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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
His Christmas Check.

AL Ryan, the h%ospitable flint glass
worker of Lockport, N. Y, and former
ly organizer of the Socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
YES" said AL. my uncle out in
Tifin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sen me a check
for 800 just as a little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory com
ments had been duly made all around.
Al added:
Yes. he certainly is a fine old fell
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check he said:
Dear AL, If you manage to get this
check cashed, please send HE 50.
need a pair Of shoes.'"-The Coming
| Nation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
A Great Grsce.

1t is no great, matter to associate
with the good and gentle, for this is
naturally pleasing to all and everyone
willingly enjoyeth peace and loveth
those best that agree with him. But
TO be able to live peaceably with hard
and perverse persons, or with the dis
orderly, or with such as go contrary to
us. is a great grace. and a most COM
mendable and manly thing.-Thomas
q Kempis.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
TOMMY MURPHY.

The great horseman who is winning
most of the big races for fast trotters
with that farm horse. "R. T. c." record
POSE says: "SPOHN'S DISTEMPER
CURE is the best remedy for all forms of
Distemper and coughs I nave ever known.
I have used it a number of years" All
druggists or send to manufacturers. SOC
and 81 a bottle. Spohn Medical Co, Chem
lists. Goshen, Ind. u. S. A.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
TWO DAINTY SALADS.

Pear Salad.
Spread lettuce leaves an the plate.
Take two OF three pears mot too Tipe),
peal them, and cut into pieces on tou
Of the lettuce. Pour French dressing
over all. olive oil. a little vinegar. salt,
and q pinch Of red pepper.
watsr Lily Salad.
For each individual use hard boiled
eggs: when cooked let stand In cold
water until cool enough to handle:
peel. alice in strips one-quarter inch
wide, leaving the yolk to stand I'm
center: net on lettuce leaves n serve
with French dreaming. This Is delicious
~ we'll AZ "artistic."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important Subject 60 Every.
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
Of food and the changes that. can be
made in health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
IAN injury to my spine in early won.
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
-four days at a time, and a violent
curse Of drugging brought On consti-
patton with all the ills that follow.
MY appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds Of food dis.
trcssed me.
"Ibegan to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago, because liked the
taste Of it, and l kept OF because l
soon found it was doing me good.
II eat 1t regularly at breakfast, fire.
quently at luncheon. and again before
going to bed-and have no trouble in
sleeping on It, 1t has relieved my con-
stipation, my headaches have practi-
cally ceased, and l am in better phys!-
cal condition at the age of IS than I
was at 40.
II give Grape-Nuts credit for restor.
ing my health. IL not saving my life.
and you can make no claim for It too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek
Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's q reason"
Bver reed the shove le;ters A sew
ooe appeoes lfon time Ia time. They
ese 9e.usns. trse. sad fall Of hsoas
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
COOKERY
From the Sioux City Tribune.
Melon Ice Cream.

Melon Ice Cream.
Among the new ice creams is that
favored with canteloupe. The soft
part of h melon is added to the
usual recipe for ice cream, using n
melon to each pint of the mixture.
Select only those melons which have
a fine flavor.
Pineapple Cream.
Cut up a pineapple and boil with
n cup of uga n one-half cup of
water, until very tender. Put through
n pint of whipped cream and a few
chopped nuts. Serve with lady fingers.
Spanish Cream.
Dissolve half a box OF gelatine in a
pint Of milk, and when thoroughly
dissolved boil and add the yolks OF
two eggs beaten with halt a tea
cupful of sugar; when 1t comes to a
boil. move from the fire and add
the whites of the eggs beaten 10 q
froth. Flavor to taste.
Snowballs.
These are attractive in appearance
and delicious to the taste. Beat the
yolks of three egg d three tea
%spoonsful of sugar n beat again:
then add two tablespoonsful OF white
wine. one-quarter teaspoonful grated
Tenor rind. One-half teaspOOn1ul va
nilla W. cups siftcd -four. Or
ange juice and r1nd may be substituted
for the wine and lemon rind If prefer
red. Knead the dough, then roll out
quickly into a thin sheet and cut into
circles with a biscuit cutter n fry
at once in deep fat (using a wire
basket ii possible) until a delicate
brown. Drain on paper n roll in
powdered sugar.
Devils Food.
Yolk of one egg. half cup milk. halt
cup grated chocolate. Boil until thick
Add tablespoon butter. one cup sugar,
half cup milk, one teaspoon vanilla,
one small teaspoon soda. sifted with
one and a half cups flour. Make icine
with white of egg. stiffly beaten. to
which is slowly added sirup of one cur
and o%ne-quarter cup water, boil
ed until 1t threads. Beat until thick
and reamy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Buying Legislators in Job,ots.

