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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04
nDede Mason, ! Want You, I just
Want You."

husband. You could follow your own
sweet will, and nothing would be too
good for you. I'd give you everything
your heart desired"
Except yourself she interrupted
suddenly, almost sharply. Don't you
sect" she hurried on. 81 could have
far easier married the ELAN Harnish
fresh from Klondike when / first laid
eyes on him long ago, than marry you
sitting before me now"
He shook his head slowly.
'That's one too many for me. The
mere you know and like a man the
less you want to marry him. Famia-
arity breeds contempt-I guess that's
what you mean"
mo, no." she cried, but before she
could continue, a knock came on the
door.
His eyes, quick with observation
like an Indians, darted about the
room while she was out. The impress
sion of warmth and comfort and beau
ty predominated, though he was I'M
able to analyze 1t; while the simplici-
ty delighted him-expensiye simplici-
ty, he decided, and most OF 1t, left
overs from the time her father went
broke and died.
She re-entered the o and as she
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MORE ABOUT APPLES.

Each family has its own favorite
dishes, but a few new n e are always
welcome to the cook. The following
will not be new to everyone, for az
there is nothing new under the SUM-
1t would be impossible to find any
think entirely fresh.
A dessert which Is both pref
ty and delicious Is baked
apples with nuts. The apples are
peeled and cored, put into a baking
dish with a little water and sugar,
then fill the cavity with chopped nuts.
When they are half cooked serve cold
with whipped cream.
Another nice dessert is apple
meringue. Core and bake the fruit
and stuff the centers with jelly or or.
ange marmalade. Beat the white OF
an egg, add sugar and pour over the
apples, then brown in the oven.
4 rosy apple viii make a very
pretty dessert Cook 1t after corning,
without pairing. In a little sugar and
water. Remove the skin carefully and
the rosy cheek of the apple viii be q
thing of beauty. II not enough OF the
rosy hue comes OF, scrape the inside
OF the cooked skin and paint 1t back
upon the apple.
Apples make q delicious sauce for
meats when spiced as any fruit This
makes a nice sauce for pork roast.
TIE apples must be tart and cooked a
long time to be thoroughly seasoned
with the spices.
For apple amber, chop thrac-quar-
tiers OF q pound Of apples peeled and
cored, and four ounces of suet. MIX
with six ounces of bread crumbs, two
ounces each of flour and sugar. two
w~eli-beaten eggs and q little grated
lemon peel and nutmeg. Butter a plain
mold, thoroughly beat the batter, turn
1t In and cover the mold with a cloth,
giving the pudding a chance to swell.
Boil about three hours. Serve with
cream.
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"Pm not afraid" she answered, with
a smile, slipping down herself into q
chair.
tits funny" Daylight sighed, almost
with regret; here I am, strong
enough to bend you around and tie
knots in you. Here I am. used to hav-
ing my will with man. beast or any
thing. And here I am sitting in this
chair, as weak and helpless as a little
IHmn. You sur take the starch our
of me-"
I'll wish you hadn't asked" she
said softly.
"Mebbe IT'S best you should know q
few things before you give me an an
swer," he went on, ignoring the fact
that the answer had already been
given. Il never went after a woman
before in my life, all reports Il the
contrary notwithstanding. The stuff
you read about me In the papers and
books. about me being a lady-killer, is
all wrong. There's not an iota of
truth In 1t. / guess I've done more
than my share of cardrplaying and
hut HOhuSu Ave ICt
alone. There was q woman that killed
herself, but didn't know she wanted
me that bad or else I'd have married
her-not for love, but to keep her
from killing herself. She was the
best Of the boiling, but I never gave
her any encouragement. I'm telling
you all this because you've read about
1t, and I want you to get 1t straight
from me-"
81 can't marry yeu." she said. ~
like you a great deal, but"
He waited a moment for her to com
plete the sentence, failing which, he
went on himself.
IT haven't an exaggerated opinion
Of myself, SO I know l amt Dragging
when I say I'll make a pretty good
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rus grove. Here III was noise ana
movement, the lofty, slsndertrunked
trees swaying back and forth In the
wind and clashing their branches to-
gether. In the squalls, above all the
minor noises OF creaking and groan-
ing. arose a deep drumming note as
Of a mighty harp. Knowing Dede as
he did, Daylight was confident that he
would find her somewhere In this
grove where the storm effects were SO
pronounced. And fnd her he did,
across the hollow and on the exposed
crest Of the opposing slope where tho
gale smote It's fercest blows.
TITS the same old thing" he said.
II want you and I've come for you.
You've Just got to have me. Dede, for
the more / think about it the more
certain I am that you've got a sneak
ing liking for me that's something
more thar just ordinary liking. And
you don't dast say that 1t isn't; now
dast yeu?"
please, please" she begged. we
can never marry, so don't let 10 dis
cuss it."
Daylight decided that action war
more efficient than speech. So he
stepped between her and the wind
and drew her so that she4stood Gloss
in the shelter of him. An unusually
stiff squall blew about them and
thrummed overhead in the tree-tops,
and both paused to,ssstan. A shower
of flying leaves envelopedai them. and
hard on the heel of the wind came
driving drops of rain. He looked down
on her and on her hair, wind-blewnT
about her face; and because OF her
closeness to him and of a fresher and
more poignant realization OF what she
meant to him, he trembled so that she
was aware of it in the hand that held
hers. She suddenly leaned against
him, bowling her head until 1t rested
lightly upon his breast. And SO they
stood while another squat, with fiyin4
leaves and scattered drops OF rain.
ratified past. With equal suddennesB
she lifted her head and looked at him.
Ito Be Continued.J
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Daddy Bedtime
@, Spotie Browns
DlOf v Unwelcome
Vacation
72Ac.

