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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
PROSE BAD LANDS TITLES.

A report recently made to congress
by commission appointed to examine
land titles in the District of Columbia
disclosed that many lots of land occu-
pied by modern business houses and
residences in the national capital are
still owned by the government, not
withstanding the present tenants be-
lieve they have a clear title to > the
property. For example, the Washington
Gaslight company occupies a whole
square on Twenty-eighth street. which
is claimed by the government. A
paving company occupies large tract
of land near Rock creek to which the
government lays claim. A triangu-
lar piece of land, now occupied by
many residences, is according to the
report, the property of the govern
ment.
This question of land titles in the
national capital is not new one. Two
years ago congress created commits
sion to study it. The commission con5
sisted of the attorney general, the sec.
rotary of war, Senator Scott of West,
Virginia. Representative Bartholdt of.
Missouri, and one of the district
commissioners. The report reveals a
horrible land tangle, which the courts.
will probably never be able to straight,
en- out. The tangle is the outcome of
the wild speculation in real estate that
took place for good many years aft
er the capital was laid out.
The story, according to the lawyers
who have conducted the investigation,
is one of romance and disaster. James
Greenleaf of Massac husetts, from
whose family the poet Whittier took
his middle name, was according to the
story laid before congress, the first
and greatest of the three land opera
| tors whose names figure most in the
early deeds. Greenleaf made the first
contract to buy of the commissioners
who distributed the parcels of land in
possession of the United States He
was joined later by Robert Morris,
the f1nancier of the, revolution, and
by John Nicholson. All three before
their death were in Jail for debts grow
| ing out of their ventures in Wash
ington land What Morris made
through his financial transactions dur
ing the dark days of the revolution he
lost in Washington lands.
Private lands were acquired In
Washington in the early days by a
very simple process. The territory
mot exceeding" ten miles square was
coded to the United States govern
ment by Maryland and Virginia and
placed under the authority of three
commissioners, appointed by the pres
| ident They or any two of them were
required, under the direction of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
EscaIIoped Foods.

Escalloped foods are often more at
tractive if prepared in individual por-
tons. Half dozen fireproof china
ramekins cost but little and are of
special value;> individual casseroles
are even more useful. Two or three
tin molds and half dozen timbal
molds. to set in pan of hot water
for relocating foods, also count for
much. Always keep in mind when
using left-overs that the material is
already cooked and merely needs re-
heating or browning quickly; there
fore, any sauce added must be cooked
from to Is minutes, according to
method of making, before using in
what are often called made dishes.
Also remember that the finest and
best flavor is lost in relocating and
that careful seasoning is essential.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
WINS THROUGH GRIT
Former Deck Hand Going to
United States Senate.
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward OF Fior'-
da Who Has Been Roustabout,
Sailor, FlIibuster and Gov
ernor, a Fighter.

Jacksonville. Fla-One of the most
picturesque figures in the southland
and q man the story of whose lie
reads like a novel is Napoleon Bona
parte Broward, ex-governor OF FLORIDA
who Recently defeated United States
Senator Taliaferro in the senatoriai
primaries held in Florida
Mr.. Broward's is brilliant example
of achievement rarely equaleA even
in this day of self-madeAmen. He was
born In abject poverty, his parents De-
ing ignorant Florida crackers, and
his schooling was practically nil, yet
he rose to the highest office 1D the
commonwealth and now he Is about 10
enter the United States senate. he IL
big man. mentally and physically,
and his honesty and integrity have
never been questioned. He won sue
cess in politics, as he did IN civil me-
by sheer bulldog courage and peru
nacity and by keeping his word. he
stands six feet in height, weighs more
than 200 pounds and is born t1ghter.
Ex-Governor Broward first attracted
political notice by his project to re-
claim the Everglades of Florida and
making them into farming lands. II
was this issue which carried him into
the Office of governor. He has, too,
demonstrated that his scheme is feasA
ible by converting part of the Ever
glades into productive farms, and thia
made him immensely popular.
Thn fo%h nf tho f1tnrQ senator
| lived in log house on the st. johns
river and eked out bare living for
his wife and children. Broward's
parents died when he was in his early
teens. When he was under 20 he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Mock Chicken Loaf.

