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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
street Paving In london.

IN answer to an inquiry regarding
wood street paving in London, Con-
sui General John L.. Griffiths, OF the
British capital. writes:
I'm the borough of Hampstead there
are now about nine miles of wood
paved streets. those sustaining the
heaviest traffic being paved with
hardwood sectional block,
which. including concrete foundation.
costs about s3.4O per superficial yard.
On roads where traffic is not so heavy
creosoted Baltic timber blocks are
used, the cost of concrete foundation
being about $2.6s yard. The aver
age life of the wood paving in Hamp.
stead is about ten years. and the bor-
ough engineer states it has given gen.
eral satisfaction, as the road gradients
In that section vary considerably and
wood paving gives excellent foothold
for horses on gradients up toll in 90.
There are about fifteen miles Of
wood block roads in the populous bor-
ough of st. Marylebone In the con-
struction Of these roads the macadam
or other previous paving material is
excayated, the ground properly graded
6 to inch Portland cement con.
crete foundation put down, with q
perfectly smooth surface, and when
thoroughly set paved over with creo-
soted deal blocks five inches deep.
grouted with bituminous composition.
The average life OF this paving is
ten to fifteen years, according to the
amount and nature of traffic. The
cost a square ward is 1928 for 5-inch
creosoted deal blocks placed on an
S-inch concrete foundation. The Dor.
oush engineer states that this paw
ing is very advantageous because It
is comparatively noiseless. much more
economical to structurally maintain
than macadam and affords fair foot
hold for horses, but, owing to its
smooth surface and impervious nature,
requires more cleaning than macad-
am"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

AS / hesitated. debating within my
self whether 1t were kinder to an
swer in Spanish or English. he
showed signs of renewing his strug-
gle with my understanding.
"Oh," protested, hurrying into
English and unthinking words, you
have done enough. understand"
He seemed to go limp. My eyes
lowered not to witness his embar-
rassment.
Anxious to make amends, l assured
him seriously that he was very kind,
that was indeed grateful; that the
lady was not my mother, but that !
would gladly see the veil restored
to her. Daring to look at him again,
saw him regarding me quizzically
and was relieved to hear his small,
genial laugh.
He studied me moment, his curl
osity shrouded by desire not to ap-
pear rude.
IF you will excuse me speaking
of it." he then said, you and the
lady are so remarkably alike that
but for your own words should new
er have believed you were not an
other daughter"
"Another?"
"That is, of COURSE" he amended,
"in our mortal sense the other isn't
really, l suppose. since she is dead.
You know. (half-inquiringly) the cas-
ket containing the body is below on
this ship"
4 left him nearly as abruptly as
the poor mother had left me.
T So that was 1t! My cheek resting
against the folds of the veil, sat
in heap on my stateroom sofa for
hours. was aroused by the en-
trance of my cabin mate and assail-
ed by her lively conversation. Not
caring for talk and unable to sleep
went up to the drawing room to
one of the little writing desks. at
this hour neglected. and wrote note
of affection and sympathy to my lady
of sorrow, appending an address by
which she could always locate me.
gave 1t and the scarf to the stew
ardess for delivery.
The next morning on the tray Of
food which the stewardess brought
me was little package, which I
promptly tore open, disclosing with
in an exquisite lace handkerchief.
Daintily embroidered in corner Of
the linen centre was the name
"Ofelia."
That is all. so far. Perhaps some
day my madonna may seek me out;
perhaps crossed her path at time
when her grief was too keen, and I
may never see her again.-Boston
Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
He Stopped.

A Philadelphia man who finds much
amusement in playing rag-time mel
odies on the piano. received a rude
shock one evening recently at the
hands Of his daughter, sweet little
miss Of some fourteen years. 1t was
warm and the house was wide open
when the fond parent sat down at the
plano and began paving the worries"
with unusual ardor. While he was
playing, his daughter came into the
room with companion, Daddy, stop
PLAYING" she said. Somewhat sur
prised, the father wanted to know why
he should cease entertaining himself
The little girl was not inclined to ex-
plain. Finally she said, why, the
neighbors have lot of company"
rs that all?" commented daddy, with
fine scorn. well, If they don't like
my playing they can close their win
dows," and he attacked the piano
with renewed .yigor. Eyes, but daddy"
pleaded. the daughter. as she glided
over to her parent and put her arm
around his neck. they'll think it was
I playing" That settled it. He
stopped Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Fruit with Ices.

