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and am ready to Use them to the best advantage. If you doubt it, try me and see
 "oh, yo'l.re all right. the lad admit- ted. with all appreciatiEe -lean i'll his eyes. NON, listen. Right in that shed at the bottom of this here Iot there's all iceboat belon@in' to q city chap that comes out here every summer. Hell be here after Christmas to sail his boat, and I'm yon, to help him Now. what's to prevent me and you from takin a skim over to oriSkanN: Just to see if the things in good runnin' or der. you know" he added, with ;l sus gestive salfiHt of his left eye.
 Fearing did not stol, to go into the aoral cons sideration of the situation. The prospect of getting to Oriskany was too attractive for that. His ca gerness to accept the proposition was so great that he could hardly wait un- til the youthful originator of the scheme was ready to put it into eNecu- tion. Toward nightfa!l the precious pair made their way through the drifts to the boathousc. and half an hour later the rakiSh looking craft was ready for business.
 As the landlords son had predicted, the frozen surface of the lake wHs as free from snow as if it had been swept. The force of the wind had also lessen ed greatly but enough remained to make the voyage a daring venture. It was a tickliSh business to put on full sail in such q >breeZe, but Fearing would be satisfied with nothing less and his reckless companion was only too willing to have it SO. Almost be fore the self appointed crew of two could adjust itself the machine made l leap for the open roadway and before
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the first half mile WIS completed WAS speeding at d rate that would have made q bird cnyiouS
 IHrkiIv there Was nothing to oppose it> progress. The ice Was in prime condil ;on aud as smooth as crNStat All 1he intrepid naNi1atorS had to do was to keep the craft in position and hang olt for dear life, Fearing was sport enough to enjoy the risky busi- ness even diveS1rd of it's ultimate ob- feet and the lad was too excited to remember the financial end of the matter. The seventeen miles and a half were travcrscd With q speed that EllSt have made a new record in ice yachtin" had il been noted. Almost too soon the lights of Oriskany ad mouiShed 1hem that it Was time to lower the canvas and make ready the drag Five minutes later they were once again on terra firma. the yachts neck buried in an immense Snowdrift that rose like q fertilization along the shore
 That was dead easy. said the lad. '''Fhe hardest jobs to come I've got to get this concern back. and land probably Fl! have to explain how it all happened"
 "Ill keep the secret Fearing prom i>ed laughingly, and here is some thing to help pay the damages he added. handing him brand new twen- ty dollar bill.
 "Gee,' the other calculated. "Ye must a wanted to git to OriSkany mighty bad
 A little later. when Fearing and tine girl for whom he had accepted q des- perate chance stood under the mistle- toe. he did not reproach himself for what he had done.
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WOULD HAVE MADE A BIRD ENy1OUS. captivity. Just across the lake in the snow cnvclopeu village of Oriskany. as he knew perfectly well. a certain young woman for whose good opinion he would have risked anything capable of Being risked was trying to convince herself-all against her better judg ment- that he was d hero quite supe rior to ordinary. everyday heroes; that by some clever maneuver possible only to ideal heroes he might circumyent the evident design of fate to prevent him from keeping his engagement and make his appearance at about the hour fixed in his letter of acceptance of her invitation to spend the Christmas hol- days in Oriskany.
 He had pictured it all so infinitely. She would be at the station to meet him. and together they would walk leisurely to her fathers house. That house would be agleam with lights, and holly wrcaths would hang in every window. Of course there would be mistletoe suspended from the hall light, and as they passed beneath it.
 All off schedule now, postponed In definitely by the stress of weather. The realization was sickening, but
 "Want to go over this afternoon:''
 Fearing saw before him an over grown boy of sixteen, shock of red hair falling low upon his forehead. his dark eyes agleam with interest.
 Pop sez yer anxious to git to Oris- kany,' he continued.
 "He hasn't suggested any way to do 1t, has he?" Fearing returned glumly.
 'sKin ye skate?"
 "'Never had pair of skates on my feet
 'Too bad By sundown the ice I'll be as clean as wax floor and twice as ]. slippery The northeast wind is sweep in all the snow on t'other side of the lake
 'Then I'll foot it. Seventeen miles Isn't much of tramp" Fearing de- clared. with sudden revival of ell A ergy.
 The red headed youth shifted disap- provingly. "1f ye've got to cross" he ' said. lowering his voice and moving \ nearer to Fearing, ''1 can put ye on to somethin' better-that is. if ye've got < the nerve and-and a little somethin' X to make it interestin' to me-" he added. with a mysterious pantomime that < Fearing understood perfectly.
 eve plenty of bcth," be declared.
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ciation
 VT had stopped showing. but the
 wind still blow Il hurricane. Thc
 sun was shining, but the air WaS
 so filled with the drift that the out side world was hidden from those who tried to peer into it through frost ed WHdoWpaHes. Mylcs Fearing had been irving to penetrate the shimmcr- ing mist. but he finally gave up the attent3t in disgust.
 "IYoW long am likely to be held uI in this internal placc."' he wondered audiby.
 "Rrckon yell have q chance to hang ND yer socks in that thar chimley." eonsoled his host. the proprietor of the comfortcss little public house In which he had taken refuge from the storm when the stage which had brought him thus far had succumbed to the inevitable. There won't be anythin leavin' here fore mornin'. anyways. and mebbe not then Bet ter make up yer mind to stay here overnight. Sandy Claws iS the only feller likely to do any travcln' fer some time in these parts
 Fearing did not take kindly to the proposition. His knitted brows did not relax. and he drummed viciously against tho frosted Windowpauc
 ''l3or tw" cents, he thrcatc1od. "Td cross the lake on foot"
 Mine host shifted his quid and looked properly serious. Il Wouldn t-not even to spite the meaheSt life insurance company i'll Ameriky. Seventeen miles and a half to OriskaHY as th~ crow flies and q good thirty eight around the lake ruad-i reckon Ne'd better take pot luck with us
 With this wholesome advice he left the room.
 There seemed to be no help for it. and the weather tricked young man flung his six feet of bafIicd humanity into a big splnt bottom armchair and proceeded to lose himself in Il far from RgrceHb blc rcyeric. He really had abun dant reason to resent his unexpected
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CHRISTMAS AND AN ICEB0AT.
By GEORGE P. CARD

