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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
GOOD FRUIT SALADS
TWO VARIETIES WELL KNOWN
AND DESERvEDLY POPULAR.
Sweet or Sour Preparation at the
Service of Different Tastes-Cne
Recipe That Has Been Highly
Thought OF.

There are two varieties OF trult
salad-one prepared like the ordinary
green salad, with a dressing of oil and
vinegar; the other a sweet macedolne
or a medley of fruits, dressed with
sugar or a sweet sauce. Inc hrsI
salad is more or less of an anomaly,
as sweet fruit does not naturally
harmonic with oil and vinegar, while
an acid fruit hardly needs vinegar to
make it more acid, but rather some
sugar to make it agreeable eating. AS
a rule, the best fruits to serve IN tnls
way are those that are neither very
sour nor very sweet-for example, the
apple, as served in the familiar wal
.dorf salad, or bananas, which are de-
'licious with nuts and white grapes,
spread with mayonnaise and served
on celery tips Or lettuce. The arls-
tocrat among salad fruits in this Or
der is the avocado pear, which is
neither sour nor sweet, but delight
fully mellow. Grapefruit and oranges,
though often used in this nay, are
really better with a sugary sweet
dressing, and as for pineapples and
strawberries, they are atrocities in
salad form, although some people
must like them, since recipes for such
salads have found their way into mag
azines and cookbooks.
White grapes and nuts are often
used together as garnishes to salads
or used by themselves as salad,
served on a bed of lettuce. The nuts
may be stuffed into the grapes after
the seeds have been removed from
the latter
A housewife whose sweet salads are
much appreciated by her guests gives
the following recipe: For five or six
people have ready two medium sized
tart apples, two large peeled oranges,
a quarter of a pound of Malaga
grapes, one banana, half cupful of
English walnuts, half a cupful OF
sugar, the Juice of lemon, one ia
blespoonful of Jamaica rum and
pinch of salt Cut the apples, after
peeling, into chunks and sprinkle
them with the lemon Juice. Divide
the lobes of the two oranges with
oihdu pISCSo, ISJSCtIuS "hilO illhOi
skin. Cut the bananas into slices.
Seed the grapes, and after mixing
the fruit stir in the salt and sugar.
Let them stand on ice until the wal
nuts are shelled and the meats cut
into small pieces Let the salad"
stand about half an hour so that the
fruits will become thoroughly mixed.
The fruits may vary in quantity at
different times, one kind of favor pre-
dominating. A small pineapple, when
easy to obtain, can be shredded and
mixed with the other fruits. A few
canned cherries add to the flavor and
give a pink tint to the whole
Fruit salads are especially attrac-
tive when served in fruit cups.
Baskets made from grapefruit and
oranges are often used in this way
and there is a fancy now to candy
the orange baskets. so that both the
cup and its contents may be eaten.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

ond story. There was a woman lying
upon the bed. She appeared quite
feeble and had recently given birth to
a child.
who lives here?" inquired
She answered, Patrick O'Rafferty."
What is his business?"
"a cab driver"
did your husband come to his din
ner?"
NO, he has not been here since he
left this morning"
l then said, My good woman, l am
a government officer, and am here to
search your house for concealed
arms"
You can search as much as you
please, but you will find nothing Of the
kind in this house"
l cast my eyes about and saw that
| was in a home that seemed destitute
of the common comforts of life. l
stepped into an unfinished adjoin-
ing room and swung open the door Of
a small dark closet. There were only
a few articles of clothing hanging
upon the wall. Feeling about in the
hope Of discovering something, |
CHANGED to put my hand on pair Of
Attukapas pants that were damp
about the waist.
My suspicion was aroused a little
then, and considerably more so since
l was informed by Mrs. O'Rafferty
that there had not been a man in the
house since early morning. She
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Anhaa.MadA PniiSh

