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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-24
A Rich Error.

Printers errors are always funny"
said Gen. p. p. Parker OF the Arizona
G. A. r., land I'll never forget one
that was made over Memorial day
The Monday morning report Of this
sermon began:
1.-The Rev. DR.. John Blank creased
the pulpit on the occasion'-and SO on.
'Graced,' of course, is what was
meant"
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A Resourceful Mind.

What would happen if comet
should manage TO hit this whirling
sphere of ours?" asked the magma
tive man.
II don't know" answered Mr.. Fan
son, but I'd be in favor OF Offering II
an engagement on our home team"
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Tue Strangers Attend a SholU
BY FRED c. Kelly.

observed one of the pair, sarcastically,
as he stuck his head through the win
dow at the ticket seller You had
your nerve with you to sell fellow a
ticket for that"
Don't you care for German opera"
inquired the man with a grin.
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bloating, etc., are
troubles that COM
monty come from
sick kidneys. Don't
mistake the cause
Doan's Kidney Pills
have cured thou
sands of women af-
fiicted in this way
by curing the kid
neys. Mrs. G. X.
Foresman, 113 s.
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use alIen,s Foot.Ea.e

1t is the only relief for Swollen Smart
ing, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder 10 be shaken into the
shoes. Cures while you walk. At all Drug
gists and Shoe stores. 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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Nc. Not Nervous.

''They say he has degenerated into
a panhandling bum"
That's true. He is now nothing
but nervy wreck"
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placed anywhere
attracts and kills
all flies. n eat,
clean.ornamental,
convenient. cheap.
Lastsnllseasop. Can
not spill or tip
over. viii no { soil
orlnjureanything.
Guaranteed effec
tive. OfalIdeaisrs,
or sent prepdidIor
zoe, Harold semers.
$50 De ksIb Avenue,
Breeiiyp,New York.
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WOMEN SUFFER NEEpLEssLY
Many Mysterious Aches and Pains Are
Easily Cured.

Backache, pain through the hips.
dizzy spells, headaches, nervousness,
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ACCENT ON THE "PUs."

Teacher-Now, Jimmy Green, can
you tell me what an octopus is?
Jimmy Green-Yes, sir; it's an
eight-sided cat.
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NERVE.

Excuse me, can j speak to your
typewriter a moment?"
You cannot; she's engaged"
That's all right; I'm the fellow
she's engaged to-
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or, They Should.

Shakespeare: Welcome ever smiles
and farewell goes out signing.
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AIII w 1910 y: zen 17E}
What you can do on
10 acres

You have read of the big profits being made by in
the Gulf Coast Country of Texas Has occurred to to
consider what you could do under similar circumstances
Isn't reasonable suppose that you can do wel'
If you should the Gulf Coast Country OF exas and
buy this is what yen might reasonably expect
you do well the average-or these are not ancnuL
fgures-but the actual Average results, carefully figured
from the yields of large number of growers in the Gulf
Coast Country of Texas:
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ST PRIZE
An Entree

Lillian NJ. Savage. Box 5S3, San Mateo
To two-thirds OF a cold chicken add
one-third cold boiled ham, mince and
simmer in melted butter Just an in
slant then add milk and thicken with
flour and melted butter to the con-
sistency of patty filling and season
as follows: One small bay leaf, pap
rika. pepper, salt and a dash of white
wine. Prepare crust as follows: One
quart of Gour, salt, two teaspoonfuls
Of yeast powder, quarters of a
cup Of lard and work in perfectly un-
til you can not detect particles OF
lard in Hour, add milk (buttermilk pre-
ferred1 until you can whip the dough
with your hands; dust with flour and
roll moist as possible; cut into biscuit
forms, then roll each one out thinner;
inclose about two tablespoonfuls OF
chicken as prepared above; pick out
the chicken with as little of the cream,
or gravy, as possible. roll and close
with a seam on top and bake in mod
crate oven. When nicely Drowned re-
move and gently force each one open
AT seam in crust with dull edge of
knife filling through the seam and
covering with sauce prepared as fol-
lows: Melt slice of butter and add
lint of fresh mushrooms or chapign-
ons when simmered through. add to
chicken gravy remaining. Serve in
individual plates and very hot.
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T0 O00o 0o0 0N0am9rno l7o6ao