fCopyrisht. 1909, by American Press Asso-
 ciation
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Nuts or Meat.

Nuts have an extraordinary food
value; they are the cheapest form OF
energy. and contain protein In abun-
dance. For this reason they are n
meat substitute. not an accessory.
They should not be eaten as a wind.
up to a hearty meal. except in very
small quantities.
There are many combinations of
nuts which are both attractive and
whoiesome-can be- made into soups.
sandwiches and salads, and, are ex.
celleut taken with all kinds of fruit.
The oil In the nut combines readily
with the acid.
go Salt should be eaten freely with
nuts
In hot weather they are nourishing
substitute for hearty foods, but re.
member to eat sparingly when meat
is used. ~ ...a
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JUDGING from many reports of new
y business ventures ON the part OF
the new junior senator from Illinois
which are floating into Washington,
be is soon to be known as
Wealthy William" Lorimer in.
stead of plain Mister" and Sen
ator." Besides continuing at the
head of a successful briclmanufactur'
ing company and one or two other
concerns in Chicago. Mr.. Lorimer soon
is to participate in steamboat busi-
ness on the Mississippi and to help
operate railroad in Colorado.
His membership in a concern which
is to operate steamboats, of light draft
between st. Paul and st. Louis and
furnish wheat cargoes to ships at
New Orleans connecting with the lead
ing rail line. was announced recently.
tlNews now has come from Colorado
27At the San Luis Valley & Southern
Railway Company has been projected,
with Senator Lorimer of Illinois and
Congressman Weeks of Massachusetts
prominent among .ts incorporators
Connected with the project is a
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-17
Wooden Utensils.

In many of the modern Kitchens,
these utensils made OF wood-rollipg.
pin, chopping-bowl, bread board, etc.
are being superseded by articles man.
ufactured from glass. marble and 9th
er nonfibrous materials. But in the
majority of homes the old.fashioned
kind are still on duty, and, indeed,
they are preferred by many house
wives who are afraid of the danger
from breaking glass or china. se
But II must be remembered that the
chief drawback to the wood ia the
difficulty in keeping 1t absolutely
clean. They are most unsanitary II
put away without thorough inyesti.
CATION of every nook and crack In the
wood-those comfortable shelters for
germs and decomposing food. Before
putting the wooden utensil away.
scrape 1t well and wash IL in cold
water. This latter is important. as
the hot water opens the poors of the
wood thus rendering 1t more sus.
ceptible to dirt. scrape and rub with
the grain Of the wood. and never put
away without drying well--preferably
on the back OF the stove.
A little salsoda In the water ia a
sanitary precaution. and II is well 10
remember that wooden bowls should
never be placed on the shelf upside-
down.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-17