"EA HEPPIE wouldn't eat his breakfast" said Jack. "And last night he
didnt care about his supper 1 wonder if sheppie is sckf"
Maybe Sheppe needs a vaca ton like While Browns little dog"
answered daddy.
swhos Willie Brown and why did his dog need a vacauony' asked the
children.
willie Brown is our little office boy and he lives up In the city. where j
go every day working to get you two bread and butter with jam OF 1T
"WHaes dog vas given TO MIN when 1t wa a puppy. II is a fox terrier
All its life 1T has lived OF the top floor OF a big. house, IN which dozens of
other families live. each family in a few rooIns Willie calls his dog Spot
and when he goes home from work in the evening he takes Spotte out for an
airing in the street Sometimes he lets the dog g VI Q N the roof IND u a
little while elm the evening. In the house Spdie has to be very, very quiet
for the neighbes would complain If he barked ito much.
"Wufe told us not long ago that his dog W "a s not feeling very well, and,
that a his father was going to the country to tax "a vacation, he had agreed to
take b dog with him and give him a n outing o the farm where he was to
stay.
"Wen, Mr. Brown took the dog When he got to the train he found Spot
tie would have to be tied in the baggage car. The railroad people won't let
dogs travel like folks So Mr.. Brown altheu gh he had bought a perfectly
good ticket, SAT in the trunk car all the way to the country.
"When he got to his station and took Spot outside the dog sat down He
didn't like the looks of things and he didn't W ant to stay. When they got to
the farm. although the farmers wife offered Spot the most delicious things
toeat and made a great fuss ose him, he crawIed of by himself and cried
"Wen, Willie Browns father just stood it a day ad a half Then he
and brooks for spottea The pavement and a nine by twelve kitchen for him
bones fromSMrs Bfnkins, the butcher. A dog and a boy don't have the same
ideas about vacations. do they7
And Willie Brown said from the minute Spot got home his health was
better. Willie thinks the country did it, but I think it was because while
away Specifies tummie WASN'T weighted down with cakes and candies and 1
tod Willie SO Maybe he will take the hint and not bug Spotte SO many
unwhohsome daintfes after thiaa
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Dill Pickles.

