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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-03

cooked IN q variety of tempting
ways. boiled. saute. curried. fried or
baked. 1t is quite new in favor
and Is a refreshing change.
The tuber or bulb of the dahlia
has been for some little time q
favorite new vegetable. These
bulbs are singularly delicious and
may also be eaten either cooked or
raw. For salad, sliced raw. they
are very tasty, and cooked they fur.
nish q novel and delectable dish.
They may be treated in q variety of
ways. but a very palatable receipt
is that Of cutting the bulbs in cubes
after washing and peeling and plao-
ing them In frying pan with tho
bottom covered thinly with olive
oil. The cubes are kept constantly
moving ior about twenty-five min
utes. when a small quantity Of curry
powder and little salt are added
and we'll blended into the mass.
they are then dfshed and served
with y garnish of watercress.
Tho hcllyhock IL one Of tho
9owers that serves for both raw and
cooked dishes. It Is of the mallow
family aud has "cheeses." as the
seed cups are called when young.
These cheeses are very rich and
nutty IL flavor and may be eaten
raw IS q salad or cooked and eaten
with butter or cream sauce.
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The hollyhock Is q native OF
China and has always been used
more or less as q food there.
The flowers Of the hollyhock are
used for salads and they are filed
with natural beneficial salts. One
may make a salad Of the tender
leaves, the seed buds and the petals
Of this flower.
To make q hollyhock salad gather
the newly blown flowers and a
number of the small seed cups
which children call cheeses. Strip
the petals from the flowers and ar
range them on a plate with the in
side part Of the seed cups scattered
over them and serve with q French
dressing.
The flowers are dried in tho Orr.
ent and make a very palatable food
In Winter. as the favor is particu.
larry delicious. when the dried
petals are moistened by chewing.
The black or deep purple flowers
are used as q cure for sore threats,
coughs ana also Tor whooping
cough.
Marisolds make q very pungent
and tempting flower salad. The
petals are pulled from the stems
and chopped with faxed nuts and
dressed with any favorite form of
dressing. One with honey in it II
particularly good.
To make this salad select the
largest magnolias and mash them,
Then strip OF the deep gold petals
and chop or pull to pieces. To q
cupful OF these petals add half a
cupful Of chopped or faxed nuts Of
any kind to mix well together.
Place In tho centre Of a salad dish
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Suddenly-What was that7 Santa
Maria what was that7
Duchessa's little white face. framed
In the portisres. stared At him Capt..
tano jumped to his feet, and the is.
tie face disappeared
She belonged to him. 20 why should
he run after herr He belonged 10 her.
SO why should she run away from rim2
Ana still she ran. ran ~ Il TO- nee
life through the halls ana corridor4
upstairs and downstairs, her little :sse
pAttefing on the marble, and after hef
the sabre came clanging. close behind
her. very close behind her
And then II happsnedi They hardly
knew how themselves. She gave 4
little cry and stumbled. Madonna.
she cried. Madonna! Madonna,'. He
held her In his arms close against his
bosom
'.Piccolina. darling! Cara, cartnaa
Why did you run awayr
"Guidols
Carissina. you are trembling like q
little bird"
Guido mio!"
7 love you Oh. how I do love your.
7 love you. too" Capitano boveA
his head-Piccola raised hers.
"Gu'do" "Elenar
II You go to the Church OF Gesu ana
enter AAdonna's little chapel Won MI
see the ruby necklace. It II nrett,.,
neck. :
II that necklace had not been.. So.
CaDitano's little wife.
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and garnish the edge with tho
whole flowers. which makes a beau
tiful show.
For the honey dressing use two
parts olive oil, one part lemon juice
and one part clear strained honey.
Beat we'll together and add at tho
last the stiffly whipped white of an
egg. Salt to taste. II this Is too
sweet use less honey.
When one eats ones first mari
gold salad one may be a little doubt.
full as to whether one really likes II
or not. But even II one really dis
likes the flavor. one will invariably
learn to like It very much and
crave the dish. There is q very
delicious sweet after-taste about the
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eTHEy had just been married.
lie was q captain In tho kings
bodyguard. who s.o"d sis feet
four In his nisn military boots. sortJ'
years old. with . cut OF q sabre across
his left cheek. which gaze nm IS iierIe
appearance. .yis complexion was serk
like shat OF most Italians. I-d alto
gether he was a man yoa could .aeE
around to look at. a man you felt ger
haps like running awsy f,om.
