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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE of the enormous
number of letters sent to
the Ezchange, must ask
contributors TO limit their COM
ngunicattonS to 100 a5ords, except
IN cases of formulas or recipes
1chtch require greater space.
sodnt all nly correspondents TO
haze a shooting IN the Corner,
and If my request In this respect
ls complied tDitb, 1t lcill be possi-
bic TO print many more letters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

When light bake an hour and half.
N B-To mix and to bake this bread
requires care and Judgment. with the rare
art OF adapting old-time recipes to new
time provisions To wit: spring wheat
flour Is now known as pastry -four" and
compressed yeast takes the place of the old
homemade LIQUID yeast. I have seen my
mother make raised corn bread by adding
a cupful of liquid. yeast at nisht TO the
nush left over from breakfast, adding
sugar and molasses in the morning At
noon we had fine loaf Of corn pone. No
better was ever eaten or baked.
z. c. Mcc. Mount Pleasant. Ia,).
Reading the recipe brings into my
mouth the rich. sweet mess Of the
raised corn pone of the olden time. I
have not tasted one for forty years and
more. fancy that tho new south knows
little of the loaf thus concoeted
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

gntII You have : smooth @rogz.a ., then . Put
the hard-boiled eggs. chopped rather coarse
and 6sS the as aays 10 upGn ateb ps far
some Il hours Gn For Form am int5 Outlets; dip into
raw egg. then into fine crumbs; set upon
Ice for an hour and fry in deep fat.
Lemon Cream
Three-quarters of a cup of sugar; 4 eggs
Juice Of big lemons and the grated rind
Separate the whites from the yolks and
set on ice Beat the ,yoiks smooth and
grated rind Put over I the ! IRE iii in i.ed double
boiler and qgeok 70 the Consistency. Of lhick
the Whites beaten MT so 0s Standing I froth aA IN
: bowl; pour IN the sssean'' A. soon as
cf' adaas sfsass fs ss ta aaa ns asf al 1faf s
upon the steady, persistent, Ions beating
separate. Put into chilled glasses and set
In, ice until you are ready to serve.
chilli peppers be cooked SO that the skin
Will be tender when done?
foHa Me II asS Sem them N be Il our garden and
cheese. we pay 10 cents for small can an
tough.
in the homeI Pint jars are too sTes large uiag foT
my family.
ELLEN B. p. (san gernardino CALI.
Have you tried scalding the peppers
and then throwing them into cold water
to loosen the skins? Tomatoes. both
green and ripe. may be skinned easily
In this way. Perhaps some one else who
raises chilis may tell Of better way.
Why not substitute Jelly glasses with
tight metal tops for the tin cans? Pour
ing paraftine upon the contents will ex-
cfude the air.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
II Waynis, p

Mrs. a. u. E." lFarminssoaa, Ial would
place / should not dare TO tamper with iodine
The after,efects are sometimes very serieys.
pied from the use Of 1t years ago he had
erysipelas, and was advised to try Iodine for it.
! The erysipelas in his lower limbs. The
remedy proved worse than the disease.
A. E. NJ. battle Greek. Mich.l
A timely warming! / have in hand at
least dozen 'sure cures for golfer,
ali of which are passed in. to US with the
very purest motive-r1amely, the desire
to. relieve the sufferings OF a fellow
creature Like our correspondent. /
dare not tamper with powerful drugs.
Nor do I conceive it to be my duty to
put into communication with the goiter
patient the eight persons who ask me
to do this, Each is positive that he or
she can help her by using what has
been of great benefit to himself or her
self, or to friend or an acquaintance
who had goiter and got rid of it by
the means the writer forthwith pro-
ceeds to describe. Many of these pre-
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Hot Tamales


