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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

telegraph is used and in each state Uncle Sam
has a salaried state agent who devotes his
whole time to travelling over his state and Sizing
up the situation, sending in his conclusion by
telegraph but taking the precaution to write his
messages in a secret code or cipher SO that no
person, not even the telegraph operators who han
die them, could catch their meaning and thereby
gain a hint as to what might be expected in a
forthcoming crop report.
1t Is at the crop reporting headquarters at
Washington that this scheme of keeping watch
OF the maturing cotton crop involves a task that
taxes human endurance. To convey an idea of
it's magnitude it is only necessary to explain that
during the cotton growing season the statisticians
are in correspondence with more than sixty thous-
and public and private ginneries and upward Of
fifteen thousand bankers. merchants and others
who are in a position to form opinions on the cot
ton yield. The advices from all these volunteer
intelligence officers are looked up as received
at Washington and kept closely guarded until the
day appointed for preparing the monthly report.
Then the body of experts known as the Crop Re-
porting Board is locked in a room and, taking all
the accumulated information, goes over 1t and
prepares a general summary that embodies their
fndfngs-the average as it were, of all the re-
ports received from every quarter. Conditions may
vary greatly in different parts OF the country but
the general report will give the people of the ma,
ton a birds eye view of the whole situation in a
broad sense. 1t is this report which at the ap-
pointed hour is made public and inside of a few
minutes is flashed to all parts OF the country and
to foreign parts.
AEARAaAE&AAAAEA MISREPRESENTATION
Throw out the mail sack ordered the man
with the rifle.
Il reached down and flung the sack into the
road.
/" Better throw out the Wells-Fargo box. too,
l guess he added.
Il kicked over the treasure box as ordered.
That's ALL said the man, CURLY. Drive on,
II touched up the team and we went bowling
merrily down the canyon. There was not a word
spoken for a full ten minutes. Then the young
woman, turning to me, said, guilelessly:
THAT looked like a mighty lonesome place to
hcve a postofice!'-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
French Dishes.

!
So deeply rooted and grounded are
We in the belief that French cookery
is the sine qua non of that art that
the impression fingers after the fact
has been demonstrated that though
France knows much, she does not
know all. Mark Twain, who appreci-
ated a good dinner and had also the
courage of his convictions, wrote in
his pleasing way, of the ordinary din
ner, served as it is in Europe by the
French cook:
THE European dinner is better than
the European breakfast, but it has in
feriorities; it does not satisfy" We
must admit, however, that the French
have distanced US in matters of econ
omy. They look with dismay upon
the huge roasts and steaks which are
found on many American tables.
Onion Soup With Eggs and Cream.
This is a delicious soup. Take six
white onions, cut fine, and fried q
light brown in a tablespoonful of but
ter. Then add a quart of boiling
water and one pint of milk, season
with a t~easpoonful of salt and a dash
OF pepper, a pinch of mace and a tea
spoonful of sugar. Cook slowly for an
hour n strain; then beat -four eggs
to a foam. add a cupful of cream and
one tablespoonful of %cornstarch mixed
with a little cold water: cook for a
few minutes to remove the raw taste
OF the cornstarch, then add the eggs,
as the soup must not be boiled after
the eggs are added. as that will curdle
the soup.
Cream Fritters.
Take n quart of milk. one CUT of
sugar.. n tablespoonful of butter, a
half teaspoonful of salt, a cup of
blanched and chopped almonds, flavor
with orange. Scald the milk, add a
tablespoonful of cornstarch mixed
with a little cald milk. Add the sugar.
butter and salt and cook ten minutes.
Then add six w~ell-beaten eggs, spread
an inch thick in a buttered pan n
cool. When firm cut in strips an inch
vide and three inches long: roll care
tully in fine crumbs, dip in beaten egg
n fry in deep fat. Drain on paper
and serve hot.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Ieft-overs.


