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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-02-26
Some General Directions.

Oomo 0cnoFai OiTeCtlonS.
AS there Is no evaporation In the
cooker. use less water with cereals OF
any kind
While cooking the food over the fire
leave the vessel uncovered This will
permit the gases formed In cooking 20
escape. This is particularly necessary
IN preparing chicken and other meats
for the cooker.
III the granite utensil used In the
cooker IL too large for the amount OF
food, use a smaller vessel In which TO
cook the food and set II inside the
larger utensil. surrounded BY hot wa
ter To insure perfect success there
should be two vacant spaces IN the
cooker or utensil.
This method OF cooking Is splendid
for chicken fricossee. stews or ali
kinds. pot roasts. soups and for any
meat dish which requires slow cook.
Ing. lf the piece OF meat Is large re-
heating II after II has been IN the
cooker four or tive hours and then CON
tinuing the cooking four or i've hours
longer will give better results.
The length OF time the food is 10 be
cooked over the Dire depends on the
size and nature OF the food. A ten
pound ham should simmer. never boz,
for about forty minutes and cook I'm
the cooker for ten hours. with sec
ond reheating after the first four
hours.
The tireless cooker Is not Intended
for fresh vegetables OF any kind.
These. as previously stated. require
rapid cooking. which cannot be accom-
plishcd In II. II the potatoes are cook
cd In II they are sure TO be heavy and
more or less watery.
n meat Is liked brown this should
be done before or after being put into
the cooker
Practical Cooking Utensils.
The variety and kind or utensils 10
be used IN the kitchen are always an
Interesting topic 70 all good house
keepers. There is only one point 10
emphasize In equipping n kitchen. and !
that Is that the best material IL none
too good: also the extent or the equip.
ment should be equal TO the needs OF |
the housckeepcr.
have been In many kitchens where
the utensils were IN such wornout
condition aud 50 insufficient In kind
aud number that ! was not surprised
TO hear the woman say she dlsliked
TO cook or that she was an unsuccess.
ful cook.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11
WRITING EASY FOR CHINESE

Frederic S. Isham, the novelist,
writes probably the worst copy in
existence, and thereby hangs tale.
Before starting for the orient Mr..
Isham sent a portion of his new novel,
"The Social Bucaneer," to a certain
firm of young women in New YORK
who are especially trained to decipher
the uncipherable and tranScribe an
authors chirography in neat typewrit-
ten manuscript. Mr.. IsEam's bundle
of copy came back with regrets.
Wouldn't the author make it just lit
tie bit more ineligible? The author
wouldn't; he had to SAIL and he went.
1t wasn't the first time the young lady
typewriters had thrown up their hands
in despair over what he had left with
them. The surprise came at ShanS-
hal. The author asked for type
writer; he was directed to one Ling
See Sung, a mission convert At least
he had an angel smile. Yes, he could
write English; he understood it very
well, though his speaking knowledge
seemed to imply definite limitations.
Mr.. Isham left a goodly installment of
the manuscript of THE Social Buca-
neer' with the heather; al least, he
thought cynically his copy wouldn't
fare worse in the orient than 1T had
done at home. In about day Ling
See rang him up at the AStor house
Ga very primitive Astor house) and in
formed him the work was finished.
The novelist could not believe it; he
had calculated the task would take a
week. When Ling See came around
the author opened the bundle of type
written matter with more than the
usual msgivings TO his astonishment
it was letter perfect How in heavens S
name did you do it?" demanded the
surprised novelist. 'Dloo whatee?"
asked the bland celestial. Make it out
read it?" oh" said Ling See in
pidgin dialect, anyone who can read
Chinese can read anything" And
gratefully, with his angel smile, he
presented a bill for about one tenth the
usual fee. You see he belonged to
country where they laundry a mans
dress shirt beautifully for cents
and where you can get it done for 3.
In "The Unforeseen" Mary Stewart
Cutting tells the story of a young
girl, finely reared in a country town,
brought suddenly face to face with
the daily grind of New York, earning
her living on the editorial staff of a
small magazine; living alone in the
great city wilderness, almost friend
less. but led on always by the glamor
of the Unforeseen. In showing how
the life takes hold of her, how her
character is developed through her
kindness to others less Fortunate and
how she comes into her own at last
through a great love, Mrs. Cutting
weaves a story OF vital human inter-
est and glowing warmth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