She was the youngest daughter o. a
duchess. :uct out OF theconvent. Her
experiences went no further than tia
roses on the convent wall and tho
Nsa1s .; her rosary (which the nuns
had Taught her to count every morning
and evening with = prayer for each
bead. She knew little French. knew
how to emoroider aitarcioths. more
bsa: tiful than those At Santa Maria
Aaggiore, which are mervallous. a.
evsry ono knows She was small, slen-
der and graceful-a young girl who
would look twice. young girl who
would run after
They had Just been married. It IL
~, anee to be married and not know your
wife. hut II IS stranger SIN to be mar
ned ana not to know your husband. The
ehurSh bells had just ceased pealing. the
ruests were stiil at the feast. the candles
kad ros yet burned down. Until they
net at the altar, these two had only met
once before In their lives. She belonged
10 him, % why should she run after him
Ge oslonsed rs her. 50 why should she
su.a away from htmf
Thcy had just been married and now
AYoye away together In his ancestral car
rage with the prancing horses to his m
ceetral castle 1t E.aacat. where they
we're 20 spend their Honeymoon. It grew
dark and the cold began to creep In
1hrough tho carriage windows. 20 Capt.
tAno drew his cloak tightly about him
ead the Duohess's youngest daughter
ahivsesd inside her furA She was sittiug
n the right corner and he IN the left. ~
Ear away from one another ~ possible.
Strangely enough. they were both think.
S1g Of the same thing. their nrSe and
only meeting. and stiu they were moi
thinkanS Of che same meeting.
The DucheeSe brother also was an ofn-
eer Of the King's guard. and the ehum Of
Capitsnc. II happened At the opera
They wee standing together In the or
e.eAtra looking at people In the boxes ~
NAY GAns ~ the brother intsrsstsa tn
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Capit.no carelessly.
"Ecc"la. at last! There she Isl Look.
Guido she Is the one on the left"
Cap!tano slowly turned his opers
"where?" he asked. THE tall one
II pinkT
mo, \ piccola. small one In white"
A piccola in white, q little nymph
eyes and the face Of child! Capt.
tano did not care for children. He
should have been far better pleased
with the tall girl in pink. He shruE-
ged his broad shoulders and looked
toward another box.
Aer?
II am honored." he answered calmly
"very much charmed indeed"
What did 1t matter whether she be
pink or white. tall or short? He hal
enjoyed life for forty years. Now IT
ranged everything. He did not need ia
move q finger. A nod. signifying that
she would do a. well as anybody
that was all. He smiled cynically.
Observation-Disclosures!
Now It was done. The honeymoon was
the worst part Of II. but the ancestral
castle was large. and the girl small He
could kill time hunting. And then they
would return to Rome. The ancestral
palace on the Corso was big enough to
hold q reEiment-and a bambino like her.
why, she would simply disappear there
and be forgotten.
Capitano opened his eyes for . moment
and looked at the piccola In white. sit
ting In the corner opposite She seemed
to grow smaller and smaller as he looked
at her. She squeezed herself ~ Tar Into
the corner ~ possible. What . baby
she looked!
The ride seemed endless. II those
fools in the castle did not Aave dinner
ready. hot and stesming and everything
in order. Ne would know the reason why.
He was used to seeing everybody jump
and crawl At his will II somebody did
not, he would always know the reason
why.
The little duchessa's thoughts were
busy with the other meeting. the only
one she knew. She had not seen him a
the opera At all. and knew nothing OF his
thoughts. She was thinking OF the after
noon In the campagna, when they heard
hoofbeats, just A. their carriage ap-
preached Ponte Molle, and she saw q
cloud Of dust as two officers cantered by
Look. Elena: look-that . the cap
tain"
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less halls and corridors and at last they
stood IN the ancestral salon. which wal
Illuminated by few wax candles.
Certainly. signor."
Capitano struck his heels together a
he bowed like a perfect courtier. Then
he kissed the tips Of her fingers ~ for
mally as II 1t had been tho hand Of q
peared behind the portiere and Piccola
sat alone in the dark salon.
How dismal. cold and damp 1t looked.
She almost disappeared in one of the
it smelled! She jumped up and looked
around with beating heart. Was no.
the curtain moving? What was the dark
thing crawling there? She fed in terror
through the many dark rooms and end
less corridors.