Cook slowly two cups of ~>hominy
grits and one teaspoon of salt in three
pints of water for three hours. Oil a
mold, and line it with thick layer of
the hot cereal, packing it down firmly.
In the center put the following mix
ture: Moisten one cup of fine whole
wheat bread crumbs with two cups of
hot milk, then add one-half cup each of
chopped hickory and peanut meats,
two tablespoons of melted butter, one
teaspoon each of onion juice, mixed
herbs and salt, one-fourth teaspoon Of
pepper, and two beaten eggs. Cover
the top smoothly with layer of the
hominy. and place the mold in a basin
of hot water; bake in a moderate oven
for 80 minutes. Turn out and serve
with nut sauce.-Harper's Bazaar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29

hicle for making money on the stock
market Nothing was ever said on
the subject in open court, but every
obstacle was put in the way of such
persons when opportunity offered.
When the Consolidated Gas case from
New York was decided it was an open
secret that a lawyer who had a tele-
phonic connection with a stock broker
had made good round sum of money
out of it. When the company later Pc
titioned for a rehearing before the
court, the lawyer again was on hand
prepared if possible to duplicate his
former winning. He waited all day
for the expected announcement, but
it was not until he gave up his quest
that he found that the decision had
been given to the chief clerk OF the
court by Justice Fuller early in the
day, and he in turn had quietly in
formed the newspaper men.
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shipped on a undertaken schooner
bound for Boston. There he was paid
off and landed in the dead of winter.
He had never seen a snowstorm be-
fore, he was thinly clad and suffered
terribly from the cold. An attack of
whooping cough laid him up and took
all his money. Nevertheless as soon
as he could crawl out he shipped on
one Of the winter fishing fleet bound
for the Grand Banks. He endured
hardships without complaining, did his
friendship Of the men of the sea. Fol-
lowing his work on the Banks he
worked his way back to Florida as a
sailor. Next we see him as a roust-
about on a steamer on the st. Johns
river. He saved his money bought a
part interest in steamboat and struck
out for himself. His splendid fighting
abilities were winning him notice, the
while his kindly disposition was win
ming him friends. He was elected
sheriff of Duval county, position he
held nine years, and in which he made
record which attracted attention to
him from all parts of the state.
The exploit which made Broward ia
nous throughout the United States
and Cuba was his ability as block
ade runner to Cuba, during the time
the insurgents were fighting the Span
iards there before the Spanish-Ameri-
can war In company with his brother
and third partner Broward built a
stout, seagoing tug for salvage and
wrecking work off the Florida coast.
He was approached by Cuban agents
and asked to run guns and munitions
into Cuba. The work was hazardous
in the extreme, but the pay was COM
mensurate with the risk and Broward
became a filibuster. In all he made
eight trips from the Florida keys to
Cuba and his perilous adventures and
narrow escapes would make a novel
In themselves. He was chased by
Spanish gunboats, fought with sew
eral Of them and escaped capture and
death by hairs breadth scores of
times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Almond and Apple Jelly.

Almonds and apples make an appe-
thing combination. Cover one-haf
ounce of gelatine with a few spoon
fuls of cold water and let 1t soak for
ten minutes. Crate four large apples
and mix to them one-half gill of
whipped cream; put enough water to
the gelatine that they will fill a pint
measure and place over the fire. Stir
until smooth, add one-quarter pound
of sugar (more if the apples are very
tart), and remove from the fire; dip
out one tablespoonful and place where
1t will keep warm Add the gelatine
to the apples and cream, with one
pound of blanched almonds, and let an
assistant beat this while you prepare
the mold. Dip the mold in cold water,
drain and pour in the tablespoonful of
reserved gelatine; hold the mold near
the fire and turn 1t round to give an
even coating of the gelatine. Before
it has had time to set, sprinkle with
almonds toasted a light brown and
cut into thin strips. When beaten
light pour it into the mold and place
1t on ice. When firm and cold turn
out and serve with whipped cream.
Six ounces of melted chocolate may
be substituted for the apples. The
base of the pudding is heaped with
whipped cream.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Hints on Bakin0.