II am predestined to write them, but
somebody will write them some day.
Balzac would have found everything
here he needed for another Comedie
Humane. 1 weep when 1 see so many
American writer's of great gifts going
abroad to work. They may get de-
sirable detachment and broader point
of view, but 1 notice that most of them
lose touch with American life and
never quite recover it. The solidest
contribution to our later fiction has
been made, should say, by Winston
Churchill, who has taken big American
subjects and dealt with them in big
WaV"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

"Gambetta: Life and Letters Is the
title under which Violette Montagus
translation of Gheusi's biography of
the famous French statesman is being
published by the Appletons. Much Of
the book is said to consist of Gam
bettas delightfully."- respectful and af-
fectionate letters to his father, to whom
he opened his mind and heart freely
throughout his life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11
BOOKS AND
THEIR MAKERS

w. B. Maxwell, author of 'The Rest
Cure" recently published by the APP
pletons, comes naturally by his gift
for fiction, for ne is the son of the
woman whose novels appeared under
the name of M. E. Braddon. His de-
Votion to his mother, people who know
them say, is beautiful to see.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

The English papers are having some
fun over the succession of titles. Of
Mrs. Glyn's latest books. They say
she has condensed Three Weeks" into
His Hour" and that it only remains
for some sporting writer to write a
book called 1.-TWO and Five-eighths
Seconds by the Stop-watch."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

One OF the reviews of w. B. Max
wells new novel, THE Rest Cure"
calls it "a story with an American
motive transferred to an English set
ting, namely, the husband so Immersed
in business that he neglects his wife,
Since Mr.. Maxwell is an Englishn.an.
with no special knowledge of the
United States, the remark quoted
above is a striking commentary on the
wide prevalence of the condition men,
toned,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

"You exercise a controlling interest
in nine billion dollars worth Of rail-
ways, in two billion dollars worth of
industrial concerns i'm one billion doll
lars worth of banking groups. in two
billion dollars worth of trust COM
panies. 81. In the last few years
seventy billions of dollars have been
artihcially added to the capitalization
of the nations Industries, and what
does this seventy billions of water
mean? It means at s per cent that
three billions and n half must be paid
for things this year. and every year.
more than things are really worth. The
people who labor have to pay for this.
There Is theft for you"
The financial and political questions
at issue today, and the various ele-
ments which have eonsplrcd TO produce
the present status of affairs. arc all
discussed in Jack Londou's Theft"
just published In book form.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
A NEW AERO RECORD.

Hubert Latham In Continuous Flight
Over BaItimore Forty Minutes.
Baltimore, Nov. Schubert Latham,
the French aviator, has established a
new record by flying from the track at
Halethorpe over Baltimore, travelling
from the extreme southwest to the
eastern limits and returning toSthe
starting point without q halt. The
time occupied In the flight was AZ min
utes 10 seconAs. The wind was blow
ing ten miles an hour most of the
time.
The new record consists in the fact
that for practically forty minutes he
was In continuous fight over the city.
This is considered one of the most
dangerous feats in the realms of avia.
ton.
When he started the bell in the city
hall tolled and the factory whistles,
adding to the din, notified the people
Of the aviator's approach. When he
started, soon after noon, every tall
building in the downtown district OF
the city was a vantage ground fol
thousands who sought viewpoints to
witness the flight, while every root
top was black with people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
POLICE HEROES
CHEAT FLAMES
IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. s.-Twenty families
of women and children were rescued
by policemen and iremen from the five
story tenement at 375 Broome street
after fire had cut off the stairways
and was roaring up two Interior sir
shafts.
The blaze started In a washroom on
the first floor which has a window let
ting out on TO a narrow air shaft.
AS the fire was confined at first to
the interior OF the house 1t was not
until a painter. Ricca, was dragged
out by Giovanni Ginvetti that any one
in the front of the building knew there
was u fire.
The cries of the women and the
screams of the children were heard as
far away as police headquarters. and
the reserves from there and from the
Mulberry street station were sent to
the burning tenement.
Patrolmen Peter Donohue, John RI
ley, Patrick Dunford and Thomas Moi
felt of the Mulberry street station were
+, the first of the reserves to arrive.
There was heroic work for them to do
ON the damned fire escapes, and each
of the four men brought down from
two to three families. Some of the in
mates We're unconscious and on the
verge of being burned to death.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
YOUNG GATES
rkou NInTIkH
LhOI VIUIiiTI
FOR GAMBLERS

