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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
COW WITH WOODEN LEG.
Hit BY Train-Has Worn Wooden Leg
Three Years.

In celebration Of his pet Jersey cows
third anniversary with Il wooden leg,
David Evans. a farmer who lives just
over the Trumhull county line at Mo-
sher, has invited Humane Agent Will
liamS and other officers of the Humane
society to see how handily the bovine
walks on the pine support.
According to Evans story the cow
was hit by q train more than three
wears aGo, says the Pittsburg Leader.
The right front leg was cut off at the
knee. After removing the injured ami
nal to q comfortable barn nearby, it's
owner went about healing the injury.
This done. a pine scantling. 2X4. was
artisticallv whitfield down to resemble
the lost portion of the leg. A substan-
tial block was attached to the bottom
to take the place of the hoof. while
padded sockCd joint was placed on
top>so that it might he fastened TO the
stump
According to the cwner of the cow.
the COW found the wooden leg awk-
ward for short time. but soon learned
to use it almost as effectively as she
did her neutral legs. She has been
walking on her peg Cor three years and
is one of the interesting sights of the
neighbOrhoOd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18

flour six eggs-beat the eggs alone. Heat
the milk. then mix the flour, butter and
sugar with some of the heated milk.
Let the remainder of the milk come to
a boil; then stir in all the ingredients and
let it come to boil; then pour into a
dish; then stir in the yolks of the eggs
and then flavor with lemon (both juice
and rind): then stir in the whites (beaten)
of the eggs, and then pour into a creased
pudding dish and bake in Il slow oven.
Serve with wine sauce.
DEVILS Food.
Scald one and one-half c,pfuls of
milk; add one cupful of grated choco-
late and one cupful of light brown sugar,
stirring until both sugar and chocolate
are dissolved.
Cream one-half of cupful of butter;
sugar and beat until light and creamy
then add the yolks of three eggs, beaten
light, and one-half of a cupful of milk, to
which has been previously added one half
of a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved il.
warm water
Mix well; then add two cupfuls of -four
and beat until smooth Now add the first
chocolate-to the second, the batter. and
mix we'll Turn into creased loaf-cake
tin and bake for thirty five minutes in a
moderately quick oven.
Peanut Candy.
Cook together in a porcelain lined sauce
pan a gill of water and two and one-half
cups of graduated sugar. Do not stir, but
when little dropped into cold water will
form soft ball between the fingers add
tablespoonful of butter and boil until a
little dropped into cold water hardens.
nuts, and pour into creased pan to
harden
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
Sayings About Mothers.

God could not be everywhere there
fore He made mothers"
He that despises woman. despises
his mother.-Sacred Book of India.
He that honoreth his mother is one
that layeth up Observation-Disclosures
cas-.
for God is watching over you.-Al Ko-
ran.
1t is the mother that makes the do
mestic hearth the nursery of heroes
d. Webster.
In all this cold and hollow world no
found of deep. strong. deathless love
save in a mothers heart.-Felicia He
mans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
In Lead at international
Railway Congress.
Americans Elected 10 Worlds
Permanent Commission,
Adjournment Of 1900 Delegates al
Berne, Switzerland.

Berne, Switzerland. July 1.-THE in
ternational railway congress, after
adopting the conclusion of the several
sections as reported in the general
body, adjourned at noon Saturday to
| re- assemble at Berlin in 1915.
Franklin X. Lane, member of the
American Interstate Commerce Com
| mission. and y 9 Allen. the general
secretary of the American Railway AS
ISOLATION We're elected members of the
permanent international commission.
George w. Stevens. president of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and a
member of the same commission was
reelected.
AT the final plenary session there was
lively fight over the attempt of NJ.
TimanOff. a Russian delegate to eff
feet a change in the system of record
ing statistics a matter in which the
Americans We're especially interested.
A compromise was finally engineered
by Fairfax Harrison. vice president of
the Southern Railway. which proved
thoroughly satisfactory to the Ameri-
can delegates.
The opinion of the Americans attract
ed much attention throughout the
meetings of thu congress which adopt
ed the recommendations of w G. Bes-
er. vice president and general manager
of the Central Railroad of New Jersey
regarding car hire and demurrage:
those of J. NJ. Culp. vice president of
the Southern Railway concerning per-
ishable freight. and those of H. A
Jaggard. superintendent of the Penn
SvlVania Railroad and d. +. Crawford,
SUPERINTENDENT of motive power of the
Pennsylvania lines west of PittSbl,rg.
as to the construction OF locomotives
and rolling stock.
The American and English delegates
won Il notable triumph in compelling
the introduction of English parliament
tary proceedings.
The session WAS the eighth in the
history of the congress and was at
tended by $500 representatives OF gov
ernments and private railways in near
" all of the civilized countries. The
United states was represented by 6o
railroad experts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
OmeIets and Other Delicacies.