'ormed. Some ferns and bowl Of
white daisies TRANSMITTED 1t into a
bower for her. which was the wonder of
the villagers. The fact that the ma
terial of her pretty wall covering was
nothing more or less than paper cam
brio did not affect the result in the
least.
A sand finish or rough plaster wall
in bungalow is most effective when
kalsomined with some clear. soft color,
which corresponds with the idea en-
bodied in the furnishing and architec-
tural finish of the room. Fabrikona Ca
fine burlap prepared for walls) is often
preferred to kalsomine and gives a
handsome effect
Fabrics may he found in so many
good colors and tones for walls in these
progressive days that we may in nearly
all cases secure the exact shade desired.
but there is sometimes an exception to
this rule 1t is we'll, therefore. to know
that paper (blank stock) or plain cot
ton may be stretched over a plaster
wall and then washed or kalsomined in
any color This treatment gives a par
ticularly soft and beautiful result and
Is a, little more delicate and desirable
than the kalsomined plaster l have
seen q drawing room furnished In the
faded, delicate pink of tea rose and
with the walls washed in the tint of a
sea she'll, and have been convinced that
In no other way could this (the very
poetry OF COLOR have been secured.
Plain walls are not necessary to the
beauty OF a bungalow nor figured walls
to that OF a more ambitious house; 1t is
we'll, generally speaking, to make the
distinction OF having plain walls In a
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Here Are the Prize

Owing 20 the large number OF rec
Ipes and household ideas that are be
Ing received every day, and the con-
8equeut impossibility of their all ap-
;pearing In The Sunday Call on ac-
count Of lack Of space, several recipes
are now being published each day in
the daily edition under the heading
"A Few Words With the Lady OF the
House" It viii be very much appre-
cisted. Il the ladies, In submitting
their contributions, will write only on
one side Of the paper.
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and Papers; 3

room in which figured draperies and
lowered furniture are used. and, vice
versa. figured walls with plain carpets
and draperies An illustration IS shown
in which the walls Of bungalow din
ing room are covered with tapestry
paper in foliage desE n. The plaster OF
the ceiling showing between the beams
is colored the light gveenish blue OF a
robins egg and gives fine effect OF
atmosphere above the foliage. A larSe
oriental rug. showing q clear color In
the center. with a border, completes an
absolutely satisfactory room
There is a preference. however. for
plain walls of rough plaster in bunga-
lows This is the least expensive finish
that may be given a wall, and there are
instances of many good people who
have waited some years for the kalso-
mine because of its slight additional
expense. The pale gray tone OF the
natural plaster finish is not bad: in
fact. it gives a most effective back
ground to prints and water color pie
lures Above four foot wooden VAIN
scoting, stained brown it is often beau
tiful, and it is an easy matter to give
warmth of color to such a room by in
Producing il in the rugs and curtains.
The fashion of introducing chintz
border in quaint garden flowers. or
birds of paradise. cOckatOOs and flow
erS, in bed chambers, is a pretty one.
A small country house that know has
such a room for guests. and it Is at
tractive enough to be worth description.
The walls of this room are paneled In
white enameled wood five feet from the
floor; this paneling takes in the wall
cupboard and clothes closet In which is
set full length mirror. Above the
wainscOt there is chintz border IN
the quaintest Of designs OF cOnven-
tional hollyhOcks and queer birds. a
tangle OF beauty and rich color on
white ground; with such wall covering
we can well imagine what charming
chamber could be evolved with a brass
bed valanced and curtained with the
chintz: with tall silver candlesticlSs
on the high white mantel carrying
shades OF the chintz and with colonial
rugs on the polished floor.
Another room IN this house Is papered
with inch stripes In two tones OF
greenish gray for 5 feet from the
floor, and above this Is a paper frieze
OF purple wistaria. Curtains at the
windows of wistaria chintz. matching
the paper carry out the wall scheme
beautifully. This design is particularly
effective in a room with mahogany
furniture where brass and bronze bowls
or jars hold the plants. A beautiful
dining room In a bungalow has panel
ing of wood with a rich brown stain
feet on the side wall and heavy
beams OF brown wood in the ceiling
Above the wainscot Is hung gilded bur
laps nat to the wall and the plaster
between the beams is also gilded. This
setting for silver and cutglass IS SUI
premely fit; 1t also has the effect OF
being much more costly than II Is, for
the burlap after being fastened to the
wall Is merely washed with Japanese
gliding, which Is not expensive and
which has dead gold surface.
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ST PRIZE
Beef a la Macaroni

