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The Detroit times., 1910-08-04
Pears.

Canned.-Remove stems, pare and
quarter. Proceed as with peaches,
adding few slices OF lemon.
Pickled.-Boil two pounds brown
sugar with enc pint vinegar and a
small cinnamon stick for 20 minutes.
Stick each pair (peeled) with three or
four cloves, put into strip and cook
until soft. Keep In stone jar.
Gingered.-Peel and core, Slice
thin. For eight pounds fruit add sew
en- pounds sugar, one cup water, juice
from Ave lemons and one-half pound
ginger root, scraped and cut fine. Add
one lemon peel. cut into thin slices.
Cook slowly one hour, can hot and
seal.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-04
DEPT. or PUBLIC woRks. '
Detroit. Aug. :. 1914,
PROPOSALS FOR PAINTING, EIc-
MUNICIPAL COURT BUIIuGUa'

Sealed proposals. will be receives ~
| the office Of the Department. az y3k-
lie Works. Detroit. Mich, until l140
day. Aug. s. 1910. ct 10 o'clock Z. K
| standard time. ut which time and 49,
they will be opened, for furnioh1n4 ~
the labor and material. for the folEows|
ing work. viz: Cleaning.. paintlnG -
vanishing. etc. Municipal Court Eu)I11|
| ing. in accordance with Bpeci0cat l61&
to be had upon applications at this o.
| nee. E
said work to be done IN worknan~
| like manner ana 70 the eatiafno{11n'
OF the Department Of Public works.
Bidders are required to dle . 0ore1e
| Ned bank check In the sum Of o10o ~
ceilings. walls. woodwork. etc. and ~
on painting roof, ETC., with the QoDofH~
ment OF Public Works before the pYo.
posals are opened, conditioned th&t'
| should they be found to be the JoWo11'
bidders. they will. within ave dayD a..
ter being awarded the contracts 81 tn,
department enter into q contract WIKI
| good and sufficient suretfes to lnoue&
the full and faithful performances u
I hrs part OF tho CONTRACT 49,
/ On the proper execution Of the CON-
tract bond. the amount Deposited With
the tender will be returned TO the oon-
| (s0os) J. J. HAARUR
| (64) Conmisstoner.s
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Vivid at Least,

DIR. Hiram c.. Cortlandt, the we'll
known theologian of Des Moines, said
in recent address:
Thomas A. Edison tells us that he
thinks the soul is not immortal; but,
after all, what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forte is cleo
tricity and machinery, and when he
talks of souls he reminds me irresist-
IDLY of the young lady who visited the
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how a locomotive is made.
"'You pour she said, "a lot of sand
into a lot of boxes, and you throw old
stove lids and things into a furnace,
and they you empty the molten stream
into a hole in the sand, and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour it
out and let it cool and pound it, and
then you put it in a thing that bores
holes in it. Then you screw it to-
gether, and paint it, and put steam in
it, and it goes splendidly; and they
take it to a drafting room and make
a bluep rint of it. But one thing l for
got-they have to make a boiler. One
man gets inside and one gets outside,
and they pound frightfully; and then
they tie it to the other thing, and you
ought to see it go!'"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Too Ardent a Lover.

Georgotto Fontano, an embroiderer
who lives in the Rue Sevres in Paris,
has found herself condemned to a
months Imprisonment for what seems
to her a harmless act.
She was going home from concert
a few evenings ago when she decided
she would like to see her fiance. AS
he happens to be a fireman whose
station is in her own neighborhood it
occurred to her it would be very easy
to summon him to her side by break
ing the glass of the fire alarm and
sounding a call.
She did so anr in few moments
fire engines came from several direc-
tions, all laden with firemen, of course,
but alas! her f1ance was not among
them, and more than that all the fire.
men were angry, and before she knew
what had happened she was taken to
a magistrate, who proceeded to make
the course of true love run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for month
in spite of her tears and protests that
she thought it would be simple way
of bringing her fiance to her side.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

