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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13

A splendid device for keeping tho
top Of the dressing-table clean and
one that Is used great deal in the
houses OF the rich. Is strip OF very
thick plate glass. cut just the size
OF the - sing-table top.
A large strip Of blotting paper OF
the color desired makes an excellent
lining for thin bureau scarf.
Put rolls or biscuit in a paper bag,
twist the top tightly. sprinkle cold
water on the bag and heat In the
oven and your rolls are good as new.
When washing dog always wet
and soap the head and ears inside and
out before water touches any other
part OF the body, because II there
are any fleas on the dog. and there
are, they make straight for
the ears as soon as water touches
For canker OF the stomach gathor
clover tops and dry them for use IN
winter. Chew few before retiring.
To remove mildew rub hard soap
and salt on the spots; lay In the
sun. on the grass is better.
When frying anything to be rolled
In meal use half -four with the meal.
A dish OF vinegar on the back OF
the stove kills all smell Of cabbage
cooking.
Rub postage stamps over the hair
and they will never stick unless moist
ened
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To clean glass use one-half kero'
sene and water; wipe with a linen
cloth.
To remove grease from silk, hold
1t over the stove, as heat burns It
out.
Try a kicking exercise for con-
stipation, as kicking football.
To remove iron rust, use strong
salt and lemon Juice and hold II ovec
the steam of the teakettle nose; 1t
will disappear in an instant.
To wash white feathers and POM
pons wash in soft water with ivory
soap and rinse. Hang them on the
line by tying tape on them where
the wind blows hard.
To warm the feet waltz five times
around.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM.

Sift together one cup of sugar, two
level teaspoonfuls of -four and a half
tablespoonful of salt. Add two eggs
and beat all together. Add one pint
of hot, scalded milk, turn into a dou-
BILE boiler and cook, stirring constant
ly until smooth; then occasionally for
twenty minutes. Cool, then add a
pint and a half OF cream, one cup OF
sugar, half a tablespoonful of vanilla
and two bars of sweetened chocolate.
melted with a tablespoonful OF not
water and mixed with a little OF the
cream. Add half a teaspoonful OF
Ceylon cinnamon with the chocolate
of a teaspoonful OF cinnamon extract,
which gives the cream rich, spicy
fiavor.-New York Telegram.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
PRUNE PIE.

Make a tender crust and line the
pie tin, saving out enough OF the
crust for a lattice work cover. Soak
three-quarters of a pound of prunes
and cook tender with four table
spoonfuls sugar and a half cuptul
grape or other fruit juices. Press
through a colander, add two table
spoonfuls chocolate and two or three
tablespoonfuls more OF the Juice. COW
er with the lptticed strips and bake.
Washington Star.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
THE PASSING AMBULANCE.

Out of the many sounds that ming.
led make the city's roar none is
more certain TO catch the ear than
that OF the ambulance gong. There
is one sound that comes with a keen
er emphasis-the whistle of the fire
engine; but there Is none more GER
tain to be heard than the clamor OF
the ambulance gong, and while peo-
pie may stop to look when the fire
engine goes by they at least turn to
glance at the ambulance as it passes,
with horse galloping, gong pounding
and the cool young ambulance sur
geon sitting calmly in his seat.
So in the city's crowded streets
in the busy hours, in the turmoil,
when the whistle and the gong call
for the road and when drivers hold
up and give the fire engine and the
the right of way and when
with whistle sounding and gong
pounding and horses galloping they
thread their way along courses open
ing. in the busy traffic but there
are places and times when engine
and ambulance move as silently, as
swiftly, with no accompanying sound
but that of the strenuous pavement
pounding hoofs of their own horses.
You are, say, In a far uptown ave-
nue. in the early morning with no
body yet abroad but yourself, the
ri nuphaIf - Wun0nf
but for you; and as you move along
you hear coming nearer and nearer
down the avenue behind you the
sound of hoofbeats, the hoofbeats OF
a horse galloping. You don't need
TO think twice TO know what's COM
Ing, for no other horse In the city
moves with this smooth, swift, even
yallop
Sure enough, as this rubber tired
outfit, silent except for the hoofbeaH
Of It's horse, ranges alongside and
you look up It is the ambulance, with
he driver, the now deserted avenue
Ill to himself keeping square along
he broad streets level middle
stretch for the better footing and tho
horse galloping as bravely here along
his empty silence as II admiring
hrongs were looking on; and then
rs the outfit sweeps by you see the
ambulance surgeon with his coat col.
ar turned up sitting silent in his
Ieat.
They turn east at the next street
below. and swinging around the cor
Ter for his own surer going the horse
.omes down TO a trot; and he has a
treat strlde-he is a great goer as a
the instant they are
Enlightened out the driver breaks
lin into a gallop again. and the
lext instant, as they near the next |
ross avenue. you hear for the irst
line in the stiffness OF those de-
erted streets at this hour In the
corning the crack and clamor OF the !
ong.-New York Sun.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
LEMON MILK sHERBET.