Select good sized but tender cucum-
bers, wash and place them for several
hours in cold water, drain and place
them In a stone jar with dill between.
Then boil water and salt, allowing for
each quart two heaping tablespoon
fuls of salt, boil FIVE minutes. re-
move and when perfectly cold I'll the
jar to oyerfowing with the brine; then
close 1t and set in a cool place. If the
jar is not quite fulIsplace a small sau-
Ger or a bit of board, with a stone on
top, over the cucumbers to keep them
under the brine These are delicious
with a beer supper, and cucunbers 80
prepared are also considered very
wholesome.
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aAfsxEE-ksIlHCE SKIRT, 7IS2.
WITH STRAIGHT BAND AT THE
LOWER EDGE, WITH HIGH OR
NATUDAL WAIST LINE.
The skirt that Is made In few pieces
Is the favorite one of the season. This
model is especially we'll adapted to
striped materials, although 1t can be
used for anything seasonabIs and for
the combinations of two materials as
we'll as for one throughout. The band
at the lower edge is straight but Is
opened at the sides over the panels.
In this case the panels are of velvet
rial. An equally smart e5ect can be
obtained by making the entire band
at the lower edge OF velvet or broad
cloth while the upper portion isof
satin. or of silk. serge OF wool mate
rial, and in such cases the panels
could match the upper portion or
could be made of wide braid, togive
anexceiIent effect.
The skirt Is made In three pieces
and is closed invisibfy, there being no
fuliness over the hips The straight
band Is Joined at the lower edge BE-
meath q tuck. The skirt cut TO the
high waist line Is Joined TO a belt.
Fer the medium size will be required
GA yards OF material Fl, 3M yards SO
or 44inches wids with " yard II in
ches wide fc- the panels, the width OF
the skirt at the lower edge Is Az
yards.
The pattern. No. zxs2. is cut In sizes
for a 49, "a, 10, rs and3G inch wnigt
measure, and will be mailed TO any
address by the Fashion Department
OF his paper, on receipt OF ten cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

Take the fish from the smallest size
can Of salmon, free it from bone and
skin. mince 1t fine, add four good sized
boiled potatoes mashed into the fish
while they are still hot. the beaten
yolk of egg, salt and pepper. Sci
aside until cold, then stir In the stifiy
beaten yolk OF the egg and mold into
croquettes. Roll In breadcrunbs and
set aside for a couple Of hours before
frying Gal deep fat, Serve with . wha=
sauce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04
Spinach and Cream.

Pick the stalks from the spinach
wash well and boil well in a stewpaI
with a little salt; boil until very ten
der; season with nutmeg and two
ounces OF fresh butter; stir it over 0
fire until quite warm, then add a gill
of cream. two parts of butter and Q
dessertspoonfuI OF pounded sugar; worb
the whole oyer the fire and dish III
the spinach. putting it In the centei
OF the dish. Garnish with croutons
and serve.
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Slice cold boiled potatoes and put q
layer In a salad dish; cover with thin
slices of hard boiled eggs and strew
with bits Of picked onion; when the
dish is full pour over them a dressing
made in the proportion OF one table
spoonful of vinegar to three of salad
oil. one spoonful Of salt to half as much
pepper and the same quantity of made
mustard; beat up well before pouring
over the salad; let all stand ten min
utes or more before serving.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

model that her ways ire better than other peoples and have
brought excellent results, and naturally she wants other people to adopt
these ways.
And "other people, NEAR all with whom she comes in contact She
cannot enter a home without generously trying to show its inmates how
to make 1T like her model home. With neighbors and friends and rela-
tfves she nobly Iabors to. get them to adopt her ways and methods and to
let her show them how to manage their affairs a successfully Is she has
herr own.
ingratitude.
sAShe told me % herself.
IF you could know all 1 do for Cousin AIMS family" she said, and
how ungratefuI they are. You know she isn't a very good housekeeDer
and she's had children 10 fast that she simply can't keep things up the
way they should be. Now whenever / go there I help her clean that
house from attic to cellar, show her the convenient way have of arrang-
ing M y pantry tell her all the little economies / learn at the dietetc
school, try to make the children behave a little better, sew with her,
show her how r make Ennma,s and Mabeps clothes and do everything ]
possibly a for her; yet often she seems ungrateful and sometimes I
even think the children dislike me. 1t seems SO hard to ne when / love
them all and want to do all / can for them?"
better omeone else could manage our W affairs than we, w Q all want
to manage them ourselyesf a@
But a quirk that is quite al universal as it is queer.
meaning, exasperating people-of whom this woman was a type-reahze
this, the happier they and everyone else will be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04
lMKTfGHEN