One day. writes Sloane Gordon IN
Success Magazine, a former member
of the Ohio house displayed. mad
vertently, a large roll Of bills in the
Neil house lobby. A fellow member
gazed in awe at the show Of wealth,
II just sold a drove Of hogs" ex.
planned the farmer member rather
hastily and c%onfusedly.
The observing one was thoughtful.
He did not reply for the half-minute
usually essential to the full-measured
beat of his mental processes. And
then
"Yaas." he drawled. land III bot
I'm one o. them hawgs."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Folly of Vain REGRETS.

The late John W. Gates. an incur
able optimist, harped continually OH
the futility of pessimism. One of MIR.
Gates's epigrams. still quoted ON the
Chicago Stock Exchange, ran:
He who nurses foolish hopes may
be an ass, but he is not such an ass
as he who nurses vain regrets"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Poverty hath its W reward. A poor
man isn't asked to contribute to a cam
paign fund.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Needed at Home.

Brown-That is the worst behaved
kid I ever saw. Do you know his
parents?
Jones-His father is one of those
scientific management experts.-Puck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Tho Pure Food Law stopped the sale
of hundreds of fraudulent medicines. They
could not stand investigation. Hamlins
CATION for nearly sixty years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Didn't Break II Around Her.
Ella-Our friend, the pitcher. has a
glass arm"
Stella-I didn't notice 1t when he
called on me last evening.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send 2c Atamp for nvo samples of my very choic-
est Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post Cards: beautiful colOrs and loveliest designs.
Ar Post Cssd Club. ~ Jackson II, Topeka. Kansas
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

The moro a woman runs after a
man the easier it is for her mo- to
catch him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Mrs. wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inf
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c = bottle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Some men never reach the top be-
cause the elevator isn't running.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Sweetbread and Mushroom

Let sweetbreads stand i'm ice water
four hours. take out tubes and let
boil for one-half hour; when cold cut
in small pieces: one can of mushrooms
cut in small pieces: mix together with
salad dressing. Served on lettucel leaves.
One cup of old chopped chicken may
be added If desired.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Spanish Steak.

Take a flank of steak. Cutoff all the
fat and fry it brown in plenty of but
ter. lift out and put in u baking pan.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and fry
a sliced onion brown in the butter re-
naming in tine frying pan. Spread
onions over the steak and cover it with
can of tomatoes juice. and all. Cover
and bake an hour in a slow oven, bast-
ing frequently. Max gravy of drill
pings remaining in the par and serve
piping hot.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Cement Talk No.7

Newspapers print near
ly every day the story Of
some fire disaster involv-
ing the complete destruction
of great property values and
sometimes the loss of human
lives. The annual fire losses Of the
United States arc measured by the
millions; in fact, it is stated that over
two hundred and fifty million dollars
worth of property was wiped out by IRE IN
che United States last year. While il Is true
that the precautions to prevent fire and FIRE
fighting systems are often inadequate, tse
main troubl- lies in Nmy, non.6rxp,v1
building contraction. Experience has proved
that freproof construction is both practicable
and economical. In some industries ~frepsoot
building is compelled by law. Reinforced
concrete has come to the front az the most
important agent in building against FIRE. The
use of cement in building is becoming more
and more common, due to its ~6rcproofness.
durability and economy. When building my.
thing from the back porch steps to an Office
building, concrete construction may be aafel~
adopted. The use of Unipey5ai Portland
Cement in the concrete will insure cement Of the
best quality possible to manufacture. Unirxr.
sal is handled everywhere by the best dealers,
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT co.
cHTcAGo.PTTTSBURG
Northwestern Office. Minneapolis
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORlA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
s,s ssss; ;e OF &MMzzzW
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Flctcher's Castoria
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Devils Food.
Unfailing Sponge Cake.

