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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
MERiNGUs MUST De RIGHT.
Directions tor Making That VIII In
sure Successful Result.

Frst-l3e sure the pudding or pie
is cold before attempting TO spread on
meringue. II you have store eggs.
select those having dull. rough look
ing shells. as shiny shells are never
fresh. The whites Of two eggs will
cover an ordinary pudding, Separate
The white from the yoik BY holding
;he small end down and breaking the
egg through the middle. II 4 tiny bit
Of yolk falls into the white. remove
with u piece Of the shell. Beat s,in.
then add one tablespoon OF granu'
lated sugar. Il little at a time. Sprinkle
over One-half teaspoon vanilla or
lemon favorins. The more yon beat
The better the meringue. Dip tea.
spoon in cold water. then in the egg.
and drop In little mounds on the pud,
ding. II you have coal stove. have
the oven hot. Put in the pudding and
leave the door part way open. II you
use gas. heat up the broiler or the
oven. set in the pudding. shut the
door and turn out the gas. When II is
a delicate brown. remove from the
oven but leave II In the kitchen or
in warm room for one hour before
setting il away. Meringue made this
way never fails and is good the next
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
crsamed Sweetbreads.

AS soon as the sweetbreads are
brought from the market put them in
cold water. When ready TO parboti
free them from fat. cover with boiling
water and let them simmer 20 min
utes. Take from the fire, drain. throw
into cold water and when cool enough
to handle remove all the membrane
and break into small pieces. Melt one
tablespoonful of butter without brown
ing: add one tablespoonful Of -four,
mix until smooth: add one cupful OF
cream and stir until it thickens. Add
the sweetbreads and place over hot
water until these are heated through.
then season to taste with salt, pepper
and one tablespoonful of chopped
parSlpv
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

dollar notes acted on the raw nervous
system Of Mr.. Cobb AS might gal
vanic battery. He sprang from the
bed and snatchiHg The notes closed
them up In his hand
Then Mrs Cobb executed diplo
matte movement worthy OF Tallsyrand.
She caught her husbands clothes
that were on chair aud c:lsped them
against her body. The TWO glared at
each other.
in the meantime the truculent man
was knocking al The front door.
Open the door and come upstairs,
called Mrs. Cobb 70 the truculent man
from the window.
Mr.. Cobbs eyes roved around the
room He heard the from, door open
and then he stopped and passed
through the window onto the porch
roof. he let himself down from the
spouting and dropped 10 the ground
He speeded for the betting room clad
in his night shirt.
Stop him." screamed Mrs. Cobb TO
the truculeDt man. hes got your
money"
The truculent man dashed after the
fleeing Cobb with Mrs. Cobb close at
his heels. Crchins aiOIS the road de
lighted at the sight OF man In L
nigh, shirt sprinting in front OF "a
stout man and n bony woman &C.
claimed the trio vociferously.
However. Mr.. Cobb had TOO good a
lead. besides he was dressed or rather
undressed for running and he entered
the betting room door fully three
lengths ahead OF the truculent man.
Reaching the desk Mr.. Cobb saw that
the race in which Lucky Dog was al
ready marked a, the post" and he had
but little time.
Lucky Dog TO win." he said. hand
inc the two notes TO the bookmaker
= They're or called the man at the
telegraph instrument.
One hundred and sixty to twenty.
Lucky Dog" drawled the bookmaker.
handing MIR. Cobb the ticket.
The truculent man leaned over the
desk and said. gaspingly:
That moneys mine"
That moneys now on Lucky Dog.
He's running at the rate OF mile in
one minute and forty seconds. re-
marked the bookmaker, If you can
catch him and take IL of you're wei
come to it,
Oppressed by this problem the true.
ulent man wiped his brow and the
man at the wire called. Lucky Dog
at the quarter"
Lucky Dog at the half by two
lengths" called the operator.
Mr.. Cobb was standing on one bare
foot.
Lucky Dog in the stretch, ali whip,
ping" called the man at the wire.
Then Mr.. Cobb. the sweat dripping
from his face. lifted up his voice.
Come on Lucky Dog. Come on old
horse You're running for Dave
Cobb
Lucky Dog wins easy by length.
called the operator.
Then Mr.. Cobb changed into dane
ing dervish and spun around utterine
odd calculations.
Pay of Lucky Dog tickets" called
the bookmaker.
Mr.. Cobb received $3.50 He handed
$50 to the truculent man with the
mien OF Roman conqueror dividing
up a captured Kingdom. He tossed $50
into his wife's apron and sought to
put the balance in his own pocket but
found no such convenience. He looked
down and saw how he was attired.
Then he blushed and darted home
wards.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
The Odd
Happening of
Mr.: David Cobb
copyright. BY Daily Story Pub. Coz