Can you give me a recipe for making hot
tzmales? And won't you, some time, give
talk for busy workers--those who are not
concerned in the vexed servant question?
Tell us In 1t Of some good things that
may be cooked quickly. or that will cook
themselves while ono Is pruning trees or
chasing chickens away from the garden.
Here is my recipe for
Southern Puffs
One heaping cupfui of -four. yolk of /
egg. sweet milk for batter that Is not tou
stiff, he; ping teaspoonfuis OF baking
powder, white Of ! EGG, beaten stiff and
folded into the batter at the. last.
Be sure 60 put in the baking powder In
This quantity makes twelve muffin rings
full. A READER CLOS Angeles, CALI.
Hot Tamales
Boil a fowl very tender and strip tho
meat from the bones while it is hot
Chop very fine. Mix with this soft
dough of Indian meal stirred up well
with boiling water from the kettle and
seasoned with garlic that has been
scalded. then minced fine. and with
cayenne pepper. You will require about
a eupful Of meal. Make rolls of the
minced chicken when it is seasoned and
encase this in the meal paste Envelop
these in the inner huskS of green In
dian corn from which the stalks have
been trimmed, leaving the shape of the
ear intact. Bind with soft cotton
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

background for the bride in her white
robes. A canopy of foliage had been
built to extend above the heads Of
the bridal group. The flowers car
ried by the maid of honor-the only
attendant-were deep crimson carna
tions The brides bouquet was or
white carnations and white roses The
round, polished table was bare ana
had as centerpiece circular de-
sign of autumn leaves. These, with
their crimsons and yellows, were very
effective against the dark. shining
wood In the center of the design
was a bowl containing clusters of
sumac berries with an outer circle Of
dishes on the table there were, In
stead of doilies, autumn leaves ar
ranged in round mats The brides
cake stood at one end of the table
and was cut by the bride herself
The menu was:
Cantaloupe
Bouiilon.
Lobster Outlets
Chops: Green Peas.
Tomato Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing.
Waters
Maple Parfait; Cake.
Coffee.
Clam Cocktails
Choose the small CLANS. put them
into a small chilled bowl and pour over
OF worcestershire sauce, liz tablespoon
fuls of tomato catsup, a tablespoonful
of vinegar. teaspoonfuls Of horserad-
ish. a teaspoonful of lemon juice,
quarter teaspoonful of salt and tabas-
co sauce to taste. Stir we'll before
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
School for Dramatic Arf

Having learned that YOU may be able 70
give me some information upon the subject,
I write to ask that you will let me have
the name OF a good school OF dramatic art
In the United States
JEAN N (Martinsville. Ind
Write for full particulars to any school
of this type in Chicago or New York.
The address can be secured from a busi-
ness directory.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
THE HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE

scriptions contradict one another, per-
haps because no two constitutions are
precisely similar. What relieves one -
harmful or useless TO another.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Two Recibes

I send a eouple OF recipes which ara
greatly liked in our family. After giving
these / shall ask question,
Egg Outlets
Four hard-beiled eggs; ] tablespoonful.
each. Of butter ana OF chopped parsley;
2 tablespoonfuls Of -four; / level teaspoon
full OF salt; 4 cupfui Of milk; paprika
and white pepper 80 taste. Melt the but
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
MONDAY

