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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-12
DEVILS Food.

Boil one cupful of bitter chocolate.
one cupful of sour milk. one cupful of
brown sugar and set aside until cool.
Beat to cream one cupful of granu-
lated sugar, one scant cupful Of but
ter; add three eggs, well beaten. and
one cupful of sour milk. After this
has been beaten add your cold choco-
late, one teaspoonful of vanilla. two
and one-half cupfuls Of -four. sifted.
with teaspoonful of baking soda. Be
sure to use baking soda and not bak-
ing powder. Then beat all together.
Bake In layers in Il hot oven.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-12
Cookery
Points
=

Pare, quarter ana core one dosaas
good cooking apples. steam over hot
water until just tender, then finish
cooking with three quarters Of cup
full Of sugar and grating Of lemon
peel and just enough Of the lemon
Juice to keep the apples from stick
ing. When quite dry beat to . pulp.
Melt four tablespoonfuls Of butter and
cook In 1t four tablespoonfuls Of corn
starch. Add gradually the apple pulp
and the yolks Of four eggs, beaten
slightly. Cook over hot water until
the eggs are set, then put aside to
cool. Shape into cylinder croQuettes,
dip into egg and crumbs and fry In
deep. hot fat. If you do not wish to
use so many eggs. three will do BY
substituting more cornstarch, table
spoonful for each egg, or If you have
stale sponge cake or macaroons or
toasted biscuit substitute these for
the eggs and cornstarch. The mix
ture should be as soft as you can han
die conveniently. These are delicious
served with a roast of pork or goose
Spanish Nougat.
Ingredients are one and half cup
fuls of brown sugar. one-half cupful
pale strip. one-half cupful water white
of one egg, one teaspoonful vanilla. one
cupful chopped mixed nut kernels.
Boil sugar. sirup and water, stirring
gently occasionally When cooked suf-
ficiently to reach the "soft ball. stage
remove the mixture from Immediate
heat and beat the white of the egg
to a stiff white froth until 1t can be
cut through with a knife without
breaking On to this pour gently half
the above mixture. beating it up con-
stantly. The other half of the strip
still in the pan must now be boiled
until on dropping some into cold water
1t becomes brittle, then beat this also
into the half with the egg mixture.
Now add davoring and nuts. Have
ready pan lined we'll with waved
paper and into this pour the mixture
and allow it to get cold before cutting
in cubes.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-12

For either acute or chronic kidney
disorders, for annoying and painful
urinary Irregularities take Foley Kid
ney Pills. An honest and effective
medicine for kidney and bladder dis
orders. Ed. Quistgard.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-12
Rocks.

One and one-half cupfuls of brown
sugar. one cupful Of butter. three eggs.
two and one-haif cupfuls Of -four.
three-fourth cupful Of raisins one cup
full of chopped walnuts. OIL ieasnoon-
full of soda, one teaspoonful of IA
mon and two tablespoonful OF mo-
lasses. Drop in teaspoonfuls.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-12
Used Instead Of Bonbon.

Used Instead Of eonbons.
Large raisins seeded and stuffed with
minced walnuts make nice sweet to
serve instead of honbons at the end Of
dinner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
HURT FIRST DAY
He WENT TO WORK
Lynchburg Man Sent to Memo
rial After Failing From
Scaffold.

The desire to secure a foothold in
Richmond. that he might bring his fam
lily here and establish a home. nearly
cost James IL. Kirby. forty-three years
old, painter. of LynchburG. his life
yesterday afternoon, shortly before )
o'clock. when he fell about twenty
feet from a scanolding built about a
house undergoing repairs at Main ana
ADAMS Streets.
Kirby came 10 Richmond Thursday
and Yesterday was his FIRST days work
in this city. He had secured a position
with X. l. Peters decorator. and en-
tered upon his duties yesterday morn
ing His days work was nearly fin
ished when he lost his balance and fell
from the structure upon which he was
standing.
Fellow work men picked up the uncon-
scloAs man from the ground and the
city ambulance was summoned He
was taken 10 the Memorial Hospital
where II was said last night that his
condition was serious. though 1t was
| thought that he would recover
Examination OF Kirby's injuries dis
closed badly iacerated scalp. com
pound fracture of the left leg and nu-
merous bruises and cuts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
JOSEPH FARMER
KILLS HIM SELF
Placed Muzzle of Shotgun Near
Breast and Moved Trigger
With Stick.

