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The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
A Substitute for BroiliHg.

From the Pbnsdelrhia Public rc5rcr
Occasionally IN using gas stoves there
is no hroiler- Instead Of falling back on
unhealthful frying for meat try heatng
a pan piping hot. put the steak in il with
out greasing. turn as soon as scared and
keep turning until the meat is do1e.
To season. remove from pan. put on q
hot platter, press bits OF butter, salt and
pepper on both sides Of steak. put in the
oven a few minutes 10 draw a brown
dressing
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
FIoWer in a Soap Bubble.

Fr-n Hane Notes
To make a flower inside q soap bubble.
pour water In which good deal Of soap
has been dissolved into a plate or tray
ultil the bottom Is covered with HQuid %
the depth of one-eishth OF an inch. In
The center of the tray place a water lily
or other flower. and over this Tin fun
nei Then blow gently through The fun
nei while you are slowly ufting it az the
same time Continue blowing until YOU
make quite a large film and then proceed
% diseneage the funnel. after having first
turned e ar right angles
Flowers. spinning tops. and other OBJ
jects may he enveIoped in this way The
trick is one which always mystifes ana
delights
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
To Make the Arms Plump.

Fzcn tha PhladelTaia P1hle LedE-
The best Way % overcome scrawny
arms Is 20 practice tens.ng exercises
many times daily Stretch the arm at
right angles 70 the body. holding TIE mus
cles very taut- clench the hand and draw
Up 20 the shoulder. using as much force
as il lifting a heavy weight Repeat until
the arm begins 20 get stiff
1lassasiuE the arms with hot olive oil
for ffteen minutes nlgnt and morning
VIII also help 10 make them plump
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
Dainty TTdbitS.

ElVn TIE Phladsrlia BEIic,in-
Chopped fgs added % a nut and apple
salad give delicious favor
TO improve the somewhat tastsless eel
cry salad with mayonnaise. cuI I'D in Il
small blocks OF cranberry Jelly
a spoonful OF orange uaarmalade in a
cup of tea IS very good. and a changs
from The slice 0E lemon.
Preserved tomato sauce poured over
vanilla ice cream iS delicious.
Bread pudding is good favored with
chocolate.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
MISSES NINE-GORED Skirt
Paris PattsTa No. 2872
Al Seams Allowed.


A simple model for the separate slK,-t
OF cheviot, Panama cloth, tweed, serge.
flannel. French or English worsted OF
raohai- Is here Illustrated Il IS also
good model for the skirt OF linen. Indian
head cotton. pique, duck c. khaki cloth,
the latter being much used this season
All the seams are heavily stitched. and
the lower cdSc is finished with simple
hem The back closes under an inverted
box-plait, which gives the required fu.!-
ness 10 the lower edge. The stitching
should be very carefully done. otherwi4e
the best effect OF the model VIII be lost
The pattern IS in sizes-I3 70 L years.
For a miss Of i years the skirt, made ot
material with nap. requires yards p
inches wide, 3iz yards 90 Inches vide, or
D. yards q inches vide. without nap. il
needs 8 yards 20 inches wide. e% yards
ss inches wide. o. 27s yards . inches
wide
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
Amusing the Baby.

Fr1n Harrcrs Bazar.
A simple device 20 keep baby amused
and happy is 20 fasten az Intervals upon,
a broad bright ribbon the little toys of
which De Is most fond, suspending the
ribbon above the bed upon which he %.
within reach Of his little hands. By secur-
ing one end 20 the head cf the bed and
the other 90 The foot He win then enter
tain himself by the hour pushing the TOYS
back ana forth and watching them swing
above him.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
FROM WOKARS
POINT OF VIEW