Cream Cheese-Set one quart OF
milk to curdle. When quite thick,
pour it into coarse cheese cloth Hang
it in cool place, and let it drip for
twelve hours. Then stir in one half
pint of good thick cream, put it in a
dish, and serve it with more cream in
a small pitcher, and powdered sugar.
Pain Peadu-Boil one pint of milk
with the grated rind of lemon and
four tablespoonfuls Of sugar. Toast
some small slices of broad. and put
them in the milk for two or three min
utes. Dip each slice in beaten egg.
and fry in butter. Serve hot,
sprinkled with powdered sugar
Croutes aux Fruits-Butter the bot
tom of pan. and cover it with thin
slices of bread. Take peaches. plums
or apricots. cut them in two, remove
the stones, and arrange them on the
bread. skin side down. Fill the she'll
like side with sugar. and put small
piece of butter on top. Put in a slow
oven, and renew the sugar and butter
as they melt. When the fruit is cook
ed. remove it carefully with the bread
into a dish. Pour over it the syrup
left in the pan, and serve hot.
CrOquetteS of Rice-CoOk the rice in
milk in the same manner as for
gateau de riz. When cooked and
cooled. add one tablespoonful of va
nilla. Beat two eggs with a little
sugar Roll into an oblong shape
large spoonful of rice, dip it in the egg
and fry Sprinkle with powdered
sugar and serve hot.
Souff1e of Rice-Cook four table
spoonfuls of rice and four tablespoon
fuls of sugar in one quart of milk.
When done remove from the fire. let
it stand for time, and while still
warm add to it the yolks of four eggs.
the whites of six beaten to stiff froth.
and one tablespoonful of vanilla. Mix
well, and pour into a deep fire proof
dish that has been buttered. Sprinkle
powdered sugar on top. and set it in d
good oven. Leave it in until it has
risen, then serve Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
For the Breakfast Table,

Sausage Rolls-Make a pie crust.
but not a rich one: roll out thin and
cut pieces four inches square and lay
one pork sausage, which has been
carefully skinned. on each square.
Draw the side up so they just come to-
sether. Press together gently and
close the ends. Bake a nice brown in
a dripping pan.
Sour Milk Grdde Cakes-Mix and
sift two and onehalf teacups of -four.
one half teaspoon of salt and one and
fourth teaspoons of soda. Add two
cups Of sour milk and one well-beaten
egg. Drop by spoonfuls on hot.
creased griddle. When puffed full of
bubbles and cooked on the edges turn
and cook on the other side. Serve
very hot with butter and maple syrup.
Apple F'ritters-Pare, core and cut
into one fourth inch slices four large
apples. Sift one and a half cups of
flour, two teaspoons of baking powder
and one fourth of a teaspoon Of salt
together. Add gradually two thirds of
a cup of milk and one egg well beat
en-. Dip each slice of apple into the
batter and drop into deep sizzling fat.
Drain on brown paper and sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
Candied Apples With Bacon-F'ry
some thin slices of bacon and put on a
very hot platter. Pour part of the
grease out of the frying pan. Have
ready six or eight apples, peeled and
cut into small pieces. and as soon as
the bacon is taken out turn the apples
into the pan: cover with three fourths
Of cup of sugar and quickly put the
lid on so that the steam will cover
the apples and melt the sugar Fry
until soft and delicate brown. but be
careful that they do not burn. Serve
in the center of the platter with the
slices of bacon arranged around them.
Brownie Cereal-Sift Graham meal
slowly into one pint of boiling salt
water. stirring bliskly until it is as
thick as can he stirred with one hand.
Set back on the stove and allow to
steam and cook slowly for at least an
hour Sprinkle chopped dates through
Just before serving. Eat with sugar
and cream.
Apple Pancakes-Make batter as
for ordinary griddIe cakes Pare and
slice into small pieces some tart APP
pies. roll in flour and add the batter
Fry on a griddle and serve with maple
SjrIlp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
Reinforcing Button Holes.

