davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ed. mixing this in gradually to avoid
Jumping. Cook ten minutes. Season with
salt and pepper, add a half cupful cream
and serve with croutons or the tips that
were added after straining the soup.
Asparagus Tips.
These should be boiled in salted water
about twelve minutes They may then
be dressed with butter. salt and pepper
and served in little patties, may accom-
pany veal or lamb outlets. may he add
ed to an omelet or scrambled eggs. allow
ing a half cupful of the tips to every
three eggs, or may be used for delicious
garnish for salmon salad.
10 Attractively Serve the Summer
Beet.
This sugary root is native OF the
Mediterranean shores, but it SO readily
adapted itself to our soil and climate
that few. who see it So abundantly cul-
tivated, not only for the table, but for
the purpose Of converting into sugar and
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qualities most ably fit him for his posi-
tiop as a custodian of offenders. Pos
sessed with a spendid faculty of judging
the character of the man before him. he
always gives the criminal the benefit OF
the doubt, maintaining a thorough dis
cipine, treating all with a kindness and
consideration that wins respect and do
cility in nearly every instance from even
the most hardened criminals. The war
den has never experienced any trouble
from the prisoners during these trips from
the Jail to the penitentiary. Feed them
all they can eat and keep them agreeably
occupied during the trip and you'll get
no trouble from them. is one of his
when he has made the trip with these un-
fortunate though, in many cases, most
dangerous members Of society.
After the men were seated in the car
ankle irons were substituted for the hand
cuffs in order that they might suffer the
least possible Inconvenience compatible
with their safe keeping. They had
breakfasted at the jail. and as the
train left the Union station the war
den passed around tobacco and pa
pers to those who smoked cigar
cites and cigars to those who preferred
the fragrant weed Packs of cards We're
also distributed. and soon the somber
atmosphere Hghtened and, with their
the prisoners settled down to enjoy the
trip. Games of 'seven-up'' and auction
Pitch We're soon in FULL swing, the pris-
oners being conveniently arranged oppo-
site each other along the aisle for the
games. Thoseewho did not play exchanged
records of past performances or indulged
in mutual conf1ds;t tces as to their future
conduct. nearly an declaring for reform.
One man. sentenced to two years for
housebreaking and grand larceny. whose
life was threatened by two confederates
who were convicted on information given
by him, in consequence of which they will
enjoy residence in the Leavenworth
penitentiary for the next eighteen years.
declared himself member of the reform
club.
Il have had enough" said he. mo
matter how smart you are at it, they Will
get you anyhow SO what's the use?'
This man Is twenty-nine years of age and
has lived in penal institutions almost con-
tinuously since his twentieth year. His
only white companion. to whom he was
attached by chilled steel ankle irons, and
who was sentenced for eighteen months
on a charge of false pretenses for work.
ing the bogus check game. is a man of
evident education and says his expert
ence. which is the first. will be his last.
bad companionship was the cause of
this" he said sorrowfully. Two of the
negroes, who were sentenced to a year
and day on the same charge-house-
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vegetable dyes. ever think of it as not Ito
the manner born.
1t is wonderfully nutritious. wholesome
and rich i'll sugar starch and alkaline
salts and comes to us as welcome ana
pleasing addition to our menu In the
spring and early summer when The ap-
petite is jaded and weary of the heavy
winter foods, especially the meat Diet
This, even though we have enjoyed the
latter and do not actually agree with
Porphyrises, who \. ID. 253 said: THE
eating of much flesh fills us with a mui-
titude of evil diseases and multitudes OF
evil desires The beets should be ire
quently served in some of its palatabie
forms. Brush and scrub them we'll, place
IN a kettle of boiling water and boil rap
pidly until tender; If new, they require
about forty-tve minutes, then rub of
the skins with wet towel and slice.
They are most appetiZing served hot with
a cupful of cream and tablespoonful or
butter, to which pepper and salt and q
scant spoonful of sugar have been added,
then all heated to the boiling point, and
poured over them.
