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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
BEGINNING THE DAY
APPETlZiNG DISHES FOR THE
BREAKFAST TABLE.
Should Be No Real Difficulty In Max
ing Cakes Light and Disestlble-
Some Recipes Valuable to the
Housewife.

An breakfast cakes should be served
piping hot on heated plates. They
are best II made after the family is at
table. for the least standing produces
the leathery quality which makes
them so indigestble. A hot cake,
lightly made and deity cooked, Is as
digestible as any breakfast food TO
the average stomach.
When cooked. a thick iron griddle
must be used, and a good way to
grease this is TO smear It with a rag
lightly touched with fresh butter. II
grease of any sort is lavishly used,
the cakes viii be fried, of tough con
sistency. and without tie delicate
taste required. Maple strip. strained
honey, and brown sugar are proper
sweeteners for any cake, but these
must be put on only after the delicacy
has been buttered. Never turn the
cake over until one side has Drowned.
One turn is enough.
Buckwheat Cakes.-Take one-half
cup OF fine bread crumbs, two cups OF
scalded milk, one-half teaspoon of
SALT, one-Quarter yeast cake, one-half
cup OF lukewarm water, one and three
quarter cups of buckwheat -four. and
one tablespoon of molasses. Pour milk
over the crumbs and soak half an
hour: add salt, yeast cake dissolved
in lukewarm water. and then buck
wheat sufficient to make a thin batter.
Let this rise over night; in the morn
ing stir well. and put in molasses and
one-quarter teaspoon OF soda, dis
solved in the quantity of lukewarm
water given, and cook as griddle
cakes Eat with maple strip.
Southern Wafies.-Take one and
three-quarter cups OF -four, three tea
spoons OF baking powder. one-half tea
spoon OF salt, one cup of milk, the
yolks Of two eggs. the whites of two
eggs. and one tablespoon of melted
butter. Mix and sift the dry ingredi-
ents; gradually add the milk. yolks of
eggs well beaten. butter and whites Of
eggs whipped stifI. then cook In a
round or square waffle iron. Strained
honey is delicious with these.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

COOKED, mash them fine. and slowly
add the hot milk, from which the onion
has been removed. Season with eel
cry salt. salt and white pepper or pap
rika, and add one tablespoonful of but
ter and one tablespoonful OF -four dis
solved in "a little milk. Cook the SCUM
Tor I'VE minutes. pour It through a
soup strainer. return TO the fire TO
hea-. but not to boil and serve. This
soup may be made very rich by first
placing two thoroughly beaten eggs
In the tureen and pouring the hot
liquid over them, stirring very rapidly
meanwhile. The pouring must be
done very slowly or the egg viii cook
in strings
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Chicken coulash.

Cut two raw young chickens into six
or eight pieces of three-inch slices
each Chop two small onions into
tiny bits Stew them slightly, sprink.
ling them well with paprika. Do not
stew the onions long enough to let
them get brown. Add the slices of
chicken. also the livers Stir them
well and cover the pot tightly. Let
them stew for quarter OF an hour.
Add cupful OF sour cream. a spoon
full at a time, and add also a little
water and bouillon. Let the meat con.
unue to stew for another quarter OF
an hour.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

original bulk, place ON q weH-fioured
board, roll out and shape into round
biscuits with the hands. Place IN
pans so that they do not touch and
let rise again in a warm place. When
light and just before placing IN the
oven, with sharp knife. cut a cross
on the top of each bun. Brush the
TOP with melted butter and sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon mixed to-
gether. Bake In hot oven from If
teen 10 twenty minutes. This should
make about two dozen
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Sweet petato PlneannI..