''Oh. sabina! Il It you? l was look
ing for my room. ] am 30 tired-so
tired-oh. SO tired"
Capitano was sitting in his fifteenth
esae far IN soknx
1t was not coy in the library. In one
corner was a large desk. covered with
on one OF one q
and a bottle OF Chiand. Capitano
poured out glass OF the red wine and
threw away his cigar to light a fresh one:
had quite forgotten the little duchessa-
The honeymoon dragged along. Capt.
fano shot everything in the surrounding
forests. Duchessa wandered about among
the trees OF the park and ran through
the corridors OF the castle. a poor little
white Piccola. afraid Of her own shadow.
They met only at dinner.
7 hope everything pieases you. Ouch
Yes. thank you; am quite satisfied. =
IF there In anything you wish'-
There II nothing At all, Signor Capt.
tano."
One day Duchessa did something thai
was very wicked. She scoIded Madonna.
Nadre mia have you no heart? / am
going to die or 30 insane! Send me bach
TO the convent and the nuns. Oh. blessed
Virgin the necklace II yours II you win
help met"
One day she even threatened. which Il
Tar more wicked.
II am not going to give you the neck
lace Win give you nothing ak an. Du
you heAr-nothing at ALL"
PiccoIa was about to become q picco-
Tins. 90 little and white she looked and
such big eyes with dark shadows unde--
meath
N4-4nI-enWn- - - 1rnnEnaGf
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Dishes
Which May
Be Made
!. With
FLOWERS, and
Holu to Pre-
pare Them

SONS OF the alfalfa and the dande'
lion.
Dendelion flowers have often been
eaten as salad with the leaves.
but OF late it has become ? comnOn
thing. They are one OF the sreat'
est OF Spring tonics. The essence
of the plant 10 concentrated IN the
flower. 1t makes one Of the best
Of all flower salads and ono OF the
greatest things for the liver ana
Kidneys, ore Of natures chief medt'
cines. Ono should gather the
flowers early IN the mornics be-
fore the insects visit them. The
whole flower may DO used or one
may pluck out the petals. but almost
every atom Of the dandelion plant
Is good to eat. root, foliage. flowers
flower stem. petals. all Il 10 r..
plete with curative and constructive
properties and one need not b IN
Ky In discarding any part OF It
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ITO wear your bouquet and then
eat 1t may seem rather .
strange proceeding to the
unini.iated, but that Is Just what
many OF the most advanced house
keepers are now doing.
The eating Of flowers has become
more popular than the wearing OF
them.
Though new to US. the idea Is old
In the Orient. for the Chinese and
Jaoanese have eaten flowers and
Hover bulbs for centuries. WI Ting
fang. recent Chinese Minister to this
country. was among the FIRST to give
as the knowledge of this charming
custom. So satisfactory were
towers found 10 b. as , food that
the idea has spread far aud wide.
Flower eating Is mostly confined
20 tho form OF salads. as the del
icacy OF the aroma is destr Dyed by
Gre. and % really ENJOY the nectar
cf the blossoms one must take them
uucooked.
But the tubere and roots OF some
lowers may b. cooked and make
mos. tempting dishes. For exam.
pl's. there Is the smsll .aher o. the
tiherous nasturtium. which Is very
delicious either cooked or raw. snd
his n spicy favor somewhat like a
rsdish. The small tulbs may he
eaten served like radishes Sr
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had quite forgotten his PiccolA in white.
WELL" he said, 'the road Is rough.
We must soon be there. I hope you are
not hurt, Duchessa-"
Piccola moved her lips, but no words
came.
"Ecco." said the captain. II thought
50. We are there. Here are the people.
Look after tho torches. Matteo. Giovan-
nj, take care OF the horses and the
trunks. Are you ready. Duchessa? Mind
the step: let me assist you. please"
Thus Capitano and Her Grace entered
the ancestral castle near Frascati. The
torches on both sides threw ghostly shad.
ows around them and from the courtyard
below came the noise Of the paving Of
the impatient horses.
The castle was an immense. rough nh.
the biggest and ugiiest Piccola had ever
them
She belonged to him, so why abo,,a
run after her? He belonged to her ~
now could she run away from him,
1ney mad dinner il the large han, =,
the centre OF the floor stood a i.r-.
square table. covered with ancestral AZ
yer, china and crystal, Nlumina.ed ~ - ;.
ancestral chandeliers. The porrr.J,. .a 10
the ancestors looked down upon th.,,
from the century-old walls A $780,.
