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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20
AcErYIENE SHELLS FOR GERMAN NAVY.

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EXPERIMENTS are now being carried out
l German warshIps with acetylene Shells
Il which II is believed will take the place Of
the electric searchIght used hitherto by
n warshlps These shells contain calcium
ySYR&y carbide and the water reach It through
a tube The shells are fred by a gun built
specially for the purpose On being fired the shell goes
under the water and then rises to the surface and the
action Of the water upon the calcium carbide produces
the acetylcne light Each shell Il said to have 1000
candle power and will burn for three hours The great
drawback Of the ordinary searchlight Il that although
It affords protection from the unobserved approach
Of torpedo boats, II yet makes the warshp using II
excellent target The acetyene shell referred to
will have the great advantage Of lighting up n given
space while the vessel that Ares will b left In dark.
ness.-IOndon Globe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20
Stockholders' Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Chicago Newspaper Union will be
South Jefferson street, Chicago H.. at 12
o'clock noon. ON the 18th day Of April,
1909. for the purpose Of electing a hoard
r. J. DARCIlE. Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20
EAOLETS.

I. n. Powell will be the next City
Treasurer Of Chicago. Everybody Is
with him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20

August Peters should be elected Al
derman In the Twenty-sixth Ward. The
services of successful business men like
Mr.. Peters are needed In the City Coun-
ell and all good citizens of the ward
should rally around his support on
April o.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20

The nomination Of John p. McGOOrty
for Judge Of the Circuit Court BY the
Democrats Is desired by everybody who
wants to see clean and able men placed
on the bench.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20

Alderman Arthur w. Fulton has
represented the Thirteenth Ward ably
and honestly In the City Council for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-20

No lawyer In Chicago Ii better fitted
for seat on the Circuit Court bench
than Kickham Seaman, and his nomin.
alton by the Republicans will mean his
certain election.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-25
How Ballots Are
Secured

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delivered by mail requested.
Besides the be
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in, will be
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bought; they be the paper
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-25
How Prizes will Be Distributed

THE CAPITAL PRzE-The lady receiving highest number
o receive a touring car.
GRAND PRIZES-Three high grade will be pre-
THE THREE DIAMOND RINGS will
o n
will go to the receiving
THE THREE SCHOLARSHIPS n North Business
College will the
in their
Each district will
watch scholarship regardless
other districts However
of districts will he
The s of
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to Of
those beautiful
from the first publication
BE md how
it is worth the Automobile
solely will
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-25
How TO Win

Any lady who win
one of the magnificent
to the Contest Department All
the OF
toned elsewhere in this
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
ST PRIZE
Sour Cream Recipes
Mrs. j. Fillmore, 1240 Plum Stree
San Jose

Mrs. j. Fillmore, 124O Plum Street
San Jose
In these days of the enforcement of
the pure milk laws ii should be an
easy matter for the housewife to save
q cupfuI OF cream in a short time a
feW tablespoonfuls each day, stirring
each time new cream is added TO sour
IL all evenly.
Sour Cream COOIxies-Two cups of
sugar half a cup butter, one cup sour
cream, two cups Cor Iess) seeded and
soda, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one of
alfspice, half a teaspoonful cloves, -four
suf1clent TO roll. Roll very thin and
bake in moderate oven.
Sour Cream Pie (MOck Mince)-One
cup sour cream, one cup sugar, one cup
seeded and chopped raisins, one beaten
egg, juice of one lemon, one teaspoon
cinnamon, half q teaspoon each of
cloves and sllspice. Bake between two
Sour Cream Filling for Cake; Use
good layer cake recipe for three or
four layers. FilIing@One cup sour
cream; whip, and add one cup sugar,
one square (grated) chocolate; flavor
with vanilla
2-One cup sour cream mixed with
one cup sugar; if thoroughly mixed.
wiz not curdle. Cook until slightly
waxy and after cooling a little add
or half raisins and half chopped nut
meats; beat until nearly cold.
Doughnuts-Four eggs, beaten; salt,
cinnamon TO suit taste, half a cup
Qarge) sour cream; I'LL remainder OF
cup with buttermilk; two cups sugar,
one teaspoon soda. -four sufficient to
roll.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
What to Serve With Meat