CooA i've medium-sized sweet pota-
toes IN boiling water, peel and mash
fine; season with a rounding table
spoonful OF sugar. level teaspoonfuI
or salt and a pinch Of grated nutmeg;
mold into pineapple shape and make
lamentations with the handle OF a tsa-
spoon. Put a BIT of butter into each
indentation and brown quickly IN the
oven. II preferred one small pineap-
pie may be made for each person to
be served.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Bake your crust first Beat I'D the
yolks of two eggs. one pint Of sweet
milk, two-thirds of a cup OF sugar. .
teaspoonful of cornstarch. Cook this
on top OF stove and pour into the
crust. Beat the whites OF two eggs TO
a stiff froth and add a little sugar
and lemon. Spread on top OF pie
and set in oven TO brown.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Tomato Sauce

Can be cheaply made either from
the fresh fruit or canned. Squeeze as
much as you require through sieve,
simmer slowly for time in three or
four tablespoonfuls of beef gravy. sea,
son with pepper and salt. Very nice
for chops and outlets OF roast beef.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Dried Peas

Soak one cup of peas over night
In the morning wash in cold water.
cover with boiling water and let sim.
mer until soft. While cooking ada a
dny pinch of soda and a tablespoonful
OF sugar. Season with salt and men,
Per and just before serving add a piece
Of butter and a little milk
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Put three cupfuls of sifted -four into
a bowl and rub into il two tablespoon.
fuis OF butter one-half cupful of gran
ulated sugar and a quarter of a tea
spoonful ~ ~ hor ~eA . c,lnfuI Of
luEewarm milk in which has been
dissolved cake % co... D, esscu yeas.
-. - :" rise TOO -.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

He says you never fail 20 scatter
sunshine"
Sure enough? Isn't ne a deari"
Yes, he says that no matter how
much sunshine a person may be bask
ing in when YOU appear on the scene
you scatter IT,"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Potato SCUM.

Pare three potatoes of medium size,
CIT In quarters. drop them into enough
salted water to cover. and cook quick.
~. While they are boiling. place one
pint OF milk in double boiler with
one whole onion, and have the milk
wen heated by the time the potatoes
are done. Drain the latter when
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Take can of corn. divide Il In two
layers, putting cracker crumbs and
bits OF butter between the LAYERS.
Cover the corn With pint OF milk
and bake half on hour.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Re Wasn.t 70 BLAIR.

The Bore.-'Tt strikes me that 7
have met you before somewhere"
The Bored.--'Tf you have II wasnr
my fault. assnre you"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Conparisnns.

Il have to work like a slave" pro-
tested the first office boy.
Huh! That's nothing" rejoined
Office boy No. 2 "a have to work
like q farmers wife"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
A Matter Of Necessity.

Papa. why don't you close your
store on Christmas"
why. child. mines a cigar store.
People have got 20 have their smokes
on Christmas. same as any other day"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Tommy" said the teacher to
bright grammarclass pupil. correct
the sentence I kissed Jennie two
times"
81 kissed Jennie three tines" re-
piled Tommy proudly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
Why Not Make Use of Your
Spare Time.
]. TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
q TO INCREASE USEFULNESS
5. TO INCREASE SALARY

The foAmecan School Of Correspondence incorporated
l. Jones' l. B. President and W. Bishop Johnson D, l. D.,
Secretary viii do these things
of ITS kind for cOSred conducted experienced
provides in English, Theology Law Special
College and Business Courses
1t will make especially for of things
Know and teach privately fdenaly
from work. studying home
nent and recite whenever
courses payable at $500 month, until
We furnish books
I'VE years TO finish and graduate
We teach by mail IF know hsw
Send for eatsog 0nee information
Do IL
W. BISHOP JOHNSON D. d, Ssey
Station
Once Baptist
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
An Agricultural puzzie

Can you tell me why a good house
wife is like bad husbandman?"
Il suppose, because she is always
sewing tears"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Il see where a Frenchman has OF.
fered to marry Madame Steinheil."
Perhaps he belongs 10 a suicide
club"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

Senator Beveridge says the time IN
come when you can't fool anybody
How long has he been married?"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
The Dreamer.