Brooding over the fact that he was
out of employment and remembering
that his son, Edward L, Farmer. of
stop 81 the Seven Pines Road. had
made an attempt on his life, Joseph
Lee Farmer. ffty-t three years old of
lil6 North Twenty third street, com
mitted suicide yesterday morning by
shooting himself through the left lung
with shotgun. The deed was care
fully planned Farmer placed the gun
between his feet, with the muzzie
resting against his breast. he set off
the trigger with stick. and the whole
load entered his left lung, near the
heart. lie died instantly.
Heard Shot in street.
c. y. Telvey. of 1925 North Twenty
third e..eet. who was passing the
house at the time, heard the shot,
and entered the house after knocking
and receiving no response. He found
Farmer lying In the middle of the
floor Of the parlor. dead and blood
gushing from large wound in his
left side. He notified an outsider. and
asked him for help. The latter noti-
fed the First Police Station and
Mounted Officer Ryan was sent to the
house. The officer called Coroner Tay-
Tor. who examined the body and saw
that II was clear case of suicide.
Farmer had been alone in the house
since breakfast. Part of the morning
he spent III reading IA newspaper. CON
tanning an account of the suicide of
Lieutenant Brilliant in New York.
That was evidently the last thing he
read. for the paper was folded down
at the page on which the account ap-
peared. and his reading glasses were
placed on top OF ii.
Farmers son, 1t is said, attempted
to commit suicide while temporarily
insane The latters condition is said
to he still serious.
Three sons and one daughter survive
Farmer-Thomas B., w. W.. Edward
and Miss Frances Z. Farmer. The body
was turned over to Undertaken Bill
ups. and the funeral will be held at
1880 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the East End Baptist Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
BECK CONDEMNS
MORE BUILDINGS
Occupants of Two Three-Story
Structures on Broad Street
Ordered to Move.

Building Inspector II. p Beck YES
terday condemned two three-story
brick store buildings on the north side
of Broad Street, ordering families liv-
ing on the upper floors to vacate AT
once and the occupants of the main
floors to make arrangements to get out
as soon as possible The stores arc
East Broad Street. occupied by j. T.
Coso% : paint shop, the building being
owned by DR.. e. y. Labenburg. and
2O6 East Broao Street. occupied bv
connell * Miller as a saloon. owned
by }. Bear. In each instance people
living over the stores will move ont
at once The Cosby building will be
rebuilt entirely. Architects have been
engaged 10 see whether the store oc-
cupied by Connell & Miller cannot be
renovated by taking off the old style
gable roof which is sagging. and by
putting in a new main front
Another old landmark will disappear
next week. under orders of the Build
ing Inspector. when workmen remove
the frame store occupied by George B.
Bull & Brother. at the southwest cor
ner OF Sixth and Marshall Streets. on
/ posite the Sixth Street Market. The
building has been condemned and will
be vacated on Monday. Mr. Bull NOV.
! Ing into the market temporarily
For some days Mr.. Beck has had his
eye on the old fire engine house and
| once building In Washington Square
The fire company has moved out. and
as soon as the city offices in South
! richmond can move TO the Leader
! building. the old building will come
down. H. indeed II does not fall before
II can be removed. Those who remem.
! Der the room in which the old Man.
chester Council sat. and the grea,
| crowds which attended the annexation
! Henates thee. will be glad to know
mat the old trap. tottering even then
IS soon 10 oe removed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
CAMP SITE IN TENNESSEE
Government May Send Virginia Troops
TO Tullahoma

Local militiamen are much interest
cd in the proposal II the War Depart
ment 10 purchase acreage at Tulla-
homa, Tenn, for the purpose OF hold
Ing encampments OF the army and the
National Guard on alternate years. in
some quarters it IS believed that this
means in future the Virginia militia
will go TO the Tennessee location for
the instruction camps while others
think Il viii be reserved for tho use
OF the National Guard oy Tennessee,
Kentucky Georgia and Alabama. leay-
Ing Virginia ~ The Eastern division.
4 total OF 5000 acres Of Land has
been offered to the department at Tui
lahoma, but Il Is pointed out that while
mis- would be enough FOR practice
range, IL would not be nearly sun
oient for msnoeuvres 70 Il s. now
proposed 10 buy $4,000 acres more at
e cost Of s4$I,50c
Chickamarga a tavoritc camping
ground in the past. vas considered. but
the Investigators decided in favor OF
Tullahorna one of tho reasons being
that the necessary ground around
Chickanauga would cos, not less than
$1,000. coo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
RAILROAD FARE
FREE TO BUYERS
Chamber Directs Plan Which
Will Bring Southern Dealers
to Richmond.