When making button holes in the
back of d lace dress or yoke it is hard
to get them strong enough. Even
when they do not fray they pull and
stretch in an ugly way. The next
time you have them to make try sew
ing fine net or chiffon as wide as the
facing inside the hem where button
holes are to be worked. This makes
three thcknesses to be worked
through and if carefully inserted the
inner lining will not show. Another
way is to cut a double strip of fine
lawn the size of lace, hem and basic
firmly in place. Cut the button holes
through it, work closely and later cut
away close to the work. There is no
possibility of showing with this latter
method.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
KENNEBEC
VASSAL BORO.

POPE ANENI-E-Friends of G. IL.
pone. who was injured last Tuesday
afternoon in a runaway accident, will
he eratitied to know that he is recover
ing. although still suffering much at
times
Garfield Ingraham and James Weeks
were evening callers Friday at Charies
II. Pope's.
Mr.. and Mrs Lincoln Pone and chill
dren, Irving and Elizabeth. of Provi-
dercc. R. L.. were expected TO arrive
Sunday for visit with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G. II. Pope.
BELGRADE LAKES.
Prof. Chittenden of Yale College is
.tornire. at the Central House.
Ben Sparrow of Boston is passing a
few DAYS with c. H. Austin.
p.v Mr.. White of Bloomfield, n. j.,
held services Sunday in the Union
church and will continue through the
summer.
Mrs G r. Davenport and daughter
i,Icv passed Friday in Winthrop WIN
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hersom. Mr.. Ia =
,,enport arrived Friday evening tor MS
usual weekend visit
A concrete walk is being lad IN front
of the library
Mr. and Mrs. CULVER have opened
. restaurant in town and are oolhs
fine business.
uoxie Fairchld of New York caught
q mound trout in Great lake las'
week. Linnie Morrill, caught two sal
mon weighing four pounds each Bass
| and white perch are plenty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
OMERSET
NORRtDGEWOCk.

Miss Edna TaVlOr has returned from
Nassau husetts. where she has been
teaching.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Lyons and son
arrived Saturday from Chicago. wnerc
they have been spending seVera!
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Tracy Stevens are be-
ing congratulated on the birth of
trn-pOund boy.
Mrs. Susan Packard. one of our
smart old ladies', passed her elghty-
ninth birthday Thursday. She re-
ceived several postcards and letters
from friends in different towns. MRS.
Packard is very industrious lady and
does A great deal of knitting. We WISH
her many happy returns of the day.
SOLON.
Mrs. Alice Merrill and Miss Mary
Wilson have returned from Portland
where they attended the funeral of
their aunt. Mrs. Henry Pearson.
Miss Hannah Wentworth of North
Fairfield. who has been passing lew
DAYS with Mrs F. A. Coolidge. return
cd home Thursday. July ia.
Mrs Jennie Bates went to Northport
Thursday to pass few weeks Wlth
her HUSBAND sister.
D. S Healey. the R. F. ID. mall car
rjer. is sick and oliver Hilton is taking
his place.
The Scion families. who own cot
tagss at Southport are planning to go
there soon
Mr. and Mrs. Leander McIntire went
to Southport Friday to pass the rest
of the summer with their daughter and
husband. Mr. and Mrs. John Swain
Miss Lulu Irvine is at home from
Lewiston. passing her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Irvine.
Miss Ethel French, the milliner. is at
her home in Madison for several
weeks. Miss Matte Young is running
the store in her absence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
FRENCH GARDENS.
Brighton, Eng, Has One of the Most
Beautiful In World.

The French garden at Preston park.
Brighton. Eng. would please any gar
deners eye. 1t is prabably one of the
most perfect gardens in the world, and
is under the care of a Frenchman. ac-
knowledged in Paris to be the king of
his craft. Major Fraser, the mayor of
Hove, who owns the garden, has CIV
en- this garden artist everything that
he desires, and the results are Won
derful.
The garden, which lies very pictur-
esGuely fianked on one side of the rail-
way embankment, on the opposite side
by fine elms, on the third and fourth
sides by farmyard and by two houses
is less that ~ acres in extent. but
many parts of it yielded no fewer than
six successive crops. The first leaveg
of the first radish crop were already
visible between the lettuce. The rad
ishes and lettuces will be followed by
carrot, caulifiower, by endive, by cell
cry and winter lettuce. Most of these
will be grown on the same spot without
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
FOR SUNDAY TEA.
Welsh Rarebit.