The dreamer. happy though not rich.
Cares not what fate o'ertakes him
But hunger's the alarm clock which
Reientlessly awakcs him
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

is selling at (SS.OO) five dollars per share above
it's face value and rating it on the basis of the
past dividends, this stock pays seven per cent.
to those who purchase now.
The BOARD OF DIRECTORS has decided
to place limited amount the market at
$500 per share, to be exact, the block equals
just (SlO,OOO.) ten thousand dollars and apDli=
cation should be made for an allotment to the
Cashier of the Mechanics Savings Bank at once
or to some member of the Board of Directors.
The first who come will be the first served.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

THIS BANKING INSTITUTION is no
longer am experiment. Et is conceded to be rum
upon and i'm accordance with the most inn
proved rules of the best banking concerns i'm
the United States.
Its large spacious four story bank and of
flee building is i'm the course of erection
and when completed will be one the most mod
erm edifices of the kind i'm the Southland and
will rank with the best white institutions of a
similar kind and character
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

WE HAVE ARRANGED for a limited NUM-
Der of Safety Deposit Boxes. They will be rent
ed TO our patrons at the rate of (S.2S) TWEEN
ty=fIve cents per month and upwards, payable
I'M advance annually. Two keys will alone Sc
cure entrance TO one of these boxes. The bank
has one and the depOsitOr the other. Both
keys must be used, one after the other; before
the safety=depOsit box can be opened by
either the Bank Cashier or by the deDositor.
This is a measure of safety which must be seen
only to be appreciated.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19

NOW OFFERS TO THE PUBLIC the facil=
titles which it possesses for the safe=keeping of
money, Jewels, insurance papers, deeds, willis,
stocks, bonds, and all Valuables of whatever de-
scriptiOn at a reasonable cost.
1t holds choice reaI=estate, of which it will
dispose ON long time payments. 1t requests
the patronage of the small depOsitOr and the
favor of the large one. Interest paid on all
time deposits, remaining (6O) sixty days and
over.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05
jefferson as an Inventor.

Mr.. Jefferson invented the copying
press. He writes to Mr.. Madison in
1887: "Having a great desire to have q
portable copying machine and having
studied over some experiments with
the principle of large machines made
to apply in the smaller one. planned
one in England and had it made. It
answers perfectly. have set a work
man to making them, and they are Of
such demand that he has his hands
full. I send you one. You must ex-
pect to make many essays before you
succeed perfectly. A soft brush, like
a shaving brush, is more successful
than a SPONGE He also sent a copy
ing press to the Marquis de Lafayette
as present He invented the revolv-
ing chair, now familiar and neces-
sary article of furniture in all Offices
and counting rooms. The Federalist
newspapers used to call it ''Mr. Jefer-
sons whirligig'' and declared that he
had devised it $50 as to look all ways
at once"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05
and the typewriter began to, rattle.
and jump like strike breakers motor.

anu ump lho elElke breakers motor
car. ssY
At 6 o'clock the waiter brought her
dinner and carried away the typewrit.
ten bill of fare. When Sarah ate she
set aside, with q sigh. the dish OF dan
delions with its GROWING ovarious ac-
compartment. AS this dark mass had
been transformed from a bright and
love Endorsed flower to be an igno-
minious vegetable, so had her summer
hopes wilted and persisted. Love may,
as Shakespeare said, feed on itself. but
Sarah could not bring herself to eat
the dandelions that had graced as or
naments the first spiritual banquet of
her hearts true affection.
At 1880 the couple in the next room
began to quarrel. The man in the
room above sought for A on his flute.
The gas went a little lower. Three
coal wagons started to unload, the only
sound of which the photograph is jeal-
GUS. Cats on the back fences slowly
retreated toward Mukden By these
signs Sarah knew that it was time for
her to read. She got out ''The Cloister
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05