An extra force of clerks is now bus
ny At work In the office of Traffic Man
2Ser Goodman, of the Chamber OF
Commerce. mailing out circulars to
1920 merchants in this state. Georgia
and the Carolinas. telling them OF the
new plan whereby they may visit the
CITY, make their purchases and save al
least half Of their travelling expenses,
according to the amount OF purchases
made Heretofore a similar plan has
son. but recently 1t has been made OPP
eTatiVe during the whole year
Prospective buyers may come TO tho
city at any time. and II t.ttlr pur-
lected list of wholesale and johb!ng
houses. their fun fare VIII be refunded.
on purchases totaling $3.50. half tho
chants pay their way, ana after buy
Ing their goods get the rebate whto
the amount OF purchases and the
names OF Arms are, presented a, the
Commerce in the Mutual Building.
The Chamber OF Commerce circulars
sail The attention OF merchants TO the
fact that It Is not necessary 10 90
further North for their goods, even
though the freight ana passenger rates
were the same. Richmond can supply
the goods wanted at a cheaper freight
rate. and with no charge for personal
transportation 1t is. therefore, ar.
gued that merchants from the South
need not Incur the additional expense
o. buying in Northern markets when
the class Of goods 10 be obtained here
!! as good as that to be obtained in
sew YORK. Baltimore and Philadelphia.
"n slie they come here for nothing. be-
sides having the advantage OF the
shorter haul and consequently a much
lower freight rate.
When the year-round scheme was
hrst put before the chamber there was
some doubt as to It's success Now.
however the promoters feel assured
mat II VIII become one OF the great
advertising factors for the city. Though
The circulars will not be in general
circulation for several DAYS. merchants
are already taking ADVANTAGE OF the
scheme. Manufacturers and jobbeis
who were, not at FIRST placed on the
liSt are daily coming to realize tho
advantage Of the plan. so large deal
ers arc hrtng addeA everv dav
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
BIG STATION IN VIRGINIA
Horses for United States Army 10 he
Trimmed Mt Front Royal.

All that remains before the army
remount station property. near Front
Royal, Va. becames the property OF
the United States is that the Attorney
general pass upon the deeds he
money is in hand 70 pay for the land,
which consists of about $500 acres.
Only about $4,000 is available for
improvements this year and this will
he spent for a high fence. which will
keep all animals within bounds. and
for a veterinary hospital. Captain c.
n Conrad. Jr., Of the cavalry branch.
is In charge OF the station.
There are now 225 horses at the sta :
tion between the ages OF three and
sevs- wears. The plan is to buy the
horses while very young and give them
special training to 1T them for army
money can no saved. by this course.
There are three such stations in the
country. The Front Royal institution
is to cover al the states east of the
Mississippi River. save Illinois and Mis-
sisSippi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
BUSINESS FOLK
REGRET DELAYS
Work on New Post-Office Prac.
tically at Standstill Till
Granite Arrives.