one Of my correspondents sent me a
newspaper clipping and asked my opin-
ion concerning the beautiher mentioned
in the pretty little story. I went 20
chemist FREUD for information. and
found 1hat he knew just as much about
il as / did and that was nothing q, an.
He said that he had several calls Ter IL,
although the price was higt. aad the
wrapper told nothing OF the contents.
Curiosity on our part led to an nvcsti-
cation of the inside. and ar its close We
We're as ignorant as evec
There were a few insrctIons. but not
a word of the value of the preparation,
80 guarantee Of harmlessness or hint Of
tie ingredients. It would b. "A reckless
woman who would trust the precious
skin OF her face TO a prescription like
that. yet I was told that it already had
been sold in quantity. ] arr TO longer
surprised that women go about with
thick wells 10 conceal SCARED skin and
healthy crop Of whiskers. for they viii
use anything that promises beauty.
was shown samples Of face cream, some
rancid. and others shining with an un-
lLlSLdkaDlc llGlh VI ENAA NltAtilA- Nl-H va
the best hair growers known Creams
that contain animal fat, like lanolin, are
in the same class
Now face creams are necessary in these
days Of dust and artificial heat and hard
water. but why not use pure ones? Al
mond oil is the safest and best founda-
ton. and every reputable druggist makes
a standard cream which can be bought
In bulk. but not cheaply. Good ingredi-
ents are extensive. but poor ones are
dangerous as well as cheap. Almond
creams do not keep well. so they are best
when bought or made in small quanti-
ties. But when you buy, ask FOR [. 5.
p. and the law viii see that you get
what you expect-that is the standard.
as all druggists know.
ssa
have never seen a better formula
than the one used to send my readers
on request-it is pure and keeps the skin
in good condition. but it is not a magical
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17
TRANSFER PATTERNS.

CUpon receipt Of rais pattern. ordered On eorpon
below, place the rough OF glazed SIDE o. pattern
down on material % be stamped. then press hot
fat iron on the back or smooth side of the pattern
BE carelnl not % LEI ratteEn sip.l
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17

eral at Hamburg Americas biggest pos
sibilities in nut culture lie in the peanut.
The peanut. some one has facefiously
said, was so-cailed because II is neither
a pea nor a nut Still American horti-
culturists class It in the nue family and
there it viii stay. Il is locally known as
pindar. goObeT ground nut, and earth
nut. The United States peanut crop is
l5000,o00 bushels a year. with a value Of
$40, e,)0aQe0. Seven of the Southern States
last year produced nearly four-fifths Of
this amount The worlds annual produc-
ton is COO. 00o 000 bushels. and it is said
II the peanut oil industry could be de-
veloped in this country the annual pro-
duct could be made infinitely greater and
open up a greater resource Of the South
ern States The improved methods OF
cultivation. the improved quality of the
nut and the better marketing facilities
an conspire 20 make the farmer add this
60 his other crops. The peanut, If proper
ly cultivated. viii grow in any place
where corn viii grow. France uses many
million pounds Of nuts. imported chiefly
from Africa, while England makes a
large annual importation from both AZ
rica and India.
Peanut oil IS used for lubricatng and
tute for olive oil. IL is a component part
Of much oleomargarine ana Is a kitchen
substitute for lard and butter. Tie oil
is pressed from the nuts-after they have
been winnowed. shelled, and the fine skin
removed-with only a small amount Of
heat applied. The second and tIHrA
DRESSINGS are done al a greatly increased
temperature Just as the residue left
from making c0ttonseed oil is used as a
cattle food. so that from peanut oil max
ing is put in cake form and used for
the same purpose in Europe II Is also
ground into aour over there AMI used
as a food for the table Soup. gridGle-
cakes. and maffns are made with Il as
large ingredient. and Il has been found
nutFitivc and palatable The butter in
paste form made from peanuts has be-
come a staple food among vegetarians.
who substitute nuts for meats. after the
teachings OF Linnaeus, Cucier, ana Vir-
chow. who held that nuts and fruits con
tain all the natural foods for man In
order 10 successfully cOmpete With other
oils the peanut oil industry must be han
died by a mill big enough 10 Use 1900
tons OF peanuts annually.
The larger part Of the American pearrH
crop reaches the consumer througa The
hands of the street vendor. but a soodlv
cmount goes 10 cOnfectioners. soap
makers. and chocolate manufacturers. AS
every part of the peanut vine can be
used except its tap root. its econeo,Ic
value is not 10 be overlooked
tCoPynsht, l9ao, by Freaerie J. Hassn.l
Tomorrow Newspaper AsSocia-
tions Meet.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17

From Judge
Hoesewife-If you love work. why don't
ycu end IT.
Begging tramp Love is blind. ye know.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17

No. SosI-Bsck aad front design Of
daisies and insertion for corset cover which
slips on over The head The pattern il 70
be transferred 10 linen lawn. nainsook
checked muslin. OF any underwear nate
nal. and may also Be adapted for chemise.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17

Tomorrow Newspaper AsSocia.
tions Meet.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-17

I have never seen a better formula
than the one used to send my readers
on request-it is pure and keeps the skin
in good condition, but it is not a magical
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Food Of the Chinese.