II you find the cake is rising in a
cone in the center you may be sure
the oven is too hot. Never mix a
cake until the oven is ready to receive
it; 1t is likely to fall and be heavy.
On adding citron to a cake shave it
In thin slices, -four 1t and lay it be-
tween layers of the batter. When ba-
king cake try to have nothing else
in the oven, then set the tin as near
the center of the bottom shelf as pos
sible. Never leave a cake standing
in the tin in which it is baked-it will
make it heavy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
AppIedore Soup.

For Lillian Ellen: Three medium
sized potatoes boiled until tender in
sailed water, then mashed. Fry three
tablespoonfuls of chopped onion in
three tablespoonfuls of butter, add to
this two tablespoonfuls of -four and
one quart scalded milk. Cook FIVE min
utes, then add potato; then add tx
teaspoonfuls salt, one-half teaspoonful
each celery salt and paprika, three
tablespoonfuls of tomato catchup, one
teaspoonful chopped parsley. Serve
irr mediately.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
TIPS FOR SUMMER DINNER
RroiIeo Bluefish au Beurancir 10 Piecs
de Resistance-Finish on WIN
Cottage Pudding, Orange Sauce

Tanioca Cream Soup.-Soak thirt
of cup of pearl tapioca over night.
Cook in the morning with quart OF
stock for one hour and set aside. TOT
dinner cut one onion and two Stalks
of celery and put on to COOK lor ~
minutes with pint of milk ana
small piece of mace. Strain INTO lne
tapioca and stock, reheat and serve
seasoning to taste.
Rice Balls for Soup.-Mix one cup
cold boiled rice with one beaten egg'
one tablespoon -four, one-thlro TEA
spoon salt and a bit Of pepper. form
into balls Old H~op in the fast-bolllng
soup.
Broiled Bluefish au Beuranoir.-
Pan-broil the fish and place on plat
ter Have ready sauce mace Dy
mixing together one tablespoonful eacn
of vinegar and minced parsley, one ia
bIespoonful of lemon juice and SAT-
and pepper to season. Put two table
spoonfuls of butter into a frying pan
and when it browns add the other IN
gradients Bring to the boil and pour
over The fish.
Curried Tomatoes.-Grate an apple
and chop an onion and fry them until
tender; add teaspoon of good curry
powder and mix with little gravy or
milk. Simmer for few minutes and
spread the mixture over the tomatoes,
which have been cut and fried. Serve
with boiled rice
Cottage Pudding With Orange
Sauce.-Rub three or four large Jumps
of sugar upon the rind of one orange
until all the yellow part is taken OFF.
Scrape the pulp out Of two oranges
and add them to the favored sugar.
Mix a teaspoon of cornstarch very
smoothly with three tablespoons OF
maraschino. Stir all gently over the
fire until it th1ckens, adding more
sugar if oranges were sour. Serve
at once with any preferred cottage
pudding or slices OF stale cake which
have been steamed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
WOMAN A GOOD POLITICIAN
Miss Clara Bubb Is Ably Assisting
the Democrats of Missouri In
Campaign.

ST. Louis, Mo.-The history Of cam
paigns in Missouri for several years
has shown the guiding hand Of wom
an in the planning and executing Of
political fights. 1t was so two years
ago, when both the Republican and
Democratic committees employed
women in confidential capacities, and
it is true this campaign, at least with
the Democratic state committee, which
has a woman in it's headquarters in
the Commonwealth Trust building.
Two years ago Miss Clara Bubb, who
lives with her parents. came to St
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eating the smoking of cigarettes, says
she does not believe their use by won.
en- does any great harm.
There are many women who smoke
cigarettes, although l do not think
that the majority Of these women
smoke them to excess. OF course, e1.
cessive smoking greatly Injuries the
lungs and weakens the heart action.
Every one knows that.
Excessive cigarette smoking, like
anything else excessive, Injuries ths
physical condition of the body and
there are many women in society who
are inveterate smokers.
"Of course, | do not mean to say
that all society women smoke cigar
cites. There is class which does
not care for them. That Is their rea
son for not smoking them. They sim
ply do not wish to.
'In a comparison of the two habits
namely, smoking and drinking liquor
l should say that by all means the lat
ter was more harmful. We hear some
times that girls of sixteen In wealthy
homes smoke cigarettes. Just as 6
boy likes to steal smoke, so, some
times, a girl of sixteen may, but thiI
does not imply that girls Of that agt
are smokers in any sense Of tn
word.
For. my own part, | find too mucl
to occupy my interest, my time AM
my attention out of doors in the wor'
of recreation and sport and otherwis
to become a cigarette smoker"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29