and the HEARTH" the best nonselling
book of the month, settled her feet on
her trunk and began to wander with
Gerard.
The front door bell rang. The land
lady answered it. Sarah left Gerard
and Denys freed by bear and listen
ed. Oh, yes; you would! Just as she
did!
And then a strong voice was heard
in the hall below, and Sarah jumped
for her door, leaving the book on the
floor and the first round easily the
bears.
You have guessed it. She reached
the top Of the stairs just as her farm
er came up three at a jump and reaped
and garnered her, with nothing left for
the cleaners. 4-
"Why haven't you written-oh, why?'
cried Sarah.
New York is a pretty large town."
said Walter Franklin. "I came in
week ago to your old address, 1 found
that you went away on a Thursday
That consoled some; it eliminated the
possible Friday bad luck. But it
didn't prevent my hunting for you
with police and otherwise ever SINCE"
81 Wrote! said Sarah vehemently
''Never got it!v'
"Then how did you find me?"
The young farmer smiled spring
time smile.
II dropped into that Home restau-
rant next door this evening"" said he.
II don't care who knows it; l like
dish Of some kind of green's at this
time of the year. I ran my eye down
that nice typewriter bill of fare look
ing for something in that line. When
got below cabbage turned my chair
over and hollered for the proprietor.
He told me where you lived"
II remember" sighed Sarah happily.
'"That was dandelions below cabbage"
I'D know that cranky capital w
way above the line that your type
writer makes anywhere in the world"
said Franklin.
"Why, there's no w in dandelions,"
said Sarah in surprise.
The young man drew the bill of fare
from his pocket and pointed to a line.
Sarah recognized the first card she
had typewriter that afternoon. There
was still the rayed splotch in the up
! per right hand corner where a tear
had fallen. But over the spot where
one should have read the name of the
meadow plant the clinging memory of
their golden blossoms had allowed her
fingers to strike strange keys.
Between the red cabbage and the
stuffed green peppers was the item:
"DEAREST WALTER, WITH HARD
| BOILED EGG." ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05

to an agreement. She was to furnish
typewriter bills Of fare for the twen-
ty-One tables in the restaurant, new
bill for each days dinner and new
ones for breakfast and lunch as often
as changes occurred in the food or as
neatness required. ..
In return for this Schulenberg was
to send three meals per diem to Sa-
rah's hall room by a WATERMAN OBJ
sequious one if possible-and furnish
her each afternoon with a pencil draft
OF what fate had in store for Schulen-
berg's customers on the morrow
Mutual satisfaction resulted from
the agreement. Schulenberg's patrons
now knew what the food they ate was
called even if it's nature sometimes
puzzled them. And Sarah had food
during cold, dull winter, which was
the main thing with her.
And then the almanac lied and said
that spring had come. Spring comes
when it comes. The frozen SHOWS Of
January still lay like adamant in the
crosstown streets. The hand organs
still played "In the Good Old Summer
Time" with their December vivacity
and expression. Men began to make
thirty day notes to buy Easter dresses.
Janitors shut off steam. And when
these things happen one may know
that the city is still in the clutches Of
winter
One afternoon Sarah shivered in her
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05
SPR|NGT|M
A LA CARTE.
Fond Hearts United Through a
Dish of DandeIion Greens.
BY o. HENRY.

BY o. HENRY. s
copyright. 1906. by Mcclure, Phillips &
1t was day in March.
Never. never begin a story this way
when you write one. No opening could
possibly be worse. 1t is unimaginative,
fiat, dry and likely to consist of mere
wind. But in this instance it is allow
able, for the following paragraph.
(which should have inaugurated the
narrative, is too wildly extravaganza
and preposterous to be Haunted in the
face Of the reader without preparation.
Sarah was crying over her bill of
fare
Think Of a New York girl shedding
tears on the menu card!
To account for this you will be al
lowed to guess that the Holsters were
all out, or that she had sworn ice
cream off during Lent, or that she had
ordered onions, or that she had just
come from a Hackett matinee. And
then, all these theories being wrong,
you will please let the story proceed.
The gentleman who announced that
the world was an oyster which he
with his sword would open made a
larger hit than he deserved. 1t is not
difficult to open an oyster with a
sword. But did you ever notice any
one try to open the terrestrial bivalve
with "a typewriter? Like to wait for a
dozen raw opened that way? ...
Sarah had managed to pry apart the
shells with her unhandy weapon far
enough to nibble a wee bit at the cold
and clammy world Within She knew
no more shorthand than if she. had
been a graduate in stenography just
let slip upon the world by a business
college. So. not being able to stenog,
she could not enter that bright galaxy
of office talent. She was a free lance
typewriter and canvassed for odd jobs
of copying.
The most brilliant and GROWING feat
of Sarah's battle with the world was
the deal she made with Schulenberg S
home restaurant. The restaurant was
next door to the old red brick in which
she hall roomed. One evening after
dining at Schulenberg's forty cent five
course table d'hote (served as fast as
you throw the five baseballs at the col
Ored gentleman's head) Sarah took
away with her the bill of fare. 1t was
written in an almost unreliable script
neither English nor German, and sc
arranged that if you were not careful
you began with a toothpick and rice
pudding and ended with soup and the
day of the week.
The next day Sarah showed Schulen
berg a neat card on which the menr
was beautifully typewriter, with the
viands temptingly marshaled under
: their right and proper heads, from
''hors d'oeuvre'' to mot responsible fol
overcoats and umbrellas
Schulenberg became a naturalizei
citizen on the spot. Before Sarah left
him she had him willingly committed
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-05-05
IL Honor of Minerva.