A disagreement about advertising arose
with weekly" Journal.
Following it, an attack on appeared in
their editorial columns; sneering at the claims
we made particularly regarding Appendicitis.
We replied through the regular papers and
the weekly" thought we hit back rather too
hard and thereupon sued for libel
The advertisement the weekly" attacked
us about claimed that in many cases of appen-
licitis an operation could be avoided by dis
continuing indigestible food, washing out the
bowels and taking a predigested food Grape
Nuts.
Observe we said MANY cases not all.
Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to
those who fear a surgeons knife as they fear
death?
The weekly" writer said that was lie.
We replied that he was ignorant of the facts.
He was put on the stand and compelled to
admit he was not a DR.. and had no medical
knowledge of appendicitis and never investi-
gated to find out If the testimonial letters to
our Co. were genuine
A famous surgeon testified that when an
operation was required Grape-Nuts would not
obviate it. True
We never claimed that when an operation
was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it.
The surgeon testified bacteria [germs1 help
ed to bring on an attack and bacteria was
grown by undgested food frequently.
We claimed and proved by other famous
experts that undigested food was largely
responsible for appendicitis.
We showed by expert testimony that many
cases are healed without a knife but by stop
ping the of food which did not digest, and
when food was required again it was helpful
to use predigested food which did not over
tax the weakened organs of digestion.
When pain in the right side appears it is
not always necessary to be rushed of to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
TWO Very Old Ladies'.

We have heard a great deal lately
about long-lived people, but it is prob
able that the oldest two people in the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika
The former lives at Posem, in Prus-
sian Poland, and was born on Febru-
airy 81, 1855. She is therefore one
hundred and twenty-five years old.
The latter, however, is nine months
her senior, having been born in May,
1884.
She is still fairly hale old woman,
and for nearly one hundred years
worked in the fields Her descendants
number close on 100, and these now
make her joint allowance. She lives
at the village of Bavelsko, whose
neighborhood she has never quilted
during the whole of her long life. She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning of last century much
more clearly than those of the last
40 years.-Dundee Advertiser.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
An Alaskan Luncheon.

Runners of woven Indian basketry,
with white drawnwork doilies at each
of the IL covers, were used on an oval
mahogany table. The doilies were
made at Sitka. In the middle of the
table a mirror held a tall central vase
of frosted glass, surrounded by four
smaller vases, all filed with white
spring blossoms. The edge of the
mirror was banked with the same
flowers. Four totem poles were placed
on doilies in the angles made by the
runners.
Place cards were water colors of
Alaskan scenery. Abalone shells held
sailed nuts, and tiny Indian baskets
held bonbons. The soup spoons were
of horn, several of the dishes used
were made by Alaskan Indians, and
the cakes were served on baskets.
The menu was as follows: Poisson
a la Boring Sea (halibut chowder),
Yukon climbers (broiled salmon, po-
tatoes Julienne), snowbirds avec
auroraborealis (roast duck with jelly,
Shungnak river turnips, Tanana
beets, Skagway hash (salad), Fair
banks nuggets (ripe strawberries ar
ranged on individual dishes around a
central mound Of powdered sugar.,
arctic slices (brick ice cream, Circle
City delights (small cakes), Klondike
nuggets yellow cheese in round balls
on crackers), Nome firewater Coffee.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

hospital and at the risk of death be cut.
Plain common sense shows the better way
is to stop food that evidently has not been
digested.
Then, when food is required, use an easily
digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other If
you know it to be predigested (partly digested
before taking).
We brought to Court analytical chemists
from New York, Chicago and Mishawaka Ind,
who swCre to the analysis Of Grape-Nuts and
that part of the starchy part of the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar, the
kind of sugar produced in the human body by
digestng starch (the large part of food
Some of the State chemists brought on by
the weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be
called "predigested" food because not all OF
it was digested outside the body
The other chemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside the body
was commonly known as 'predigested."
Splitting hairs about the meaning of a word.
It is sufficient that if only one-half of the
food is "predigested," it is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food in which no
part is predigested.
To show the facts we introduce DR.. Thos.
Darlington, former chief of the N. Y. Board
of Health, Dr. Ralph w. Webster, chief of the
Chicago Laboratories, and DIR. B. Sachs, N. Y.
If we were a little severe in denuncia-
ton of writer, self-confessed ignorant about
appendicitis and it's cause, it is possible the
public will excuse u.s. in view of the fact that
our head Mr.. C. w. Post has made lifetime
study of food, food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions are indorsed by many of the
best medical authorities of the day
Is it possible that we at fault for
suggesting as Father and Mother might, to
one of the family who announced pain in the
side stop using the food, greasy meats,
eravies, mince pie cheese, too much starchy
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Planting Wedding Oaks.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife OF
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the task of reviving one of Germany's
oldest customs, that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately at
ter the marriage ceremony plant cou-
pie of oak saplings side by side in a
park or by the roadside of their ma
tive town.
The town of Mulchausen, in Thurin-
gia, is the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal A municipal official ap-
pears at the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him in car
riage to new road near the town and
there plant oak saplings.
The tree planting idea was started
by a former elector of Brandenburg
with the object of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 80 years war The
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted a number Of
fruit trees.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Bankers and Bank Notes.