Another pleasing method is TO remove
the skins, cut into eighths lengthwise
and cover with a sauce made as follows:
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dry before the rollers can be used The
stone, before passing under these ink
rollers. slides under several cloth-covered
rollers, which are kept constantly wet by
means of trough of water and is dam
pened thoroughly, so that it will not take
ink except on the lines. Every sheet is
slip-sheeted it comes out and thor
oughly dried before it can be fed through
again. One color of the map is printed
at time. For instance, the stone con-
tanning the culture lines Is placed on A
press and printed in black. This stone
is removed and the one on which has been
engraved the contour lines is put i'm its
place. the ink is changed and the map is
fed through 80 accurately that the brown
lines fall into their place exactly. An
other change is made, and the blue lines
of the water courses are printed, which.
in the case of a topographic map, COM
pletes it, with every line and most iniini-
tesimal dot in its position to the thou
sandth fraction of the finest hair.
1t will be seen that the fSkamental
principles of this work is the non-assimi-
lation of ink and water. The ink is OF
greasy composition, the formula for max
ing 1t known only to the man to whom is
intrusted the task. 1t positively Will not
mix with water. Should the stone be al
lowed to reach the ink rollers without
having been dampened ii would imme-
diately absorb the ink, which could only
be removed by the use OF pumce stone.
After a certain map is finished the stones
are removed downstairs and leveled off
with pumice stone. and are then polished
with some sort of blue stone and put
away to be used again.
When one is informed that geologic
maps are printed in eighteen or twenty
colors and the daily capacity Of the
presses will not exceed 5000, some idea
is given of the magnitude Of the work
involved in the production of each map.
And maps have been printed with
many seventy colors.
All maps printed on high-grade.
coated paper, and some OF them eX-
ceptionally beautiful. The federal gov
ernment makes use of the topographic
maps for everything that pertains to the
knowledge of the features of the land
and water of the United States, its routes
of travel of every kind, it's political
boundaries and the names of natural and
other features. 1t would be impossible
to enumerate the uses to which the dit
ferent maps of the United States geo
logical survey are put in this country
Besides. they have penetrated to the
farthest corners of the civilized world as
works of reference OF America TO for
eiguerS.
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Three teaspoonfuls of butter, four of
lemon juice, half a teaspoonful of salt, a
little cayenne pepper and sugar; let 1t
boil up and serve hot.
Baked Beets.
The baked beet retains its sugar and
has more delicate flavor than the boil
ed. and many on this account prefer it.
Place in baking dish filled nearly full
of hot water inside the oven, turn fire.
quently with a fork, but do not stick it
into the beets, which would allow the
juice to escape; when tender remove the
skins and serve with olive oil and lemon
juice.
Beets With Turnips.
This is a novel and pleasing combina-
ton and quite easy to prepare Cook
young beets in salted water until done;
drop In cold water and remove the skins;
cut into dainty slices
Boil until tender, the same quantity of
sliced turnips; do not allow to get soft
and lose their shape; arrange these, with
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workmen cannot stand upright except in
a portion of the room it is dark and
hot to a degree almost unbearable. After
the negative has been developed in the
ordinary manner, the print is made on
zinc plate, which is then fetched in"
This work differs from the usual method
of etching in by reason of the fact that
whereas in the ordinary etching the sur
face is eaten away by the acid, leaving
the lines Of the photograph in relief, for
this work the surface Is protected and
the lines etched, leaving the outlines of
the map depressed. This makes possible
the next step, which is the transfer to
celluloid. The zinc plate is rubbed with
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beeswax thoroughly, which adheres to
the surface and leaves the lines clear A
piece of celluloid the required size is laid
upon the zinc and gone over with bur-
nisher transferring the beeswaX surface
to the celiuloid In the same way this
is then retransferred to a copper plate
This is the result desired, the placing of
the perfect outlines upon the plate that
is to be engraved By the use of sulphur
fumes the exposed outlines turned
dark, and 1t is then ready for the en-
graver.