IA the ancestral livery stood mot.onIe.s
Denind each of their chairs; othervise
"oS uotuiuS Out SlaQOwS In the ir,.
mense ROOM He sat at one end Of -.
table and she at the other.
Soufse after course was served with
long intervals. Piccola in white
cienched her little hands beneath h.,
linen napkin. In the convent the youne
girls and the nuns used to chat xaily
now coy 1t was in the convent Tho
little duchessa's lips trembled.
I hope you are not too tired
duchessa-'
NO. thank you"
Are you satisfied with your maid,
have given my orders from Rome"
Yes. thank you. Everything il per.
feet"
III there II anything you do not IKE
i thank you, S,gnor capitano-
Were all their meals to be like thisa
CApitano ate much. PiccoIA in white
next to nothing. She played with hel
fork, picked UP her spoon and laid l,
down again. clenched her hands and
opened them again under her napkin
-Oh. Madonna mia, The ruby neck.
lace II yours. II ron win help me.
Csnlfeno la4 h1a hiaa fbraagh -
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lively nothing left for Capitano to shoot.
The woods were empty. not . rabbit, not
a squirrel. not a bird, nor even = field
mouse. He went back to his ancestral
castle. his gun still loaded, mopipg like
an overgrown boy.
"Diavolo! Diavolo:' he growled.
might seven thousand dark brown devils
put an end to this cursed honeymoon"
Piccola was walking in the garden,
trying to pick the big yellow roses At the
top of the wall. She might have reached
them had she been only one inch taller.
She was standing on the tips OF her toes,
raising her slender arms far above her
head. but the roses were just one inch
beyond her reach. How annoying! She
would have liked 30 much to pick the
big yellow roses. which were just IKE
those in the convent
She tried once more-lost her balance
and fell backward into the arms Of tbs
surprised capitano.
PiccolA gazed into the dark. SCARED
face with the strong chin. CapitAno
looked at the pale cheeks, the tremb-
ling lips. the big scared eyes ana the
dark hair that covered his huntink
coat He held her In his arms She
He held her nrmly. He was strong,
fearfuliy strong. and she was weak. fear
fully weak
"Madonna"
Then something strang happened,
and 1t happened before any Of them
knew. capitano bent down his DARK
face and kissed the trembling lips
That night duchessa wandered ~
usual through the endless corridors,
but 1t was not quite as usual. She
tried to hnd-what did she try to and I
Perhaps she did not even know her
self
capitano had bowed politely. Al
usual. and left her. She had fed to her
usual refuge In the big red armchair.
Oh. how musty it smeIled tonight
IheI she ned. up and run through
the corridors. down one stair and mp
another. She peeped through open
doors into dark rooms. Where was
he? Where could he be7 She had
never been in this part Of the castle
before and she was afraid. Her little
feet tripped across the marble floors
She was 80 little ana 20 pAle. almost
. little ghost
Capitano was sitting 1T his desk.
writing rapidly. The pen rushed across
the paper. He stopped. struck the de *
with his INST ana c1aimsds- SD1syoleu
fhADAxnna41o&1~- -
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(Which one OF them? The one ON the
right!"
NO the ono on the left. on the big
black horse"
How does he look. mama mia?"
As they turned sharply at the bridge
she saw q glimpse OF = dark face with
an ugly scar across the cheek.
"Oh. Madonna"
Elena, be careful! They might hear
you. l am ashamed Of you child, He
Is q very handsome man. they say
Your brother'-
"Oh. Madonna!"
Drive straight home" the duches.
said to the coachman. II you can't con-
troll yourself. you had better 20 back to
padre"
"Oh. Madonnavs
II shall do it tonight
Picccla In white stared straight before
her. 1t was rather dark inside the old
carriage. Capitano's gigantic figure
looked threatening in the darkness. The
light from the carriage lamps fell across
his race with the ugly scar. the bristling
moustache. tho heavy eyebrows and firm
chin. It was all she could do to keep
from screaming with fear. How awful
1t would be II she screamed. It was night
the dark figure. terribly afraid.
Then 1t was that the little Duchess
happened to remember the necklace. Ma
donna would help her. she knew that
and in return she would give her the
~uby necklace. Madonna had many beau
tiful necklaces. but none half AZ preciou,
rs that Oh. II she would only help hel
in this her hour Of distress.