Four men, three of whom were con-
nected with brokerage concerns in the
Wall street district, were discussing
United States paper currency and the
disappearance of counterfeits. 1--WE
are SO sure nowadays" said one of
the party, "as to the genuineness of
bills that little attention is paid to
them in handling, except as to de-
nomination" To prove his assertion
he took a $40 yellowback from his
pocket, and, holding it up, asked who
could tell whose portrait it bore No
one knew, and by way of coaching
the broker said it was the first treas
urer of the United States. Again no
one knew the name. "Why, It's
Michael Hillegas," said the man
proudly But in confidence, I'll tell
you, l didn't know it five minutes
ago. New York Tribune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Not ALTOGETHER Dead.

Mr.. Robert Butler of Marlborough,
England, has had the peculiar expe-
rience of hearing his death announc-
ed. He was attending the poor law
conference at Exeter when one of
the delegates moved that, in conse-
quence of the death of Mr.. Butler,
which they all regretted, another gen
tleman, whom he named, should be
appointed to fill his place as one of
the representatives of Wiltshire on
the central committee. Mr.. Butler
rose from his place on the platform
and announced to the conference,
amid much amusement, that, so far
as he was aware, he was still alive
and in good health, and would be
pleased to continue in the Office if the
conference desired.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
An Unnecessary confession.

A hearty laugh was occasioned at
the Birmingham police court by pris-
oner who gave himself away in very
delightful manner. The man was the
first on the list, and the charge against
him was merely one of being drunk
and disorderly. He stepped into the
dock, however, just at the moment
when the dock officer was reading out
a few of the cases which were to come
before the court that morning, and a
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake these items fer list OF his
previous convictions.
He stood passive enough while the
officer read out about a dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when he came to
one "shopbreaking" the prisoner ex-
claimed excitedly, THAT was eight
years ago, your honor" Everyone be-
gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realiz-
ing the blunder he had MADE, at first
looked very black indeed, but finally
saw the humorous side of the matter,
and broad smile spread over his face.
His blunder did not cost anything
Birmingham Mail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
HOLIDAYS in the states.

Washington's birthday is a holiday
in all states. Decoration day IN all
states but Florida, Georgia, louisiana
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. LABOR
day is observed everywhere. Virtu-
ally every state has legal holidays
having to do with its own special al
fairs-battle of New Orleans in Louis
lana, Texan independence and battle
of San Jacinto in Texas, Admission
day in California, and so on. Missls-
sippi is like the federal government
in lack of statutory holidays, but by
common consent Independence day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas are OBJ
served. A new one is Columbus day
in a few of the states.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Mrstretoe Is DANGEROUS.