Put one quart of fresh. milk, two
cups Of sugar and the thin yellow
rind from two lemons in the double
boiler and let II come to n scald
Remove the peel and let the liquid
cool. When cold freeze until almost
solid enough to remove the beater,
then add the juice OF four large lem
obs. or I'VE medium sized ones. mix
ed With three tablespoonfuls OF SUI
gar ard the whites OF three eggs
beaten stiff. Mix thoroughly with the
frozen mixture. then cover the freezer,
and stir until frozen quite hard. Re-
move the beater. scrape OF the Ice.
beat and pack closely In the can. Put
a cork into the opening in the cover,
lay the crOsspiece on top TO keep the
can down In the ice. and cover with
an old piece OF oarpeting wet in salt
water. Let II stand an hour and
serve. II II is to be kept longer.
draw OF the water and pack with
more Ice and salt.-New York Tele-
gram
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
vINEGAR PUDDING SAUCE.

Mix rounding tablespoonful corn
starch with one cupfuI sugar and stir
into a cup and a half boiling water.
Cook FIVE minutes. Add q rounding
tablespoonful butter tablespoonful
vinegar. pinch OF salt and either
lemon extract or nutmeg to flavor
Washington Star.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM

AAAtI4HAIlIIFI tIA INH NfttAMs
Put a quart Of cream and half
pint OF milk In a double boiler and
bring to scald. DO not boil. Melt
a cup OF sugar in the hot cream. then
cool. Flavor with one tablespoonful of
vanilla and freeze.-New York Tele.
gram.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13
MISS KATE L. LUCAS,
PALATkA, FLORIDA,
MILLINERY FANCY GOODS,

Notions. Ladies'. Masses and Chill.
dren's Winter Underwear
Ladies' Kid and SILK Gloves.
Laces, Embroidery Collars, Belts.
Etc.
Experienced Trimmer aud designer
employed. Prices right. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13

Maybe man thinks when he has
mastered the art OF flying he'll have
a better chance Of being an angel.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
Give Your Dog More Water.

Fully one-half of canine misery
comes from lack of drinking water.
The agony of thirst trays dog temper
to the vicious point, and impatient
animals are much like cross humanity,
ready to resent an act or look.
Thoughtful families leave basins of
fresh water where stray animals can
find it, but they are not many, and
they will never do as much good as
running water in places where 1t can
be reached at will. Dog lovers are
many. but they do not always give due
attention to the animals which more
than repay their kindness and affeo-
ton. Let us make a New Years res
olution to use our influence to estab-
lish few sensible preventives of mad
dog scares, chief of which ia plenty of
fresh water for all animals.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
QUEER FREAK OF THE LAW.
His Marriage Proves to Supposed
Negro That He Is White.

Richmond, Vain the sentencing at
Farmville, this state, of Marcus Lind
say and his wife, a negro, to serve Is
years in the penitentiary, one of the
most unique cases in the history OF
the state has developed. Lindsay is
the son of white woman and, al.
though he believed he had negro blood
in his veins and associated with mem
bers of that race, the court held that
he had enough Caucasian blood to be
legally white. Lindsay recently mar
ried Sophia Jones, negro, the widow
of another negro, and has since lived
with her. The two were indicted on
the charge that Lindsay, white man,
married negro and because Sophia
married a white man, the law prohibit
ing intermarriages between the races
The judge declared, however, that
while he was forced to pronounce sen.
tence, he would petition the governor
to pardon the prisoners, but upon con-
ditions that all marital relations be.
tween them should cease.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
INJURED TO POVERTY AND TOLL
Natives of Shantung Province Live
Lives of Wretchedness.