There is a prejudice in the minds oil
many people that anything warmed
over or served the second time is OBJ
jectionable. There are rare house
keepers who are able to make ends
meet and not have any waste. In plan.
ming the meals for a week ahead one
Is able to make dishes for breakfast
or supper from the leftover of the
day before. Vegetables of all kinds
may with careful handling be trans
formed into salads, creamed and
escalloped dishes; in fact, there are
numerous ways of serving them.
Meats, being u most expensive
food. must be bought and prepare
with care. The most expensive cuts
do not contain any more nutriment
than the cheaper ones By slow cook
ing and care in seasoning the cheaper
meats may be made most appetizine.
A nice way to use bits of leftover
chicken is to add it to cooked maca.
roni in layers. adding gravy or cream
for moisture, cover with buttered
crumbs and bake until the crumbs
are brown.
After a boiled dinner. a most de-
licious hash may be made which MANY
prefer to the boiled dinner itself.
Chop the corned beef, after freeing it
from all gristle, and add an equal
quantity of the cold vegetables-beet.
carrot, cabbage. turnip and potato.
Season with salt and pepper, add a lit.
tie water and cook slowly until brown
underneath Turn and fold on a Mat
ter. Garuish with parsley and serve
Luncheon Chicken.
Cook W tablespoonfuls of butter
with a slice of onion and a slice of
carrot cut in bits for five minutes.
add two tablespoonfuls of four and
n cup of chicken stock. Strain and
add a cup of cold cooked chicken. cut
In dice and well seasoned. Turn on q
buttered platter and sprinkle with
buttered crumbs. Make four nests.
and in each slip an egg; sprinkle with
crumbs and set in the oven until the
eggs are firm. This is a dish of nutri.
ment sufficient for a dinner.
FatherIand Loaf.
Butter a long, narrow tin and line
1t with mashed potatoes an inch thick
Fill with roast beef chopped coarselv.
seasoned with salt. onion. rice and
pepper and moistened with pravv
Cover with another layer of potato
n bake a halt hour. Turn u on a
not platter and CIT in slices to serve.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

oeeoing crop report until it reaches a climax in
ane case OF the November and December reports.
Inc department of agrie s,ture uses every posi-.
oe precaution to prevel. any hint of the con.
oents OF a report becoming public until noon on
the appointed day when the bulletin is given
simultaneously to every person who is waiting
!or II at the headquarters of the crop reporting
bureau In Washington. Then ensues a mad race
70 telephones and telegraph wires and a feverish
ngnt 10 be first to communicate the news to New
York and other cotton trading centers and to the
great cities of Europe. The regular newspaper
correspondents vie with one another in their ef-
forts to be first to get the cotton forecast ION
the wire" but even more strenuous than their ef-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Soups Without Meats.

soups without Meats
In these days of high prices we
must use every means to have a good
meal with a small expenditure. Sour
starts a meal we'll and there are
legion that may be prepared very
cheaply. The object of taking soup
at the beginning of a meal is to warm,
stimulate aud prepare the stomach for
the heavier meal that is to follow.
The clear beef soups are valuable only
as to warmth and stimulation. Cream
soups are a food, and are only served
when the dinner or meal to follow is
a light one.
Cream of Corn Soup.-Take a can
of corn. a quart of milk and a grated
onion; cook together until we'll heat
ed; add a binding Of a tablespoonful
of butter and flour cooked together,
and added to the soup. Season with
reheat and serve.
Potato soup is one that is most
appetizing. Use two or three potatoes,
cook until tender with a slice of
onion, put through a sieve, add a quart
OF milk and the binding of a table
spoonful of butter and -four; season
and serve.
Clear Tomato Soup.-Add a pint of
water to a quart of stewed tomatoes,
a slice of onion, salt, a sprig of eel
cry and a little red pepper and a bay
leaf. Cook two tab%lespoonfuls of but
ter with two tablespoonfuls of -four
and add to the soup; strain and serve
with croutons.
Moc Oyster Soup.-Scrape IL good
sized roots of the oyster plant or
satisfy, and throw them at once into
cold water. Cut in thin slices and
COOK until tender in boiling water.
Add a quart of milk, two teaspoon
luis OF salt, a few dashes of cayenne
and two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Searve in a tureen with oyster crack
erS.
Pea Soup.-Take a quart can of
peas, heat and put through a sieve:
add two teaspoonfuls of sugar, a pint
of milk and two ta~blespoonfuls of but
ter and w of -four cooked together
and added to bind. Cook until smooth,
season with salt and pepper and serve.
Spinach and asparagus make very
wholesome soups, also onion and cab
bage. Celery makes a soup of delicate
flavor and may be made of the parts
of the celery too coarse to serve in
other ways.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