Mrs. veva Talbot, Santa Rosa, Cal, r ,
Cook several pieces of beef and salt
as for stew. When done add one pint
Of tomatoes, half pint olives: cook 10
minutes, then thicken with flour as for
gravy; set on back of stove until
wanted Cook hard one pint Of spa
ghetti in boiling salt water about 80
minutes; when done take from stove
and pour about quart of cold water
over it, pour IN colander to drain
quickly to keep from cooling.
Have cup Of grated Italian cheese.
For sauce, put four slices OF salt
pork Ia frying pan. After grease is
cooked out remove it, add one table
spoonful tomato paste (can be pur-
chased at grocery or made as fol-
lows: BY stewing fresh or canned
tomatoes until quite thick, seasc ming
highly with salt and red pepper.
spreading to dry on plates in. sun or
oven). After paste has soffened in
grease, add finely chopped one large
onion and three large red pepper pods
well mashed.
Have hot plate in readiness, cover
bottom with cheese, over this put sew
eral tablespoonfuls Of sauce, then gen
erous helping of macaroni and another
layer Of sauce, cheese and so on, capped
by beef stew.
Serve hot and you have a fine dish.
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w
By Kate Greenleaf Locke

-HE relative values Of different
finishes for the walls OF house
which one wishes TO make beau
tifui is a matter for serious
thought for just here is granted an OPP
portunity TO carry out the feeling of the
architecture Of the outside and the in
side. or to Illustrate entirely the archi-
tectural scheme
One could scarcely imagine more
3ncongruous thing than bungalow.
with satin covered walls and French
Furnishings BY the same token Il
would be difficult 10 obtain other than
r. ridiculous effect by using mission fur
nLture with brOcaded walls. This IS not
a rule which works both ways. for one
. often sees a stately and elaborate man
sion zone where French furnishings
would be perfectly an home) IN which
the walls are hung with burlaps and
with fabrikona in plain colors. Ere
quently also this style OF house has
:aand finish" walls.
- There is no rule by which we may
be guided in designing this particular
portion Of house building. except that
p. OF correct taste. BY a slight study OF
the subject this taste may be acquired
. even II one has Il not" That this
study Is worth while IS proved by the
fact that many houses are utterly
ruined in effect by ugly and inappro-
pirate wall finish. A room may be
g hopelessly Gishgured by the use OF col
.ors on the wall which throw out the
. rest Of SITS scheme Color is Of first i'm
90 bortance TO consider.
=. The fact that material is secondary
70 color was impressed upon me some
!. years ago by an incident which oc-
: Cured in the middle west young
- school teacher who was possessed Of 8
rather fastidious taste in the matter OF
her surroundings found herself IN
charge OF a summer school IN a little
: Kansas town. where the houses and
= their furnishings were, from her point
OF view. so extensively ugly as to make
her writhe IN spirit. She determined
. that her own room at least should yield
:: her the satisfaction Of the harmonious
and attractive coloring which she felt
2 was necessary TO her well being, but
she knew that she would have many
+ obstacles TO combat in order 10 make
II SO. A tour OF inspection Of tho three
stores of the town soon proved the
truth of this for SHE could find nothing
with which TO hang her walls but some
wall paper which would have served to
z make both night and day hideous to
her. She went TO the dry goods depart
-1nent OF the general store and purchased
enough paper cambria IN q soft shade
OF light blue to cover the walls Of her
room The village paper hanger, while
taking no pains TO hide his scOrn Of her
+ IDEAS. put the cambria on smoothly IN
der her directions. turning out the IN
glazed side and fastening It at the top
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Ideas and Names Of Prize
WINNERS

boil. then pour Il slowly over the well
beaten white OF an egg: add the
grated rind and Juice OF half lemon.
set 10 cool Sauce to be used with this is
made by taking one cup hot milk. vOIx
Of one egg, stirred with two level
tablespoonfuls OF sugar until light; add
q little OF the hot milk, then the rest
or the milk; cook, but do not boil;
navor with vanilla and set to cool
Icing for Cake-TwO tables pon fIlIs
or cream or milk: stir I'm powdered
sugar till right consistency to spread
on cake; flavor.
Feather Filling for Cake-IntO one
cup cold water stir two tablespOonfuls
flour; put on stove and boil stirring
constantly for a few minutes: set to
cool; cream one cup sugar with hair
cup of butter and add to the cooled
mixture; flavor with lemon and spread
between layers OF cake.
Johns Delight PuddIng-Two Guns
fine breadcrumbs. one scant half Gun
or molasses. one egg. one cup milk
(sour preferred). half q teaspoonfr1l
soda, added last in hot water, one cup-
full raisins, one teaspoonGul cinnamon.
half teaspoonful cloves, enc pinch OF
mace. pinch OF salt: boil fer two hours
In pudding mold or baking powder
cans.
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81 PRIZE
Prune Brown Bread

