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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
HIS CALL A BUSINESS ONE.
Poor Old Beggar Was Not on This
Particular Occasion Looking
for Charity.

The prosperous wholesale grocery
dealer had sold out his business pre-
paratory to departing for the west to
live. He was rejecting, the next
morning, on the prospect of getting a
good price for his house, which the
day before he had advertised for sale,
when the doorbell jingled merrily.
Sir said the maid, putting her
head in at the library door moment
later, tits the old beggar from the
corner near your store, sir"
"Old 10, the beggar, eh?" rejoined
the retired business man, taking from
his pocket a coin. Il presume the
wretched old fellow missed my Gus
tomary contribution this morning and
is come for it. Here, give him this
dollar"
The maid went away with the
money and again returned.
81 gave the dollar, sir" said she,
"and he seemed very thankful for it;
but he says he'd like to speak a mo-
ment with you on business, sir"
what business can that old beg
gar have with me?'
''He says that if you can bring the
price of this house down to $4,000
cash, he'd buy it, sir!"-Judge' S
Library.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
INTERESTING GAME FOR BOYS
Good Substitute for Baseball Where
Large Field for Latter Cannot
Be Secured.

One can say nothing unkind about
baseball, for it really is a splendid
game Every boy will tell you that.
But there are times when an open
space large enough for ball field
isn't near, or a sufficient number of
players cannot be had Nor is base
ball game in which girls readily can
join.
Eggball is different Both girls and
boys can play, in most any number,
and have an enjoyable time. A very
small space, easily found in a back
yard, provides the field"
In the center of the field set rod
upright, with its top about eight feet
above ground. Fasten to the extreme
end of the rod a hook or ring, and to
this attach a cord. Carefully empty
an egg; then make it secure at the
end of the cord, by the method illus
trated in the diagram.
Each player has a racquet. The
rim should be constructed Of paste
board and covered with stout paper.
Little courts are marked, outward
from the pole. No player must move
from his or. her court while the game
is on. The eggball is started by a
player. Then each player in turn
strikes at it with the racquet. Any
player who misses the ball upon strik-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Gjnuered AppIes.

Use about five pounds tart apples,
five pounds of light brown sugar, two
lemons sliced thin and about six
ounces of preserved ginger cut in thin
slices. Pare, core and cut the apples
into pieces about u Inch. First, put
the sugar in an enamel kettle with
one cup cold water and let melt and
skim it after boiling up, till it is
clear; then put in the apples, one
half teaspoon salt, lemons and ginger,
and boil till the apples look clear and
yellow and rich. Put into pint or quart
glass jars and seal as any preserves.
This is very delicious to serve with
meats and is good as a sort OF relish
with any meal, also good in bread and
butter sandwiches. Of course any
quantity of this may be made when
one has plenty of apples, as it will
keep good for years in properly sealed
glass jars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Street Primer.
the Professor!

See the Professor!
He is the gentleman with the Blank
took. He is going to his Glasses. His
Feet are in one part of the world,
while his Mind is in another, but his
Feet will take him where he wants to
go. regardless of his Mind. He has
been over the Ground good many
times.
The Professor may have Vacant
look, but he has no Room to Let. Ask
him to Talk on his Favorite subject
and he will do so without Urging. He
is a kindly old gentleman. He may
Frown like a Thundercloud, but you
couldn't Hire him to Strike an At
titude. His coat may be seedy, but
his Mind is not His tongue is Still,
but his. brain is a moving picture
show. He doesn't know the Latest
shades of ties, but he has always
reached his Destination. He can't
draw a check for a Million, but he
Rests we'll at night.
Smile on the Professor, Little One,
when you meet him; it will do him
Good. 1t will also do you Good.
P. S.-You can't tell by the Looks
of a Toad how far he can Jump, but
YOU know the Professor is what he
Processes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
IN SERVING SARATOGA CHIPS
Little Attention That Will Make Those
Bought Taste Like Home Made
-Poached Eggs.

