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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
CAKE MAKING OF
ANTE-BELLUM DAYS
How Uncle John Went to Work Each Saturday Morn
ing in Virgiria-No Baking Powder or Soda

A FTER the finishing touches were
"a put on the bis Lady baltimore
TE / had JUST taken from my gas
range / placed 1t il the centre
of the dining room table, took Il seat
By the window and save IL sigh OF re-
Eci. It is such bunny, mysterious
cake that / always ieel / have turned
out a Jack Homer PIE, My mother
sat by the open fire and began talking
to me.
Let me tell you how your great
grandmother made cake"
"Oh, please do. and l shall put a
page in my recipe book Cake Making
in 1880 "
Your eat-grandmother. continued
my mother. was named Nancy Gregg.
She married Capt. James BOWles, Of
Albemarle County, Virginia. She had
little coal-blach maid by the name Of
Jane, and little COal-Dlack dog by
the name OF Trim, whose entire duty in
life seemed to be one continual rOmp
in and out among the rose bushes
which grew in prOiusiUn on Cirandma's
lawn. Every Saturday was cake-bak-
ing day, and there was never time
il that spacious, hOspitable home when
we were out Of cake.
ION this large. well-cultiVated Vir-
ginia estate Uncle John. a slave, was
known and respected as the cake
maker at the big house. The children
felt that he occupied u position second
only to Santa Claus. Larry Saturday
| morning Uncle John would arrive
from the quarters spick, span and
| spotless in a suit of white osnaburg.
| That was a cloth much heavier than
| Indian head and was manufactured in
| Maine for the use of the negroes of the
| South. His sleeves, We're short, his face
| clean shaver and cooks cap adorned
| his closely cropped head Aunt Min
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

troduced into an ingredient o. mix
ture.
Pans should be creased with a brush,
or piece of clean paper, which should
be at once burned. There are objec-
tons to brushes. for they ara diiIi-
cult to keep clean, but they are better
than pieces of paper torn from the last
grocer's package which has come in.
The pans should be creased lightly,
Just enough TO prevent sticking. and
then filled with the batter by pouring
II from the bowl, and all this should
be done as rapidly as possible Here
Is where delay costs.
The baking OF hro7d ~ cake should
be divided into th"cc parts; The cup
cake is going to bake thirty minutes.
During the first ten the cake should
rise: that is the heat of the oven should
be moderate, so that the mixture may
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
w ?
ARHEN eMccnlng. as much fnrniture

MAYHEM sweeping, as much furniture
HW as possible should be removed
w nom the room. The remainder
should be covered with coarse,
unblcached cotton cases, kept on hand
for this purpose Pictures, mantcls and
mirrors should be busted and then COW
cred with cases made Of the same ma
torial. While the sweeping Is being
done the doors should be closed and the
windows opened.
Mating should bo swept with a soft
cloth or brush. dad then gone over with
a damp cloth to remove the dust. Soap
must not lee used, "a 1t is likely TO dis
color the mating. Soilcd spots may be
removed by rubbing the mating with
n cloth, wrung out I'm hot watcr
Windows must be thoroughly busted
before washing, ana the dirt removed
from corners and crcVices with n wood
en- skeWer and piece of cloth. The
glass may then be washed in clear
warm water, containing a little am
monia. The washing cloth should be
damp rather than dripping wet. The
cloth should be rinsed frequently. The
windows must be dried with n clean
soft cloth and polished with paper.
TO clean cut glass. use soft brush
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

beaten and one-half cupful OF strained
honey. stir the two cupfuls of
pastry -four previously sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der and last stir in one-half
cupful Of finely chopped hlberts.
Let the mixture stand where It Is
very cold edo not freeze overnight.
When ready to bake roll the dough
very thin, cut into fancy shapes, brush
them over with the white of an egg
diluted with a toaspoonful of warm
water. Sprinkle the cakes with gran
ulatcd sugar and chopped nlberts.
brown.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
Chocolate Cake.