WASHINGTON. - President Taft,
w the summer bachelor of the
White House, is sharing the fate of
many other government oficials and
Washington residents whose families
have gone away to mountains or sea
shore. The president is taking the
situation philosophically, doesn't seem
to mind the hot weather and is read
ing daily with great delight letters
from Beverly which tell Of the rapid
Improvement In Mrs Taft's health.
Living bachelor fashion at the
White House is not fraught with the
same discomforts that beset the mere
man who has his home CLOSED up on
him." when his wife goes away and is
compelled TO seek food and lodging as
best he may. The president and Mrs.
Taft divided the White House help"
when the occp lancy of the Beverly
cottage was begun, so the president
is well taken care of and domestic
affairs at the White House run on
much the same.
The president, however, allowed
Mrs. Taft to take the first cook" to
Beverly. while he is served by the
second cook" who is legacy from
the Roosevelt administration. She is
a negro girl named Mary, who halls
from Old Virginia and whose sway
over the White House kitchens now is
complete.
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Two Fancy summer plshen.

Asparagus ia extra dainty II served
with a Hollandaise sauce To which In
added the juice OF a blood-orange and
bit Of finely grated orange peel.
For the HOllandalse. put two table
spoons Of good vinegar into pan With
salt and pepper. BON down to tea.
spoonful. Add TO this two tablespoons
cold water and the yolks OF two raw
eggs. Stir Till thick, then add an
ounce OF butter. stirring II on the fire
till IL melts. Let II reheat, and add
gradually more butter, perhaps three
ounces In all. Add a spoonful of wa
ter to keep It from turning. (This
Is an elaborate French recipe.)
Strawberries are delicious served in
a scooped out pineapple with dice OF
the pineapple pulp. marinaded with a
light wine and powdered sugar. Put
frozen or whipped cream on top, aft
er refilling the pineapple.
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The Cheerful Crouch on LandladIes.

inc OnccFlui 1FouCn on LanuIaote6.
Next TO the mother-in-law joke. and
rivaling the grandmother who dies on
baseball day, I abhor that old bit OF
facetiousness about landladies." Thus
the Cheerful Crouch with brow of
fury and sweet smile.
why do we abuse the long-suffer-
ing proprietor OF the third-noorback? :?
Why do we lampoon ON all occasions
her who ought not to be expected to
furnish porter-house steak for six dol
lars a week? Can we not find some
body to raise the voice in behalf OF
Mrs. Hashem? She isn't half so black
as she Is painted, and even IL she
were, there Is every excuse. How
would any of us like to have every
meal disturbed with fear of what Mr..
Cross-Patch thinks of the meatY Or
whether Miss Lanky likes the des-
sert? Maybe there aren't enough bis
cults to go round, or the potatoes are
scorched? In your own private home
you can tell the good man OF the chill
dren to eat light bread OF go without
potatoes IL they object to a slight
taste of the Empyreuma. But what
can Mrs. Hashem do? II her board
ers leave the rooms are empty and
the rent goes on and she is unable
to meet her rent. or Mr.. Hornswoggle
skips his board bill. oh, there are a
million annoyances attached to cook
ing for other folks besides your own
family. And II the landlady is ner-
vous, anxious, hysterical and stingy
to boot, be patient. II she is gossipy
remember that you are her only ex-
citemen and make her daily round
Above all, remember that II you don't
like her you can keep house--which
every woman ought to do. anyhow"
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covered bits OF pulp that had a hu.
man look to the extent that the late
McConachie was human.
The mourning was brief and then
all Sodom descended on to Macs
claim and started plugging for the
cache--all except Thigley, the saint
OF Sodom, the only living monument
of Peter Dudd's gospel. Thigley. un.
touched by the epidemic, was gather.
ing up the fragments. Presently he
began intoning mercy on the remains.
Those were doleful doings in the red
rock cut. with Mother Mammon
tinkling and Sodom's gentle villagers
changed to pirate crew. II all made
me feel as If l was far from home.
and headed wrong.
ID ye member. Wesley, how we
rode old Mac out o. town on a broom
handle for kickin' Tom Sleeps dog?''
Didsey questioned.
Yep" said. That reminded me
that the dog referred to had been alb
sent from our midst for several days.
And how we doctored his bacon
and plug tobacker with capsicum
while he was down to Socoro?"
Yep" l said
I'VE sure was ongentle to old Mac
Who d "a thought he'd "a blowed
his head on this way?"
Thigley praying so close brought
out these reflections.
I'VE sure wasn't neighboriy." | said
A full hour passed before Didsey
broke out again. Thigley was quiet
Sodom was turned loose on Macs
claim like a nest of demons. There
wasn't any love running out of our
hearts.
do you s'pose folks are all dead
when they get splintered like old
Mac-ghost and alp Didsey ques-
toned.
I'm not a deep sea craft on meta
physics" l said 'If Thigley wasn't
so 'tarnal ignorant he might en-.
tighten us on things not OF the flesh"
Il was thinkin', Wesley, If poor old
Mac could see us now, he'd be paid for
all the sins, 20 and commission as
Tnigley says, he suffered at our hands.
Only. 1t would sure make his ghost
squirm some and make signs a whole
lot-if any of us got warm to the
treasure cache"
IL was full dark when we auit
BERTHE Cotton was still threshing away
in the ruins OF the shanty. and had
dug a trench and various cisterns
on the premises.
"Bftton. button. who's got the but
tno?" Didsey called as we passed.
The little man swore unctuously. A
minute later he called after us in
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-17
Tawney Gets Taft to Stop at Winona