Few people who know mistletoe
only as desirable feature of Christ
mas decorations understand that the
plant is parasite dangerous to the
life of trees in the regions in which
1t grows. 1t is only a question of
time, after mistletoe once begins to
grow upon tree before the tree it.
self will be killed. The parasite saps
the life of the infected branches. For
tunately, it is of slow growth, taking
years to develop to large proportions,
but when neglected, it invariably ruins
all trees it reaches
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Ways of SERVING currled Dishes.

ways OF serving Currleo DlSneS'
In spite of its high seasoning, peo-
pie who have lived in India are en-
thusiastic in their praise of curry. AL
though it is not expensive it may be
made at home.
Curry Powder.-Take one ounce
each of turmeric, coriander seed,
white ginger, nutmeg, mace and
cayenne. Pound all together and sift
through a fine sieve. Bottle and cork
well. To make an Indian curry, raD-
bit, chicken or other delicate meat
is required. For chicken curry, cover
the chicken with boiling water, adding
a bouquet Of herbs and two large
onions. Simmer gently for an hour
and quarter, removing the fat as 1T
rises. Melt two tablespoonfuls of but
ter in sauce pan, add two table
spoonfuls of -four and when we'll
blended stir in the chicken broth. Add,
a teaspoonful or more of the curry
powder with the flour. Beat the
yolks of three eggs, stir in the
gravy and the juice of half a lemon.l
Pour over the chicken and serve with
a border of rice.
Curry of Mutton.-Fry one large
onion, cut fine, in two tablespoonfuls
Of butter Mix one tablespoon of curry
powder, one teaspoonful Of salt, one
tablespoonful Of flour and stir it into
he butter and onion. Add gradually
one pint of hot water or stock. Cut
;wO pounds of lean mutton into small
pieces and brown them in hot fat.
Add them to the sauce and simmer
until tender. Place the meat on a
hot dish and arrange a border of
boiled rice around the meat.
Curried Eggs.-Remove the shells
from six hard-cooked eggs, cut in
halves. Fry one teaspoonful Of
chopped onion in one tablespoonful OF
butter, add two tablespoonful of flour
End half tablespoonful of curry pow
der. Pour on slowly one and half
cupfuls of white stock, milk or cream;
add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer
till the onions are soft, add the eggs
and when warmed through, serve in
a shallow dish; or arrange. the eggs
on toast and pour the sauce over
them. This may be used on any fish
faxed and served as curried fish.
Curried VegetabIes.-Cooko one cup
full each of potatoes and carrots, one
half cup of turnip cut in fancy shapes.
Drain; add a half cup of peas and
pour over the sauce made by cooking
two tablespoonfuls each of onion and
butter, remove the onion, add two ia
blespoonfuls of -four, salt, pepper and
celery salt and half teaspoonful of
curry. Add gradually one cup of
scalding milk and sprinkle with pars'
lny
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Pretty Good Definition.

We hear some funny things in Fleet
street sometimes, and the following
definition of the height of aggravation,
by a gentleman in rather shaky boots,
whom we encountered in a well-known
hostelry the other day, struck us as
being particularly choice.
THE eight of haggravation, gentle
men," said this pothouse humorist, set
ting his pewter on the counter and
looking round proudly, with the air of
one about to let off good thing, "the
eight of haggravation-why, trying
to ketch flea out O yer ear with a
pair of boxin' gloves" London Tit
Bits.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
rakes Himself SERIOUSLY.

Nicola Tesla, dining by himself IN
hotels great dining room, taxes
table where he can be seen. through
out his meal he wears a deeply SUI
dious, a completely absorbed, attitude
He may bring to the table portion"
filed with papers. These he may
scan with prolonged solemnity. In
any event he sits an eloquent tableau
of profundity.-New York Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Rat Bounty Excites Merriment.

Seattle, fearing the introduction Of
bubonic plague by rats, has offered a
bounty of ten cents rat This moves
Tacoma, safe from infection from the
sea- to raucous laughter, and the Led
ger says that the bounty, though not
intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett, Bellingham and other popu-
lous and busy centers, has been find
ing it's way into the pockets of non
residents of Seattle for nonresident
rats. But the joke would be on us if
it were found that our rat popula-
ton had found it's way into the Seat
tie census
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
English Women Smoke Pipes.

The latest fancy of the woman
smoker is pipe-not the tiny affair
that suftices for the Japanese, but a
good-sized brier or a neat meer-
schaum. The pipe is boldly carried
along with a gold card case and chain
purse. For some time now the Gig
arctic has given place to a cigar,
small in size and mild in quality.
Women said they were tired of the
cigarette, and wanted a bigger smoke.
London Mail
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
LARGEST of Whales.