New York, Nov. S.-Charles G. Gates,
son of John W. Gates, has taken his
first plunge into the sporting life OF
New York since his operation for APP
pendicitis last July. 1t cost him $40,-
600.
Arnold Rothstein, q notorious gam
bier, whose house is on West Forty
sixth street, acted as Mr.. Gates host.
He was assisted by his partner, one
William Shea. Much roulette and
some faro We're the mediums through
which young Mr.. Gates and his bank
roll were parted.
Ii was actually past the time for the
banks to open before Mr.. Gates was
ready to depart. Then, fearful that
their guest might still have some
cause to complain OF their hospitality,
Mr.. Shea accompanied Mr.. Gates to
the bank, where the $4,000 check was
cashed.
Unfortunately for MIR, Rothstein, Mr.
Shea failed to return to the Forty
sixth street house after he got the
money.
Mr.. Gates bought a 500 stack o.
chips and lost them. Then he bought
some more and lost again. He In
creased the size of his bets, and hi
losses began to run up into the thou
sands. 1t was Rothstein who finally
stopped the play. Gates made'not thu
| slightest objection and when asked TO
a settlement drew a check for hi
losses without a moments hesitation
saying, "oh, this is too easy"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
A VISITOR.

Washington, Nov. 8:-President
Taft was receiving a big delegation
OF business men at the East Room
of the White House the other day
when Captain Archie Butt, military
aide, whose duty 1t is to perform in
Productions on such occasions, pre-
sented q man to the Executive whose
face seemed strangely familiar,
President Taft hurriedIy searched
his mind for a clue to the mans
identity as he shook hands-the
name not having caught his atten-
ton.
I'm glad to meet you. Mr.. Presf-
dent" the man began. Il hear that
you are expecting to deliver several
speeches between now and election
time and
mo. sir" ~interposed the Execu-
tive, Il have decided not to enter
into the campaign at ALL"
"But-"begen the man, h~esitat-
ingly. you'll probably make some
speeches some time soon anyway.
Now" and the man squared him4
self off-"the first requisite OF a
public speaker sigss~Nlsss throat, a
throat that isn't hoarse. / want you
to accept a box of my coughdrops
and keep them In your pocket, TAX
ing one just before you begin on
your speeches"
1t was then that the Executive
remembered where he had seer that
face before and with a broad smile
put the eough-drops in his pocket.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
WASHINGTON
SIDE LIGHTS
TAFT,s SUMNER HOME.


Washington, Nov. S:--Presidept
Taft has encountered many difficult
ties in selecting his new summer
home. A place has been practically
chosen but the announcement Is be-
ing delayed as long as possible. 1t
may seem like an easy thing for an
executive to choose a summer capl-
tai, move into a house and be COM
Portable, but 1t isn't.
First OF ALI requisites, a summer
home for the President must be con-
veniently near some large city, and
itself not too isolated. In order that
it may be easy of access for callers,
Next, the home must be surrounded
by plenty of open ground, SO that
secret service men may properly
guard against %intruders. 1t must be
situated les the Executive offices,
where the actual business is trans
acted and the stenographers and Of
fee force located.
The President, being a golf enthu-
siast. wants his home within motor
ing distance of the links. Mrs. Taft
wants to be In touch with social
events, and this means that the
summer home must be near some OF
the fashionable summering places.
Lastly, the executive can't afford to
pay an e%xorbitant price for his sum-
mer vacation home.
At Beverly he has been paying
$4,000 each season as tent for the
Evans Cottage. The owner of this
home wants to raze the cottage next
summer and put an Italian garden
In It's place, so the President was mo-
titled that he must seek elsewhere
for a home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
PORTO RICO p-RospERoUs.