President Roosevelt was touring
the west when he came to Minnesota.
In his itinerary. too. Winona was
omitted. Mr.. Tawney boarded the
train up the line and asked for a
quarter-hour stop and speech in his
town Secretary Loeb said Il would
bo impossible. as they were going
somewhere else and had to hurry or
they would be late. Then Mr.. Tawney
looked up the district passenger agent
of the road. who was on the train.
For some reason, not yet entirely ex.
planned. the engine got out OF order
when VIinona was reached, and It
took the engineer 20 minutes to find
the fault and fix it..
In the meantime Mr.. Tawney had
introduced Mr.. Roosevelt to q la,ge
crowd of his admiring townsmen, and
the president had made a speech. Mr..
Taft said he was convinced he would
have to stop at Winona anyhow. and
he might ~ well promise to do so
now.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-17

The president has happily solved
the problem of disposing of the long
evenings by taking long autmobile
rides about the city and suburbs. lie
usually starts out on these trips about
$3.50 o'clock, returning to the White
House at IL or afterward. Capt. Arch
ibald Butt, the presidents aide, is al
ways his companion on these jour
neys and usually the president tele-
phones an invitation to some cabinet
officer, senator or representative, and
stops at the guests house or club to
pick him up. The evening rides often
extend out into the beautiful Rock
Creek park, which stretches for miles
along the little waterway whose name
Il bears. At other times Mr. Taft has
his chauffeur drive about the city or
on the Potomac park driveways,
which skirt the river back of the White
House and the monument grounds.
Arising at about seven o'clock the
president gives nearly an hour to
dumb-bells. pulley weights and other
forms of exercise prescribed for him.
He breakfasts slowly and usually
alone. During his morning meal and
for half an hour or so afterward, the
president reads the newspapers. Be
tween $3.50 and 10 he begins his busy
day in the executive Offices. At 1870
comes luncheon at the White House
always with some invited guest for
company. The afternoon is devoted
to golf, for the president hopes to
play every afternoon that he remains
in Washington. Dinner always finds
guests assembled and usually it is
an informal and delightful meal.
which begins a little after seven
o'clock and sometimes continues for
an hour and q half.
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Illinois Senator Is Railroad Magnate

scheme to exploit what is known as
the Costilla land grant The Costilla
State Development Company. the Cos.
tilla Power Company. and the Costilla
Irrigation Company all have been
launched with the railroad, and Sena.
tor Lorimer and Congressman Weeks
have shares In each.
The president of the new railway
company happens to be Franklin +.
Brooks, who few years ago bly, rep
resented the state of Colorado at
Washington as represen alive at large.
Therein lies the story of how Messrs.
Lorimer and Weeks were allowed TO
participate in the good thing" out in
Colorado. The most important house
committee on which MIR Brooks
served while in congress was the COM
mittee on agriculture. Mr.. Lorimer
and Mr.. Weeks were fellow members.
They sat side by side in many inn
portant meetings of the committee
during the packing house inquiry and
the discussion OF the pure food bill.
Naturally they all became fast friends.
and accordingly when Mr. Brooks re-
turned to private life and Visited the
east in search of capital for bis new
projects he sought them out and won
their approval and financial support.
Thus it was through his member
ship on the committee on agriculture
that Mr.. Lorimer has been afforded
the opportunity of becoming rail.
way magnate,
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Uncle Sam Looks Up Turkish Cigarettes