General disappointment has been ex
pressed in business circles over tho
announcement that the government
nao granted the contractors an en-
tension of six month in which to com
plete the new post Office. This means
that the building at Main and Tenth
streets VIII not be ready for occu
pancy before June l. 1912. and whiIe
other delays are not Improbable II is
claimed that no additional DAYS of
grace will be necessary. Everybody
of late mas noticed that work for
some reason has been practically aban-
doned. The big derricks are idle.
there is no activity about the struc-
ture. and it looked as if some big
holiday was being observed
Haswell r. Williams, chief engineer
for J. Henry Miller Qnc.). the con.
tractor. said yesterday that every
thing was being held up through the
failure of subcontractor to deliver
granite from the quarries at Butter
worth.
Granted Voluntarily.
The extension of time to Mr.. Miller
was voluntarily granted by the gov
eminent said Mr.. Williams, ana we
are waiting here now, anxious to pro-
coed with the work but unable TO
make any Roadway because we can't
get the stone. The fact that a num-
Der of changes, or rather additions in
the shape of betterments. have been
approved, was responsible for more
time being allowed. These additions
come in the shape OF interior Improve
ments in the court rooms especially.
and will cost about $4,000. The labor
question had nothing to do with it,"
Mr.. ,illiams said that nothing
could be done until the roof had been
put on, and that there could be no
roof until the stone work was COM
plcted. One stonesetter was on the
job yesterday--a solitary figure. who
appeared like the lone guard around
deserted village. Mr.. Williams ad-
mittcd that twelve stonesetters should
have been at work. but they had no
stone to set Up to yesterday only
one car load had been received from
Butterworth this week. Three settlers
can put up a carload n day, which
gives some idea of things.
No prediction was offered as to
when the stone work would he COM
pleted. In granting additional time
to the contractor the government will
be forced 10 renew it's lease on its
temporary quarters at Seventh and
Franklin Streets. and while this in
Itself is a small matter. business peo-
pie have expressed much regret that
the pos office will not return to its
old stand by the end OF the present
year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
ROEBUCK' NERVE
is RIGHT THERE
boy Playwright Coming Back to
Produce Real Farce
Comedy.

George E. Roebuck. the youthful,
playwright. who leaped into local
lame last year when he produced a
play from his own pen a the Academy
oil Music is preparing to again en-
tertain his admirers with a further
effort this fall.
This time he has woven comedy.
which ne pronounces will be "excru-
c!atngly funny" about politics. love.
woman's suffrage. races and other
lively matters which absorb the TWEEN
tleth century mind. HE Thought He
Owned the Town" will be the subject
OF the young authors newest produc-
ton.
Roebuck. who expects to achieve a
name winch will rank with AIDE. Cohan
or Blaney. is spending the summer at
Norton. putting the finishing touches
on his new concoction.
He does not know on what dale ma
vii visit Richmond TO stage He
Thought He Owned the Town" but
1t is likely that 1t will he the latter
part Of September or some time in
October.
Il am sure" Roebuck has written
friends in this city, that will find
the same hearty welcome in Richmond
as rendered me on the night Beatrice
of the Cumberlands' made its debut
My new play Will be as funny as
they come. -ou can laugh and you
can feel sorry for the hero. all at the
same time. Here is the fix he is in:
six members Of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Club own him. will
leave the rest to you to figure out. 1t
is bad enough to belong to one woman
but when six become interested in n
man ii Is about time he was throw
ing up the sponge. But everything
comes out all right"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
FRANK SHORTELl
EAGER FOR DEATH
Picked Up for Vagrancy, He
Tries to Kill Himself in
Second Station.

FRANK Shortell, young white man
twenty-five years of age, was re-
leased from the City Jail last Monday
and last night. when he was locked
up in the Second Police Station on. a
charge of vagrancy and begging in
the street, he attempted to end all his
troubles in this vale OF tears by means
OF his shirt. one end OF which he fast
ened to the top of his cell and the
other around his neck He had Just
previously expressed n preferment for
the electric chair to the City jail.
and as he was not charged with a
crime which would give him a chance
at the little seat which is the go
between for this world and the next
he tried his shirt as II means OF exit
into eternity. But the shirt was weak
perhaps from long use, and just as
Bicycle Policeman Samuels rushed to
the cell upon hearing sounds of chok-
ing and gasplng. the shirt divided in
the middle, and Shortell fell on top of
his steel-ribbed bunk. He was not
injured. He suffered only few
spasms in regaining his breath and
composure. There was not even
marx around S neck. But piece of
his shirt was st'll around his throat
and the other portion suspended from
bar In the roof of the cell.
Shortell was arrested at Seventh and
Broad Streets by Policeman Goode on
q charge OF vaErancy. He approached
the officer who was dressed in plain
clothes. thinking, he said later, that
Goode was his brother-in-law, and
asked for a loan. Goode showed his
badge and told Shortell he was under
arrest Shortell offered profuse apol-
oGv and attempted volume of en-
planrtion Neither apology nor ex-
PLANTATION had avail. and then Shortel
took 10 his heels. But Goode was bet
ter in the race, and Frank was caught
He was terribly disguised. Life APP
peared hopeless. and when they put
him away his said that he would
rather go to the electric chair than
spend andother day in jail.
Only hair diNdes the false and
the true. and 1t was only wellworn
shirt which divided life and death for
Prank Shortell. M nen he was seen
later. though. he did not appear to
be sorry that the shirt divided at the
proper time, And the officers. too, ex-
pressed some relief. for II Is not we'll
for q man to die in a police station.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
GRAND JURY NOT
READY TO REPORT
Still Probing Into Cause Which
Led to Ruin of Colored
Bank.