Mrs. F. Blank, Excelsior Homestead
Roast turkey-Chestnut dressing,
cranberry jelly.
Boiled turkey-sausage meat dress
ing, celery sauce.
Roast beef-Grated horseradish.
Roast veal-Tomato or bread sauce.
Roast duck-Orange salad.
Roast chicken-Bread sauce, brown
gravy.
Roast quail-Celery sauce, currant
jelly.
Roast canvasback duck-Black cur
rant Jelly.
Baked ham-Madeira sauce
Roast hare-Bread or liver sauce,
watercress.
Roast. mutton-Brown caper sauce,
rowan jelly.
Roast pork-Apple sauce. piquant
sauce.
Roast lamb-Mint sauce
Roast venison-Black currant or
grape jelly.
Cold tongue-Sauce tartare
Pork sausage-Fried apples, apple
sauce.
Veal sausage-Tomato sauce. grated
cheese.
Corn beef-Mustard
Calls head, boiled-Parsley sauce.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
81 PRIZE
As TO Pork Chops
Mrs. Gertrude :. Dibble. 1855 COwper
Street, PaIO Alto

Mra. Gertrude :. Dibble. 1855 COwper
Street, PaIO Alto
For many years. pork in general and
pork chops or steak particular were
almost wholly omitted from the Gus
tomary food OF my household as being
unWholesome, however savory and at
tractive TO the unregenerate appetite.
Then / saw a list Of foods published in
the order OF their relatively nutritious
value. and 10. like Abou Ben Adhem 5
name. pork steak led all the rest ?"
After that I regarded the article with
respect but still with caution. / eK-
perimented and now cook il this way:
Remove nearly all fat, put a little
IN frying pan. and lay In the chops
or steak On the upper side sprinkle
-four or cornmeal, salt and pepper.
Brown a little. then turn. Brown
again. but 90 not burn. Pour on hot
water. not quite enough TO cover, put
& lid on and simmer three-ouarters of
an hour. When the top OF the stove is
in use lay the chops in a dripping pan,
add -four and seasoning, cook 20 min
utes in the oven, turn, add enough hot
water for gravy and cook half an hour.
They are then pronounced almost az
good as chicken.
treat veal outlets the same way.
Underdone veal or pork is an abomina-
tion. and the crisp, fried article is for
indomitable teeth and stomachs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
SIS PRIZE
Dixie Biscuit
Mrs. Basil BadeIey, Point Richmond

Mrs. Basil BadgIey, Point Richmond
These biscuits are delicious, the tops
snc bottoms being crisp and delicately
brown Take one pint of milk, one
teaspoonful OF lard, two teaspoonfuls
OF butter. two teaspoonfuls OF sugar,
one heaping teaspoonful Of salt, half
yeast cake, one egg, six cupfuls of
-four. Put the milk on the stove IN q
double boiler, together with the butter,
lard, salt and sugar. When milk has
become scalded let il cool to blood
heat dissolve the yeast In little cool
milk and add 10 the milk In the boiler.
Into the bucket or bowl in which the
biscuits are 10 rise sift two cupfuls Of
-four Mix to a sti1 batter with the
milk that has been prepared. beat the
egg light and add Il to the mixture,
then beat the batter as beating for
cake and cover closely; let IL rise in
warm place. For o'clock tea put the
sponge TO rise about 10 o'clock in the
morning, al o'clock in the afternoon
have a mold Of sifted -four on the
brea6board-abOut three cupfuls-and
knead as for ordinary bread until the
dough is soft enough to handle easily,
then roll out about half an inch in
thickness: cut with & small cutter.
Brush the tops OF the biscuit with
melted butter and lard: do not let them
touch each other. Set in a warm place
and let rise about two hours. Bake
from Is to 20 minutes in hot oven.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
ST PRIZE
Some Raisin Recipes

Mrs. J. p. ConnOr, Point Arena
Raisin Bread-One teacupful yeast.
two and a half cups warm milk. one
teaspoOnful Of salt: add -four enough
TO make a stiff batter and let raise two
hours. Then add half a cupful Of
sugar that has been creamed with one
tablespoonful each Of sweet lard and
butter, and one cupful Of raisins well
Toured. Stir until too stin TO handle
with spoon, put on molding board
and knead well; let raise four hours.
then mold into loaves and let rise
again until twice their size. Bake in
moderate oven three-quarters Of an
hour.
Raisin Pie With Two Crusts-Boil one
cupful Of seeoless raisins and one cup
Of seeded raisins together for one hour
with one cup Of brown sugar and two
cups OF water, then add g heaping
tablespoonful OF. -four mixed with a
little water; let boil a couple Of min
utes. Add small piece Of butter and
q little spice. To bake this pie in one
crust add the yolks OF two eggs TO
the raisin mixture and less flour; have
crust baked first. Put beaten whites
sweetened and favored on top. Set IN
oven and slightly brown.
Raisin for Earache-Make raisin hot
and put in ear. It will give instant
relief
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
81 PRIZE
Strawberry DumpIipgs
Nrs. w. R. Benz. Loyalton. CaI.