ONT hunt after trouble, but
III look for success,
You'll find what you look for. don't look
for distress.
II you see but your shadow, remember, !
pray,
That the sun is still shining, but you're
In the way.
Don't gruTnble, don't buster, don't
dream and don't shirk,
DON'T think of your worries. u think
of you work.
The worries win vanish. the work will be
done,
No man sees his shadow who faces the
sun. -Today's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

Never set a pie on q fat surfaces
when removing from the oven. Use a
fatiron stand or wire teapot stand.
This prevents steamed. soaked and
seggy under pie crust. Three table
forks placed so that the tines meet in.
one point in the center win let the
air circulate under when one has not
the stands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

Isn't it queer?
l am thinking of the sad case Of a woman who is
a very capable housewife and a very skillful manager
in every way.
Besides keeping her home in model order, this
woman finds time to run her husbands business and
to decide every tiniest detail of her %children's lives
what they shall eat and wear and drink, where they
shall go, what they shall do every hour of the day
and as far as possible what they shall say and think.
Nor does this large program employ all her ener-
gies. Indeed no. She is constantly signing for more
worlds to conquer.
And-like all of her type-constantly finding
them in other peoples affairs.
She knows that her household Is considered a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04
he Evening" hit-C Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

seENS Alt a queer qufrk of human nature that n o matter how much
want to manage them ourselves?
q, ~ mere IS 10 doubt whatever but that there are many capable,
m IN people porn with a talent for managing, who could manage some
u na anelr shiftess friends affairs far better than they themselves. Free
IueWiy these capable folks are generously willing % do this. And yet
a. snifuess folks are almost neve willing to give over to others the
managing that they do so Ill themselves ~ FM&s ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04
Every Woman

in trouble--with headache,
backache, nerves on edge, poor
spirits and unreasonable fatigue
can find help for her whole systemi in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

Ito Be C~ontlnued.J
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
CITY NEWS.

Mrs. Hiram G. Stebbins had one
of her eyes removed by surgical oper-
alton Thursday morning, at the hos
pital. The patient is getting along as
we'll as possible under the circum.
stances.
Warsaw Bulletin Through the
Ecbers and Wallace agency Misses
Lena and Lizzie Buckert, now Of
Keokuk, have purchased from VIM.
Satory the lot on Jackson street, lying
directly west of his residence, being
d portion of the original c II. Mellen
or NJ. f. parsonage property The
Misses Buckert expect to erect a
home thereon. which means their re-
turn to Warsaw, a determination that
will crafty friends.
Mary Margaret Phillips has con
veyed to William S. Phillips lot 6, blk
81, the property being in the corner Of
Third and High,
w. G. Marley, who has beer
numbered among the sick for severaI
weeks. was able to be down town this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
Gave Age as Majority.
HAIR HEALTH
If You Have Scalp or Hair Trouble
Take Advantage of This
Offer.

We could not afford to SO strongly
endorse Rexall "93" Hair Tonic and
continue to sell 1t as we do, if it did
not do all we claim it will. Should
our enthusiasm carry us away, and
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic not give
entire satisfaction to the users, they
would lose faith in us and our state
ments, and in consequence our busi-
ness prestige would suffer
We assure you that if your hair is
beginning to unnaturally fall out or
if you have any scalp trouble, Rex
all 1913" Hair Tonic will promptly
eradicate dandruff, stimulate hair
growth and prevent premature bald
ness.
Our faith in Rexall 49, Hair
Tonic is so strong that we ask you
to try it on our positive guarantee
that your money will be cheerfully
refunded if it does not do as we claim
Two sizes, soc and s1.Oo Sold only
at our store-The Rexall Store. Nc
Grath Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
HONEYMOON HAS
ENDED in TEARS
Parents of Sixteen Year Old Pansy
Ferguson. Have Daughter and
Husband Joe GeItz
Arrested.
LEAVING FOR CHICAGO
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ferguson Didn'.
Know Of courtship or Marriage
Officer Nabs Young Girl
and Lover.
LEAVING FOR CHICAGO