coffee.
LUNCHEON
Baked spaghetti with tomatoes. toasted
wasers. pineapple hun In melon cups. iced
DINNER
Cream OF potato soup croutons minced
boiled egg. bread. cakes and butter. cur
rant jelly. vegetabls salad with mayonna4se.
cheese stFaws. coffee.
Recipes for the Foregoing Dishes
GERMAN KRAUT SALAD
shred cabbage until YOU have 2 quarts.
epriHkis A2eFally with salt. cover. and set
snooasIis III ~ I'VE el A9aFs MY; tnen. with
onion. Serve upon lettnce,
cURRIED SIRLOIN STEAK
Cut pounds !ef sirloin steak into small
Fry minced onion in a tabiespoorfal Of
ogtter. ,When u IL brown, put in the meat
soysr Gov nth Nth boiling water; season with salt
When done, add a tsaspoonfui OF curry
possdsT and serve Round steak is excel
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
Divide batter made by any trustworthv
one-third stir e eupfuI OF melted
tins. Use this dark layer for the mide4e
SsHs; Ssa.s; cover tns TOP layer with white
CEREAL. DROPS
o--N-A |@44S u cereal lCOoAeQ ana
eoi0 "a egg and eracker crumbs Fry in
deep fat Serve with maple syrup.
APPLE PoPovERs
When your pSpoyers are done. remove
center with apple sauce. Replace the tops
and send to table
PINEAPPLE FLUFF
Crate plneappis and mix vita It finely
chopped nuts. Stir into whipped cream
gaFnish with black cherries and serve.
LEFT-OVERS
Fron the first days breakfast save tho
s cold cereal f.r the fried drops, q the
and coree for iced eoffee.
From the first days luncheon save the
ghetti. the kraut salad to add to the
vegetable salad. the waters TO toast for
From dinner save the cold steak Il
may be minced and served in the crust
and drying the remaining dinner rolls.
Leftover cream potatoes viii make the
radishes, with the remnants OF the kraut.
will form the vegetable salad The re-
naming pineaDple will make the pine
Keep the useless halves to serve this in.
first lining them with lettuce leaves.
JANE z. Ga Grange. 1lk).
To do full Justice to the menus and
recipes above submitted. have so far
encroached upon the space usually ap-
propriated to the Family Meals for
Week that I am forced to let the other
five days go by unprovided for. 7 had e.
special object in letting this corre-
spondent have her say" am now
and then called TO task for not append
ing recipes for. the various dishes
named in the daily menus as prepared
by me. The malcontents may compute
from the specimen article herewith given
how much room would be left for other
matter were ! to undertake to supply
recipes for one-hfth Of the articles IN
cluded in the weekly menus. When
practicable and expedient refer to rec
tpes published IN that days Exchange
recollect that directions for the prepara-
ton OF each dish may be found BY ref
erence TO any really comprehensive
cookbook such as should form part OF
the plenishing Of every well-appolnted
kitchen
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Aase>zA HaaAss.<
FAMILY.MEALS
FOR A WEEK

A GAIN I please myself (and prob
~ ably many OF my readers) by
4 n varying the monotony Of the
weekly menu arranged by myself, by
substituting menus for the frst two
days OF the seven, lists of meals and OF
recipes contributed voluntarily oy
member OF the Exchange.
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST
Cereal and apple sauce. ehipped beef and
poached eggs on toast. coffee.
LUNCHEON
Baked tomatoes with cheese German
.kraut salad, buttsred salt waters. iced
tea.
DINNER
Curried sirIoiR steak, baked creamed pota-
toes, buttered wax beans dinner rolls rad
tsh roses. sliced pineappls, chocolate layer
cake. coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

pouring over the clans. Get very cold
before putting into the glasses. This
sauce should be enough for two dozen
small clans.
Tilnbales of Salmon
Flake canned or celd-boiled salmon
into tiny bits with silver fork, renew
yolks of four hard boiled eggs to a paste
and stir them into the minced fish.
Mince the whites of the eggs as fine as
possible, stir them into the salmon mix
ture, season with salt. white pepper and
lemon juice; add dash of cayenne pep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
HENDR|Ck WILL SOON
LEAVE INSTITUTION
Man Shot Through Abdomen i
Rapidly Recovering at Vir-
ginia Hospital.