Mrs. w. r.. Bent, Loyalton, Cal.
Take one cup best beef Suet, freed
from strings. chopped fine; three cups
sifted -four, half teaspoonfuI salt, one
tablespoonful sugar two level tea
spoonfuls baking powder. two eggs,
enough cold water TO mix to a soft
dough. Shape into large balls, lightly
as possible; put into buttered cloths
Toured inside; fasten corners together.
pinning them over. drop into boiling
water slightly salted. Boil steadily 80
minutes, when done remove imme-
diately.
Serve with following sauce: Stir
quarter cupful butter to a cream with
one cupful powdered sugar; beat in yolk
OF one egg and tablespoonful lemon
juice. When light and creamy stir in
cupful nice ripe berries uncrushed, turn
sauce into glass dish. Beat white of the
egg to stiff froth, heap on top of sauce
and decorate with large ripe berries
When dumping is done decorate around
edge of dish with ripe strawberries
Serve at once
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
A Good Cake
Mrs. c. $. Haley. Newark

Mira. c. 8. Haley, Newark
Two cups OF butter and two cups of
sugar, creamed; six eggs, well beaten;
one cup syrup, one cup good brandy,
one nutmeg, one teaspoon cloves, three
OF cinnamon. two of soda, three OF
baking powder. grated rind Of two
lemons, juice OF one; one tablespoon
OF vanilla, one of lemon extract; two
pounds best raisins, one Of sultanas,
two cups of walnuts, one of citron, one
OF orange peel. one of figs, one OF dates,
one OF preserved strawberries (drain off
the juice) f1ve cups Of -four sifted
with the soda and baking powder Pre-
pare the fruit the day before making:
cut the figs and dates fine with the
scissors; also the raisins, and be sure
there are no seeds left in them: shave
the nuts with a sharp knife and the
citron and orange peel as fine as pos
sibie. Dredge the fruit with -four and
add just before putting In the oven.
which must be hot at first and then
moderate. Bake in two loaves, and
Ice
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
sI PRIZE
Baked Sea Bass With Potatoes
Mrs. Herbert omeid, 2220 MiIvia street,
Berkeley


Mrs. Herbert omeid, 222O MiIvia street,
Berkeley
Procure q striped sea bass, weighing
six or seven pounds; remove eyes,
thoroughly clean, wash and dry; then
rub one tablespoonful OF salt on inside
and one on outside OF fish; set in cool
place over night Next day wash fish
Inside and out with cold water and
wipe dry. Open a medium sized can
Of oysters (if you can not get fresh)
and pour liquor in separate dish; beat
whites OF three eggs stiff. add yolks
and beat all togethers add oyster liquor;
beat into this the rolled crumbs OF
eight soda crackers; then add oysters
with salt pepper, parsley TO taste; stun
fsh with this, sewing together with
coarse thread; lay IN large baking pan,
pour one cup boiling water, bake in
moderate oven allowing 20 minutes
20 the pound: baste every Is minutes.
An hour before fish is done peel five
large potatoes and boil Meanwhile,
make gravy by putting one pint OF
milk IN double boiler with one table
spoonful butter salt TO taste; blend
two tablespooufulg -four with two OF
Htld water; stir into milk at boiling
E0lnt: boil Eve minutes; put boiled po-
tatoes through q sieve; beat into them
three tablespoonfuls butter and a little
salt: mold a tablespoonful OF potatoes
into egg shapes, wipe with cream, and
put into oven 10 brown. Put nsh on
hot Matter put each potato egg on
lettu1 leaf. lay on platter around ,hsh;
pour f]uSS over fish. sprinkle q little
k4baso8 sauce on tops sprinkle four
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Cash Prizes for Fiousekeepers

THE Modern Housekeper helping to raise the standard
cooking housekeeping California facilitating interchange
of ideas California housekeper The best and newest
recipes that big Kitchen the
discovered adding materially the
beauty comfort of the homehese the things
The Modern Husekepe would like to writing
send n Make communication brief possible and
that write side of the paper Sign
s. price prize five 81 prizes awarded
Sunday All the generally
interesting communications will be published in turn this
is good, it will appear when its turn comes
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Macaroni (Spanish)
Mrs. G. e. Baugh. PetaIuma