Copyright BY Daily Story Pub. Coz
The city had had an attack OF
morality aud all gaming houses ana
bookmaking Offices were closed up as
closes the clam Cities have these
spasms as q man has the collie. The
one stops gambling and The other
eschews cucumberS-fOr u while.
4 certain firm Of bOOkmakers dic
moi resign themselves TO the nat OF
the Law. They procured copy OF the
edic, aud scru,inized il as the; were
wont 10 examine the program for the
DAVIS races. They discovered In the
statute an aperture through which
they could drive the metaphoricai
horse and wagon. The law forbade
so0kmaking save on race courses
where races were being run. Straight
way they leased for a song disnsed
half.miIe track near the city. ran TWO
plugs over II every day for a purse or
five dollars and made books on ever!
race from Sheepshead Bay to The "a
cific coast. II the law frOwnrd that :
all 1t could do.
The peaceful little village wherein
was the race course became trans
formed. Farmers studied dope sheets
as they guided the pillow and talked
knowingly OF mud-larks and ciDches.
Everybody became sporting man
and among them David Cobb. the vii.
lage carpenter.
Cobb was sore smitten with the bet.
ting disease. 1t would have puzzled
him to try to name the boundaries OF
his state, but he knew the pedigree OF
pretty much all the horses running
and once and a while he won bet.
A felicitous run OF luck which Mr..
Cobb had been enjoying suddenly
changed and fortune-ever capri
cious jade. turned her back on him. He
couldn't win a bet and one August day
found himself penniless. lie sat
sloomily on q trestle in front OF the
blscksmith's shop listlessly reading
the entries for the day. Mr.. Quinn. a
DISQUALIFIED jockey from one OF the big
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
Oarninq Made Easy.

The busy housemother may depend
even more than formerly on her sew
ing machine. for there has been in.
vented a darner to use on a double
thread machine And IL does good
darning. too. There are no loose
threads to be in the way, there are no
torn edges where the dsrning thread
did no, catch. and. best OF all. there
can be no Jumps. AT that is necessary
is to put the frame under The press@r
foot. arrange the stocking on frame
and the work Is practically done.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
MADE A WONDERFUL RESCUE.
Mother and Baby Saved from Cap
sized Ship.

A marvellous rescue OF a woman and
q baby from the cabin of capsized
vessel came to light on the arrival OF
the liner Oceanic at Plymouth re-
Gently
While IL miles from Ruatan island
the British schooner Annie. command
ed by Capt. c. NJ. Decker. was cap
sized by a whirlwind accompanying a
waterspout which formed Immediately
over the ship. When the vessel turned
over, Capt. Decker and the crew
climbed over the side and chung to
the keel.
Mrs Decker vas in the cabin. and
her baby was lying in its cradle AT
the moment of the accident. She was
thrown down and pitched through the
door of her cabin into the companion
way. Although severely cut and
bruised. she managed to crawl back to
the crib, and threw her husbands oil
skins over il 10 protect the child from
being hurt by the debris.
BY that time her husband and the
crew had climbed around the broad
side Of the sinking vessel. Olsen
. tangling the two boats as quickly rs
possible, they went through 4 small
pOrthole to the rescue Of Mrs. Decker
and the infant
Meanwhile Mrs Decker. with admir-
able presence Of mind. hurriedly knot
ted . rope out Of an oi.-coat and other
things. and for q few moments there
was q desperate battle for the lives Of
the two Imprisoned ones.
The vessel was rapidly hllins with
water. and the cabin was half full.
when the plucky mother managed TO
make q rope basket for the baby and
saw that the infant was safely hoist
ed through the aperture.
Their her husband and the others
succeeded in pulling her. more dead
than alive. from the cabin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28