To make the best silver cleaner and
polisher known, take bottle of an
monia as sold in most grocery stores
and to this add two ounces of whiting
and just few drops Of oxalic acid.
This same polish is so cheap when
homemade that the housewife will
not find it too expensive to use it in
polishing all of the cutlery and also
the brass doorknob or any other
bright metal filings about the house.
Apropos to the silver cleaning ques-
ton one might add that when it is
kept we'll wrapped in chamois the nat
ural tarnish produced by exposure
will be held off indefinitely. Of
course. this applies more to the cut
lery, for the larger pieces, such as tea
sets and so forth, are most always
kept out for ornament as we'll as use.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

this part Of the program, 1t was final
ly concluded that priest should be
sent for and that he was to meet the
prisoner in room in the custom
house There was a number of large
wardrobes, or armoires as they were
called in New Orleans, in the room.
These were used for storing books.
Some of them were removed from
one, giving room for man to enter.
When the good father and O'Rafferty
came and took seat near this
armoire, they surely did not notice
that its door was just little ajar.
Father M soon came out of the
room. There was an expression of
sadness upon his face, but he said
nothing that could throw any light
upon the robbery; yet it was quite ap-
parent that something unusual had
happened. Something had, and l now
possessed the clue l needed.
1t was dark when I arrived at the
corner of White and Clio streets and
knocked at the front door of small
dwelling house, which was soon
opened by mfddle-aged man. 1 in
formed him that l was government
officer and that l had come there to
arrest both him and his wife and
seize their house, which would be
forfeited to the government. 1 told
him that O'Rafferty had confessed
everything. He now turned to his
wife and exclaimed in an excited man
fol .
You see the bad business your brother
has got us into?"
where's the money!" l demanded.
It's under the house, and l will
bring it to you
BE lively about It," said in a com
handing tone. He now went into the
kitchen where he raised a small trap
in the floor. Reaching down, he pulled
out corn sack. Hastily examining
it's contents l found it contained about
$6,50R in paper money. / demanded
the Keys Of his house and they were
handed to me. The bigger the bluff
the greater the scare, l thought |
took the man and his wife to the First
district police station where thev
were locked up together In a comfort
able room. A messenger was at once
dispatched to bring Father M.
When found he was at the house on
the corner Of White and Clio streets
endeavoring to arouse the occupants.
He came Immediately to the police
station, and acquainted him with the
fact that portion of the money had
whose possession it had been found
were in custody. He was unquestion-
ably much surprised by this arrest 1t
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

found that Sir Lauchlan had dragged
some of his guns to the slope over.
hanging Tobermory and had the gal
leon covered
Pay for what you take, or fire on
you," was his ultimatum. The Span
iards came to terms.
Sir Lachlan wanted some of the
Spaniards' es-of-eight in exchange
for his sheep, beeves, spars from his
woodlands, and fresh water for the
ships casks. But he wanted more. The
clans MacIan and Macdonald were his
enemies. He saw among the Spanish
soldiers arms to crush them. Let part
of the payment be in money said he,
the rest in a loan of Spaniards to fight
the MacIan and Mcdonald clans.
This seemed fair to the Spaniards.
AS they laid in their supplies and re-
paired their spars and rigging, Sir
Lachlan led a detachment of Spanish
marines against the rival clans. They
laid waste the islands of Rum, Gamma,
Eigg, and Muck and the shore of the
mainland at Ardamurchan, then be-
sieged Mingary castle, on the Sound of
Null.
The siege was still on when word
came to the Spaniards to rejoin their
ship, as she was ready for sea. Sir
Lauchlan demurred. The Spanish
pieces-of-eight had not been paid The
Spaniards could not be prevented from
returning to their ship. But Sir LAUGH
Ian held three of their officers as hos
tages-pledges Of their good faith IN
til the money was paid.
The Spanish commander was
smooth-tongued and full Of promises
but did not pay. Sir Lauchlan put
these promises to test. He sent one
of his men, Donald Glas, aboard the
galleon for the money. The canny
Scotch leader had guessed right. Don
aid Glas had no sooner reached the
ship than he was seized and impris-
oned below decks.
That night the Spaniards, abandon
ing their three hostages held by Sir
Lauchlan, made ready to put to sea-
AS the day broke Donald Glas, in SEN
timent or cruelty, or both, was
brought on deck and told to look upon
his home for the last time The
Scotchman was overcome with emo
ton at sight of the loch, the sea, the
Highlands. He begged to be taken
back to his cell, that he might see no
more.
The Spaniards weighed anchor. The
Highlanders on shore saw the wind
just beginning to fill their sails when
the end came--an awful humiliation.
Donald Glas had found that his cell
was near the powder magazine. In
the night he had laid train Of powder
from one to the other. Now he fired
the magazine.
When the column of fame and de-
bris and the clouds of smoke had
cleared away Sir Lauchlan saw bla-
zing, dismemhered hulk drift little
while toward the sea. then sink, COM
plete loss.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Seal Relic of Antiquity