A woman famous for her cooking
said to a friend recently: eve owe it
to a Scotchman that our bought Sara
toga chips taste home made. He told
me that his mother put hers in corn
pepper and shook them over clear
fire until hot to prevent them from
getting soggy or burnt as when re-
heated in the oven. The potatoes are
slightly sailed before serving.
zone of my hostesses serves with
boiled eggs what she calls 'sippets.'
These are pieces of day old bread cut
into strips three and half inches
long, half inch wide, and a half
inch thick, and friend like croutons
in hot butter.
"The sippets are piled log cabin
wise in a hollow square on dolly
covered plate, are passed with the
eggs, and are a much nicer accom-
paniment than bread or plain toast.
"The same hostess, serves poached
eggs deliciously Instead of putt
ting each one on a piece of toast that
is usually either hard or soggy, she
cuts a circle of bread a little larger
than the egg when poached. This she
also fries like a couton, and in addi-
ton pours hot melted butter, seasoned
with chopped parsley and paprica, over
the egg when served"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07

Now, john" protested Mrs. Gala
han, whats the use? You'll never
finish it. You'll just spend several
dollars and litter UP the whole
yard"
I'm making this" suggested Mr..
Callahan. Seems to me when your
husband makes you shirtwaist box
you might appreciate it instead of act
ing like that" Mrs. Callahan sighed,
She looked about the yard and sighed
some more
There was the hole a foot deep
where Mr.. Callahan had started to dig
cellar. There was a pile of rocks
with the specially made zinc tank in
the middle where he had started to
make a ''rockery'' with an aquarium
in it.
There were the four posts starkly
upright in the ground where he had
started to build shed and stopped.
Across the dividing fence were three
rough burrows made by hoe in the
preliminary steps toward making
garden. In the dividing fence was a
gap filed with an old shutter and two
planks-Mr. Callahan had started to
make some pickets to fill the gap, but
had put the job aside for another day.
Now it was shirtwaist box. He
had read somewhere how easy it was
to make a shirtwaist box, and he
was engaged on it.
Don't you worry" he said. 'Tll
finish this all right" He nailed an
other block on the bottom of the box
to hold one of the rollers, and in try
ing to bore hole in it, split it and
had to try again. The second attempt
split the bottom of the box, but no.
body could see it unless the box was
turned upside down.
Mrs. Callahan, seeing these things,
went in the house. Two hours later
she looked out the window. Mr.. Cal
lahan was lacking some wire netting
across a window in the stable.
did you finish it," she asked, go
ing out. Mr.. Callahan looked over his
shoulder from where he stood ON the
wheelbarrow to tack up the netting.
mo, I didn't finish it." he said.
"How do you suppose I can finish it
without hinges? Somebody's been at
my toolbox and taken every hinge I
had. I'll have to get some to-mor-
row."
Couldn't you get pair of hinges
at the store out here?' ventured Mrs.
Callahan. Mr.. Callahan scowled.
Walk all the way over there?" he
said. 81 should think not. You talk
as if wasn't tired enough to drop. I
would have finished it if I'd had those
hinges. All it needs is that and the
covering. '-Galvesto News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
VERY FOOLISH LITTLE BOY
Forgot That People Who Live in
Glass Houses Should Not Throw
Standardization Result.

There was once a little boy WIN
lived in house all made Of glass. He
lived with, his mother and his father
and his nurse, and he used to have a
lovely time sliding on the glass doors.
And everything went well while he
was good, but one day he wasn't. He
was cross. When he slipped on the
glass floor, instead of thinking it fun,
he was angry, and when he went
down to breakfast he slid down the
glass banisters, which he ought not
to have done. And he spilled his
milk on the glass table and made
marks all over the glass walls with
soap. And finally he looked out Of
the win-I mean the wall, for, OF
course, all the walls were windows
and saw some children playing and
making lots of noise. That made him
crosser, so he went down to the back
yard and collected lot Of stones and
went upstairs again and threw them
at the children, which was the naugh-
test thing yet. He couldn't dodge out
of sight, because the whole wall was
glass, so when the children looked
up they saw him there. They were
quite indignant, so they picked up the
stones and threw them back at the
little boy. They hit the house in all
directions, and made such alarming
jagged holes that, the little boys
mother and father came running in,
and taking the little boys hands ran
downstairs and out as quickly as pos
sible. The house collapsed complete.
Iy. The fathere shook his head.
"We'n have to take a brick cot
tage," he said. ooh, my boy, dont
you know that people who live in
glass houses shouldn't throw stones?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Collar Button Defender.