A separate copper impression must be
made for each color to be printed in the
map. Topographic maps are printed in
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part OF the stalks are tender, the delicate
tips have all cooked to pieces. then COW
ering it with half cooked cream sauce
This is barbarous. Asparagus or the
stouter sort should be cut OF exactly
equal lengths. tied securely and boiled
tips upward in deep saucepan. Nearly
two inches of the heads should be out of
water, the steam suffcing to cook them
The water in which they are boiled should
be boiling and slightly salted. If the
stalks are quite long, so that the cover
of the saucepan will not fit over them,
the steam can be retained by inverting
another saucepan over them. This plan
permits the thick. stalky parts TO grow
soft and succulent III the longer boiling,
while the tips are properly cooked by the
steam alone A taste has grown up of
late years for asparagus iced and served
with iced sauces. For ordinary purposes,
however. there is no better accom-
paniment for this vegetable. either hot or
cold, than q mayonnaise or simple French
dressing. AS luncheon relieve, cold as
paragus served in this way has no
superior.
Asparagus Peas.
This is an especially nice way of serv-
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large hamper. securing thereby a more
reliable service, better food and con-
sidera BILE saving in the cost OF the meals.
As the afternoon began to wane the card
players grew tired of their sport. and the
mellow voices of the negroes blended in
the harmony of song. BY forest and
stream and through meadows and hills
sped the train, and in this prison car, filled
with offenders against the people on their
way to confinement at hard labor. was
only song and apparently thorough enjoy
ment. Strains OF My Dusky Rose" 20,
You Must Re a Lover OF the Lord, Else
You Can't Go to Heaven When You Die, y
Zone More River To Cross and In Dear
Old Georgia were borne out on the even
ing breeze above the roar of the swiftly
moving train.
After breakfast the next morning the
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WORK of Making Geo.
" logic Maps Is Great
Process-Drawings Are Com
pleted in Building on F Street
Maps Are Made With Sc
cret Inks and Compounds
The Completion of Surveys
Work Afeld Lines Must
Tell Not Only Geological
Conditions, But the Work
of Man, Known as Culture
Work.
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through trackless forests, across arid des-
erts, over wellnigh impossible noun
tains, to open path for the knowledge
of the hitherto unknown.
The object of map is to present clear
ly to our eyes the exact appearance
of given tract of country. The object
of the geological survey is to furnish
map or atlas of the entire United States.
1t is the organization authorized to do
this by Congress. 1t has been continu-
ousIy engaged upon this work since its
establishment in 1879. and has covered
more than one-third of the country and
Il per cent of Alaska.
Whereas the tOpographer presents to
view the surface features of the country,
gives it's elevation and depressions, des-
ignates its water supply and its culture,
the works OF man. such as railroads.
roads, towns and cities, etc. the geolosist
goes into the bowels of the earth and lays
bare the secrets of its innermost heart.
Through the latter one becomes acquaint-
ed with the formation of rocks. why they
are and their resources. The areal geology
map. for instance. shows the area occu
pied by the various formations, while the
economic geology map represents the dis
tributon of the different useful minerals
and rocks, showing their relation to the
Topographic features and to the geological
formations. The location of coal supply
can be accurately determined by the ge
ologist, but gold cannot be located. The
reason for this is that coal is Of vegetable
origin, the consolidation Of decayed trees
and like matter, but gold is a mineral
cast up by the upheaval of the earth,
and instead of lying in strata is found
in assures. whence it fell at the time or
its release by the volcanic condition.
Having obtained their data, the men
in the field send in rough draught done
in pencil, together with all necessary in
formation, and the ink drawing Is done
by their brothers I'm the office. The COM
pletion of this. with the conventional signs
properly placed, ends the scientific part
of the work of making a map and takes
II into the building known as the geolcs-
ical survey annex, where the pract,cai
work of the map production Is done. Inc
previous work would be of small value
but for the skilled men who now take
it up.