-One-half pound best macaroni. one
cup grated cheese, one-haf cup rich
milk, one-quarter cup butter, two eggs.
one small green chile pepper, one-quar-
ter teaspoonful mace, one stick celery,
one green onion, one small bit garlic.
six large ripe tomatoes or one solid
pack can will do in place of fresh to-
matoes; salt to taste. Break maca-
roni into small pieces, put into porce-
lain saucepan, cover with boiling wa
ter and sadd and boil till tender. Drain
in colander. Stew the tomatoes with
the salt, garlic. onion. pepper. mace
and celery until reduced to a pulp; then
press through sieve or colander. Put
macaroni back in saucepan. add
to it the milk, butter and cheese; then
the tomato pulp. Simmer gently for 10
minutes; beat eggs till light. and stir
in with a fork very gently so as not to
break macaroni. Keep hot for few
minutes. When ready to serve, put
into hot dish and send covered to the
table.
A glass of Madeira turned over mac
aroni just before taken from the
saucepan adds materially to the flavor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Scotch Potato Scenes

Mrs. Basil BadgIey, Point Richmond
II you have never eaten scones, try
this recipe: Take one and a half cup
fuls -four. one-third of a cup butter,
one cupful mashed potatoes, two tea
spoonful salt, one egg. Sift the flour,
salt and baking powder together, and
after adding the mashed potatoes rub
dough by adding the egg well beaten.
and. IL necessary. little milk; make
the dough the right consistency to
roll out: divide the dough into three
parts and roll into rounds half an
inch thick: cut each of these across
twice so as to make four parts Bake
in a quick oven or on a griddle. When
done, split and butter them. Serve hot
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Pineapple Snow

Mrs. IT. T.. Crittenden, 1858 lie Roy
Avenue, Berkeley
A simple. quick dessert which ] have
used in emergencies. The quantity
given sufficient for FIVE persons. Half
a package gelatine in half a cup cold
water 10 minutes. Then take one
cup granulated sugar and pour over
both 1t and the gelatine; one cup boil
ing water Add juice of half of a
lemon and small can OF grated pine
apple. Beat whites of one or two eggs
stiff and add two tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar to thicken, and add to
above mixture. Set aside for three or
four hours in cool place. 1t will then
quired. Serve with whipped cream
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Filled Apples
Irs. nj. Beauregard, 534 Morrison
Street, Portland, Ore.

Mrs. NJ. Beauregard. 534 Morrison
Street, Portland, Ore.
Take nice firm apples, peel and core.
leaving space a little larger than
usual Arrange in baking pan, sprin-
lxle lightly with sugar mixed with
very little ground cinnamon. Then
fill space with well seasoned mince-
meat Add a little water with some
of the sugar and small piece of but
ter in bottom of pan. Cook slowly
till apples are soft. When done re-
move from oven, pile each one lightly
with whipped cream, favored with va
nilla. Or take stiffiy beaten whites OF
two eggs, sweetened with four table
spoonfuls of sugar, flavor with vanilla,
pile lightly on each apple, return to
oven a few moments to brown. To
be eaten warm.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Extremely Good Lunch Dishes
Mrs. A. Lemon, 1433 Myrtle Street,
Oakland

Mrs. A. Lemon, 1888 Myrtle Street,
Oakland
Potato Turnovers-Into two cupfuls
of cold mashed potatoes beat one egg
and one tablespoonful melted butter,
mix one teaspoonful baking powder
into one cupful flour. add enough -four
to potatoes to be able to handle, di-
vide into six parts, roll out each. Have
some chopped meat moistened with
well seasoned gravy. put two table
over other half: put butter on top
Bake in creased pan in quick oven
should be crisp and delicious.
Steamed Apples-Peel and core six
small tart apples. put into kettle with
one cupful water, cover and boil gen
tly until very tender; add one tea
spoonful butter and one heaping table,
spoonful sugar for each apple, let boil
up until apples are clear, then take
out very carefully; let water boil hard
when cold should be jelly. Are very
good when eaten warm.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Ginger Cake

Mrs. A. l.. StudebaIer. 6I7 Fillmore
Street, San Francisco
Three tablespoonfuls brown sugar.
three tablespoonfuls lard or butter.
two-third cupful of molasses, one tea
spoonful soda dissolved in Six table
spoonfuls hot water, one egg. flour
enough to make a soft batter, one tea
spoonful ginger, half a teaspoonful
cinnamon. quarter OF a teaspoonful
cloves, little salt. Bake in rather
quick oven.
Walnut Wafers-Two eggs, one cub
ful sugar, seven tablespoonfuls flour.
one teaspoonful baking powder. one
pinch salt, one cupful chopped wal
nuts. Drop a little on buttered pan.
about one and a half inches apart
Bake rather slowly
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Household Hints
A. C. Jochmus, lis Eighteenth Stree
Pacific Grove


