticket was elected by big majoIties
Byron Council, of the Bee, was
over Tuesday to witness the slaughter
Of the mill tax.
Many from Mound City Cairo and
Villa Ridge took dinner with the
Ladies Aid Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid cleared STA OIL
their fine turkey dinner and they
had 10 turn away about that much
on account of not having room ana
the railroad boys could not wait to
take their turn. 1t pays to let your
wants be known through the
columns of The Bulletin
very pretty little surprise party
was held in this city Tuesday night
in honor Of Miss Mounds who is the
Ii yearod daughter Of Eurkeyilt
precinct Pulaski county Illinois.
Miss Mounds was born and raised
Just eight miles 'naIth of Cairo and
is destined to boc6f9e the belle" Of
the Mississippi valley. The voters OF
Pulaski county are going to make
he present of the county seat on
next Tuesday. and hundreds Of her
gallant young admirers have pledged
themselves to fit her up with snug
little castle in the form OF a com
Portable and convenient court house
on those eight beautiful high and dry
los that the voters accepted for her
on November 10th and which were
donated to the county for that pur
pose Miss Mounds is Just sweet six !
teen and as beautiful as the rose and /
as fair as tine lllly. She did not wea. !
hcn Merry Widow but preferred !
the new STYLE and up-to.date cooked /
hat that the voters knocked the - |
mill tax into for her on last Tues !
la% and it is so becoming and she |
ices look so sweet in it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
New Peach PUDDING.

A peach and chocolate pudding Is
an English novelty that will appeal to
those fond of the latter, and withal it
is inexpensive. as canned or timed
peaches are used.
Take one pint tin OF peaches, add an
ounce of butter. and stew until soft;
sweeten II liked and then beat them
to a pulp, Boil four ounces OF cnoco-
late in a pint Of milk until 1t 10
smooth. Beat four eggs and add to
the chocolate. and after we'll mixing
place the peaches in deep pie dish,
pour the chocolate over them, and
bake from ten to twelve minutes in a
moderate oven.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-06
Tomato Jelly.

With gelatine may be cut in SQUARES
and served with lettuce ana celery
and mayonnaise for salad II Is
easily made by dssolving half box
Of gelatine in cuptul of cold water.
Cook the tomato, season and strain It.
and then heat ii again. Use a quart
Of this to cup of gelatine and stir
well until the latter is dissolved Pour
into shallow dishes or little molds and
serve in individual plates prettily ar
ranged. An oldfashioned way to make
tomato jelly without gelatine is to fill
stone jar With ripe tomatoes sliced.
Cover it tightly, put the jar in pot
of water, and boil for four or five
hours Strain the juice through fine
sieve and to each pint of juice put Il
pound of brown sugar. Add the whites
OF six eggs to each gallon of juice and
boil until thick; then put it in
glasses. This is a rich, odd jelly. II
preferred more spicy. put only half as
much sugar, pepper and salt to taste,
and mace and nutmeg.