tracks and now q betting room tout
came languidly across the road and
accosted him.
Dave" said he. Il have it.
So great was MIR. Cobb's depression
that he made no inquiry as to what
Mr.. Quinn possessed.
gives me only two or three tips a year
and they never fall down. Here It is:
Lucky Dog will win the second handi-
cap race at the Bay "Wednesday. Get
on it, Now, Dave, here's our chance
to make a good stake for the season.
What's the use Of talkin''?" asked
Mr.. Cobb, di. gustedly. What's a tip
TO a man who's got nary a cent to bet
on it,
Can't you raise ten dollars" in
quired Mr.. Quinn. interestedly.
Il cent beg, borrow nor steal dol
lar let alone ten. And there's no job
O work | can get
Busted. eh?" and Mr.. Quinn walked
OF seeking another capitalist.
For some reason the name Lucky
Dog" kept dining itself into Mr..
Cobbs ears all day and all the next
day. He felt . prescience that the
horse would win albeit that his re.
searches disclosed that he had only
run once tn the far west.
Two O'Clock on the eventful Wednes.
day on which the tip was expected
TO materialize found Mr.. Cobb abed.
lie had NOT arisen for he reasoned
with logic tina: . man who could not
raise the Insignificant sum Of dollar
may az well lie in bed as stand on his
feet. Another point was that Mrs.
Cobb had proclaimed with acerbiiy in
the morning that, as the breakfast
and dinner would result from her in.
dividual earnings he would not be ex,
pected to participate in the repssts.
Mr.. Cobb lay prone and CRASHED his
teeth when he thought Of the busy
scene in the betting room nearly op
posite to hts house. Already the odds
were up against Lucky Dog. II he
should win Mr.. Cobb felt sure he
would foam At the mouth like q mad
man. No one could stand such {:
buffet from fortune as that
4 mau with q troculent face cane
Aewn the dusty highway and Mrs
Cobb xlimpsine him ran upstairs. She
orened the Bible lying on the bureau
and taking something from between
its leaves turned 10 her husband.
The collector Is coming for Tho
rent" she said. IF ] had not taken
Ten dollars from your winnings one
nisht and made ten more myself b.,
sewins Ne would all be turned out II
tho road for we owe two months. an
al. held M two ten-doIlar notes.
.~.is vas 81 un~ise nov. An ol'
ssw ssyeth. let sleeping soss lie" an
:; might se applied TO Tecumb~ni hu'
hands. TIE sight Of hose two to-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
uneooked French Cream Candy.

Break into a bowl the whites OF as
many eggs as you think You will re-
quire for the amount OF candy you
wish to make. Add as much cold wa
ter as you have egg-whites, then stir
in xxx powdered or confectionery
sugar until the mixture Is stfff enough
to mold into shape with the fingers.
Flavor with vanilla to taste. and form
into balls. cubes or lozenges. As You
wish. Lay on plates or waxed paper
to fry. The secret Of success lies in
the sugar used. Ordinary powdered
sugar will not do.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

Pare uncooked potatoes; cut them
into very small dice: throw them into
cold water and soak for 30 minutes.
Drain, put them In baking dish,
cover with milk. dust with salt and
pepper, add one tablespoonful OF but
ter cut in bits. and bake in a moderate
oven for As minutes. Serve with
roasted beef or broiled steak
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

Scatteration isn't a good word. bnt
that's what happens TO all kinds oi
inflammation and congestion II Cow
ANS PNEUMONIA PREPARATION
is applied. Group. pneumonia. colds.
coughs. pains and soreness in throat
and chest are cured BY this wonderful
remedy. External and quickly alb
sorbcd. All druggists rom PC. q"
$igo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
Penuehi Filling.

One and oneQuarter cups light
brown sugar. i've tablespoons water.
Cook until II will form q soft ball
when tried In water. beat the white
Of one egg and pour the syrup slowly
into the egg and beat until cool and
thick enough to spread on the cakes.
Sprinkie with nut meats II You wish
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

So Cleopatra was homeiy after all!
Well. at its worst history Is only like
those newspapers in which every 20
lice court heroine is young and bead
tifu!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
The T,vnk q the E,ephan..

The long trunk Of the elephant IL
very. very wonderful. The neck Of
footed animals 10 usually long. &c
enable them to reach their food with
out disiculty; hut the elephant has
q short neck TO enable him more east
" to support the weight Of hts huge
head and heavy iusks. The long trunk
helps him 10 &c, his food. and III.
trunk Is TO an elephant what . Ions
s>rk Is TO other animals.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

Prepare your apples as for ordinary
sauce. cook With as little water as pos
sibie for about three hours. slowly.
make II fairly sweet. and seal in air
tight jars while hot. Have new rubbers.
and run jars over % no air will be left
in. This will keep all winter. is a.
ways Al hand for pies or pnddings.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
SoinSch Salad.