Five large eggs. one level teaspoon
cream of tartar. one cup graduated
sugar, one "a cup flour and half
a teaspoon OF vanilla. Sift both sugar
and flour four or five times. Beat the
whites; when half beaten add the
cream of tartar and continue beating
until stiff, then carefully fold in. in
succession. the sugar. flour, vanilla.
and we'll beaten yolks. Bake in a mod
crate oven.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Pineapple Salad.

Stir together carefully one part of
pineapple cut in small cubes. with four
parts of sweet salad dressing. Serve
very cold. Half strawberries and half
pineapples will make "A delicious salad.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

glad I did, for 1t has cured me.
ri know Of SO many cases where wo-
men have been cured by J. E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that I can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
1868 Arch ST., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age Of substitution, and
women who want q cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make a little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills pc.
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs.
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Banana Salad.

Peel and cut bananas in two lengths
wise. dip each half in mayonnaise
dressing, then roll in nut meats
chopped fine: Arrange on crisp lettuce
leaves and put a border OF nut meats
around.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Little Turkeys.

Take pork tenderloin and cut length
wise through the middle, being careful
not to cut i'm half: fill with dressing
YOU would use for turkey: sew or pin
together with toothpicks: bake for 20
minute III a pan in which there is
enough water to cover the bottom
when baked. Make a gravy OF water
LETT in pan. Nice to add strip OF bacon
over top.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Sauce.

The liquor from the salmon. one ia
blespoon melted butter. one tablespoon
OF flour, one-half cup OF milk. place
~thickened; pour it yer one egg (beaten
Light, add the juice OF a lemon and
n little mace.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Salmon Outlets.

One can salmon. two cups mashed
potatoes, one egg; mix we'll and season
with salt, pepper and a little paprika:
shape in form Of outlets and dip in
bread crumbs: then in beaten egg. then
in bread crumbs and fry in deep, hot
lard; put parsley in pointed end OF
each outlet. Serve hot.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid
Chicago, nl.-"I suffered from a fe.
male weakness and stomach trouble,

ana i went TO the
store to get q bottle
Of Lydia e. Pink
HAMS Vegetable
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it / in-
sisted and finally
got it. and / am SO
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Drop Ginger Cakes.

Five level cups of -four. one level
two teaspoonsful of ginger. two tea
spoonsful soda. two eggs. melt the
butter in one-half of the molasses and
stir it into the other half: add the eggs
(wall beaten), ginger. -four. and tbs
soda dissolved in three tablespoonful,
of warm water). drop on buttered pans
and bake.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Tomato Salad.

One peck OF solid ripe tomatoes, two
cupsful OF brown sugar. one-half cup
full OF salt. one cupful of chouued
celery. n cupful of chopped horse
radish. one cupful of chopped onion.
one-half cupful OF celery seed, one
half cupful of mustard seed. and vine
gar enough to more than cover. Slice
tomatoes in a stone jar and mix sugar.
salt. celery, radish. onions and seed
with the vinegar, and pour over and
cover all with a heavy cloth: no cook
Ing. n they will keep a year. These
pickles are good with cold meats.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Florida Salad.

Cut slices from stem ends of six
Refill with grapefruit cut into cubes.
the tenderest stalks of celery cut into
small pieces. and shredded almond
meats, allowing twice as much grape
fruit as celery. n o%ne-third as many
nut meats as grapefruit. Arrange i'm
nests of end1ve or lettuce leaves. and
serve With maNOnnaise dressing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Spice Cakes.

One egg, one cupful sour milk, one
cupful sugar, n %teaspoonful soda.
one-half cupfu! of butter. Two cupfuls
of flour. one %teaspoonful of cinnamon.
two teaspoonfuls cloves. n teaspoon
full of soda, one t~easpoonful of vanilla.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Baked White Fish.