g. NOW II happens that it is only the national
government that has the necessary facilities for
Aeeping tab upon the progress and DEVELOPMENT
= each years cotton crop. Cotton is raised in
70 many states and over SO wide an area that no
single firm or individual has the facilities for In.
forming himself Of the yield in all sections Of
the cotton belt"
Ano yet accurate advance Information as to
- state OF the maturing crop is of the almost
Importance to tens of thousands of American
citizens and other tens Of thousands Of people
over seas 1or. be II known, the whole world de-
penos largely upon America for It's cotton. The
BUSINESS. commercial and financial world likes to
nave 2 peep ahead with reference to any agricul.
t1iai crop In order to make plans accordingly.
on. IN the case OF cotton such foresight is espe-
ciaiiy vital. For. you understand, the condition
OF q crop as reflected in the countrywide govern
ment reports tells everybody whether there is to
De q good yield or a poor yield Of cotton and
THIS IN turn indicates to the grower whether he
VIII get a high price or a low price for his fuzzy
Wnite product. And as the forecast hints to the
manufacturer whether he will get his cotton
cheap or not, SO 1t signifies to him what he must
charge for the completed goods as it comes from
mills. And SO all down the line to the ultimate
consumer the cotton crop reports carry in their
hidden meaning q message Of low prices or high
prices.
AS the summer and autumn season advances in
terest grows more and more intense in each sue.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
(Z THS At V7E rs. CQl6
R602IyG 6ZH2Ew
A1nnlEH

order to help the officials
at Washington compile a
thoroughly accurate sys-
TENS of reports which, it
Is recognized, is to the in.
terest of all concerned.
To be sure most of these
correspondents who con-
tribute their mite to Uncle
Sans mine of informa.
ton on the growing cot
ton crop do not have to
devote much of their time
to the task. They merely
send a few lines to Wash
ington once each month,
each person giving his
frank opinion as to the
condition and prospects
Of the crop on his parti-
cular plantation or in his
immediate neighborhood.
Most of these reports are
sent by mail but under
certain circumstances the
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

forts are those of the representatives If the cot.
ton brokers and others trading On the stock mar.
kets. Almost every successive cotton report is.
sued by the government makes the price of cot.
ton go up or down according as it presages a
good or a poor crop Tor a crop that is different
IN any way from popular anticipation and the
broker VINO can get a 'tip' as to the contents of
the report even a few minutes ahead of his fel.
lows may be enabled to make thousands of dol.
lars.
An immense army of people scattered through
all the cotton-growing states cooperate with the
government In compiling it's cotton reports and
almost all OF them give their services free in
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
EHN.W E5nm .
MM AgPIA)

E MAY live without books
what is knowledge but
grieving?
We may live without ~hope-what is hope
but deceiving?
we may live without ~love-what is pas
sion but pining?
But Wnere is the man that can live with
out dining?
Owen Meredith.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

kM HERE Is a spot Of earth SUI
Es premely blest,
A dea.er. sweeter spot than all the rest;
Where shall hat land. that spot Of earth
be found?
Art thou a man? a patriot? look around.
Oh, thou shalt find howe'er thy footsteps
roam,
thy home.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
@|N~ - WF TEH
F I2aZAAAAA ~
AssA..L ANkSA&lS1sA

FIND earth not gray, but
- rosy,
HEAVIER not grim, but fair of hue.
Do / stoop. | pick a posy:
Do / stand and stare, all's blue.
Robert Browning.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Wa, QX AmdlI

~ u MAY live without poetry,
music and art:
We may live without conscience. and live
without heart;
We may live without friends; we may
live without books:
But civilized men cannot live without
cooks. Owen Meredith.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Iekk1A <1.eA.
BeheadinQ.