bite the tongue and have small. dark
leaves. The most aromatic sorts are
what are called Marden and Dere.
The country where the best Turkish
tobacco is grown is a low mountain.
ous region bordering the south shore
OF the Black sea. The tobacco is
grown. Ike the grapes. on the slopes
of the hills. and the climate is always
humid. A clear sky and bright sun
are extremely rare. ; The methods OF
tobacco culture are primitive, and
much is left to chance and nature;
no systematic rotation of crops is
practiced, no scientific fertilizing and
there is little cultivation.
In Trebizond the average yield Is
about 500 pounds of tobacco per acre.
The leaves are put on strings, each
quality by Itself, and hung on poles in
the open air. Then. when dry, they are
put into a sweathouse. A good deal OF
the Turkish tobacco is made up in
Hungary for the American cigarette
trade. In one factory In Fiune, Hun.
gary, in the last year. 371, 900, 900 Gig.
arettes were manufactured. Some OF
the tobacco came from Brazil. Java
and Sumatra.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-17
RrandIad Paanhaa-

There is no preserved fruit which
so well repays the time and trouble
OF its preparation. Branded peaches
go" well with any meal--a simple
luncheon. "a light supper or elaborate
dinner. They may be served as side
dish with game or meat. or. whipped
cream being added, they make a deli.
cious and uncommon dessert.
Select large, perfect peaches. place
In a colander. carefully. and steam
gently until hot through. Then peel
and drop into hot syrup TO cook a few
moments. DO not let them get mushy.
Do not stir them. Put them away in
large. open-mouthed Jars that they
may not be broken. and pour over
them any rich syrup favored with
brandy TO taste.
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In Which Yellow Wins
BY VIII Lexington Comfort


You would have to see McConachie
to catch the power of the saying that
he was just as mean as he looked.
He had a head like a quinine cap
sule, and as full of gall. His skin
was grayish-brown; his eyes were like
dead cinders IL you let him alone,
but they blew red when his temper
was turned on. A wildcat had got
the back.thresh on his other features,
SO you needed field glass to pick
them out. The rest of McConachie
was squat shape and gorilla arms.
We Sodom folks haven't got anv 'cal.
ing against man's l~obs \. MS heart
is Gods little gGgden, bat McCona.
chie's wasn't.
For ages and ages the Mammon
Canyon and Sodom had known this
eye'warmer. The old river.mother
loved him. II we didn't and had shown
him her choicest streaks of yellow for
years. He was richer than anybody
in our part of Arizona, and no bank,
kin, circus. or bar ever profted a
sSnile's worth from the turnings of his
pick. We all believed that Nc.
Conachie took his winnings back TO
nature. cached them somewhere in
the gorge or under his shanty. He
never got drunk nor married, and the
cache didn't leak. Maybe we were
rough on McConachie at times.
One blazing noon when Sodom was
scratching away at the claims and
meditating on the soothing night of
seven-up at Blinkey Giles red-eye
fountains. there came a sudden boom
from up the gorge, and the shiver of
air which dynamite always pushes
through the cut. This was nothing.
for McConachie had way of using
powder when things were slow; only,
BERTHE CoCtton came in to dinner with
the word that McConachies cabin
would know the sputter of bacon no
more-unless somebody else moved
In. BERTHE furthermore testified that
cursory search here and there about
the late McConachie's claim had un.
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Z OR the benefit of people who have
! developed a great foldless for the
so-called Turkish and Egyptian ciga-
rettes, the state department at Wash
ington has made an inyestis alton of
the tobacco industries of the east
Practically all of the Turkish tobacco
ZONES from Samsoun. in the district
OF Trebizond.
Large quantities OF the Trebizond
tobacco are-sold by the Turkish grow
ers to Egypt. where 1t, is used to
brighten the tobacco obtained from
other parts OF Turkey. The Trebizond
tobacco. according to the United States
consular agents. is weak. has very lit
tie aroma and large. very light col
ored leaves which do not keep WELL
The Samsoun and Bafra tobaccos are
stronger. have more aroma, do not