One half pound American cheese. one
half cup cream. two eggs. one table
spoon butter, salt, pepper. The cheese
should be as fresh as possible. and cut
into little pieces Place it in chating dish
before lighting the lamp. Stir as it heats,
and when it begins to melt add the but
ter
AS soon as it looks smooth. add the
eggs lightly beaten. and then the cream.
Stir constantly and cook until very
smooth and of desired consistency.
Season with salt and pepper twhitel
and dash of cayenne: or if preferred
use no pepper and in its place season
with tabaScO pepper sauce. Serve on
crackers or toast at once.
Triple, With Cream.
Thick honeycomb tripe. two tablespoons
one-half pint cream flour. Cut boiled
into chatting dish and when very hot lay
Cook until nicely Drowned, turning fire.
quently. When done take .tripe out and
add to butter in chatting dish. cream. hav-
spoonful -four Stir constantly until
you have a smooth. thick sauce.
Put tripe into it and serve.
Veal Ragout.
One cup cold, sliced veal one table
spOn Currant Jelly; one teaspoon lemon
Juice two tablespoons butter. Put but
ter and currant jelly into chatting dish
and when melted add the meat.
AS soon as thoroughly heated add
lemon juice and seasoning. and serve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
New Scarf Arrangements.

The other night at the theater a
young girl was seen with such a be-
coming and convenient arrangement
of the ordinary long silk scarf that her
clever idea is worth passing on.
There was no complicated turning
of scarf into a hood by means of
gathers and pins. the breadth of
chiffon was merely knotted loosely on
each side of the head in such a posi-
ton that the knot came just below the
ears.
This gave pretty caplike effect that
was very fetching on the pretty.
fuffy-l,aired wearer. The ends hung
straight down from each knot. hut
could be quickly tied under the chin
when outdoors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18

any addition to the soil. the later crops.
of course. without glass.
At the end of the garden was a sight
such as | have not seen either in the
Paris or Dutch gardens. Indeed. the
idea is new NJ lie Goa had grown
mushrooms under the frames. and
though the crop is over for the time,
a good many mushroom heads were
showing. Besides these frames. sever
al excellent mushroom pits, as finely
designed as the rest of the garden.
have been added. and a profuse har-
vest is being reaped.
AS an example of what may be done
even without glass. the out door
beds at .hc edge of this small plot
have yielded over E1G0 worth of green
yegnt q bleS -F,Xchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
Keen Children Busy.

busy, either at work or at play. 1t is a
well known fact that ideness is the cause
of great deal of wrong doing among
men and women. so what else can we
expect of our children? Give each task
to do each day and they will soon learn
to feel responsible for it's being done
we'll After their work is over. give them
the time to play, but not to NOPE or
worry some one. Children feel of more
Importance in the world when they know
that they arc being depended upon to do
something to help Then when the
mother has so much to do, 1t is a great
deal to have so many steps saved OF
course, this applies more especially to
homes where there is outside help
kept. Give your little ones something to
do and see how much better they are.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
To Freshen Flowers.

If cut flowers from the florists or
garden are placed as soon as possible
in cold water in which a little mild
soap has been dissolved, making suds.
they will keep fresh much longer than
usual. and will even freshen up won
derfuly if they have already dropped
Also, if one wishes to keep roses in
bud for some time, soft thread
should be tied snugly around the bud,
and when ready for use. even though
several days after picking. the rose
will be found as snug a bud as when
first tied up, and. moreover, will not
Shatter as soon as ordinarily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
TALKING LIKE A BOOK.
Literary English Is Something Differ
ent From Conversational English.