Melt two ounces OF chocolate in n
double boiler. Add to this the yollis
Of two eggs beaten with one-half of
a cupful of milk. stir carefully until
tho mixture forms IA soft paste; re-
move from the fire. add two table
spoonfuls Of butter. one cupful OF
pugar and one-half teaspoonful OF salt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

be evenly heated and evenly rise.
During the second ten minutes the
cake should rise and begin to brown;
and during the last brown evenly. set
tie a little and draw away from the
pan.
TO test when done, listen, for IL
should make but slight singing noise:
or press with the finger; if done, the
cake will rebound, and most cakes are
done when they shrink from the sides
of the pan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
smooth with knife dipped in hot
water.
Maple Suga. Cake.

Cream onc-half cCpf..l OF outer with
two cupfuls Of 1lsa: until well mixed.
Beat and stir N alternately one cup
ful Of mix and two and one-halr
cupfuis of four gifted With three tea
spoon:Gls Of ask!ng powder ana one
half teaspoonful OF salI. Then cut and
fold III the whites Of five eggs beaten
to a dry stiT froth. Bake In three
layers until done and put together
with maple filling made as follows:
Cne-half cupful Of water until II
OF fork. Beat the syrup into the
and dry. When the filing Is stiff
enough to spread put It between the
layers and on ,op of the cako.
Oatmeal Scenes.
To one cupful Of well-cooked oat-
meal porridge add one cupful OF milk,
teaspoonful of brown sugar and one
gether well. SIT two tcaspoonfuls of
baking powder with one cupful of flour,
and stir it into the mixture. adding
more -four as needed to make a dough
just stiff enough TO handle. Roll out
half an inch thick. cut with sharp
biscuit cutter and bake to a delica tC
brown on hot buttered griddle.
Oatmeal Cookies.
Mix together two cupfuls of sifted
-four, two Cupfuls Of oatmeal, one-half
pound of chopped raisins, one-half tea
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
Fours au Cafe.

Beat two eggs we'll and beat into
them one cupful OF cream, and then
one Cupful of sugar Mix ANA sift one
and one-duarter cups of flour vita ore
teaspoonful Of cream Of tartar and
one-quarter teaspoonful of salt. stir
this into the mixture and add one-half
tablespoonful Of hot water and one
half tcasrocnful OF vanilla. Bake in
large square jelly cake pans until done.
Cut in diamond-shaped pieces and put
each two pieces together with the fol
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

"A r a thmble party l saw an at
IA tractive working. II was made
~ Of a fancy silk ribbon, with the
usual siik-coyorcd circle for a
base. but ut the top the ribbon was
gathered tightly around wooden en-
broldery ring, thus leaving the top
open. The smaller ring OF the pair
was used as a cover, the ribbon being
gathered around IT at one edge and
then brought together in the centre
ana tied with u knot Of baby ribbon
Of harmonizing color, a little frill
stood no in the centre Of the cover
as n finish. ana a handle" as well,
while marrow ribbon was fastened at
each side Of the larger ring for con-
venience in carrylng.--L j.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

INSTEAD of wetting the broom it.
self when ready to sweep carpet,
pin or sew piece of old flannel
around the top Of the straw. Then
pour warm water on this cloth. The
water gradually runs down into thc
broom and keeps it Just damp cnou n
to lay the dust without wetting the
carpet. II. X. IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

A. ET a pull chain socket from
y your electrical supply house, for
~ the sum Of thirty-tVo cents, and
have it put in, in place Of tho
ordinary key switch socket in yocr
bedroom. Then one cord attached to
the chain viii he sufficient to turn
trouble adjusting this arrangement and
it vii, rot get out OF order very read
ily.-A :.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