or Shantung province, China, a cor
respondent writes: "a little more
than generation ago one of the
greatest famines in the memory Of
man spread devastation in the great
over-populated sections of the west of
this province and now famine faces
the stOical toilers of the land once
again. The Shantungese illustrate
well the law of the survival of the
fittest, for such dire poverty only per-
mitS the strong ones to live, with the
result that we find sturdy men Of great
endurance all over this province. Liv-
ing on the land, which barely produces
a sufficiency for Standings teeming
millions, the people have become
hardy, for they are hardened to all
kinds of privations. Their brains are
deadened by ceaseless toll and this
may account for the reputed backward
ness of this province in progress along
commercial and Industrial lines. A
less long-suffering people would have
revolution every year 1t is an
axiom with westerners that discon-
tent is an absolute condition of prog
ress, and we who live among the
Chinese know there can hardly be a
race in the world so contented as they
are, considering their lot. This is one
of the factors which makes the regen-
GRAFTON Of China such an enormous
problem"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
EDWARD SETS SHOE STYLES.
Recent Visit to Brighton Gives Fash
ions for Men.

London.-The kings recent visit to
Brighton has done much toward set
ting mems fashions there. His
majesty is probably the best-dressed
man in England, and as boots are most
important for the man who desires to
be well turned out, it will be of In
terest to know his majesty's prefer.
ence in this direction. To take ma,
terial first, he never wears either box
calf or glace kid, but for his walking
boots prefers the vamp cut from patent
kid or fine blacking leather, and
naturally the best procurable. The
boots and shoes are all made FROM
lasts modelled to his feet, and hand
sewn, and only the best workmen are
engaged; IA, or Is shillings per pair
is paid to the man who joins the I'D
pers to the soles. The king usually
wears Russian calf derbies for shoot.
ing, calf patent dress shoes for the
evening and Oxford brogue shoes for
walking.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
AN ANCIENT RACE DYING our.
Veddahs of ceyIon Regarded as Rep
resenting the Stcne Age.

The oldest inhabitants of Ceylon are
Veddahs.
Fifty years ago it was estimated
that 5000 of them were still living in
the forests, but DIR. Max Moszkowski,
who has recently visited them, says
there are only SO or so Of them still
alive and that few more years will
see the end of their race.
The Veddahs have interested an
thrOpologists because they have been
regarded as the best living types Of
the man OF the stone age
The attitude of the Cingalese toward
them is remarkable. They hold the
poor creatures in great honor and rank
them as belonging to the highest caste
in the island. The reason is that they
are reputed to have descended from
the ancient demons or spirits that
were the original possessors of the
island
These nomad, hunting people, never
leaving their forests, living under
trees and in caves, without knowl-
edge Of pottery or any other art ex-
cept that Of making bows and arrows,
are perishing because of their way of
living and of their inability to stand
up when stronger folk are pressing
closer around them. They are exact
ly what they were centuries ago when
people of India came and conquered
their green island.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
Where They Came From,

1t is surprising from whence came
the most common articles Of food. The
onion, the leek, garlic and pea were
favorites in Egypt; rye and parsley in
Siberia; the the citron and currants In
Greece, ann radishes hail from China
and Japan.
The horsechestnut is a native of
Thibet, 1.-THE Forbidden Land" and
the mulberry tree, walnut and peach
travelled westward from Persia. Very
few consider that oats originated in
North Africa at time when Egypt
was the granary of the world.
The chestnut came from Italy,
celery from Germany. spinach from
Arabia, the sunflower from Peru and
cucumbers from India. Tobacco Is a
native of Virginia.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
COMPLIMENT FOR THE PASTOR.
Remark Not So Intended Really
Amounted to as Much

Aaron Bancroft, the father Of the
historian, was Massachusetts, clergy.
man who revolted against the Calvin.
ism of the day. The young minister
found himself held at arms length by
the surrounding clergy. In 1.-The
Life and Letters of George Bancroft
Mr. M. A. Dew. Howe quotes the fol-
lowing item from the old minister's
Memoranda:
"An honest but very intelligent
farmer of my parish, some ten years
ago, accosted me in this manner:
Well, Mr.. Bancroft, what do you
think the people of the old parish
say of me now?'
Il answered, L hope something
good
They say, 'If we find fault with
him he does not mind it at all; and
If we praise him he does not mind it.
but keeps steadily on his own way;
we therefore have concluded that it is
best to let him alone"
The farmer mentioned the fact as
subject of laughter, but l thought,
and still think that, taking the declar-
alton in its bearings, it was the pref.
test compliment l have received
through my whole life."-Youth's
Companion.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
The slekroom Buobear.