Our blessed Lady," Piccola prayed
save me from what I fear. I know no,
what am afraid OF. but save me. Yor
remember the ruby necklace. the like OF
which II not to be found in all Rome.
will give 1t to you. beautiful. divine. 9ov.
Ing mother. Next time como to Rome
win hang 1t around your neck in thu
Church Of Gesu. And I will light ter
lires' candles At each OF your affairs II
Rome. Blessed Virgin. take pity on me
oh. do take pity on poor little met"
Tears streAmed down the little Ouch
essa's cheeks. and she cienched her little
hands and tried to hold back her sobs
Suddenly the carriage was bumped vio
lensiy, and she was thrown against thu
eapitano. He woke up and murmured:
what = this7 Oh. eambnal" III
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flowers that is most likable.
What can be imagined more poetic
In the way OF food than q pansy
salad? It Is q most beautiful dish
to look at as we'll as to taste. It il
excellent also from a health point
Of view. for the pansy Is q very
wholesome herb. The flavor IL
slightly like that OF wintergreen.
Both foliage and flowers are used.
A very rich and succulent salad
is made from our beautiful white
water lilies. The petals are pulled
from the flower head and chopped.
They are usually combined with
grated nuts such as almonds or
pignolias. and q salad dressing used
with honey and oil. as described
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Pooling Uncle San,
4 DREssNAKER !,

a DREsSNAKER had cent her ..rv.,.
% POST letter. and was ANXIOUS.
~ awaiting her return.
Osd you Post my letter an r1Sht.
Nary she asked. ~ the maid :. al
work entered.
On yeA m4'am! replied May. hold.
ing penny out 10 her mistress.
What r this forr' again asked %
fair empioysr. Il gave II to you Tor :
stamp
"A didn't have 70 use II, ma'am- PCT
tbo letter IN the box WhAn nobody wAo
- aeexletaaAs f1a1Anneest -.
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above. In It. A single perfect
water lily blossom may be placed
in the centre Of the dish OF salad -
it comes to table.
The blossoms Of all ornamental
Towering beans mako excellent ma
terial for salads. The scarlet rum
ners. the wistaria bean Of China
and the hyacinth bean are all com
mon to our gardens, and make .
very beautiful aud snowy salad.
They are sometimes mixed WITH mas.
turtium flowers and served On nas-
turtium leaves with pecan nuts
Among the flowers outside the
garden limits there are two that are
now commonly used for making
horal salads and these are tho bios
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-10
Choice Of Epithets.

Be more economical in the use of
your mother tongue. Apply your terms
Of praise with precision; use epithets
with some degree of judgment and
fitness. Do not waste your best and
highest words upon inferior objects,
and find that when you have met with
something which Is superlatively
great and good, the terms by which
you would distinguish it have all been
thrown away upon inferior things
that you are bankrupt in expression.
If thing Is simply good. say so: if
pretty, say so; If very pretty, say so;
II grand, say so; if sublime, say so:
if fine, say SO; If very fine, say so; If
magnificent, say so; if splendid, say
So These words all have different
meanings and you may say them all
of as many different subjects and not
use the word perfect" once. That is
a very large word.-Timothy Titcomb.
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In preparing eggplant press it unller

In preparing eggplant press it un,ier
water instead of just sailing. as is GUS
tomary. This prevents the vegetable
from turning black and keeps it much
crisper.
Tomatoes cannot be cooked in a
hurry. If you cannot give them at
least an hour, preferably two, do with
out them for that time. They will
taste raw and offend the palate of one
who knows how they should taste.
Never use sand soap on a porcelain
surer way to ruin the enamel. What's
the use of soap? 1t means only extra
work, and here is always the coal oil
rag, which is better
Lamp chimneys can be quickly
cleaned by holding the hand over one
end and putting the other end over the
spout of simmering teakettle. Rub
at once with smooth cloth or tissue
paper.
Mahogany and other hard woods
can be kept in good condition by WHIP
ing off with a channels skin wrung
from cold water and Immediately pol
fishing with a dry piece Of chamots.
In making a boiled icing the secret
of success lies In taking of exactly
at the right moment. A better test
than spinning a heavy thread is to
drop some of the syrup into cold wa
ter, and when it adheres to the bot
tom Of glass when pulled up 1t must
be taken of at once.