Pacific Grove
To Keep Flies Out of Room-Put a
few drops of oil of lavender on a
sponge placed in a saucer of hot water.
This will give out scent like vio-
lets, which flies dislike. II you do not
wish to try IT in the house put the
sponge on a table on the porch If the
flies are troublesome there.
A Cherry Pftter-May be made by
hammering the pointed ends of a new,
long wire hairpin into a good sized
cork. BY holding the cork in the
hand and pressing the rounded end of
the hairpin against the cherry the
stone and stem can be forced out at
the. same time without crushing the
fruit.
To Save Expense When Using a Gas
Stoye-Haye a piece of sheet iron large
enough to cover the top of the stove.
and turn on only one burner The heat
will be diffused enough to cook a whole
dinner What requires the greatest
heat may be cooked directly over the
burner. This also solves the problem
Of keeping things hot on a gas stove.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Dainty Tested Recipes

Mrs. n. t. Schmidt. Box "a, King City
Strawberry FIoat-One pint sugar.
ripe berries to taste. and set aside one
hour; then mash through colander.
Beat whites of six eggs to stiff froth
and stir into berries. Whip until spoon
will stand erect in them. Serve with
rich cream.
Frozen Desserts-Mash four bananas
and beat TO a cream, add one cupful
whipped cream, half a cupful sugar and
beat all together and freeze in a mold.
Snow Ball Pudding-Bring to a boil
one quart of milk, put in whites Of
six eggs beaten stiff, cook. take out
yolks beaten with one cupful sugar.
Cook until thick, pour over the whites
and flavor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
A Favorite Salad
Nellie Fl. Carpenter, 1924 Montgomery
Street, Oakland

Street, Oakland
The meats Of one pound of English
walnuts four or five tender white
stalks of celery, two hard boiled eggs
and one can of French peas. Chop the
nuts, celery and eggs then add the
peas, from which the liquor has been
drained. Mix with the salad dressing
given below. This quantity is suffi-
cient for 10 or II people. It is espe-
cially attractive served In lemon boats
garnished with nasturtium leaves and
blossoms. To make the boats cut the
lemons lengthwise and remove the
pulp.
salad Dressing-Three tablespoons
sugar, one teaspoon flour, half a tea
spoon ground mustard. half teaspoon
salt dash of pepper. Beat the yolks
of two eggs. add four tablespoons Of
vinegar. Rub the dry ingredients to-
gether we'll and mix with the yolks
and vinegar. Add lump of butter the
size of a walnut and cook in double
boiler until it creams When cold add
the whites of the eggs beaten stif
This will keep in a cool place for two
weeks. When ready to use thin with
plain or whipped cream. either sweet
or slightly sour.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
To Clean and Curl Feathers
Mrs. Margaret williams, 2O48 LOm-
bard Street. City

To CIean-Cut some white CASTLE
soap in small pieces: pour boiling wa
ter on them and add a tablespoonful
of pearlash. When the soap Is dis
solved and the mixture cool enough for
the hand to bear plunge the feathers
hand till the dirt appears to be
squeezed out of them. Pass them
through clean lather with some blue
ing in II; then rinse them In cold
water: beat them against the hand to
shake OF the water and dry by shak-
ing them near a fire.
To CurI-When they are nearly dry
draw each fiber or fiue over the edge
OF blunt knife, turning IL around
in the direction you wish the curl TO
take II the feather Is to be fat place
It between the leaves OF . book and
press H.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Popovers
Miss souIe. 1875 The AIameda. sam jose

Miss souIe. 1275 The Alameda. san Jose
Grease gem pans Cor small earthen
cups) and put them IN the oven to
get very hot Beat three eggs with
out separating) until very light: add
to them two cupfuls or milk and half a
teaspOonful salt; then pour this grad
ually on two cupfuls OF sifted Hour,
rapidly or the batter viii be so nould
that 1t can not be beaten smooth
Strain through a sieve TO remove any
little Jumps that may remain. Take
the gems pans Cor cupsl from the
oven, quickly MI them half full with
this mixture. put them In a quick
oven, and bake about 25 minutes n
properly made and properly baked they
will swell four times their bulk, and
make most delicious breakfast cake.