In the Revue d'Hygiene DIR. Male
gnon, who lived for many years In
China. gives some curious details of
the food OF the Chinese. This is what
he says Of the sons OF heaven and the
way they eat eggs: "The Chinese are
great eaters OF eggs, which they take
hard boiled. One finds them In all the
roadside places for refreshment. The
Celestials have an expression. Eggs of
a hundred years The eggs are not
always a century In age, but one Is
able to get them of many years stand
Ing. The Celestlals have preference
for the egg of the duck or goose. They
are placed with aromatic herbs in
slaked lime for period, the minimum
time of treatment being FIVE or six
weeks. Under the influence OF time
the yoke liquefies and takes dark
green color The white coagulates and
becomes green. The product of the
eggs, which has strong odor. from
which stranger betakes himself
quickly. the Chinese eat as hors
d'oeuvres. and 1t is said to have the
taste of lobster"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
A Good Verdi story.

Here Is a charming story about Yer
dl: A farmer living in the depths Of
the country was very deslrous to hear
one Of the illustrlous composers op-
erus. So, better late than never, he
took his ticket, Travelled up to Milan
and. securing a good seat. heard
Aida" The farmer was very much
disappointed and wrote to Verdi to say
so. adding that he did not like the
music at all and that under these cir
cumstances he hoped that Verdi would
see the rensonableness of at once re-
turning him his money. There were
his railway fare, his ticket of admis-
sion and his supper at Milan. for which
he inclosed the bill.
The grand old maestro entered fully
into the humor of the situation. He
wrote back polite letter regrettlng
that his music had failed to please and
inclosing the railway fare and the
price OF admission, but he added that
as the farmer would have to provide
himself with supper at home he could
not admit the justice Of that part of
his claim and he absolutely declined
to pay for his supper at Milar
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

II have moved into perfect gem of
an apartment on the sixth floor of one
of those new houses" said the woman
who paints china, "and am reveling In
its liberal supply Of fresh air and sun
light" 1t' jie
"But don't you find the stairs an
overbalancing disadvantage" asked
an acquaintance.
"The thought of the cozy quarters at
such moderate cost colors my climb
with the roseate hue of optimism"
laughed the artist. "but one of my Gus.
toners, middle aged and filed with
good food and the joysof living, evil
IDENTIFY found 1t a narrowing expert
ence.
ut seemed ages that waited In the
hall after The ringing of the lower
bell. and upon hearing the labored
breathing of my ascending visitor !
ran back for the smelling salts.
"When had administered all the
means Of resuscltation at hand she
managed to articulate between gasps:
az thought st. Peter always opened
the door New York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Zeke Was Riaht.

A farmer employed boy to guard
his strawberry patch from birds. The
berries-fancy fruit as big as peaches
kept disappearing. and the man sus-
pected the boy of eating them. So
one morning he came down to the
patch, looked 1t over and then said:
81 know you don't touch these berries,
my lad. but Zeke says you do. To
day I'll test you-Just to convince
Zeke."
He took out little lump of chalk
and pretended TO chalk the boys lips,
but really 1t was orr .his finger that
he rubbed over ttom. "Now." he said.
when come down here this after.
noon well see who's right about you.
Zeke or l."
And with pretended carelessness he
tossed the chalk on TO the ground. On
his return, some hours later. 1t was
plain who was right. The boys lips
were chalked with white. stiff layer
half an inch thick.-Los Angeles Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
How Snake. Got over Gro -,d.

Although the snake appears to have
no legs or feet. II may be said to be
practically supplied with upward of
hundred pairs OF them. In fact each
joint Of the backbone bears a pair OF
ribs. which are mobile and have their
points atiached to the inner surface OF
one Of the large transverse. platelike
scales which clothe the undersurfnce
OF the body. Thus by the movements
Of the ribs attached TO 1t each plate
can be drawn forward and its margin
applied to the ground. BY the success
sive application OF these mutitudinous
plates the body can be drawn forward
In a straight line without Its being
thrown into undulations from side to
side. But rapid movements are also ef-
fected by such undulatIons. and ser
pents can by pressure and appropriate
muscular action climb trees aud some
times spring forward. They also swim
easily by lateral fexures. but no SER
pents advance by vertical bendings OF
the body, though they are 80 Often
drawn IN such an attitude.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Round About porkina.