A ring mold of ice cream filed with
fruit and jelly in contrasting color
is as artistic as 1t is appetizing. Thus
vanilla, bisque or custard can have
the hollow filled with fresh strawber.
ries or raspberries. sections of orange
or squares Of watermelon, while straw,
berry Ice looks well with the deeper
tones of the fresh fruit or with whip.
ped cream sprinkled with candied
rose petals.
For chocolate ring mask the base
with whipped cream run through a
pastry tube into flower shapes and fill
the center with orange ice tinted q
deep yellow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Hardwood Floors.

To repolish hardwood floors. melt
half pound of pure beeswax and add
pint Of turpentine and half as much
ammonia. Stand the mixture over a
boiling kettle. in order to keep IL
warm. Apply to the floor with flannel
cloth and let stand until quite cold.
Now as to polishing. the merriest and
quickest method is to give the chill.
dren a lark. Collect from the rag.
bag all the discarded stockings and
socks. draw them on over the chill.
dren's shoes. start two-step on the
piano and the children will do the
rest. If, unfortunately. your neighbor.
hood offers no children, your second
choice of polisher is an adult with a
piece Of brussels carpet wrapped
around brick.-Harper's Bazaar. /
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

Nickel may be kept bright by be.
ing rubbed with wool saturated ia
ammonia.
Alcohol and whiting make good
silver polish, also excellent for pol.
ishing plate glass mirrors.
A piece of flannel dampened with
spirits of camphor will sometimes re-
move stains from mirrors and window
glass.
Don't use soap for vanished paper.
Instead try half pint of parafin in
q pailful OF warm water Dip wool
en- cloth into this. wiring it fairly dry
and with it wash the walls. Polish
with dry linen cloth.
A good use for the bits of soap that
accumulate on the toilet stands is to
dry them out thoroughly by placing
them on tins in the warming oven and
then pounding to a powder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Girls and Their Eiaure..

Stih corsets are unknown In France.
French corsets are always supple and
bendable. and this much accounts for
the ease of French figures, which are
never frightened except at the waist,
leaving the bust and hips quite free.
z If the figure is frightened in too
much 1t gives too straight look to
the figure and makes 1t stir and un-
comfortable. movement being rem.
dered ungraceful by this stiffness. Let
any girl try to lace her corset only
at the waist and let her select 1t as
soft and light, as possible. and then
see II her figure be not as graceful
In shape as the French figure. siii5
No tight. straight down, even Ia
cling will ever make pretty figure.
II the corset cannot be made express.
ly to suit the figure. then let 1t only
be laced in the middle Of the waist,
Even then no real corset should be
worn by girls until they are well In
their teens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Appetlzlns Sauces.

It is sometimes the simplest sauces
that make the most delicious relish.
To melt tablespoonful of butter
with one of minced parsley added is
little trouble. but this is all there is
to the justly celebrated "maitre
d'hotel' sauce that is considered SO
fine by those who love the pleasure OF
the table.
But the dish must be hot and the
parsley really minced, with all the
bits of stalk removed. After a thor.
ough washing, If one will use pair
Of scissors this is easily done; far
better than with a knife. AS a rule
parsley is sent with meat orders. but
where 1t can be had fresh from the
garden 1t gives SAVIOR all its own;
there is none quite so nice with bit
Of broiled meat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
How We Hurt Ourselves.

An examination Of statistics on &C.
cident claims furnished by an insur-
ance company shows that railroads
easily hold the record, with 1891 out
of 10000 accidents. and claims paid,
s1,315,s63. OF the 10000, 3O49 were
street car accidents. with claims paid
OF nearly a quarter of million.
Steamboat and steamship accident
claims were down to 249. Falls on
pavements, on stairs and steps, from
ladders and chairs, through trap-doors,
etc, accounted for 12.49S, with dam
ages of 100000. There are laid to
the door of carriages, wagons, horse
kicks or bites. horseback riding, horses
stepping on ones foot and so on, S.
610. Cuts count at 3.314, crushed fin
gers at $3.50, burns or scalds at 2,O3O
and bicycle mishaps at 2,459. Auto
mobiles count up 3Ss and athletic
sports LIPS. Fingers caught in cleo
trio fans scored 74,136 tripped on
rugs or door mats, 176 were in ele-
vator accidents, 294 got splinters in
their hands or feet, 1886 were drowned
and Az were bitten by dogs or in.
seets.-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Vegetables.