The most notable festival at Athens
was in honor of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this particular day
marched in procession. The oldest
went first, then the young men, then
the children, the young women, the
matrons and the people of the lower
orders. The most prominent object in
the parade was ship propelled by
hidden machinery and bearing at its
masthead the sacred banner OF the
goddess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-06
LODGED IN JAIL SATURDAY.
Negro Charged With Obtaining Goods
Under False Prctcnsc.

Arthur Harvin, colored, is in
trouble. He was lodged in Jail Satur-
day charged with obtaining goods un-
der false pretense. The warrant was
sworn out by Mr.. II. III. Bigham. Ar
thur wanted some money and wanted
II so badly that he mortgaged mule
that was already mortgaged, repre-
senting the animal to he free from in
cumbrance. He was carried before
Magistrate Hardy. who bound him
over to court and not being able to
give bond. was lodged In jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-06
SILK AMONG ''BLIND TIGERS
independent Detectives Do Some
Good Work in Chester.

Chester, April 1.-Messrs. A. T.
Bridges and r. K. Gentry, formerly
with the Gunnison Detective Agency.
of Vicksburg, Miss, but now working
independently, created a little stir
among the blind tigers this week:
but their work was not as effective as
1t has been elsewhere. They have
been here for three weeks, and du-
ring that period worked up twelve
cases, which were reported to the
grand jury. OF the twelve cases
seven true bills were found, and five
were thrown out.
Messrs. Bridges and Gentry were
employed by Mr.. L. D. Childs. and
have been here for three weeks. Both
men have splendid testimonials re-
specting character, ability, ETC., and
when proof along these lines was
demanded were able to produce citi-
zenS of Chester to swear to their good
character. They have been criticised
for tactics employed in certain cases
that they endeavOred to work IN.
but were doubtless only following up
their business and trying to work up
cases in the proper way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-06
Another Account,

Manning, April "A negro woman
named Annie Rodgers, about thirty
years old, was killed last night in a
tenant house, near Probate Judge
Windham's residence. She was found
about O'Clock this morning lying
in the partly opened door, with her
head crushed as if with an axe. Ap-
parently she had been called to the
door during the night and struck
down by some unknown party. No
disturbance was heard by near neigh
bors, but Judge Windham noticed that
his bird dog was acting in a very ex-
cited manner about 10 or 12 o'clock
The woman is said to have come from
Sumter, and had lived out in the
country until last Tuesday, when she
moved into the house in town, in
which she was killed.
1t was at first thought that some
one who had known her elsewhere
had followed her here and committed
the deed, but later it was reported
that her mother had given her thirty
dollars with which to go back to
sumter and, as no money has been
found about the house, it is possible
that the killing was done for the pur-
pose OF robbery. The women leaves
little girl four or five years old,
whose tracks were plainly shown in
her mothers blood on the floor.
Coroner Baggett instituted an in
quest, but sufficient evidence has not
yet peen had to warrant finding a
verdict. young negro named Ben
Miller was arrested on suspicion, he
having been seen about the premises
yesterday evening, but when question
ed about it he denied having been
there.