The great bugbear of the sickroom
Is monotony. This is the problem that
every nurse must meet and study
ways and means to prevent. She may
do this In several ways. She may
alter the appearance of the room oc-
casionally by pushing the bed or sofa
to different part Of the room in or
der to give the patient a fresh out
look; the cut flowers may be replaced
by growing plant; old magazines and
books may be removed and new ones
take their place; the pictures may be
changed, especially those that hang at
the foot of the bed, or perhaps, a
blank wall may be found to be restful
to the tired eyes.-Circle Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
A Strenuous Occupatlon.

AS we look over the busy tugs of
New York harbor we little realize
the dangers and responsibilities of the
busy life of these "draught horses" of
the deep. Day and night, in all kinds
of weather, they are hustling here and
there about their various troublesome
tasks. When big liner, or any other
craft is in distress by fire, or strand
ing, or other accident, the ubiquitous
tug is the first upon the scene to save
life or property. Some of the harbor
craft have eventful histories worth a
page in a Sunday newspaper. The
venerable steam lighter General Sigel,
for instance, has been sunk five times!
New York Press.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
Monday.
ADVERTISE THEIR HONEYMOON,
Newlyweds' Friends Put PIacards All
Over the Steamship.

New York.-If there is anybody on
the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm of the
North German Lloyd line who does not
know that Mr.. and Mrs Malcolm FaIh
are on their honeymoon trip it is
through no fault of friends of the cou-
pie, who not only almost carpeted the
pier and the steamship with rice, but
put up printed posters on the bulletin
board, at the door of their stateroom,
on the promenade deck and every spot
on which eyes were apt to rest, callins
attention to the two travellers.
This was the poster displayed:
JUST MARRIED.
MR.. AND MRS. MALCOLM E. FAI,K-
Aren't They Cute?
Just think-only married four days.
Don't overlook the big show.
MR.. AND MRS. NEWLYWED.
They love rice and old shoes. Please
see that they get little of them each
day, so they don't forget they are on
their honeymoon.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
LoAFER, BUT HAD REAL TACT.
Delicate Situation That Was Handled
in Mastery Manner.

Talking about tact" said woman
who is just verging on middle age,
Il never saw anyone get out of a
difficult situation more deftly than
did man l met at a blacksmith shop
in New England village l was driv-
ing through last summer. l was alone
in the lanes with my friend, the
horse, when 1 noticed that he limped
a bit, so when we reached the next
village l stopped at the door of the
blacksmith shop. A man was hold
ing up the doorpost and to him 1
said:
will you please tell the black
smith to come out? l want to see
him
After the manner of the village
loafer, he did not stir. but smiled
sweetly at me, and lifting up his
voice cried:
Bill, come out! There's a lady
wants to see you.
From the depths of the blacksmith
shop a voice roared:
" is she young, John, or old?'
In the words of an old poem, /
looked at John and John looked at
me. Then, still without moving, he
called:
You'll be satisfied, Bill, when you
get out"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
Between Two Thorns.

Rosenbaum had a store between
Smiths and Browns, and all three
sold clothing except Rosenbaum, who
only tried to. Smith and Brown were
often hilarious together over their
neighbours lack of business ability.
After the three stores had been visited
by very cautious fire, Smith and
Brown covered the fronts of their
stores with flaming signs announcing
the fire sale; but to their horror
everybody went to Rosenbaum's. Not
until their unbusinesslike neighbor
had sold everything but the gas meter
did they discover his large sign,
Main Entrance" - Success Maya
zine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
AT TOMB OF GREAT WARRIOR.
Description Of Last Resting Place of
Gerghis Khan.