The collar button has been libeled.
Since it first came into being it has
provided the writer's of jokes for the
comic papers with large share Of
their material. That it possessed a
remarkable tendency toward losing it.
self has been accepted almost as an
axiom.
Facts have come to light which
show that the collar button has been
maligned. A man in the employ of the
Burlington railroad has worn one col
lar button for % years. 1t has stuck
by him without any undue precautions
against loss and has never shown
tendency to wander.
This man says he has always treat
ed his collar button kindly, has never
sworn at it nor blamed it for his own
faults. His idea is that if mankind &C
cords due respect to the collar button
it will reciprocate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Jamie's Bath,

1t was JAMES bath night. He had
several each week and he hated them
all. On this particular night, once
started, he soaked and splashed in
the tub for a full half hour, then his
mother hailed him forth. He came
out Of the room in his pajamas with
his face all streaked and dirty as it
was when he went is.
Mercy" cried his mother, 81
thought you took bath!"
$50 / did" answered jamie scorn-
fully. "a bully onei"
But your face is black!" said his
mother.
"Oh!" JAMES smiled understand
ingly. "My face is all right l have
to wash that in the morning, bath or
no bath. You don't s'pose I'm going
to waste time bathing my face! |
always begin just below my ears and
work down on my arms and legs; but
always leave my face and hands
those ends tend to in the morning. :"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
FOR A WARM NIGHT
SOME APPETIzING AND SATISFY
ING DISHES.
Vegetable Salad of Pleasing Appear
ance and PaIatable-Peach Pud-
ding or Ribbon Cake for
Dessert-Sponge Cake.

Vegetable Salad.-Boil several beets
(the smallest red ones you can OBJ
tain). When cold dig a round hole
in the center of each (but not clear
through. Place each beet on lettuce
leaf, have ready small new cabbage,
chopped fine, and thoroughly mixed
with a good salad dressing; fill each
beet with this and also place some
around the outside on the lettuce
leaves, then slice three cold hard
boiled eggs and strew over the cab
bage. Add dressing, and you not only
have a salad nice to look at, but very
palatable.
Peach Pudding.-Sift together two
cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder, and one-half teaspoon
full of salt Rub into this two table
spoonfuls of butter. Beat one egg to
a cream, add to this three-fourths of
a cupful of milk. Mix all together,
turn out on a Toured board, and roll
gently. Roll about a quarter of an
inch thick. Line the sides of an earth
en- or agate pudding dish with strip
of the paste, invert teacup in the
center of the dish, and place one
quart of peeled peaches around 1t.
Sprinkle literally with sugar and put
on the top crust Bake one-half hour
in quite hot oven. When the pud-
ding is cut the cup will be found
filed with a most delicious syrup,
which you can use for the sauce.
Ribbon Cake-One cup of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, two eggs, one
half cup of milk, one and one-half
cups of -four, one and one-half tea
spoons of baking powder and one tea
spoon of lemon extract. Mix in the
order given, then halve your mixture.
Add to one-half the following: One
cup of chopped raisins, two table
spoons of molasses, one-half teaspoon
each of cinnamon, Glove and allspice.
Flour the fruit well. Put in creased
and Toured pan and bake 20 minutes.
Draw gently from the oven to the
apron and carefully pour the remain
ing white half over it. Bake until
done according to the tests for any
cake.
Hot Milk Sponge Cake.-Beat the
yolks of two eggs till lemon colored.
Add gradually one cup of sugar, beat
ing all the while, then one-half cup
of hot milk, and beat. Next add one
cup of -four, sifted three times, with
one and one-half teaspoons of baking
powder, little at time. Lastly fla
vor with one-fourth teaspoon lemon
extract. Bake in moderate oven 30
minutes. It is fine for cream pies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Gully Pudding.