Turnips, squash or caulifower, cut
in small pieces. cook In sailed water
till tender. drain. place in casserole
with one or two minced green peppers,
tablespoonful Of butter and half
cup of rich milk; bake in moderate
oven Is or 20 minutes, then pour over
vegetables cream sauce, add layer
of buttered crumbs and leave casserole
racovered in oven for few minutes
till dfumbs have become a delicate
brown.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

ton are now in existence and they ar.
consequently highly valued by historj
ans and booklovers. The blocks USED
in printing the book were long known
to exist in Corea. but their wherea
bouts was unknown. Many will be
interested to hear that they were re-
Gently discovered in their entirety BY
a Japanese official at certain remote
place and that they will be brought,
Rack before long.-Seoul Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Macaroon Puddino.

Cover the bottom of a pudding dish
with IL broken macaroons. Make the
following custard and pour over them:
scald one pint of milk in double boil.
er. Add one tablespoon cornstarch dis
solved in little cold milk; yolks of
two eggs, three tablespoons of sugar
and one teaspoon of vanilla. Cook un.
til thick. Beat the egg whites stiff
with powdered sugar and vanilla tc
taste. Put on top and slightly brown
III oven.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
A Sixteenth Century Corean Book

OF several chronicles on the Corean
side of the Japanese invasion of
Corea at the end Of the sixteenth
century: book entitled "Ching Pi Nok"
is considered to be most trustworthy.
The author Of the book, Yu Song-yong.
was one of the ministers at that time
and actually witnessed the progress of
the disastrous war.
Not many copies Of the original edi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

In the fall 1898
United Mine
mine in vrden Ill For the striking caped
MITCHELL visited
toers night touched his
bama
Nineteen twenty the ranks of the strikers fell dead
shower bullets
Louis Negroes killed SLAIN The of
the train through I'm.
Then John Mitchell
the stricken families the wasn't vont he
seized There
thought Mr. Mitchell
to be 10
other
placing
the peaceful industrial pursuits would killed
continually
on He urged the automatic victims
trial accidents the
I'VE this
he % he fact employee his employer in of
lfeeng
abolish the delay
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Johnny Cake.

Sift together one cupful yellow
meal. three level teaspoonfuls of salt
nnd II tablespoonful of sugar. Add
one well-beaten egg and two cupfuls.
of milk and water. Beat and pour
into buttered pan. When you wish
to bake in coal or wood stove use
the accompanying directions: Start
the baking on the bottom of the oven
then If the top does not brown fast
enough change it to the top. If start
Ell on top crust is liable to FORM SO
that it cannot rise and viii be raw on
the bottom
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
French Spinach and Eoo,.

Three pounds of spinach, two ounces
Of butter, a little white sauce, four or
Six eggs. salt and pepper, a crate Of
nutmeg; cook the nicely washed spin.
ach in the usual way, and meanwhile
boil the eggs till hard, drain the spin.
ach very thoroughly and press through
a hair sieve; dissolve the butter in a
stewpan. put in the spinach and stir
It till quite hot: mix in the white
sauce by degrees, and, If you have 1t,
q little cream; season all with pep.
per, salt and nutmeg; place on hot
dish, and around 1t arrange the hard.
boiled egsg cut in halves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
oevlied Eoos.

Boil four eggs hard. Lay them in
fresh water until they are cold. Cut
them in halves. Cut OF the ends OF
the whites enough to make them stand
upright. Remove the eggs and yolks
and mix them with the anchovy paste,
cayenne pepper and salt. Replace the
mixture in the spaces left by remov-
ing the yolks. Place the eggs in a
round. shallow dish. with either mus.
tard or cress. or small leaves Of let.
tuce,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Cheese Balls.