Washington, Nov. 8:-Happy
and prosperous is the cheerful re-
port on the inhabitants of Porto
Rico that comes to the Bureau of
Insular Affairs from Colonel Col
ton, governor of the favored island.
There are about 10000 people
on the island and their total wealth
equals about 5000 per capita, A de-
cided increase in the crop of agricul-
tural products, the mainstay of the
country, was one of the causes of
their happiness. Prices were high.
Pineapples were rated SO high in the
United States that the understood
fruit which must ordinarily be sold
to canning concerns, was shipped
Ito the New York markets. There
were also a large increase in the
manufacture Of cigars, cigarettes
and distilled spirits.
Fear that free trade with the Uni
ted States would reduce custom re-
ceipts below the expenses Of gov
eminent was happily dispelled
There was a substantial gain In the
surplus of last year. The death rate
was reduced to 20 per thousand OF
population, which is low for Porto
Rico. The average from 1888 to
1898 was 80, and in 1901 the rate
was 40 per thousand.
During the year treatment was
given to 49,4407 victims OF the
ihook-worm disease and in 1923
cases complete cures were effected,
Seven thousand sufferers were i'm
proved in health and those and the
uncured are under treatment. In
the mountains where 1t is difficult
to extend aid, there are still $780,
600 hook-worm victims.
Instruction in agriculture has
been welcomed with enthusiasm by
the people and will have q great in.
%fuence in lettering conditions in the
island. The number of school chill
dren enrolled last year was 121,453
When the United States took posses
sion of the island In 1899 there
were 25,789 children in schools
Last year the children In SO pei
cent. of the schools were taught
wholly in English. The studies diff.
fer little from those in the better
schools of the United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
THOSE OSTRICH pLUMEs.

Washington, Nov. 8:lGentlemen
desiring to cut down millinery bills
by raising the family supply of os-
trich feathers a get all the neces-
sary information from reports just
received from certain United States
consuls. 1t is set forth that a no.
ted German animal dealer will sup
ply Blue Nile ostriches at $476
each. If the bluest blood Is not de-
manded, a pair of East or West AZ
rican ostriches can be obtained for
S715 OR a pair from Somali for $3.50.
The German dealer has $50 of the
millinery producers. He matches os-
trich eggs in ineubators. The build
ing In which the grown birds are
kept are not heated, even in winter.
In Cape Colony, South Africa,
there are about 100000 tame os-
triches and 1t is estimated that the
number in all other countries does
not exceed 10000. The extraordi-
nary price of $4,000 has been paid
for a single Cape Colony bird
Feathers are sold from SIZE to
$500 a pound. A pound of white
feathers that. had taken Q prize al
an exhibition brought s440.
Residents of German Southwest
Africa raise a number OF the birds
but most of them have found the
enterprise to be Improbable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08

MAY TIE UP
RAILROADS

Chicago, Nov. S.-A strike of railroad
engineers which would tie up every
railroad OF Importance west of Chi
cago threatens to be called In January,
according to grand officers Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
for whom Grand Chief Warren 8.
Stone OF Cleveland, O., is spokesman.
According to Mr.. Stone and admitted
by railroad representatives, confer
ences were begun between a commit
tee from the engineers and the west
ern managers associations Sept. 26 in
this city, and nearly twenty-five SEES
sions have been held since, At the last
one the last amicable arrangement of
differences was declared to be mac
ceptable.
The union committee was composed
of ffty-two general chairmen from all
over the country, with six grand Off
GERS, and the railroads, sixty-one In
number, were represented by a con
ference committee of ten
The engineers presented a demand
for an increase of 10 per cent In sal
aries, with a number of arrangements
fer improving conditions. The rail
road men offered compromises, which
were refused, and the local unions
have been ordered to vote whether OF
not to strike. The reply win be
brought back by Dec. 10.
The present working agreement in
force can be terminated on thirty days
notice.
The brotherhood contains 10000
members in the United States, Canads
and Mexico, and SO, $50 engineers viii
be affected on the lines in dispute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
Motoroar kilIs widow Of q.

Newark, N. j., Nov. 8-Mrs, Lucy
Binns, a widow, seventy-eight years
old, of 800 Mulberry street, Newark,
while crossing the street Ia front of
her home last night was struck by an
automobile and killed. The "A is
owned by Howard K. Stokes Of rs
Clinton avenue, brother OF ex-Gov-
ernor Edward G. Stokes. 1t was being
run by Earl J. Blades of 460 Washing
ton street. his chauffeur. he was ar
rested
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
PRISONER FOR THIRTY YEARS.
George Norton Freed From Matteawan
HOSPITAL For Insane.

hospital For insane.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Nov. S.-After
serving thirty of the forty-four years
of his life in prisons and insane asy-
lums, George Norton of Catski1 was
freed from the Matteaw Hospital
For the Criminal Insane when physi-
clans of that institution declared that
Norton at least was safe to be at lib
erty.
Thirteen years ago he was committed
to the Matteawan asylum after a
brawl in which he nearly killed his
mother with q carving knife.
Making q file out Of a corset steel,
Norton once cut his way out Of the
Greene county jail. For this he serv-
ed three years In prison. His first Of
Tense, grand larceny, was committed
when he was fourteen years old.
I'm glad to be free" he said, when
released. y mean I'd be a good citizen
now. l do not believe it is impossible
for a man to reform after having been
a criminal"
Read the NEWS every day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08
Mediterranean Blue.