Bread and butter, stewed fruit, a
teaspoonful of milk, one heaped tea
spoonful of flour, one egg.
This pudding is so we'll known that
it hardly needs describing; still, in
case there should be any read
ers who don't know it, and for the
benefit of young housekeepers, will
give it again. Line basin with slices
of bread and butter, fitted neatly to-
gether, fill with stewed fruit, put a
saucer with weight on it on the
top, and leave for some hours or
till next day. Make custard with
the egg, milk and flour, stirring
smoothly till perfectly cooked. Sweet
en- and flavor, and leave till cold. Pour
round the pudding.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Tomato Entree.

A delicious entree served at an in
formal luncheon was a tomato pie.
The tomatoes are sliced and quar-
tered, then stewed with plenty of
butter, salt, pepper, paprika, a few
drops of onion juice, and if the to-
matoes are very sour little sugar.
When cooked pour the mixture into
a baking dish and cover with a rich
puff paste. Bake until delicate
brown and serve very hot. Tomatoes
may be served in individual dishes
with the paste covers. Care must
be taken that the dish is not too
shallow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Giving Work to All.

Miss Eastman, secretary of the New
York branch of the American Associa-
ton for labor legislation, says that
somehow a plan must be devised that
will give men the right to work. Sure
", she says, it is an unintelligent So
ciety which will let men who want to
work starve, beg or steal. Surely this
country is prosperous enough to afford
an eight-hour day six days in the week
for everybody.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
DoubIe-Bottomed BroiIlng Pan.

ter of an inch, forming supports for
the bottom. This false bottom should
be nearly the same size as the pan.
On large pans, of course, the bottom
should be braced with strips of iron,
to prevent warping from the heat.
In service the suet melts, and runs
down through the perforations to the
bottom of the pan. No matter how
hot the fire, the suet will not CATCH
fire, as it is protected from the flames
by the perforated bottom which acts
like the screen of miners lamp. The
bottom can easily be removed and
cleaned and the suet in the pan be
emptied out. A. Bergstrom, in Sci
entific American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Didn't Mean Anything.

zone can't help knowing" said a
dandy, when one is good looking.
Why, I got off at small station the
other day in the country, and 1 must
confess that I attracted a great deal
of attention"
ct doesn't mean anything. said his
friend. why, when l get out of the
Grand Central station 1 meet crowd
of men who yell Hanson! Hanson!
at the top of their lungs"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Corn chowder.

Into a round-bottomed iron kettle,
hung over a slow fire, put two slices
of salt pork minced, one minced on
ion; fry till brown. Add six potatoes
cnt in cubes and water to more than
cover. Boil 20 minutes. Add one
quart milk, one spoonful of salt, two
shakes of pepper, one can corn. Let
boil. Add eight soda crackers. Let
steam five minutes. Serve.
Substitute fresh corn in season. We
often cook it over gypsy fire in the
back yard.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
What Am / Doino?

The players in this game seat them
selves in row and the leader of the
game takes his place behind them, be-
ginning at the top of the row. He
makes some absurd gesture and then
asks the person behind whom he is
standing: What am l doing?" If the
players replies incorrectly, and he
generally does, he is doomed to stand
I'D and initiate in silence the gesture
he could not guess, until he has leave
to sit down.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Crane MarmaIade.

Marmalade made Of fox grapes IS
good. The grapes should be stripped
from the stems and put in wide
mouthed stone jar set in a deep pan
of boiling water. Heat until the grapes
begin to soften; then stir with a
wooden spoon or paddle. When they
are thoroughly crushed and broken,
rub through sieve, rejecting the
seeds.
Measure the pulp and to every pint
allow one-half pound of sugar. Put
over the fire and boil for half hour,
stirring constantly. Put in sealed jars
or Jelly glasses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Tlny Maanifleent sIlppers.

When the new baby princess OF
Holland puts down her royal foot by
way of emphasis, it will be with the
most beautiful American footwear
that ever graced the sole of pre-
spective monarch. Her slippers have
been designed and made by an Amer
lean shoemaker, from the daintiest
and finest piece of white kid and
calfskin ever turned out in Paris. One
specially beautiful pair have been
lined with pieces of Queen Wifhel-
m1na's wedding gown, and the cost
was 5000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
seansonabIe Hint.