What Two youthful hearts had
dreamed would terminate in a blissful
honeymoon, was climaxed by tears on
the part of the eomely little bride OF
sixteen summers because an irate
father, seconded by disappearing
father seeks to legally set aside the
marriage of pretty Pansy Ferguson
and Jos. Geltz, who were married at
9 O'Clock this morning in the office of
Justice James S. Burrows.
The news that the marriage took
place without the consent of either
parent of the BRIDE, was made known
by George S. Ferguson, the father this
afternoon when he was seeking the adj
vices of an attorney to have the we'd
ding of his eldest daughter annulled
and cut short the married life of sweet
sixteen.
According to the statutes, one mar
rying under age without the consent
of parents or guardians, is not legally
welded and the act of eetrothal can
be set aside through a mere formality
of the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
CITY NEWS.

IS. T. Worley as trustee of Francis
l.. Gorsuch, minor, has conveyed 10
Sarah Richardson lot 6, block II,
Reeves, Perry and Williams addition.
The property is on Sixteenth and High
streets.
The father of James Beamer, the
unfortunate young workman who was
killed at ST. Mary's church Wednes-
day afternoon, arrived here today
from Marshalltown and Wa accom-
panv the body home tomorrow morn
ing at 7:35. This evening at 500
O'Clock. short funeral services will be
held at the Hawkes. undertaking par
lors so that the fellow workmen of the
deceased may have some means OF
paying respects to the dead.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
AMERICAN WAGES
AMAZE ENGLAND
AVERAGE Declared to be 1870 Per Cent
Above Earnings in Great
Britain.

LONDON. April 14.-Copies of a
report on the cost Of living in. Ameri
can cities. based on inquiries made ir
tventy-eight representative towns by
efscials of the British board of trade,
we're circulated in parliament.
The report of 533 pages covers the
questions of working class housing,
retail prices of commodities, and
rates of wages in the United States,
compiled for purposes of comparison
with the conditions of workers in
Great Britain and other countries.
The conclusions reached are: "The
cost Of food and rent combined is so
per cent greater in the United States
than in England and Wales, but these
heavier relative charges on working
class income have been accomplished
with weekly wages which are. as 230
3 10 1907
fhe report adds that this ratio of
money earnings is more than two and
onefourth times of great as in Eng
land and Wales. and makes possible
a command of necessaries, conven-
fences. and minor Injuries of life
that is both nominally and really
greater than that enjoyed by the cor
responding class in this country, al
though the effective margin in prac'
tice is curtailed by scale of expendi
tlire, to some extent necessary and
TO some extent voluntary, adopted il
accordance with the different ane
higher standard of material comfort,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
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Now, If you have pain in the small
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bladder troubles, rheumatism,
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-14
GAMES ARRAGNED
WITH QUINCY
Babe Myers and Ill-Fated Band viii
Come to Meet Indians Saturday
and Sunday
Week.
FANS WILL LIKE THEM
viii be Given Opportunity of Seeing
Much Talked of Aggregation
A Hard Practice
Today.

Keokuk fans will have an opportuni-
ty of seeing Babe Myers and his i'll
fated band of Hoferites in action at
Hubinger park on Saturday and Sun
day, April % and %. This was the
joyful tidings cleaned from the office
OF Secretary Louis Sterne today.
For the past two, months Quincy
has been one of the most talked of
cities in minor league baseball, being
second only to Waterloo, the battle
SCARED city of the Three-Eye league.
Myers has had his team in training at
Quincy for several weeks despite the
fact that the possibilities of playing
league ball are very remote. Keokuk
and Quincy have been rivals of old,
dating back long before the time when
Quincy had Central Association ball
Many things combine which should
make the Saturday and Sunday games
with this club big drawing cards.