The largest whale of it's type OF
which there is scientific record was
captured recently off Port Arthur,
Tex He measured sixty-three feet
in length, and was estimated to be
about three hundred years old. Cap
tain Cob Plummer, mate of United
States pilot boat, sighted the monster
81 the shoals off the jetties, and the
crew of his vessel captured the mann
NAL. The huge body was towed ashore,
exhibited and much photographed be-
fore being cut up.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
crinnIe Rides RicvcIe.

George Anstey, aged II, a cripple,
of Leicester, England, is one of the
most remarkable cyclists in the coun-
try. Both his legs are withered and
useless, but the Leicester Cripples'
Guild has provided him with a two
wheeled pedalless machine, with a
padded tube covering the axle bar.
Across this he lies face foremost, and
with wooden clogs strapped to his
hands he propels himself along the
Tapid manner. He has complete con-
troll of the machine, his hands acting
rs pedals, steering gear, and brake
combined.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Liahtnina Chance.

The Manager-Can you make quick
changes and double in few parts?
The Actor-Can 1? Say, you know
the scene in Love and HOLSTERS"
where the hero and the villain are
fighting, and a friend rushes in and
separates EN-? Well, played all
three parts one night when the other
two fellows were ill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28


Recipes From Northern Europe.
Each country has its characteristic
cookery, and a study of the dishes
made in different sections of our coun'
try is most interesting.
Norwegian Cabbage Soup.-Take
two pounds of the shin of beef, half
a pound of salt pork, four onions,
root of celery, four quarts of water
and teaspoonful of salt. Boil three
hours and then strain the broth and
take on the fat. Melt a tablespoonful
OF butter in saucepan, add minced
onion and small cabbage cut fine.
Stir and cook five minutes, then add
a pint of the broth and cook one hour.
Cut the meat in squares, thicken the
broth with flour, cook, then add the
cabbage and meat, pour the hot broth
over it and serve,
Swedish Salmon Pastry.-Take two
pounds Of salmon outlets, bread and
fry brown. To two pounds of fresh
pike, finely minced, add a teaspoonful
OF sait, dash of cayenne, the juice
and rind OF a lemon, two beaten eggs
and tablespoonful of melted butter.
Mix all together. Line a meat pie
dish with pastry, spread a layer Of
the minced fish upon it, then the sal
mon with mushrooms between. Cover
with the rest of the pike and lay on
a cover of pastry, leaving a hole in
the center Bake one hour, then
rour in a cup of white sauce or fish
broth. Serve hot or cold.
Beef au Gratin (PoIish) Cut cold
roast beef into strips the size of the
fpger. Mince four large onions and
fry light brown in butter. Add ia
blespoonful of flour and a cupful of
broth with three sprigs of parsley,
minced. Lay the beef in a baking
dish, the pieces crossing each other;
on each layer put a spoonful of the
onion and broth. Cover with a layer
of bread crumbs, dot with bits Of but
ter and bake Is minutes in a quick
oven.
Swedish CharIotte.-Cut a small
srouge cake in thin slices and cover
ach slice with favored sweetened
whipped cream. Put the slices to-
gefher in the shape of leaf and
ever with meringue made of the
whites Of two eggs and five table
snoonfuls of powdered sugar. Brown
n q slow oven and serve cold.
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Echoes nf Munnhausen.

1t was an absent-minded traveller
who had lately taken to ballooning.
Yes he observed impressively 1T
was a fearful journey. The machine,
a thousand feet up, and no more bal
last, headed straight for Siberia, and
the rarefied air-well, you know as
well as l do what effect that has on
a balloon. Yes, the peril was terri
ble." Then the old habit was too
strong for him. ''The wolves detected
our presence. A desperate race en-
sued. We felt their hot breath on the
nape of our ks''-London Globe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Kindly Intentions.

"A man who enjoys seeing a Wohla"
in tears is a brute. T..
81 don't know about that, replleu
Miss CAYENNE. lone of the klnoes'
husbands know takes his wife TO SEQ
all the emotional plays.