Genghis Khan, the Mongol chief. in
the thirteenth century proved himself
one of the worlds greatest warriors.
His tomb exists at Edchen Koro. and
is described in Count de Lesdain's
From Pekin to Sikkim:" 1.-TWO small
tents, one behind the other, and con-
nected by very low inner door, made
or WORKOUT felt, and admitting
through their rents the rain and the
wind, are the monuments destined
to perpetuate the renown of the
greatest cOnqueror the world has
known. The ashes Of the body
OF Genghis Khan are deposited in a
kind Of chest. cubic in shape, and
placed on a wooden support made of
small colored pillars, adorned with
paintings on all its sides, except that
facing south, which is covered with a
finely worked copper plate represent
Ing divinity surrounded by four ami
mails which are difficult to identify.
The tomb, in fact, has not always
been here, but it is difficult to know
exactly where the first descendants
OF the great emperor laid his remains. q"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
"Mind Your Stops.n

Massachusetts has law, known as
the 'semi-cOlon law" under which a
misplaced semi-colon regulates the
liquor traffic in the city of Boston.
But this is not a circumstance to an
omitted comma as instanced In the
following act Of the last legislature
of Massachusetts,. Whoever operates
an automobile or a motorcycle on any
public way or private way laid out
under the authority or law recklessIy
or while under the influence of
liquor, or so as to endanger
the lives or safety of the
public etc. 1t is now asserted that
the reckless motorist can go as he
pleases on highways which have not
been laid out under the influence of
liquor"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
C0UNT" COURT DAYS.

Below is list of the days County
Courts are held each month in coun-
ties tributary to Winchester:
Anderson, Lawrenceburg, 3rd Mon
day.
Bath, Owingsville, End Monday.
Bourbon, Paris, LIST Monday.
Boyle, Danville, 3rd Monday.
Breathitt, Jackson, 4th Monday.
CLARK, WINCHESTER, 4th Mon
day.
Estill, Irvine, 3rd Monday.
Fayette, Lexington, End Monday.
Fleming, Flemingsburg 18th Mon
day.
Franklin, Frankfort, 1st Monday.
Garrard, Lancaster, 4th Monday.
Grant, Williamstown, End Mon
day.
Harrison, Cynthiana, 4th Monday.
Jessamine, Nicholasville. 3rd Mon
day.
Lee, Beattyville, 4th Monday.
Lincoln, Stanford, 2rd Monday.
Madison, Richmond, LIST Monday.
Mason, Maysville, End Monday.
Mercer, Harrodsburg, LIST Monday.
Montgomery, Mt. Sterling, 3rd
Monday.
Nicholas, Carlisle, End Monday.
Owen, Owenton, 4th Monday.
PendletOn, Falmouth. 1st Monday.
Powell, Stanton, 1st Monday.
Scott, Georgetown, 3rd Monday.
Shelby, Shelbyville, End Monday.
Woodford. Versailles, 4th Monday.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
TRICKS OF THE MEDICINE MEN.
Secrets Are Revealed to Them 10
Dreams.

A young Indian, who is ambitious to
become doctor, and finally prophet,
learns from his father or other mem
Der Of his tribe, the name and medi-
cinal properties of some herb, says a
writer in the Denver Field and Farm.
He can also, by presenting a sufficient
number of ponies to a medicine man.,
prevail upon the doctor to impart the
secret of the herbs to him. Frequent
ly Indians allege that the secret is
revealed to them in a dream, or by
a bird or an animal After procuring
it, the novice is prepared to begin the
practice of medicine. Success in their
opinion is only possible with the aid
of the Great Spirit, and in order to in
woke the help Of the supernatural they
resort to various sacrifices.
For instance, there is the practice
OF ascending butte or other eleva-
ton and lying with the face to the
ground for several days without food
or until they are completely exhaust
ed. During this period they profess
to have been taught some song or
the Great Spirit conversed with them
through a bird. wild animal or
reptile. They frequently allege that
wolves come to them and howl and
that they understand what the ami
mails say. While treating a patient
they place tobacco in little pouches
which they tie with sinew. These are
painted brilliant colors and fastened
to willow sticks about the size of the
shaft of an arrow, but somewhat
longer
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-23
Not Included.

After the dry goods salesman had
completed his business with Cyrus
Craig, Centerville's storekeeper, he
asked what was going on in the town.
Had any entertainments this winter?'
he inquired.
NO." said Mr.. Craig, mot one. Sa-
lone Howe's pupils have given two
concerts, piano and organ, and the
principal of the 'cademy has lectured
twice, once on Our National Forests
and once on Stones AS l Know Them
but as far as entertainments are con-
cerned, Centerville hasn't got round to
'em yet. youths Companion.