The first thing done In the annex is to
photograph the finished drawing.
The cameras are in an attic, where one
has to stoop to enter, and where TIE
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three colors The lines of contour, indi-
eating elevation, are printed in brown; an
engraver proceeds to engrave only such
lines, carefully avoiding any other than
these; watercourSeS are printed in blue;
culture lines. meaning those which show
the works of man, are printed In black.
Each of these latter are engraved on
separate plates. though. for the guidance
of the ensraver. each plate must bear the
impression of the entire map. This be-
cause in the printing they must register
The engraving is done under micro
scope, and it takes months to complete
the work required for one map. None but
experts are engaged upon this work, as
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survey business worth reading about. The
making of the maps-for which the sur
veys are made afield-and its extreme
nicely and involved process are all the
more interesting because so little appears
in print concerning this office work. Of
the survey.
The plant in which these maps are
made is located in a low, cramped build
ing. called the Annex, in the alley bound
ed by the squares + street. f street and
18th and 14th streets northwest. 1t is al
most directly behind the big geological
survey building on f street.
IL is from this. the administrative de-
partment. that the topographers and geol-
osists are sent out and 10 1t they look
for Instructions.
With their instruments and ration kit
loaded on the backs of rack mules these
men plunge into strange wilds. Skilled
and unafraid. they make their way
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ings. There are three grades of prison
ers. rated according TO their discipline.
The first, in which all new men are
placed, wear the blush gray uniform; the
second, the hluish-gray coat and the
black and white striped trousers: the
third. or dangerous class, wear a uniform
of red and white stripe. The prisoners
from Washington are all under sem
tence of two years or less, and six days
are deducted from each month OF their
term for good behavior. Prisoners SEN
fenced in Washington for more than
two-year term are sent to the Leaven-
worth penitentiary. This disposition of
federal offenders is regulated by the De-
partment of Justice.
After the newly arrived prisoners are
clothed they are examined as To their pc
culiar fitness as to employment. There
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T UNIQUE Methods of TAX

UNIQUE Methods of TAX
~ ing Federal Prisoners to
Atlanta Penitentiary = Men
Are Fastened Together With
Ankle Irons and Are Closely
Watched-Physician Attends
Them During the Trip-In-
stitute Many Kinds of Plans
for Escape-Prisoners Are
Allowed Six Days Month
for Good Behavior While in
Scrvitude.
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to the guards as to the prisoners them
selves. among whom were several long
term men desperate enough to welcome
such an opportunity. Fortunately it was
the second night OF the trip and the pris-
oners were tired and sleeping. Men
sleeping in a sitting posture and in irons.
however, sleep lightly. and almost imme-
diately one stirred restlessly and asked.
Where's the lights?" 1t was a critical
moment for the guards in either end of
the car. ''Go back to sleep" came the
soft reply of the warden, '.the lights pre-
vent some of YOU follows resting" There
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HEY formed Il SOM
Der line as when
passing between
the guards from
the prison van into
the private day
coach that was to
take them from
Washington to the
Atlanta f G d e r a |
penitentiary, where
for various crimes
against the peace
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TORIES of the field
work of the United
States geological
survey = tales of
camp life, of hard
ships and perilous
feats in the run
ming of the lines
rarely fail to inter-
est. But they are
not the only phase
of the work of Tn
Gle Sans great
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breaking and grand larceny-each pro-
ceeded to reVile the other as the cause of
his misfortune. ''Rem'ber dat day you
met me in the poolroom. Sam. an tole
me you had suthin' good? Well, dis
hears all yo had fo' me-" mourned the
first complainingiy.
Twas all yo' fault, nigguh. or they
never'd got us" retorted his companion.