The extraordinary blueness of the
Mediterranean has two causes One is
that very few large rivers Of fresh
water run into this sea-; the second
that the Mediterranean Ia practically
landlocked and, being exposed to q
powerful sun, evaporation is great. BY
actual test the waters of the Mediter-
ranean are heavier and more salt than
those OF the Atlantic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-08

100000 Turkeys Ready In Texas.
Dallas, Tex, Nov. 8.-Statistics gath
cred in Dallas and made public show
that 100000 Thanksgiving turkeys
have SO far been placed in Texas this
fall by northern dealers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-21
GEN. HAsBRoUCH BURIED.
Corps of Cadets Escort Remains TO
West Point Chapel.

Newburgh. N. Y, Dec 2.-The funeral
of Brig. Gen. Henry c. Hasbrouch, u.
S A, retired, was held here this after
noon. From this city the remains were
sent by rail TO West Point. where the
body was met by a detachment OF ar
tiIlery and Engineer Corps Of the regular
army The casket was placed upon an
artillery caisson, covered with the
American flag, and taken to the top OF
the Post Hill. where the entire corps Of
cadets met it and escorted the remains TO
the West Point Charsel. At the chapel
the regular church services were held.
Chaplain Travers, of the Military Acad-
envy, officated. and he was assisted by
Archdeacon Thomas, of Highland Falls.
In the soldiers cemetery on the reser-
walton the last military honors were paid
TO the departed general and the body
was laid beside those OF the other noted
soldiers The late Brig. Gen. Hasbrouch
was at one time commandant of the West
Point cadets. He died here last Sunday
from paralysis.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-21
Special to Tho Washington Herald

Special to Tho Washington Herald
Flint. Mich. Dec. GA peculiarly IN
the court records here makes 1t appear
that Mrs. Florence Bennett Mills Knott
formerly Florence Bennett, of this city,
under arrest in Washington for alleged
completely in working the badger game
may have committed bigamy by her mar
riage to James b. Knott.
An examination of the records snow
that two couples. the men bearing the
names of Nelson Mills and Harvey Nelson
Mills. end the women. both bearing the
/ names OF Florence Mills. were principals
| in suits for divorce at the same time
A divorce was granted TO Florence
Mills from Nelson Mills The maiden
name of the plaintiff in this suit was
| Florence Flewelling. Mrs Knott
maiden name was Florence Bennett
search of the records fails 10 disclose
any decree granted the present Mrs
Knott.
Brothers Get Freedom.
Accompanied by their elder brother. ].
Bailey and Benjamin H. Knott. two OF
the defendants in the alleged blaekmaH-
ing case, are on their way to Orange
burgh s. c.. to visit their aged mother,
who has been i'll since hearing OF their
plight The brothers were released from
custody yesterday on s2.Oo0 bond each.
Mrs. Flossie Knott, the woman in the
case. and Albert Armstrong were unable
to procure bail. and are still in the Dis
trict Jail
When the quartet was arraigned in
court yesterday they pleaded not guilty
to the charge Of Matchmaking. waived a
preliminary hearing. and were held for
the action of the grand jury.
The original bond of 5000. which was
required. was reduced in the cases OF the
three Knots, but upon objection of AS
sistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given. no reduction was granted in Arm
strong's case. The objection, il is said,
IS based upon the claim OF the police that
Armstrong may have participated in a
deal in Richmond, Va, which the au-
thorities OF that city are investigating.
Sergt Wiley. of the Richmond police
force, viii arrive in Washington this
morning 70 see il he can Identify Arm
strong as the man wanted in the Nir-
ginia city
| Friends of Armstrong. some of them
| from his former home, Watertown, 5
Oak, will make an effort to get him out
on bond later in the week. il is said. II
/ is also stated that the Knots are ready
/ to pay for a bond for the release Of the
i young woman. but that no company OF
/ bondsman had been found who was will
II ing TO assume the risk.