Use young. tender spinach leaves
nut In Q salad howl with shreds Of
onion and . spris Of mint Pour
French dressing over all and garnish
with sliced hard boiled eggs and little
radishes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
&aIted AIm0nde.

One housekeeper docs her salted
almonds In deep. hot lard. and drains
on the grease on brown paper. sailing
them well while they drain. II Is an
easier and quicker method than doing
tho puts in butter In oven
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
Satin Striped Serges

A beautiful line Of Satin
Stripe Serges. IN all tn" New
Spring Shadcs-:tS inches wide.
Special yard ...............a 8e.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

New Dutch Coilars--all DARN
tily trimmed; large assortment
OF styles; all good values. Spe-
cal ............ 24c.
Special lot of .Iabots. worth
15c. for. ............. 1Oc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28

\ good quality heavy Rlack
Tafirta Silk with deep founce.
fun width Extra special for
$A.98.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Milk and Milking.

Many people believe that milk Is
feady-made and stored in the udder Of
the cow simply awaiting the milker.
This impression is corrected by the
statement of the well-known scientist,
John Burroughs, who says: Most
persons think that giving down or
holding up the milk by the cow is a
voluntary act. In fact, they fancy
that the udder is vessel filled with
milk, and that the COW releases or
withholds 1t just as she chooses. But
the udder is a mandatory; 1t is
filled with blood from which the milk
is manufactured while you milk. This
process is controlled by the cows
nervous system; when she is excited
or in any way disturbed, as by a
stranger or by taking away her calf.
or any other cause, the process Is ar
rested and the milk will not flow. The
nervous energy goes elsewhere. The
whole process Is as involuntary as is
digestion in man and is disturbed or
arrested in about the same way.-In-
diana Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
VigOr I'm the Flock.

The period of usefulness of good
sheep varies much with the breed as
well as with individuals of the same
breed. Some become Improbable at
three or four years of age, others at
ten or twelve or even older. Whenever
sheep begins to show signs of weak
ness, evidence of disease or lack of
thrift and vigor 1t should be removed
from the flock. "All is lost that is
poured into a cracked dish;" all is
lost that is put into an unthrifty
sheep-worse than lost often, for a
diseased sheep may do great damage
to the flock. and when one loses thrift
1t loses its natural power to resist dis
ease. Nature has marked such a one
for destruction, and the shepherd
should forestall nature by disposing of
it.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

An interesting development Of the
use of flowers for food is recorded In
the daily papers, says the London
Globe The use Of candied petals of
the violet as a sweetmeat has long
been known, but the practice is now
arising of preserving flowers whole.
You may now buy bunch, say of vio-
lets, for your buttonhole. and after
ward eat them. AS a matter Of fact,
a number of flowers are habitually
eaten Cloves, capers, caulifiowers and
artichokes are all flowers, or parts of
flowers, before the blossoms have ex.
panded. ....
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

A very common trouble in every
dairy is to find an animal with the
point Of the teat closed, either due to
a bruise of teat itself or to infection
of the milk duct which causes lit
tie scab to form, and unless this is
properly handled with care and clean.
illness the infection is apt to cause
loss of the entire quarter. Thoroughly
wash the part In an antiseptic solu-
tion; then dip teat plug into heal
ing ointment and insert it, allowing
same to remain from one milking to
another. In this manner closure can
be overcome In very simple and sat
fsfactory way milking tube should
not be used If 1t can possibly be avoid
ed, as there is much danger of infect
ing the entire quarter by its use
Denver Field and Farm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

It was an ingenious husband who,
according to a writer in the New York
Sun, sent his wife shopping in taxi
cab. A friend who happened to see
him say good-by to her from the curb
remarked on his apparent extrava-
gance. ...e
"Its economy, really" said the hus-
band. Whenever she's In a store
she'll be worried to death because
that taxicab is eating up money all
the time, and so she won't stay long
enough to spend half as much as she
would IL she went on foot or in a
street car"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
PORE OLD DAD.