Lemme give yo' all fellers some ad-
vice. said negro in the next seat turn
ing around and stopping in his card play
to do So Work by yosef and don't
never take nuthin' but money. Den dey
can't get you wifi de goods Another
man, who will do eighteen months on
the charge of obtaining money from his
colored brethren through an assumed po-
sitfon as special attorney for the land
office and promoter of unSt n bile negro
fraternal benefit associations. maintained
an attitude of aloofness from the other
negroes. He declared 10 one of the guards
"A determination of seriously engaging in
the study of the law when his term OF
confinement expires. asserting that his
intentions in the beginning of his illegal
enterprises were perfectly honest. A ne
gro who during the winter sea sons in past
years has been II member of the aristO-
cratic white uniformed brigade who lend
so much to the comfort and expense of
the soJournerS TO St Augustine and Palm
Beach while the north Shiyers under its
annual coating of ice and snow, bemoaned
the fact that his sentence of two years
would prevent his attendance at the fa-
NOUS southern resort the next two win
terS.
le stopped off in Washington on his
way to Atlantic City from the south. and
not having secured a position here as
waiter and being in need of ready cash.
held up a man on the highway and Sc
cured 81, which one of the guards re-
marked was very crude for a waiter of
his experience, as he will himself. no
doubt, often realize during the two years
in which he will be occupied mixing and
carrying cement in the construction work
under way at the Atlanta institution.
AS the train entered Richmond at noon
Charles r. Burhaus, official chef, who iii
Washington is clerk at the jail, opened
the large hamper at one end of the car
and passed pasteboard boxes. each con-
tanning a good meal to the prisoners.
Coffee, a gallon of which, steaming hot,
had been secured at the Richmond sta
ton, was passed out to the men in tin
cups. 1t had been the custom during
such trips to telegraph ahead for the
dinner boxes, but shortly after Warden
Mckee's induction into office he estab-
lished the custom of making up the boxes
at the jail and carrying them along in a
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plant, then as a vegetable. il was known
and highly respected by the ancient Ro-
mans and Greeks, who praised 1t highly
i'm their writings and used 1t freely at
their banquets.
While America holds the palm today for
tho size of our cultivated asparagus, We
hsvn ettu TO do considerable hustling IL
we equal the old gardeners, who produced,
according TO Pliny. stalks weighing three
To the pound.
Asparagus. according to the dietitians.
contains much nutriment, is exceedingly
digestible and easily assimilated even by
invalids, excepting those with gouty
tendency. Ways of cooking and serving
asparagus are constantly on the increase
indicating by their variety the favor u
has attained. A gross mistake frequently
made by the good plain cook, Is 10
boil asparagus laid transversely in
saucepan, so that BY the time the lower
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SPARAGCS may well be called
the aristocrat of vegetables; !;
that is, not only on account OF
Y its antiquity, but superior deli
cacy. First as a medicinal
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This is an especially nice way of serv-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-15
HANfLINTON.

Mrs. G. w. Simons left on We'd
| nesday for Mendoza, Illinois, where
she expects to remain during the win
ter, with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Folts.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Edwards have
been visiting their son, Leon, at
Uniondale.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Wolfe and two
children are visiting Mrs. Wolfe's
mother, Mrs. j. r. Stocker.
Archdeacon Thompson spent sew
eral days in our village recently, and
conducted services in the Episcopal
church. On Saturday evening a re-
ception was held in the parish house
at which Rev. Mr.. Thompson gave an
interesting talk descriptive of his re-
cent travels in various European
countries.
Wednesday was real cool day.
G. L. Simons is very busy these
days buying and packing apples.
Florence Spangenberg is visiting
at Spring Brook.
Jacob Sadler and F. A. Peet made
a business trip to Honesdale on Tues
day.
H. C. Pelton called on friends in
town on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hummer are
visiting Mrs. Hummer's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Flory Chapman.
The many friends of Ralph G.
Abbey were shocked to hear of his
sudden death in Scranton on Thurs
day last. Funeral services were held
from the Episcopal church here at
ten O'Clock, Monday morning, Octo-
Der II. They were conducted by
Archdeacon Thompson of Reading.
lnterment in the old Salem cemetery.