portance is frequently given 1t is
relic of antiquity, and no plausible
excuse can be invented for continuing
its use.
Some OF the more progressive states
have practically abolished its use by
legislation. which deprives it of any
technical legal Significance. In others
however. 1t is still used With all SORT
ousnesa and soleuiaity. and an almost
magical Falua - slyea "a i By d|gnf
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Mock ANGEL Fond

One cupful of sugar, 1 Y tablespoon
fuls of shortening, one-half cupful of
milk, one heaping cupful of flour, two
tablespoonfuls of baking powder. Stir
all together, then put the whites of
two eggs into bowl and beat until
stiff. Then gently fold the whites into
the batter; do not stir them In. Add
a teaspoonful of vanilla. This is an
original recipe, and II correctly made
it will be hard to distinguish it from
the real angel food cake. But be care
full not to stir the whites of the eggs
into the cake, but fold them in care.
fully.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

ly conscientious. He refused to make
a charge. Consequently | took the
responsibility of holding the prisoner
and locking him in 6 cell where he
was not allowed to converse with any
outsider
After a few days of confinement he
appeared quite down-hearted and
begged to be permitted to see his wife.
The meeting between the husband
and wife at their home was quite at
fecting, yet there was no development
that would suggest guilt. l now de
termined to give O'Rafferty a little
jolt for the purpose of frightening
him into a confession.
In the corridor, at little distance
from his cell, person inquired;
What are they going to do with
O'Rafferty?" In as earnest manner
as | could command l answered that
he was to be hung on the following
morning at nine o'clock, by order of
the commanding general. O'Rafferty,
of course, heard the conversation that
was intended for his ears.
There was at this time prevailing
fear among many that General Butler
was liable to hang almost anyone. Ny
ruse had its effect, as O'Rafferty now
began to sob and groan. | stepped in
side his cell and made an effort to
console him. assuring him that | was
very sorry, but that nothing could
be done to help him unless he would
give up the money.
He was a Catholic and begged that
he might see a priest. | thought he
wanted to make confession, and
went at once to the custom house to
consult Major -, and CHANGED to
meet the postmaster, who was Gen
eral Buffers brotler-in-law. When |
explained the situation and the posi-
bility of a confession, he said it would
do no good to let him confess to a
priest, who would divulge nothing that
was told him, and suggested Major
Farr, chaplain of Connecticut regi-
ment. Don't try to fool Catholic,
said, "but let us secure real
priest"
Upon my agreeing to take charge Of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
DISH PAN THAT Is NOVELTY
ingenious Device That Keeps Dishes
and Cutlery Separate and
Standing Upright.

A dish pan that serves thSdouble
purpose of a receptacle In which to
wash dishes and one in which to
keep them has been designed by
California woman. In the bottom OF
the pan, in the center. is a ring-ltke
ahutment. Along one side are top
and bottom curved bends in which
knives, forks and spoons can be stood
upright and kept separate from the
other contents of the pan. With tae
ring in the center, dishes are stood up
around the sides, which makes them
easier to wash and does away with
the necessity of the washer having her
hands always immersed in the hot,
soapy water. Furthermore, the inven-
ton takes the place of a cupboard IN
families where only few dishes ere
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
HulIed Corn In Cream,