Ye kin sca'ce pick up paper
An it's poets corner" greet,
'Cept yell see er pirty poem
Bout the mother, sanity, sweetI
But yell have time Assay
Eyes will be er-achin' bad
Ere yell overtake er poem
At this time for pore old dadi
No, 1t isn't willful in EN-
Them that write of mother dear
That that's never notice taken
OF her old man settin' near.
No, it's never meant to slight him,
But hit looks little sad
All the bouquets made for mother,
Not a bloom for pore old dad
True, uor mother watched above us
Till her gray old eyes would ache,
But old dad he bumped to feed us
Till his back would nearly break,
Mother crooned abTe the cradle,
Gave devotion, all she had;
Still that wasn't any circus
At this time for pore old dad.
Do not take one line from mother
When you write the soul sweet song
But if thar's a word for father
Now and then it won't be wrong,
Pore old soul He's bent and wrinklet
An | know 'twoud make him glad
If, while you are praisin' mother
Somethin's said for pore old dadi
Anonymous.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

Is set on 2x6-in. runners and the house
If IT. 4 in. long and it. 8 in. wide,
A tight, smooth floor, with no cracks
or knot holes, is essential. The frame
will allow 16 #. boards and battens to
be sawed in two.
At each end of the house Is door 2
#. wide and It. in. high, which
slips up and down between grooves or
cleats, and is held up by rope passing
through small pulley at the ridge.
1t Is quite desirable to have doors at
both ends.
A necessary adjunct to a sanitary
pen is the ventilator in the roof. Two
of the IL in. roof boards are sawed off
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
The Poppx.

The poppy Throughout the East ii
an emblem Of death. In many parts
Of India this flower is planted upon
graves and in cemeteries. Whether
or not the idea was suggested by the
poisonous character Of the Juice is un-
certain. 1t is believed that the poppy
was known as a funeral plant to the
ancient Egyptians, for upon the tombs
opened by Belzoni there appeared rep
reservations OF plants which were evil
IDENTIFY intended for poppies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Dynamite for Tree Planting.

Holes for tree planting, according
to the Engineering Record, have been
excavated by the Long Island Rail-
way by blasting with dy-. amite. A
hole about two feet deep was first dug
with a posthole augur at an angle OF
about 35 degrees with the surface and
loaded with half stick of 40 per cent
dynamite This shot makes hole
about two feet deep and three feet In
diameter, leaving the earth In the
bottom pulverized suitably for plant
ing. 1t is stated that two men can
thus excavate ESQ holes per ten-hour
day at cost of about 77a cents per
hole.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
The Lost Cud.

II WISH" said an experienced veteri-
nary, that had all the cloth which
has been wasted in manufacturing
cuds to replace those lost" This is
one of the dregs Of superstition which
still clings in some places. The cud
is returned to the mouth after enter
ing the first stomach, and Its loss Is
generally an indication of indigestion.
This is most prevalent in winter,
when cows are heavily grained. Should
it appear In summer when they are on
pasture, but receiving some grain, 1t
is well to remove the latter ration for
a few days. After day or two give
pound of Epson salts and 2 ounces
ground ginger root mixed In two
quarts of warm water After she re-
sumes her cud feed for time on
green grass and good hay, gradually
working back to the grain ration.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03

Butter making In the home dairy
and creamery has been almost revc-
lutionized by the introduction Of the
farm separator, which separates
cream from milk by centrifugal
process. The shallow pan or crock
system and the deep-setting system
have been largely eliminated, and
with their exit a considerable part Of
the drudgery Of the household disap-
peared. The farmer Is now no longer
required to make the daily trip to the
creamery; he can retain the skim milk
to feed his calves and pigs and de-
liver the cream, sweet, every other
day, when properly cared for, and
this substitution of cream delivery for
milk delivery by creamery patrons
saves them labor and millions of dol
lars yearly in expense.-Report Secre-
tary United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-03
Pickle for Curing Meats,

Fourteen pounds salt, four ounces
saltpeter, two ounces saleratus, FIVE
pounds brown sugar, tablespoonful of
red pepper, twelve gallons of water,
to be mixed in a cold state. The
above quantity is sufficient for 400
pounds. If the pickle gets moldy, boil
and cool and use again. For picking
beef, four gallons of water, one and a
half pounds of brown sugar, six
pounds salt, two and a half ounces Of
saltpeter to a hundred pounds of beef
Rural New Yorker.