Louis on election day. Her nrst
glimpse of the excitement of an cleo
ton came with her arrival In st. Louis
When the returns began to come in
she was more anxious, even to aseist
in directing an election, and this year
her ambitions are to be gratif1ed.
When the Democratic organization
established its headquarters, several
months ago, at Broadway and Olive
street. and placed Claude T. Jarvis in
charge as assistant to Secretary A. l..
Harry of Bloomfield, the committee aI-
thorized jarvis to employ an assist
ant. 1t was then that Miss Bubb be-
came attached to the Democratic head
quarters.
Not only is Miss Bubb an assistant
to Jarvis, but when he is busy with
other matters, and when Executive
Chairman W. H. johnson of Montgom-
cry City is in ST. Louis, II Is to the
young lady to whom the state leaders
turn for detail of the headquarters:
Since the press headquarters have
opened In the same suite Of Offices the
woman has been of invaluable service
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
LATE CHIEF JUSTICE
Melville w. Fuller Possessed
Great Administrative Ability.
First to stop Phonetic speIing-5ad
Land Titles in the District OF
+ Columbia Probed by
Committee.

Washington.-The late chief justice
OF the Supreme court, Melville w. Full
Ter of Illinois, was regarded in Wash
angton as an ideal man for presiding
officer of that august bench. He at
tanned his high position in spite Of the
fact that when President Cleveland ap-
pointed him he was only practising
lawyer of no great national reputation
and had never held judicial office.
The skepticism which met his appoint
ment was almost as universal as is
now the judgment that Mr.. Fuller
ranked with his illustrious predeces-
sors as a practical and Woodworking
man.
Originally holding to legal tenets
which grew to be out of touch with
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president, to survey and by proper
metes and bounds define and limit a:
district of territory, and the territory.
so defined was established as per-
manent seat of the government of the
United States. Power was given the
commissioners to purchase or accept
land on the eastern side of the Poto-
mac, for the use of the United States,
and the commissioners were further
required to provide suitable buildings
for the accommodation of congress,
the president and public officers of the
government of the United States. 1t
was to raise money to erect the pub
lie buildings that the government
planned to sell its land to private par
ties.
The report to congress relates that
President Washington met with the
original proprietors in Georgetown,
March %, 1871. AS result of this
conference, an agreement was entered
into which resulted in certain deeds
of trust, under which the proprietors
of the land conveyed their holdings in
trust W 1AOudS Dean, SUI
Beall, and John MacKall CAN'T In
consideration of the sum of FIVE shil-
lings and the various trusts, each of
the proprietors conveyed his land to
be laid out into such streets, squares,
parcels and lots as the president might
approve for the purpose of the federal
city. For the residue, the various par:
e.
half to go to the original proprietors
of the land and the other half to the
United States.
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This. Baby "strona Man.

Pembroke Center, Mass.-This town
has a marvel in bayhood in Thomas
HI. Bates, Jr, aged ten months and
weighs. % pounds. Young Bates has
shown phenomenal strength He de.
lights In trapeze, swinging numberless
times in succession. His biggest
weight feat is lifting two f1atirons
weighing 10 pounds. With the assist.
ance of an iron through which the
fatirons are hung on young Bates per.
forms this feat, wonderful achieve.
ment for his age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
AUOVER LUNCHEON
UNIQUE MOTIF FOR DECORATION
FOR SMALL FUNCTIONS.
Red and White Blossoms to Be Work
ed Into Appropriate Designs for
Table and to Be Used In
Trimming Rooms.