Miss ID. Otis, 1867 willard Street, San
Francisco
AS the consumption Of products tends
to prosperity, the various recipes for
the use Of prunes should be acceptable.
Prune brown bread made by the fol-
lowing formula IS palatable and we be-
lieye wholesome. 1t disappears in mar
velous fashion when children find 1t
warm beside plate Of butter on their
return from school
One cup Of corn meal scalded with
one cup Of boiling water. To this add
two cups OF graham or whole wheat
-four, one half cup molasses, one cup
sour milk, one teaspoonful salt and
one teaspoonful soda to correct the
acidity Of the milk and molasses.
The prunes are prepared by washing
thoroughly. lastly in hot water, cut
ting them off the pit and running them
through meat chopper Take one cup
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81 PRIZE
Food and Drink for the Sick

Mrs. Oakley, Napn Soda Springs, Napa
Harley VVafer-Two cups boiling
~vsfe-. salt. one-haIf tablespoonful pre-
pared barley sugar. Mix barley with
small amount OF cold water; add 10
boiling water; simmer 90 minutes; sea-
son with salt and sugar; favor with
lemon IL liked
Corn Meal GrueI--Two tablespoonfuis
corn meal: two cups scalded milk; one
fourth teaspoouful salt Nix -four with
ooi5 water: add scalded milk and salt;
cook in double boiler for 80 minutes,
stirring often.
MIX Toasf-Three cups scaloed milk;
three tab1espoonfuls flour. three table
snoonfuls butter: one-half teaspoonful
ea1t. one-fourth cup cold milk
Toasted Bread-Cut bread into one
quarter inch slices dry in the oven;
toast over a clear FIRE till a nice golden
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81 PRIZE
General Directions for Making
Mince Meat
Mrs. e. w. smith, san Rafael, Cal.

Mrs. e. w Smith. san Rafael, Cal.
Boil one fresh beef tongue and one
beef heart until tenaer in as little water
as possible, and salt well when half
done Lean beef can be used, but 1t is
not so nice, for it is apt to be fibrous.
Prepare the heart and tongue and chop
very fine. Measure and use twice as
many chopped apples as meat and half
as much chopped suet as meat; one
quart boiled cider or one gallon Of
cider boiled down to a quart; one pint
of the best brandy; one pint sherry; the
grated rind and juice of three lemons
and two oranges; two nutmegs; two
tablespoonfuls cloves; two tablespoon
fuls cinnamon; salt: four pounds seed
ed raisins; two pounds currants, washed
thoroughly; one pound citron, chopped
fine; brown sugar and syrup to taste.
Cook all together In a preserving pan,
stirring frequently. If too dry, add
syrup. More spices also can be added
if liked. Put hot in fruit jars and It
will keep indefinitely. When making
the pies add tablespoonful of brandy
or wine to each pie. Chopped figs,
dates and walnuts may be added, and
sometimes part of the stock in which
the meat was cooked.
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Cash Prizes Tor E1ouseholdIdeas

VXTANTED New recipes, clever housekeeping ideas,
w wrinkles that will add the beauty
home publication this which will appear
Sunday Prizes will be awarded for these ideas your
vrng-not enghand once
ideas published each week will be given The
first prize S. second prize S. FIVE prizes
of No manuscripts viii be returned payment will
be any awarded prize though
published anything all that should interesting
houskeeperand dosend in Address Modern
Eousekeepers Page The Sunday Call. San Francisco
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Calves Brains, Par Excellence
Bessie yivfen SpfIlman, 4SI Thirty
eighth street, Oakland