Where there are small children or
net animals to push against the low,
or half of the screen doors the screen
is either torn or made to bulge To.
preyent this cover the lower section.
Of the screen with wire netting of.
about one-inch mesh, and replace the
holding around the edges. If netting
is painted the same color of the screen.
it is scarcely noticeable and will pro-
long the life Of the door indefinitely.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Not for Her!

with one wave of my wand" says
the fairy, 81 can make you grow young
again"
Excuse me-" replies the woman, eff
l decline your kind offer. If you can
bring youth to me at my present age,
all right; but I positively refuse to
travel back through typography, the
first stage of bridge, the habit back,
the straight front, balloon sleeves and
all the rest of the fads I can remem'
ber.'-Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
lust a Novice.

81 see," said the veteran husband,
Hthat Partisan advices indicate wom-
ems hats will be much smaller next
summer"
The other man looked pleased.
THAT'S good" he said. "The wom-
en- can cut their big hats down"
For he was a very young husband,
YOU understand, and knew very little
about the ways of wonderland mil
liners.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
KEEPS SUET FROM THE FIRE
Improvement for the BroiIng Pan
Will Be Welcomed by the
Modern Housewife.

When broiling steak, chops Or the
like in gas range, the suet t is
tried out from the fatty part invari-
ably catches fire. AS rule the fat
is overheated and burns f1ercely, and
many efforts to put it out, when Ia
ken from the oven fail.
The accompanying illustration
shows very simple way to avoid this.
In the pan used for broiling is placed
a perforated false bottom, made out
of black iron of any thickness. The
edges are turned down, say one quar-.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
crlminolouists Interested.

Countess Boos Farrar, niece of
Archdeacon Farrar, has secured rs
acres at Spring Valley, n. Y, and will
build there a home for the children of
criminals, to make trial of the the
DRY of inherited crime. as well as to
give homes to the waits. She gives all
her time to the care of those sick and
In want.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
RIueherrx Pudding.

One-half cup butter, one cup sugar,
three eggs. Beat all together, sift
two cups -four with two, level tea
spoons baking powder and add to the
first mixture alternately with one cup
milk. Stir in 21a cups blueberries,
steam three hours and eat with sauce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Hot Chicken Sandwich.

Remove bones from stewed chicken,
put meat through food chopper and
season. Put between rounds of bread
(not as thick as for cold sandwich)
Make rich gravy from stock in
which chicken was cooked. When
ready to serve, pour hot gravy over
the sandwiches and serve with
mashed potatoes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Plum PUDDING.

Soak one cup of bread crumbs in
two cups of boiling milk, add five ta-
blespoons of sugar, one tablespoon of
butter and five well-beaten eggs. Add
some stewed and mashed plums and
beat until light, then put into a but
tered pudding mold, set in a pan of
boiling water in the oven, cover and
bake for one hour. Serve with sweet
aned cream.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
LITTLE STUNT WITH CoRKs
PIE Them In a Column and Sec II
You Can Knock Them Off
One at a Time.

This picture shows a little cork
stunt" that seems quite simple.
To one end of a piece of string is
tied a cork and to the other end is at
tached a rod. Pile up number Of
corks in a single column-a difficult
feat in ITSELF Then fish" with your
rod, trying to knock one cork at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Erench.Eried ONIONS.

Peel onions, cut in one-fourth inch
slices, and separate into rings. Dip
in milk, drain and dip in flour. Fry in
deep fat. drain and sprinkle with salt.
Serve with steak.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
A Good Game.

Il can't understand Brown at all
He's not a bit like other men.
rs that 500"
Eyes. He actually said it was
good game of baseball, and the home
team lost"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
Game of EggbaII.

ing must retire from the game. It is
not necessary to endeavor to hit the
ball during each round. Too difficult
shots may be passed by. That player
who remains longest in the game
wins.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-07
His MaoicaI Coat.

Jack the Giant Killer boosted of his
invisible coat.
MY wife can't ever give it to
tramp he said,