6~eheadin9.
Chinese officials have peer sccus.
toned TO methods which will make II
lard for the new railways over there
70 carry Out a policy of refusing
passes to ners5us of governmental in.
Washington Star
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
THE ClTY'S LIGHTING
Report from Mobile, Ala.-A Private
Company and Its Rates

The information which the citizens
committee is obtaining on the question
of light is encouraging. The cost OF
lighting at Jacksonville, Fla, has been
given publicity.
The report from Mobile, Ala, is
equally interesting. The plant is ope-
rated by a private company. The reply
to inquiry for official information is:
We pay $50 per annum per light for
all-night every night arc lamps, 90 am
peres at the arc.
Consumers rates are as follows :
from to $50 XIV. hours 7c per XIV. ;
L15I to 300 XIV hours &c per XIV; 3oI to
500 XIV hours SC per XIV; sol to 1000
XIV hours 4I-2c per XIV. Larger con-
sumers special contract,
In addition to license the electrle
company pays us franchise tax of Z
per cent of their gross receipts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
The SALOON ISSUE
An Election Ordered by the Police jury
to Be Held on Thursday, June Four.
Seven Jurors For and Six Against.

The Police Jury of Caddo Parish met
this morning in regular session. The
most important feature of the session
was the adoption of the ordinance pre-
sented by Mr.. Winter ordering an cleo
ton to be held on Thursday, June 4
In attendance were a number of citi-
zens not usually visible at the meetings
of the Police Jury,
Opposition to the adoption of the OF
dinance was urged by Juror Douglas,
while Juror Winter pleaded strongly in
its favor
By request, Hon. Frank J. Looney ad-
dressed the jurors. He pointed out the
necessity for delay as mark of respect
to the memory of Juror T. B. Moss re
Gently deceased, whose ward therefore
was not represented He pointed out
that the selection of the commissioners
and clerks of election were apparently
partisan, and he stated that petition
containing more than $500 signatures
was in the possession of Mr.. Hern-
don Sr., who was expected to arrive
from New Orleans this morning, but
was unavoidably detained. Mr.. Loonye
said he was not opposed to an election,
and believed i'll the rule of the majority,
but would advise delay.
On behalf of the prohibitionists Mr..
J. c. Foster urged delay, which was due
in fairness to the Eighth Ward, which
was not represented. He did not believe
it was fair to take advantage of an op-
portunity created by the death Of MIR
Moss
The same plea was presented force
fully by Mr.. Douglas.
In replying, Mr.. Winter stated that
whatever were the complaints by Mr..
Looney of apparent unfalrness IN the
selection Of commissioners and clerks
of the election could be remedied. There
was no man in Caddo he respected more
than Mr.. Moss. He was simply follow
ing the plan which had been adopted
when the prohibitionists ordered the
election more than two years ago.
On a call for the vote, the result was
as follows:
For the election-Wm Winter, W. T.
Crawforl, J. c, Mahlen, Geo. A. Pole
man, ]. F. Fisher, F. c. Nagle, B. B..
Smith,.
Against the election-R. I, Douglas,
w. w. Wynn, S. B. Burney, ]. NJ, Mil
Ter, A. J. Scott, ]. A. Sebastian-6,
The crowd dispersed and the jurors
resumed the business of the session as
calendared
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
FABIAN BOUVY
Is Applying for a Pardon-Murdcred
Fred S. Van Ingen on a Train.

New Orleans States April I2: The
killing Of Fred S. Van Ingen on a Tex
as and Pacific train near Plaquemine
about two years ago by Fabian Bonvy
was recalled Wednesday by the filing
with the Pardon Board of an applica-
ton for pardon of Rouyy, now serving
a sentence of nine years in the peniten
tiary for manslaughter The case was
of widespread interest at the time Of
the crime, and while the trial, the re
trial, were in progress. Van Ingen mar
ried Miss Rhorer, with whom Bouvy
had been infatuated On their wedding
day they left for New Orleans, where
Van Ingen was to have position in the
Boys High School. Bouvy boarded the
asme train. An encounter followed be
tween him and his rival, resulting in his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
sHERIFFs SALE.