Baked White Fish.
Have Ash well cleaned: make
dressing Of bread, butter. salt. pepper.
very little boiling water; put it i'm the
fish. press we'll together mi wrap in
clean white cloth: put in a pan with
boiling water. we'll sailed; bake 20
minutes; when done lift out: the skin
will stick to the cloth. Serve on
platter with parsley, sliced lemon,
sliced hard boiled egg
Mullins.
Two tablespoons butter. two table
spoons sugar Cheat %toRether). one cup
OF milk. two ever cups Of sifted -four.
two teaspoons baking powder, two
eggs (beaten separately a pinch Of
salt.
E~scallopsd Oysters.
oysters in a colander, pour q cup Of
cold water ove them. let drain. put
layer Of cracker crumbs. then . layer
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Mexican Salad.
Take equal quantities Of cucumbers,
celery and tomatoes; chop each veRe-
table separately until fine, mix, add a
pepper cut into tiny slices (the scis-
sors should be used for this) and an
onion scraped to a pulp. Season with
a tablespoonful of vinegar. the juice Of
one lemon. salt and pepper. Lin the
salad bowl with lettuce leaves or parx-
ley and turn the salad into 1t.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Meat Balls.
Veal Loaf.

Chop fine three pounds of veal deg
or loin). three and one-haif pounds salt
pork. eight tablespoons grated bread.
three eggs (well beaten), one cup sweet
cream. a lump of butter. as large as
walnut; season with thyme. pepper and
salt; bake one hour: grease pan we'll
and put in oven dry for about fifteen
minutes: then d water.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Rice Mullins.

One cup of cold boiled rice. one pint
of flour. two eggs in quart of milk (ol
enough to make thin battery, II table
spoonful butter. one teaspoon salt
heat hard and bake quickly.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
MEETING AT HEBREW HOME
Annual Report Shows S04 Inmates in
Institution-Oficers Elected.

The chapel Of the Home for Aged and
Infrm Hebrews at No. l2l West l05th
street. was filed yesterday with the donors.
associate donors patrons. members and
subscribers of that institution. who took
rart in the annual meeting and election of
officers.
The reports Of the various officers and
committees showed the home TO be In a
aourishing condition. 1t has al present 50i
inmates. OF whom only three arc obliged 20
remain IN bed. The Oldest inmate is nine
ty-thrce years old. and the average age is
seyepty-seyen years. They enjoy five meals
a day.
The following officers were elected for
1912. President. julius Ballin: first vice
president. J. H. Coblens; second uce-presi-
6,ut. solomon Kohn; treasurer. Frederick
nathan. and trustees, for three years Mrs.
, 4. Coblens. Mrs. Jacob Hothschild, Mrs.
william Strauss. Mrs. Lionel Sutro, julius
Ballin, Solomon Friedman, A. Holman,
so.omou PIaut. Max Radt and Leonard A.
COhu
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
cop DEFINES INT0XICATlON
Court scorns Comparative and
Snperlative Degrees.

Were these prisoners drunk asked
MAGISTRATE House, when three women we're
ARA 'gnod in the Yorkville court YESTERDAY
NO. sir; they were intoxicated re-
sronded Patrolman Maloney.
rs there any difference between an in
toxicated person and q drunk inquired
the magistrate. 49,.
There certainly is. sir, and. sure II 5
YOU that ought 10 be knowing It, saiu
Pstrolman Malorey Everybody IN the
courtroom snickered Magistrate House
motioned for Maloney to continue.
Sure. an intoxicated person can naVl-
cate. When you can navigate you are only
intoxicated: but when you are drunk you
can't do anything but roll on tie ground
and sometimes not even that. So, YOU
sec. there is a difference. said Patrolman
Maloney.
II see" said Maeietrate House. IF
that's the case, I suppose there are various
.de grees Of drunks and intoXicauon'
several degrees" said Patrolman Ma
loney.
And what degree were these three pris-
oners in?' asked Magistrate House.
"They were only tpsy, which Is not quite
intoxicated and Jar from drunk said Pa
trolman Naoney.
We'll if that IS the case, and they We're
not intoxicated, then the charge was
wrong However, inasmuch ss they were
only tirsy and not intoxicated or drunk,
] fine them 81 each. Had they heen intcNi-
Gated 1 would have fined them s.. and
If Trey ha1 been drunk the fine would
have been SO" said the magistrate.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
SHIPPING NEWS
Port Of New York, Sunday, December
10, 1911.
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