Unless the unforeseen happens, il ID
likely that John L. Hendrfck, the
Meckienhurg farmer who was shot
through the lower region of the alb
domen ten days ago by William A,
Pace when the two engaged in a PTS
toll duel near South HILL will he able
to leave Virginia Hospital within the
next week or two.
The revolver bail entered Hendrick
on the right side. and taking q down
ward course. is believed to have
lodged in his left hip. after piercing
his bladder, Although past sixty,
Hendrick has displayed wonderful vi
tally and fortitude, the doctors say,
and they regard his ability TO recover
as little short of remarkable.
Hendriek has had other experiences
with bullets. however, and some OF
those familiar with his record are in
cltned to believe that ne possesses q
charmed life.
When told Monday that his assail-
ant had been placed under $4,000 bond
pending trial. Hendrick remarked;
He ought to have been hung"
soon aI.er Hendrick was brought to
the hospital. the statement was made
in the Virginian that he went for
thirty-Gix hours without proper surgi-
cal attention before his removal TO
Richmond. This statement was in
tended TO convey the impression that
he failed to receive such attention
as afforded by an up-to-date hospital
and was in no wise intended to re-
fleet upon his attending physicians la
Mecklenburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
HEAVILY ARMED
TO GET REVENGE
Discharged Waterman Uses Re-
yolver and Hurles Nitro-Gly-
cerine at Former Employer.

ST. PAUL. MINI, August %, -
Charles Weleh. discharged travelling
Waterman for the Great Northern
railroad. tried To murder Al q. Ray.
chief special agent OF the Great North
ern railroad, in the Great Northern
office building here to-day. and was
Killed by Ray
Welch fred i've shots at Ray. none
81 them taking effect AT the second
shot Ray. who was sitting at his
desk. drew a revolver and returned
Welch's hre. one Of his bullets struck
Weich in the head
Just before Rays shot struck him
Welch dashed q newspaper wrapped
package 20 the Office floor. This later
proved TO he Il pint bottle of nitro
glyesrine bat the wrapping kept ii
from exploding.
The police say there was enough of
the explosive to have wrecked the
ten story office building.
Seither J. i. Eul. chairman Of the
board OF directors OF the Great North
ern. nor Louis w Hill. his son. presi
dent of the road. were at the Offices al
the hour of the shooting.
Ray ls in custody. The police say
their investigation corroborates his
defense plea.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
BIG VOTE POLLED
IN MD. PRIMAR Y
Governor Crothers' Candidate
Leading in Race With Three
Democrats.