The white of two eggs, two ounces
of grated cheese. salt and cayenne.
Beat the eggs to stiff froth, stir in
the cheese. salt and cayenne pepper.
Shape the mixture into balls the size
of marbles end drop them into boiling
lard. Fry them for about five min.
utes, till golden brown, drain well
and serve with grated cheese.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
THE MAN WHO WAS ENvlEo.

passed his mansion yesterday
And gazed with jealous eyes
At all the wonderful display
OF things that money buys:
The broad green lawns, the fowery
beds,
The rows of noble trees;
The gate posts with their sculptured
heads,
The lordly Injuries.
saw his little one ride by.
With grooms who trudged behind;
] saw his turrets rising high,
In ancient forms designed:
His costly stable lowered near.
A noble pile-too grand
To house the common mortal here
Who tolls with brain or hand.
This morning, as l passed his gate.
stopped to gaze again.
And wondered at the tricks that Fate
Delights to play on men;
A wreath of pure white roses hung
Upon his costly door
l hummed song and trudged along,
And envied him no more.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Ga, Waste IN cook,no.

The majority Of women waste gas
in cooking. The wasteful ones keep
the burner on at full height all the
time food is cooking. and oven burner
turned on full until the food is taken
out.
When the boiling has started the
gas may be lowered SO that 1t merely
maintains the boiling, and often the
simmer burner is SUFFICIENT. In many
instances the oven burner may be
turned of before the food is done, and
the heat retained In the oven will be
sufficient for the proper cooking Of
the food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
To Keen spIca..

have found this way of keeping
spices most satisfactory. After buying
them in the quarter pound pasteboard
packages. l put them into the small
glass jars in which pickles are sold,
and cutting the names of the various
spices from the original packages,
paste them on the glass Jars.
Besides keeping the flavor unim.
paired 1t is also very convenient to be
able to tell at glance. how the stock
Of spices stands.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
omeIet wlth caIf,s Brains.

In serving an omelet with Calls
brains parboil the latter in sailed wa.
ter. adding Glove. slice Of onion and
bay leaf. Chill. cut into dice, dip
in egg and crumbs, fry In deep fat and
serve round the omelet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Rhubarb and RaIsln Pie.

Chop fine one pound of rhubarb and
enc and one-half cupfuls of seeded
raisins. Add one pint Of sugar and
two well beaten eggs. This will make
two pies; make with top and bottom
crusts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
JUSTICE MOODY TO RETIRE

Because of his continued illness, Associate
Justice William H. Moody of the United States
supdeme court must resign. Under the law a.
member of the court must serve ten years before
he can retire on pay. To aid Justice Moody, Sem
ator Lodge introduced in the senate bill giving
him his pay in future because 1t was illness and
not desire to enter other business that caused
his inability to give his attention to court duties
Justice Moody was attorney general when
President Roosevelt appointed him to the bench
In 1906. He has been Ill much of the time since
then, but 1t was not until about one year ago
that his aIment took such serious turn that he
was not able to give his attention to his duties
Justice Moody is native of Massachusetts,
and graduate of Harvard. He WAS admitted To
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

solicitor Haverh
He
expiration
vacancy
With
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

A spring hanger to absorb the
shock that is so destructive to tung-
stem incandescent lamp filaments has
been placed on the market.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
JOHN MITcHELL's WORK

John Mitchell, former president of the United
Mine Workers of America, continues to work for
the improvement, advancement and safety Of the
man who tolls with his hands,
For couple Of years now Mr.. Mitchell has
been connected with the National Civic Fedora
ton, organization backed by Andrew Carnegie
and other millionaires His office has to do with
the welfare of the workingman and results Of his
work have shown that no better choice could
have been made.
John Mitchell Is q self made man. He knows
what 1t is to toll in a coal mine He has gone
down in the pits not knowing whether he would
come out alive. He has had some narrow es-
capes. and he has seen his companions and
friends die at their work. He is noted for his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

capitol
a. NJ
OF the ordered
found that is available
is f"ss
gress When he eight accidentally
suffered the loss of his right
another playmate. struck him.
Mr. Gore did the his
He graduated from normal
university in
she has been help to him his reading
1896 delegate National
he
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
GOOD FROZEN DISH
MOUSSE ALWAYS WELCOME ON
SUMNER DINING TABLES.
Has No Superior as a Hot-Weathsr
Deileacy-Point to Bear In Mind
10 Length OF Time Needed
In Preparation.