One of the prettiest of luncheons for
afternoon or evening can be worked
out with clover as a motif. All the
decorations can be of clover, red and
white Bowls of the fragrant bios
SONS should stand on mantel and
tables, while in the center of the
lunch table spread with trefoil design
may be a block of green turf from
which springs bunch of fresh and
growing pink white clover. Let tbs
large red clover leaves. radiate from
this to each cover, where there should
be little boutonnieres of leaves and
blossoms.
The refreshments can be Arcadian
in their simplicity. If you wish to
serve a course luncheon have berries
au nature for the first course, then
sorrel soup with croutons and sorrale
leaves or cress as relishes. Follow
with clover fritters, which are made
from the white clover blossoms dipped
in regular fritter batter and Drowned
quickly in olive oil, and clover sand
Wfches, which are delicate slices OF
homemade bread spread with sweet
butter that has been packed in a
covered basket of fresh clover bios
SONS long enough to become impreg
mated with the odor.
Hot biscuit and honey make de-
lightful course and honey cakes with
strawberry ice cream may be the des
sert. If you do not wish as many
o011rSoc D1ouor oh with hnnoU
cakes and icecream, supplemented by
fruit punch and homemade mints
pink and white, will be sufficient.
Any of the flower or butterfly games
will be appropriate.
Here, for example, Is a flower con
test. Provide each girl with type
written copy of the questions, pencil
and paper. The one who can answer
such a list accurately receives the
prize.
/. The flower of June Rose.
g. The Easter flower Lily.
8. The flower that calls to church
Belle
4. The flower that describes large
and vigorous girl. Bouncing Baby.
5. The flower with dark eyes that
blooms in July fields. Black Eyed
Susan
6. "Wee crimson tipped flower
Daisy.
Z. The precise flower Primrose.
s. A girls name and the color OF
her hair. Marigold.
9. The flower that stands fol-
thought Pansy.
10. The flower associated with
Faust. Marguerite.
IL. The modest flower that poets
! love- Violet.
~. The flower that describes mum
Der of Friends. Quaker Ladies.
This list can be extended to include
as many more names as desired.
For prizes that can be made al
home nothing is prettier than hand
embroidered belts or opera glass bags
using the clover blossom design. In
stead Of having a grab bag I would be
stow the gifts by the unraveling Of g
cobweb. Before the arrival of the
company wind strings of different col
ors all over the house, passing them
through keyholes, outdoors, in at the
windows, upstairs and down. WheI
the time for unraveling the web ar
rives give each person the end of &
string which she must follow until she
finds the dainty little souvenir con
cealed at the end.-Emma Paddock
Telford.
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Asparagus with Cheese.

: Having boiled the asparagus for IL
minutes arrange in deep earthen dish
or casserole In layers, with grated Par
mesan cheese between. Brown a
piece of minced onion in butter,
sprinkle over the top of the dish, then
sprinkle with grated cheese and fresh
bread crumbs and cook Is minutes in
a moderate oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
DEFENDS WOMEN SMOKE
Miss Eleanor Sears, Boston sn,,.
Leader, Sees No Harm In Puffino
Cigarettes.

Boston.-Miss Eleanor Sears, fo,
most exponent of outdoor sports. a \
cial favorite here and at Newpor
leader in every contest of skill wh,'
interests the richer set and one Of Il
fifteen really fashionable persons ma,
toned as living in Boston by Rev !
w. de Lyon Nichols. while not adv,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Dropped Douohnuts,

One gill milk, one gill sugar, grated
rind of one lemon, three gills flour,
one egg, beaten separately; one-third
teaspoon salt, one-thlrd teaspoon nut
meg, one heaping teaspoon baking
powder. Roll in powdered sugar. Very
nice
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Peanut Crisps.

One quart roasted peanuts, whites
of two eggs, three dozen oyster crack
ers. Shell the nuts and chop fine;
beat the egg whites very stiff; take
the crackers one by one and dip first
il the egg and then in the nuts, dry
O. buttered paper in the oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
erIddIe Cake Batter.

To make batter for griddle cakes or
fritters, have equal quantities of
liquid and -four; for cake or muffin
dough have cupful Of liquid to two
cupfuls of -four.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29
Loops for Buttons.

In making loops for buttons on a
dress or shirtwaist they should be
worked over pencil, as they will
launder and keep their shape much
more satisfactorily.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-29

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