Some one has lately said that there
is prejudice among mankind to the
effect that book must not only look
like a book but read like one. Liter
airy English In other words is some
thing different from conversational
English. and even conversation in
books has usually a different quality
from ordinary speech. A completely
rounded and "parsable" sentence Is
rather rare in ordinary conversation
and thpse people who do talk like a
book tend to tresome pedantry.
Their talk lacks sparkle (motion), takes
itself too seriously. perhaps. What
we think worth giving the authority of
print. on the other hand needs must
have more quality. more effect OF sub
stance. even if it be not there. The
ideas must ne more fully clothed with
al. eschewing the sketchy costume that
does well enough in speech.
Any one who has tried to write con-
versation must appreciate this differ
encc in style. If one writes the very
words that are used by the parties to
most animated and delightful Caus-
erie the "go'' of it is yet lacking. The
glance, the vocal infection, the whole
sense of comradeship, that made the
real life of the words as they were
spoken is absent from the printed
page. This is why literary English
has to be different from spoken Eng
lish. to appear seemly or be really ex-
pressive. 1t is, nevertheless. an inter-
esting exercise to try to write out
bit of conversation exactly as people
talk; and to study the vocabulary and
style of spoken greetings or of con-
versation to see how far these usually
fall short in finish of what one reads
on the printed pages Of the most real
astic writer's of conversation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
IN THE LAUNDRY.
To Prevent FADING.

Put about cents worn of bran in
about one gallon of water and let it
come to boil. after which put in
enough cold water to make it luke
warm. Any colored silk. delicate lac
es, or material of any kind the colors
of which would be liable to fade in
ordinary soap and water can be wash
ed in this boiled bran and the results
will be splendid. No soap is to be
used. as bran takes it's place. I have
washed all sorts of delicate colored
goods in the above, and have never
had any trouble about the color fading.
Bedspreads.
If you put a hedspread through thin
starch water after it has been washed
clean. it will stay clean as long again.
Then fold it and press it on the wrong
side well. 1t will look like new.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
RECIPES.
Astor House Rolls.

Take one pint of sweet milk. boil. and
while still warm put in lump of butter
size of an egg, two tablespoons sugar, a
little salt and one-half cake compressed
yeast. Mix with one quart best bread
-four, or little more if needed to form
a smooth dough.
When light mold fifteen minutes. Let
rise up light again and turn out on pas
try board and roll. Cut into round cakes,
brush over and place in creased tins.
Brush tops of rolls with melted butter
and let rise up light again and bake in a
quick oven.
Lemon Pudding.
One quart milk, three ounces sugar,
three ounces butter, one-quarter pound
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS

instead of filling the kitchen and
penetrating to other parts of the house.
1t is good plan to have some
cedar wood dust at hand to use on
such occasions. a little scattered over
the hot stove gives off a pleasant odor.
which will entirely prevent the smells
from being noticeable.
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HEATING Dishes.

The practice of putting dishes in the
oven to warm them for the table is a
bad one. The dry heat causes the
enamel to crack in time. and then the
grease soon penetrates them. to their
utter ruination. Put the dishes to be
heated in a dshpan. and pour boiling
water over them. Let them stand and
steam until ready to serve the meal.
then wipe with clean. dry towel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
How to Clean Plaster.

When plaster casts become soiled
with either dust or finger marks make
a creamy solution of dry starch and
old water and apply it with soft
brush, carefully wetting all crevices
and depressoins. Set the cast aside to
dry. then remove the starch with a
stiff brush. and it will look as if fresh
from the studio.-Harper's Bazaar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18

Uerr is a gentle, never failing
laxative which works upon the
liver and bowels without gripping or
causing nausea or a WORKOUT 1ee''
ing afterward.
1t does not upset the entire Sys-
TEN. causing loss Of appetite, great
Inconvenience and distress. but u
acts like nature acts and you can
take it any time during the DAY Oh
night. 1t is one of the best RENE
dies of the great American Drug
gists Syndicate of 10000 druggists
and entirely unlike any other Taxa
tive. In fact. next to a reputapie
physicians prescription it Is the
best laxative known.
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Permanent Muscular Strength.

There is this to be borne in mind in
these days when so many young men
are giving so much attention to physi-
cal development, in gymnastic and
athletic exercises. that there cannot be
permanent musclar strength where
there is not blood strength.
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives blood
strength. promotes digestion and as
sanitation. and builds up the whole
system.
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Good to Know.

TO remove orange or lemon stains
apply a liquid composed of one part
ammonia and twenty parts water.
This will neutralize the acid, and if the
color of the stained garment has been
affected it can generally be restored by
Sponging lightly with chlorOform.