There are two forms of mousses
quite distinct from each other in
make, but both prepared in the same
way by freezing without the tiresome
work of turning the crank of the
freezer. Although the labor of pre-.
pairing the mousse is slight, 1t takes a
long time for the freezing, SO II the
mousse is to be served at dinner at
night 1t should be made in the early
morning. The name mousse is de-
rived from the messy appearance Of
the frozen dish.
In freezing pack in equal parts Of
ice and coarse salt. A point to re.
member in freezing the mousse is to
make the lid of the mold brine tigh,
by rubbing 1t with melted fat. Among
the sweet mousses are maple, cara.
mel, vanilla, almond, coffee and fruit
mousses Of every sort, as well as
neapolitan and those with nut and
wine fiavors.
These mousses are nearly all made
from cream. sweetened, favored and
whipped to foamy lightness before
freezing.
Chicken Mousse. one cupful
OF rich milk, add to 1t the yolks Of
three eggs well beaten. and salt and
pepper to season and cook in a dou.
Bile boiler like custard. Take from
the fire. add one-quarter of box Of
gelatin that has soaked for an hour
In one-quarter of cupful of cold wa
ter. Put one cupful of prepared chick.
en- meat in bowl. This may be the
potted chicken which comes in the
form Of paste or chicken chopped
fine and pressed through sieve. Pour
the hot custard over this. then stir
the mixture in pan of ice until 1t IL
smooth and commence to stiffen. Add
one cupful Of whipped cream, then
pack in one large mold or the patent
individual charlotte russo molds and
cover with ice and salt.
When cold and stiffened turn on a
bed of white lettuce leaves. II char.
lotte russo molds are used, fill the
centers with sliced heart celery and
nut meats marinated with French
dressing. Grown with mayonnaise.
Ham mousse can be made in the
same way. II potted chicken or ham
is used be careful about adding much
other seasoning, as both are highly
seasoned when packed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
GORE SHOCKED SENATORS

Thomas Pryor Gore. the blind senator from
Oklahoma. caused his fellow members of the Uni.
ted States senate to sit up and take notice a day
or SO before the adjournment of congress. It
takes great deal to cause the staid old senate
to show anything like panic, but when Senator
Gore intimated that an effort had been made to
bride him to the extent of $4,000 to $4,000 in
connection with legislation affecting 100000 in
attorneys fees for services rendered to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in land and
township sites. the senator gave immediate at
tention.
Then when the senator involved two former
members of the senate in the alleged plot the
upper branch of congress strained its ears to
catch every word The senator's charges reached
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20

signed the Of On June 1895 President Cleveland
cabinet
position went
the University
Sc a 8
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
HARMON FIRST in CONTEST

Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio, who has
been renominated by the Democrats of his state
for second term, is the first in the field for the
presidential nomination in 1912. OF course a
great deal depends upon whether he is elected
this fall, but his friends are sanguine of sue.
cess. Should he be defeated in his race for gov.
ernor 1t naturally would put him out of the con-
test for the presidency.
Governor Harmon was born in Hamilton coun.
ty. Ohio. in 1886. His father was clergyman.
He was graduated from Denison university in
1866. and from the Cincinnati Law school in
1869. The first public office he held was that Of
common pleas Judge from 1876 to 1873 Then he
became Judge of the superior court Of Cincinnati
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Garrett Accepts eousquet'
Guard Appointments.

The following guard appointments
have been announced: Capt. G. R. Lo.
gan, regimental quartermaster; Lieut..
e. o. Fleur, commissary; Lieut. E. w.
Evans. battalion adjutant; Lieut.. j. F.
Barker, quartermaster; all of the Fiji.
ty-fifth regiment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
Haven for spooners.

Haven for spooners.
The beautiful club house of the
Des Moines Women's club at the Hoyt
Sherman place with Its art galleries.
music room. large parlors and broad
porches. may be thrown open to the
young women of Des Moines as a
place to congregate and entertain their
beaux on Sunday afternoons and even.
ings.