Place three pairs calves brains into
cold water for five minutes; take them
UP. skin well, wash again in cold water,
drain. place in a small saucepan and
cove with fresh water, adding tea
spoonful salt. a tablespoonful pepper.
two tab!espoonfuls good vinegar and
one bay leaf Slowly boil for five min
utes. Drain we'll then roll in flour,
then in beaten eggs. ana lastly in bread
crumbs. Place in frying basket and
fry in boiling fat for five minutes. or
till of a golden color. Drain and serve
on hot toasted bread and garnish with
PARSLEY and slices of boiled egg.
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Some Tested Recipes

Mrs. G. r. Hamsher, South San Francis
co, San Mateo County
Baked Apples With Figs-Pare apples
and core them, fill centers with chopped
figs, cover with sugar and put into a
deep baking dish, adding little water
bake, basting we'll from time to time.
Serve hot or cold with cream.
Lemon Cream-Four egg yolks beaten
with five tab1espoonfuls sugar. three
tablespoonful hot water. juice and
grated rind of lemon. Cook until thick.
then fold in whites beaten stiff with
two tablespoonfuls sugar. Pour in a
dish lined with lady fingers dipped in
sherry and serve cold.
Deviled Ham sandwichcs--Chop fine
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Canned Peaches (OriginaD

Mrs. L. Nj. Lennon, Carson City, New.
Select ripe. firm peaches, put in hot
water until they will skin nicely; skin
and halve them, put in cold water until
ready to can. Boil peaches in water
until tender Remove from water, put
in cans or jars. Fill up the cans with
thick syrup of white sugar and water.
Just before sealing put one and a half
tablespoonfuls Of brandy in each quart
can.
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Frosting for Cake When Eggs
Are Scarce


Clara VI. shelley, Redwood City, Cal.
Use a marbleized dish for cooking
it. One teacup of white sugar TO hva
tablespo0nfuls of sweet milk for each
cake. Put the sugar and milk together,
put it on the stove and stir until Il
boils; let 1T boil briskly six minutes;
remove from the fire and stir until
nearly cold; add any havoring pre-
ferred; spread it on the cake when
nearly cold. and smooth with a knife
dipped in hot water. / prefer this to
icing made with eggs 1t cuts smoothly
and does not break.
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brown. Mix -four and cold milk; add to
scalded milk and cook in double boiler
20 minutes, stirring constantly; add
salt and butter. Dip the toast in the
sauce and serve hot, with the rest Of
the sauce poured over.
Beef Jufce-Buy one-half pound beef
from top OF round: wipe 1t and set in
the oven for five minutes Cut il in
thin slices and squeeze; bring great
pressure on lemon squeezer. Serve in
warm cups, with or without salt to
taste
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Spanish Rice

Maria Cassidy, Care of III. Howard Cas-
sidy, Berkeley
Take one tea cup of rice, looked over
but not washed. Place in a hot iron
skillet and stir over fire to prevent
burning, but the rice must be well
parched. Then add one quart of boiling
water While the above is boiling fry
in another skillet in drippings one
small onion chopped fine and two cloves
Of garlic. After fried, add to rice while
boiling together with half can of toma-
toes, salt and level teaspoonful of chilli
peka. Boil three-quarters of an hour
on back of stove, adding water as it
dries down. Serve hot.
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of the chopped prunes and rub some Of
the -four through them as you do
raisins for cake. Beat this through
the bread and lastly a good teaspoon
full OF baking powder.
Put this I'm well CREASED baking
powder cans about three-quarters full
put on the covers and steam two hours.
This quantity will require three cans.
Instead of a steamer they may be
cooked by standing in kettle part
filled with water and boiled.
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SIS PRIZE
BouiIIabaisse CMarseiIIes)

p7orenoe FzIoss. GO south Tenth street,
san Jose
To be q success this dish must be
highly seasoned and include great
variety Of FISH. Heat half cuPfui or
pure olive oil IN a saucepan; add i've or
SIX little onions, q bay leaf, two roots
Of parsley, three punches OF thyme,
cloves. Moisten with a quart Of fish
stock. add a pinch of Spanish saffron,
diluted Ia a little water. Now add any
6rna ISL at hand. IT IS always better
10 Include salmon, while an eel IS i'm
perstively demanded BY the French
housewife A small lobster, a very
email bass, the same sized founder, and
3 few smeits make a good combination
Dust lightly with salt-remember, the
Isaucepan on the back OF the range TO
cook very slowly. When tender remove
10 4 deep fish, In the bottom OF which
ere strips Of hot fried bread: Plle
tie fsh above the bread, with the lob
ster on top, and serve exceedingly not