BALTIMORE, ND. Aug. 30.~-Re-
ports from all over the city and State
this afternoon Indicate that heavy
vote is being polled in the Maryland
congressional primary <election. the
first to be held under the new law.
To-day's contests are being partici-
pated in only by affiliated voters OF
the Democratic and Republican par
ties. There are numerous contests on
both sides. While interest is keen In
the outcome. and many personalities
have been indulged in by opposing
factions, no trouble has been reported.
Late this afternoon 1t was reported
that State Senator Charles Linthicum,
who has the backing of Governor Gro
theirs, was leading his three Demo-
cratic opponents In the Fourth dis
trfet. The name OF Congressman IA
George A. Pearre (Kepublican1, who
has represented the Sixth district for
twelve years did not go before the
voters to-day, but Mr.. Pearre I'm a
statement denies that he was forced
out OF the fight by President TAFT, as
had been generally intimated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
BROWNS HERSELF
IN ODD FASHION
Supposed Insane Woman Ties
Stones to Her Waist and Leaps
Into River-Body Found.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, Aug. Sc
The body of the woman found in the
Delaware river off Fishers Wharf. at
Torresdale. a fashionable suburb, with
a heavy stone tied about her waist,
was identified by relatives this after
noon as Mary Pearson, - years old.
of Westmoreland street. She had
been missing from home since Satur-
day.
Following the identification 1t was
announced at the coroners. office that
the woman probably had caused her
own death.
Separated from her husband for a
number of years past. according to the
relatives, the woman's mind became
affected. and on three different occa-
sions she was confined in an insane
asylum. Periodically she became more
effected. and had been In the thtoes
of one of these attacks. her relatives
state, when she disappeared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
Rumored in Washington That
Majority May Not EX-
Onerate Him
NOT TO MAKE REPORT
UNTIL CONGRESS MEETS
Meeting of Committee Planned
for Next Week Called Off.
Mccall Discusses Matter
With President.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 30.--Sec-
Rotary OF the Interior BaH::.ssr may
not be exonerated by a faa5 ority of
the committee which investigated
charges against hins after all, accord
ing to a report which gained circuia-
ton here to-day. and which In some
quarters was looked upon as bearing
great political significance.
II was suggested that Senator Root,
who is at The Hague arguing the
New FuuHttaHd fisheries case, may not
participate in the decision, because he
was forced to leave Washington be-
fore all the testimony WAS heard.
The second feature of the report was
that Representative Mccall tRepHbli-
ean. OF Massachusetts. who has been
1assed as Bailinger supporter, may
aot be found on tine side of the secre-
.ary In the final lineup
Common report has giyeff credit for
months To the statement that the con-
nittee would vote seven TO FIVE in
favor of Bailiuger. With Root not
voting and with Mccall on the other
side the result would be reversed and
the verdict would stand SIX 10 i've
against Ballinger
won ms@T JA&J wow
These reports were heard here to-
day following word from Senator Mel
son tRepubican, Of Minnesota. chair
man OF the investigating committee,
to the effect that 1T is not certain that
a meeting of the committee Will be
held next week at Minneapolis. as In
tended Chairman Nelson said that he
had heard from none of the members
Of the committee and he Is said 10 have
expressed the opinion that it was not
ST all likely that decision would be
reached at this time IL the meeting
were held. Nelson Is quoted here as
having Indicated that It ~ far more
probable that the decision Of tbs conf
T1fttee viii not be announced untI
after Congress meets In December
MIR Mccall recently paid "a visit 10
President Taft nj Beverly and while
no one intlmates that the president
would In any way meddte in the work
of tho committee, IL is said here that
McCalra visit was for tho purpose OF
talking over the Ralllnger situation,
which has given the summer capital
much worry recently.
II Mccall should not vote with those
who favor generating Kallinger. II
isg believed that he unique stionshly
would write separate opinion. In
which event Il Ia thought that there
would be four opinions IN all.
1t Is understood that tho four Demo-
Gratis ON the committee VIII Join in a
report against Ballinger. Representa-
tive Madison, insurgeut Republican. Of
Kansas. is expected 10 write separate
opinion unfayorable TO the secretary.
McCalrs report and that Of the Bal
finger supporters will make up the
tas-l- .+s.@.s.4ss ire
allegations made by l.. r, CLAWS and
Clifford Pinchot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
COULD NOT MARRY
BOTH WOULD DIE
"When This Letter Reaches
You, Francis and | Win
be Dead

NEWARK. n. J.. Aug. 3o.---''Whcn
this letter reaches YOU. Frances. !
will be dead" WAS the notification re-
ceived in a letter b. Antreo Jacobs,
Of 242 Hunterdon street. from his
brother Americas. twenty years old.
who left home Saturday. taking Fran
eeg Cilencione, eighteen years old. OF
liz Bruce street. with him. The let
ter. which was postmarked Brooklyn.
and was mailed yesterday, went on TO
say that as Frances loved him and her
parents objected to their marriage,
they had decided TO go away and die
together. Enclosed In the letter were
two pictures of the psir. and the
cpistle ended with the request that
his friends think kindly OF Arnericus
when he was gone.
Antreo, with whom Americas
boarded. took the letter and the pic
lures to the police station, and the
Brooklyn police were notified.
At the Cilencione home a sister OF
the girl said the objection to Jacobs
was that he was too young and was
inclined to be wild.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
MRS. GRAHAM DIES
PELlACRA VICTIM
Warrenton Woman First Person
to Die in Washington of
Dread Disease.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.--After a
years sickness OF disease at first
supposed to be eczema. Mrs. A. Sallie
Graham. OF Warrenton. Va. Is dead
here to-day. the first victim OF the
dread malady. peilagra. in this city
Despite the efforts OF the most emf
nent physicians. both OF the United
States Public Health and Marine Hos-
pital Service. and OF Georgetown Uni
versity. who applied every known re-
storative, the battle WAS futile. 1t
IL said In medical circles hero to-day
that Mrs. Graham Is the third person
TO have succumbed TO the disease this
far North, 1t has previously been
supposed by medical experts that the
disease could not penetrate a colder
climate than that OF the Carolinas.
where Il has been most fatal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
YOUNG MAN JUMPS
FROM THIRD STORY
Suspected OF Attempting Suicide
But is Uninjured-Placcd
Under Bond.