Continuing Its examination of con-
ditions which led up to the ruin of
the True Reformers' Bank. the special
grand jury called to make due in
curry heard several new witnesses
yesterday, and adjourned at o'clock
to 10 o'clock Monday morning. 1t Is
probable that the investigation Will
require several days more, and 1t may
be late next week before the results
are known.
Among tho witnesses summoned yes
terday wero Colonel Joseph Button.
state Commissioner of Insurance. and
Richard +. Byrd. Speaker OF the House
of delegates. j. n. Brenaman. deputy
commissioner. also appeared. as vol :
unteer witness to aid Colonel Button
in explaining details in certain
transaction. Mr. Byrd was likewise
called on to explain details OF IA
transaction IN which he is said to
have appeared as counsel for the de-
partment
Work Kept Secret.
Exactly what transpires in the grand
jury room no one outside OF the jurors
and tho witnesses knows. The Jurors
may not speak of the results OF their
inquiries until investigation is com
pleted Witnesses are also required
TO keep their counsel until due report
be held in contempt OF court. So ru-
NOR as TO what n grand jury may
do OF Is expected to do is generally
rumor only. based on gucsswork.
II goes without saying, however
that the special grand jury IS taking
every pains TO fasten blame for the
ruin of the bank on those believed to
be responsible for the disaster which
affected SO many. and 1T Is regarded
as probable that other indictments
Will be returned.
The main losers by the disaster
were the poor colored people. many of
whom lost the savings OF a lifetime
when the bank was made insolvent
The Grand Fountain OF the Order Of
True Reformers. OF which the banking
institution was part. was also
heavy loser. The populations are he
lieved to have extended over q period
OF fourteen or fifteen years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
DOCK STILL CLOSED
City Attorneys ONCE Preparing IA
pers for Corporation Commission.


pers for Corporation Commission.
No progress has been made toward
opening the Richmond dock to travel
Although the Corporation Commission
has directed that ii be maintained as
en- open waterway, the owners. thu
bondholders OF the William X. Trigg
Company. have. allowed it TO stay
closed for nearly a.. month for re-
pairs. which have not yet begun,
though II is stated that the lumber
for patching the gates has been or
dered
At the City Attorneys once it was
admitted that Acting City Attorney
George Wayne Anderson was preparing
papers for application to the Cor
poration Commission in the matter, but
no steps have rs vet been taken.
Meanwhile an active campaign is be-
ing waSed by real estate agents in
an effort to induce the city TO buy
for large sum the property which
the owners are required by law to
maintain and operate, but which they
have closed practically in defiance of
the order OF the Corporation Com
mission
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
OFFICERS WANTED
War Department Urges Civilians
Enter the Scr Ilce.

The War Department Is still send
Ing out its call for help from the ranks
positions. West Point does not begin
10 turn out enough men for the army.
and the way is now clear for any
young man of good health and educa-
ton 10 take the examination for "A
commission as second lieutenant
preference Is given first to enlisted
men of the army. but only thirteen or
these presented themse elves for examf-
nation this year. Next come graduates
OF the Military academy who have
been in civil life. and these number
nine a this time. Third are the honor
graduates of private schools at which
retired officers are stationed for mill
tary instruction. but these presented
only ten. should al of the thirty two
in these combined classes get through.
mere VIII remain 200 vacancies to be
hlled from men in civilian life
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Former Governor Montague to speak
MT LNnchhurE Nc1t Snturdny.

The following new appointments for
public speaking were announced yes
terday from the headquarters of the
Virginia Democratic League:
William =. Iones-Danville, Monday.
August 81 (nighD
Carter Glass-Shipman. Nelson coun-
ty. Saturday. August : Oh 4. Nj; Lu-
ray. Page county. Monday. August 81.
y. f Thomas-Mathews Courthouse
Saturday. August 90
y. J. Monta gue-Lynchburg Satur-
day. August 10
I. J. Downing-Goochland Court
house. Monday, August IA
]. 5. Barron-William sburg. Monday.
August IA.