No. 14.3z1-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Moses kaufman vs. Mrs. Rosa De-
Voc, ct al.
By virtue of writ of feri faclas to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish. Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit, / have seized and VIII
offer for sale at public auction, for cash
and according TO law, at the principal
front door of the court house OF Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal
hours for sales, on a
SATURDAY, MAY I3, 1911,
Lot one and four feet OF lot two lying
next TO and adjoining said lot one OF
block thirty EIGHT of the City OF Shreve-
port Caddo Parish, Louisiana, together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. Said property seized as be-
longing TO the said defendants and to
he sold for cash and according to law
to nav and satisfy the debt as specified
IN said writ, say in the sum Of nine hun
dred and sixty-one and $500 dollars,
with legal interest on each item on ac-
count filed herein from date OF its pay
ment as shown thereon, and all costs OF
.h;s e,,;t j. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-O Ofieio Auctioneer
Caucasian, April g, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened fair.
River: Denison OF; Arthur City SO,
a fall of OF; Lewis Ferry "a; White
Cliffs 68, rise Of Is; Fulton so, a rise
of OF; Ringo Crossing Is, a rise of 10;
Finley so, a fall of 90; Spring Bank
So, a fall of OF; Shreveport 10, fall
of Ia
Weather forecast: Unsettled with
showers and thunder storms tonight or
Friday; colder.
River forecast: A slight change OF
rise wi1f occur at Fulton during the next
4S hours, and the change will be unim-
.portant at Shreveport
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
IS RANSDELL COQUETTING
WITH SANDERS AND
F0STFR2
FOSTER

Monroe Independent Mr.. Ransdell is
sacrificing his opportunity while hesitat
ing and coquetting with the Sanders and
the Foster following, He knows. or
should know that the McEnery seat is
the logical one for him to aspire to,
and he knows or should know that i'll
the end the Sanders and the Foster fol
lowings will be one. He also knows or
should know that old familiar quotation
now automatic which runs to the effect
that "he who hesitates is lost
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
COsGROVE,s WEEKLY

1t is gratifying to the Caucasian to
note the steady progress of Cosgroves
Weetdy. It has reached the thirty-third
number of its first volume, and from its
increased size and attractive appearance
is evidenced that it IS receiving the sup
port which it deserves. Congrove's
Weekly is not only publication Of lit
erary merit, but it is filled with reliable
information and is an authority on poll
itics, State and National; besides, in its
"reminiscences there is offered entertain
ment which is pleasurable to those who
would recall some of the incidents of
the past and may be profitable for those
Of the present day Cosgrove's Weekly
is wished continued success and the full
est measure of prosperity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ROLL OSBORN, UNDERTAKEN
TIA Texas Street
Day and Night Phones 892
TYPEWRITER WILL INVALID
IN LOUISIANA.

New Orleans States April II: The
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company on
Wednesday afternoon filed petition i'll
the civil district court asking for privi-
leges as executor to file the will of the
late William Douglas Winston of New
Orleans, who deid in Phoenix, Ariz.,
April I, 1911 While the document is in
Geographic form, it is written on a type
writer, and consequently is invalid TN
der the laws of Louisiana. The bank
asks permission to have the will filed in
Colorado, where it was drawn, and a
copy later probated here. Charles E.
Merrewether and William D. Merre-
wether, both of New Orleans, are bene-
fciaries under the will to the extent of
$1,000 each.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
HAIL STORM
With Wind and Rain Experienced at
Baton Rouge


The Times Democrats Baton Rouge
correspondent states that Baton Rouge
was visited at daybreak Tuesday morn
ing by one of the most remarkable rain,
hail, wind and lightning storms in re
cent years. The storm began with a
downfall of hail ranging in size from
the common pea to the size of a pigeon
egg. The hail was so thick that the
ground was covered with the hail stones
and vegetation suffered. The high wind
blew limbs from trees, but no serious
damage was caused from this source.
Rain fell i'll torrents for several hours,
and the sections of the city and sur
rounding country lying in the lowlands
and between the hi1r lands were Sub
merged That portion of the city known
as Catfish Town, lying adjacent to the
river, was completely inundated, owing
to the drainage canal being inadequate
to remove the water from the cloudburst
here and in the higher sections of the
city. Lightning struck several places i'll
the city, but no damage worthy of men
ton was done and no loss of life sus-
tanned