The neigbborhood OF Dorking. where
George Meredith lived. has many liter
ary associations Independent OF its
connection with that famous novelist.
1t was at Burford Bridge. near Dor
king, that Keats completed "Endym-
ion" in November, 1917; close by. at
the Rookery. was born Father Mai
thus, the popular economist. and Mt
West Humble Frances Burney. after
her marriage with General d'Arblay.
built Camilla cottage with profits OF
her novel of that name and settled
down. Sheridan resided at Polesden
and John Stuart Mill at Mickleham,
while other ilustrious residents In the
locality in earlier times were John
Evelyn and Daniel Defoe. To most
people. however, the chief literary as
ISOLATION of Dorking is with Dickens.
for was 1t not at the Marquis Of Gran
by's, variously identified with the White
Hart and the Old Kings Head, that
Mr.. Weller. Sr.. made the fatal blum
der of proposing to a "vidderT--West-
minister Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

According to n local paper, one of
the petty officers of man-of-war at
the New York navy yard recently
made requisltion to the paymaster's
office for two horse pipes" The story
goes that the poor man meant "hawse
pipes" Now, any one who knows
what hawse pipes are will wonder
what he wanted with them. I suspect
some one was playing practical Joke
on him. Tie same paper gives another
alleged occurrence which shows how
little is known by some of the naval
recruits of nautical terms. The recruit
In question got monkey wrench. a
donkey engine, the ldogwatch and the
cathend SO confused in his noddle that
he called for "a watch dog to stand by
the eat engine" and referred to the
captain as donkey head" As re-
suit the veracious chronicler deposeth
that the offender was committed to the
ships brig. there to repent and learn
better. Both yarns are probably of
the type usually told to the. Marines"
but nevertheless It is n fact that many
ludicrous mistakes of the kind are
made by those whose knowledge Of
the sea is limited, and many practical
jokes of which they are the butt are
made on the unsophisticated.-- Ship
ping Illustrated.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
EnaIi.h piffeult to pronounce.

The difficulty of English for stran-
gers does not lie in Its orthography.
but In its pronunciation. Abroad peo-
pie will constantly say that they can
read and write English readily. while
unable to utter word or TO under
stand word of the spoken language,
as. of course. vice versa. great many
English and Americans can read and
write French long before they can un-
derstand or make themselves under
stood. The other languages are just
as difficult for them to pronounce as
English is for others. The only diff
ference is that English stands alone
with its system or lack Of system of
pronunciation. When Frenchman
knows how TO write German he Is at
the same time able TO speak the Ian
guage, IL not beautifully. at least so
as to be understood. The same holds
for German speaking French.-Pro-
fessor Albert Schinz In North Ameri-
can Review.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Ancient Copcrete.

That the Romans were very familiar
with concrete and gave consideration
TO Its use examination Of the concrete
work I'm the forum clearly shows.
Their concrete contained generally
only two kinds of stone. travertine and
selcie. In equal parts. Selcle is hard.
closely knit rock, very similar to our
bluestone or trap rock In color as well
as quality. Travertine is volcanic
rock not so hard as selcie. considerably
lighter in color. and was desirable on
account of its porosity, which insured
good bond with the cement. In all
the Roman work the combination Of
the travertine and the selcie is clearly
distinguishable.- Age.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
BOTH TEAMS
: were CRIPPLED
Marion Beats Portsmouth
Six to Three
CUAWLS OUT OF the CELLAR
Portsmouth Goes in With a
Thud.
Both Pitchers Were Battcd Rather
Hard but Hancock Proved the Bet
ter I'm Pinches--Anothcr Game To-
day.

Portsmouth, July -(Special) -
The crippled Diggers and Shoemakers
opened three-game series at the
yard yesterday afternoon, the Diggcrs
winning through timely hitting and
aided by the errors o; the locals. The
final count was six and three.
Red Farrell the best outhelder I'm
the league. is absent from the Digger
team, but is expected to rejoin the
club within few days. From the
Portsmouth club. McAllistcr, Doran
aud Spencer are out. The first
named was spiked i'm recent game
Spencer is sick and Doran has a split
finger.
Behringer walked in the first in
ming but was caught trying to pilfer
With O'Day out O'Hara opened the
Portsmouth hit satchel with a single.
Jackson followed with double, send.
ing him to third. Hancock then
tightened up and retired both Collins
and Totman.
There was nothing doing for either
side in the second With two out tn
Diggers got run In the third. T-.-
cock singled to right and singles by
Behringer and Shields sent him the
whole distance.
The fourth was n Marion joy round.
Williams and Staley both singled and
Reilly beat out an infeld hit. filling
the sacks. Toohey's long fly to Doyle
let Williams score. When Willough-
by hit to Sautter, the pitcher threw
the ball over Jacksons head, three
Diggers scoring Hancock followed
with another single but was not ad-
vanced.
Marion added another in the sixth,
making 1t six runs.
Portsmouth's first run came i'm the
fourth. Duffy singled and stole sec
ond With Doyle out Ragsdale sin
gled, scoring Duffy The Shoemakers
tried ninth inning finish, but the
rally fell short, only two scoring.
Both Hancock and Sautter were hit
hard. the former being bumped once
more than was the latter, but Han
cock was right in the pinchcs and
some brilliant fielding helped out the
Digger cause.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Spontaneous Combustion.