Rinse one pint hulled corn comes
in small packages), then drain; put in
double boiler; add 1 4 cups milk; start
cooking over fire at first, then stand in
lower boiler where it may cook for
one hour slowly over hot water. Twen-
ty minutes before serving mix IL
tablespoons cornstarch in two table
spoons milk, add to hot corn. leave
cover partly off. season with salt and
pepper to taste. add one tablespoon
butter and stir occasionally until mtg.
turs = smooth and thick, "a '''''
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

stared at me as though trying to COM
prehend the situation.
Not wishing to worry her with any
further explanation 1 excused myself
as best could and left the house. AS
keen and discerning as l might have
been l could not for the life of me I'M
derstand the reason why the woman
should attempt to deceive me unless
she had some object. The moisture
about the waist Of the pants was to
my mind unmistakable evidence of a
man in the house only short time
before. Why did the woman deny it?
l ascertained that O'Rafferty's usual
stand was on the levee not far from
the custom house and l directed the
driver to take me there at once. On
arriving at the designated spot 1 was
fortunate in finding O'Rafferty at his
usual stand.
l sprang out Of the conveyance in
which l was riding and stepping
briskly up to him, l boldly charged
him with stealing the leather bag. AS
my eyes met his l knew my man.
Nothing short of proof to the contrary
could have cleared him had l been
his Judge.
His statement differed materially
from the one made by his wife. On
questioning him he said he had been
at home in the middle of the day. Had
fed his horse, cooked his own dinner
and waited upon himself. Talked with
his wife and changed his pants. He
could give no reason why he made the
change, except that he did so. He
stoutly denied carrying the paymaster
and swore by all the saints in Chris
tendon that he hadn't carried a pas
senger on that day.
l could not bulge him in the least;
the more l crowded him the keener
was his denial He deeply resented
the charge l had made and braced up
to me in a spirit of defiance. He was
Irish sure enough. Being tinctured
considerably with the same blood my
self. and with the United States gov
eminent at my back, l had the ad-
vantage of him. Yet he might have
downed me had 1t not been for the
pants. This discovery as simple as it
was doomed up as matter of great
Importance. arrested him and locked
him up in the First district station.
was confident he was the thief, but
when he was brought into the pres
ence of the paymaster l was almost
knocked off my base when the major
was unable to recognize the prisoner,
besides which he had the amazing
stupidity to admit it in his presence.
He was evidently one of the negative.
wabbly sort, and may have been over
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Cakemaker's Hint,

When it is necessary to make sew
eral cakes at once, save yourself the
tiresome beating of the batter by put
ting the required ingredients in their
usual order into small ice-cream
freezer. A few minutes of turning the
crank results in the fine, smooth bat
ter necessary for successful cake.
This is great improvement over
beating with spoon after the old
fashion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Keeping Up Appearances

Mrs Finletter and her husband had
just moved into a SIS seven-room
house. The first Sunday morning
there, as Mr. Ffnletter sat with his
enormous newspaper on his little
porch, and all the neighbors on both
sides Of the street sat with their news
papers on their little porches, Mrs.
Finletter suddenly came to the front
door and shouted at her husband in a
loud, vexed tone:
Hillary Finletter, will you or will
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

Eugene Higgins, at dinner IN New
York, was questioned by young lady
about the bathnet of his yacht Va
runa.
ct Is a simple contrivance," said
Mr.. Higgins. Il let it down into the
sea, and that enables my guests and
myself to battle 1t is a simple con-
trivance, but the newspapers of late
have made me prate so much about it
that, really, l seem like Mrs. F1nlet-
ter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Bean Scum

Three-quarters pound Lima beans,
three quarts water; bring to boiling
point, then add kitchen bouquet, one
carrot, and one-half can tomatoes.
Boil slowly for four hours, adding wa
ter If needed. When done take one
tablespoonful flour, butter size of one
egg, boil up, and add to soup; season
with salt and pepper and serve. 1t
is greatly improved by slicing three
frankfurt sausages thin and adding to
soup just before serving.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
IhirtY-Minute Mlncemeat.