Eddie Schwerdith. a young white
man. appeared In Justice Crutch-
HGTd's court Tuesday and Officer w
L. Bradley. who made the arrest.
stated that he had captured the man
just after he had jumped from a third
story window on Mayo street.
Schwerdith could give the justice
TO explanation OF his act in iumping
fro mthe window and he was put
under a bond OF 500 for ninety days,
the justice saying that he would take
time to look into the matter. The man
went to jail in default of his bond.
Following the trial Schwerdith stat
ed that he did not know why he
jumped from the window and that he
had no cause tor doing so. He said
he had been drinking but was not
drunk He did not remember much
a about his act. He confessed. however.
that no had once before attempted TO
commit suicide by taking dose OF
carbolic acid. but that he was drunk
at the time.
Justice Crutchfield got wind of the
former attempt and gave this "a his
reason for holding the man for ninety
days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
\. c. STUART's SPEECH
AROUsEs ENTHUSIASM
Address Delivered at Coeburn i:
Heard by More Than 500
Persons.

Especial 70 The Richmond Vfrginian)
CoEBUR, VA, Aug 3o,--Gresr
enthusiasm has been aroused by the
speech OF the Hon. Henry e. stuart
delivered at this place Monday in ad
yocacy OF his candidacy for election
TO Congress from the Ninth district,
Mr.. Stuarts audience. numbering more
than 500. seemed in thorough syrnpa :
thy with him throughout his address.
which dealt at length with the issues
involved In the campaign.
Prevailing opinion here Is that the
popular Democratic candidate is gain
ing ground. rapidly ION his opponent,
Hon, c. Baacon Slemp. incumbent Re-
publican congressman, who is seeking
re- electiorS
In the course OF his address Mr.. Stu
art took heavy fall out of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill, showing clearly its
effect in raising the price OF every
commodity OF life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
FALLS To DEATH
WHILE OEL|R|0Us
Mrs. John w. Gibbons Mistakes
Window for Door and Plunges
to Ground

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Aug. 3d.
Following fall from second story
window of her home, 229 Thirty first
street. early Sunday morning. Mrs.
Jehf, w. Gibbons died Monday. Mrs.
Gibbons had been i'll several weeks and
was delirious Saturday night. 1t Is
supposed that she walked out OF the
window. naistakins it for door.
With nothing on her body save a
shirtwaist. Mrs. Gibbons was found in
the street In front of her home by Pc
lice Sergeant Henry Bridgers and Ia :
ken into the house. Later doctor
was summoned. and he found that Mrs.
Gibbons had sustained internal inju-
ries from the fail and her death fol-
lowed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-30
81 YEARS OR D|sC0RD
TERMINATED W|THBULLETs
Gustaye Merkt Doubts That Hades
is Worse Than Was His
Life.

TORONTO. ONT, Aug. a0.--"Hell
can't be worse than this" wrote Gus
tave Merkt. sixty years old, then he
shot his wife dead and took his own
life to-day.
Merkt a chef. explained in the
note that the deed was done to end
thirty-seven years or unhappy mar
ried life. He asked that his body be
cremated.