spontaneous combustion can only oc.
cur when oxidation causes the temper
ature to rise to the ignition point Of
the material Spontaneous combustion
OF the human body Is impossible on ac.
count OF the heat regulating effect Of
the 10 or so per cent OF water contain.
ed. The enormous heat necessary to
dry the tissues sufficiently would de-
stroy life long before ignition could
take place. An old idea was that the
alcohol In confirmed drunkard might
promote combustion. but Lieblg show.
ed that even II the body could give off
infiammable vapor and this could be-
come ignited the body itself would
not be set on fire.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
ponTs,IoUTu CErs pRowN.

The management of the Ports
mouth club announces that 1t has se-
cured Elmer Brown, former Digger.
from Grand Rapids to help out It's
pitching staff. Brown was with Ma
rion practically all of last year and
was sold to the Columbus club. He
remained while with Columbus. but
lacked experience enough to stay in
the association. lie was then sent to
Joe Raidy's Grand Rapids club. His
work at first was good but later he
fell down badly ana Portsmouth has
now grabbed onto him. Brown did
some excellent work for Marion last
year and he should help out the
weakened Portmsouth pitching staff.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

The conflict called the Battle Of the
Nations" was the battle of Leipsic. It
was fought on Oct. 1918. 1873 be-
tween the soldiers of Russia, Prussia,
Austria. Sweden. Denmark and Hol-
land, under Schwarzenberg, on the one
side. and Napoleon's army Of allies; on
the other. II was one of the greatest
battles of modern times. A half mil
Non OF men were engaged, and the
casualties on both sides were $4,000.
1t resulted In overwhelming defeat for
Napoleon and the liberation of Ger
many. Troops from every nation Of
Europe participated I'm 1t, hence the
Battle OF Nations"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Ably Defined.

A certain archbishop when asked
whether 1t was a griexous lie for a
woman TO misstate her age replied:
"A lie may be defined as a statement
made by one rational being to another
rational being with the intent to de-
ceive. Now, as no rational being
would think of asking woman her
age with the expectation of being an
swercd truthfully, one Of the elements
OF the lie is lacking. and the woman's
statement cannot, strictly speaking, be
defined as such."-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Sunset In .th. Bed City, Of Bavaria.

Sunset In @the Red City" Of Bavaria.
The numerous entrances to the old
town of Rothenburg are guarded by
beautiful wntchtowers. which are in
habited by impoverished old women,
who rent their airy lodgings for a
nominal sum. The red twinkle of
their lamps high over the dusky streets
of Rothenburg ut nigLt-for It is as
mediaeval In Its lighting as in many
other ways-is very charming In ef-
feet. The walls of Rothenburg are a
constant delight to visitors, who, by
,dlnt of much squeezing through mar
row passageways and cropping In dark
ness, are able to make a circuit of the
city. getting glimpses on the way
through loopholes Of the green country
outside. Wondrous views OF the town
are also to be had from many Of the
distant hills. At sunset the sight of
It's graceful towers and clutter of red.
roof tops is like a fair vision OF ro-
nance. The city blaZes for mo-
ment In a fiery mist, then suddenly
melts, mlrage-like. In the gathering
dusk. leaving sense of something
born of dream, the illusion of an en-
chantcr's wand. -Rothenburg Letter to
Vogue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Her Proposal.

you've been courtlng me now for
a number OF years. George" remarked
a girl to young man. ''and ! want to
make a little leap year proposal"
IL am not in position to m-mar-
ry just YETI stammered the youth.
"but'-
who said anything about mar
rlage" interrupted the girl. ~ was
going to propose that you stop com
Ing here and give somebody else
chance Philadelphia Inquirer.