Half cup of chopped meat, piece
of suet the size of an egg, minced:
half cup of currants, one cup of seed
ed raisins, a piece of citron the size
of a walnut. cut small; two large ap-
pies, peeled and chopped; a pinch of
salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
half teaspoonful Of cloves, powdered;
half cup of sugar, one-third cup of
weak vinegar Mix al the ingredients
we'll together and put into porcelain.
lined kettle, Set over the Gre and
sinamAr ssr 40 miautss, s'S
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Fcononv Puddipo

Half-pound of rice, one pint of milk,
half-pound of sugar, some preserve.
Boil the rice in water till nearly soft,
then add the milk and boil again, STIR
ring it all the time; add the sugar
Dip blancmange molds in water, fill
with rice; when hard turn on to fiat
dish. Eat with preserve of any kind,
sugar and cream or custard. This Is
simple, and very attractive to chill
dren.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Honeycomb Cream.

Boil up one quart of milk then stir
in one ounce of castor sugar, the
yolks of three eggs beaten till light,
and dissolve in this half ounce of best
gelatine; beat it all up well together,
Just at the last stir in the stif11y
whipped whites of the eggs as lightly
as possible, pour it into mold rinsed
out in cold water and leave it till
set, when you turn out, and serve
with stewed fruits and JAM
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

champagne is nearly fat, and you
know how soon a dish of terrapin gets
cold!'
"Finletter tossed down the comic
dazed smile.
What are you kidding me- for? he
asked, as he looked at the rump steak
and potatoes on the dining table
It's not you, Hilary, I'm kidding
said his wife. It's the neighbours -
St Louis Globe Democrat
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Vegetable Pie

Ten ounces of potatoes, eight ounces
of carrots, two of onions, two of butter,
one of -four, one pint of water, half a
head of celery paste. Cut the vege-
tables into small pieces and stew them
in a pan with water till tender. Place
them in pie dish with the butter,
dredge with the flour, season with salt
and pepper. Cover with pastry and
bake for one-half hour in moderate
0Vnn
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Quickly Made Puff Paste,

Chop up six ounces of butter and
mix with eight ounces of flour;
sprinkle in quarter saltspoonful salt
and the Juice of quarter of a lemon;
mix into a stiff paste with cold wa
ter; flour the board and rolling-pin,
and roll out the paste four times. Puff
pastry should be made and left in a
cold place for. an hour or two before
using, and should be baked in a very
hot oven.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27

A wise Philadelphia judge closely
scrutinized the signature and after
carefully listening to the arguments
of lawyers decided that at the end of
the signature there was an extra
scroll or flourish made with the pen
with which the signature was made
and that this was sufficient in law to
constitute a seal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
fed judges that ls little less than

fed judges that ls little less than
ridiculous.
man died years ago leaving part
of his estate to another to enjoy while
he lived, with the privilege or davis
ing it at his death to others wLcm he
might select by a writing under his
hand and SEAL. A writing was exe
cuted SO devising the property, lat 1t
was contested by others claiming
the property upon the tecaAtcal
ground that tb5 paper contained ne
seal after the signature. and the de-
YIss was ttsgasars void,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Dropped Scenes.

One cupful of flour, one-half tea
spoonful of soda, one-fourth teaspoon
full of cream tartar, one egg, one tea
spoonful of sugar. Add sufficient but
termilk to make a thick batter, beat
we'll and drop a spoonful on a creased
griddle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Converts.

Dave, aged five, who lived in mod
ern household, was taken to the zoo.
He watched the camels long and care
estly as they munched huge punches
of grass. and then turned to his
mother
Mother" he remarked. wouldn't
Prof Fletcher be pleased Ii he could
see them ehewing all day ?"~~Youth's
Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-01-27
Spanish Baked Beans.

Two cups of navy beans, which have
been boiled well. Then add a small
piece of bacon, one large onion, one
half can of tomatoes, two tablespoons
of either sugar or molasses, then sea-
son with pinch of cayenne pepper
and salt to taste. Cut bacon and onion
fine, then put in baking dish and bake
for one hour.