" KEEP white apron Mt all times
y hanging in the bathroom Though
a we all use it, the head of the
house" is the one who pronounced II
. bully idea" Being a vigorous wash
er, he has been spared much brushing
and rubbing off of otherwise soapy
water spots,--Winifrcl Hubbard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

n TURNED my colander upside down
4 oyer the fish or meat sauteing in
4 an iron spider. The small holes al
low the steam to escape and still
prevent the grease from spattering.
When turning the fish, | take ii 10
one side and return it as quickly as
possible. Try til. NJ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

spoonful of salt Beat one cuDful OF
brown sugar to a cream with three-
quarters If a cupful Of shortening lone-
half butter and one-half lard. Add
two eggs we'll beaten. one-half tea
spoonful of vanilla and one-half cup
full OF hot water in which Is dissolved
one-half teaspoon full Of soda, Stir In
the dry ingredients and drop by big
spoonfus on the Toured bottom of in
verified pans on a cooky sheet. Bake
until deliCately Drowned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10
Oatmeal Cookies.

Mix together two cupfuls of sifted
flour, two Cupfuls Of oatmeal, one-half
pound of chopped raisins. one-half tea
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
OBJECT LESSON OF
BUREAU OF MINES
Will Hold National First Aid to the
Injured Field Meet at Pitts
burg in September.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--Mimic mine
explosions with dramatic realism will be
features OF the first national first aid
TO the injured field meet in Arsenal park.
Pittsburg. Pa. September Is. One side
OF the gallery In which the explosions will
be set off viii be covered with glass,
through which spectators may view the
mimic disasters.
The scenes Will be rendered more vivid
by tne presence of first aid crews from
the mines throughout the country and
the rescue men from the bureau of mines
and the American Red Cross. who viii
tended FIRST aid'' TO the "entonbed'
miners
Practically everything incident to the
mine explosion except actual injury or
loss OF life will he enacted
In arranging the meet the bureau of
mines has induced President Taft and
secretary OF the Interior Fisher to adj
dress the gathering Of miners. IL is estI-
mated that 5000 10 5000 miners are i'm :
Iured In the United States each year The
hrst aid teams are organized to render r
emergency treatment that will reduce the
number OF fatalities
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
TRYING TO CLEAR
WAY FOR EVIDENCE
Henwood IS Attorneys Figure Out Plan
to Overcome Objections Of
Trial Judge.

DENVER, Juno 2s.-Testimony by
which The defense hopes to show that the
bullet holes inflicted on the decedent
would not have caused death, nccessar-
ily. had internal hcmorrhages from d sew
cred fcmoral artery been checked when
physicians first took the case will be
offered tomorrow when the trial OF Frank
Henwood on the charge OF numbering
George Copeland is reached. This is eX-
pected to clear the way for testimony
by Ilenwood and Mrs. John w. Springer
as 10 threats made by $. l.. Won Publ.
which the defendant claims caused him
10 believe his life was In danger The
evidence has been excluded by the court
until the defendant establishes that Won
Publ was the aSgressor In the shooting
affray of May 2s, and that he committed
an overt act against Henwood at the time
the latter began shooting,
The defense contends a novert act by
Won Publ was shown in the testimony OF
Ernest Duchene and Joseph Hoster. bell
boys at the hotel where the shooting oc-
CURED. Should the court accept as SUI
ficent their statements, the defense Will
cndeavor 10 get before the jury evidence
as To incidents leading up to the quarrel
and threats made 10 Henwood and knowl-
edg.. of threats communicated to him by
Mrs. Springer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
JESUIT ORATOR IS
HEARDAT CATHEDRAL
Rev. Father P. J. 0'ReiIley of
Portland Talks at st.
Mary's.

A large congregation attended st
Marys cathedral last evening TO hear
the Rev. Father p. j. OReilley. S. j.
the distinguished Jesuit orator Of Port
land. deliver an eloquent sermon on the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Father O'Reilley is an able speaker and
made a strong impression. The fine
choir of the cathedral disbanded for the
summer yesterday al the close of the
high mass at IL o'clock. which was sung
by the Rev. Father Daniel Slatiery. The
choir sang Feast mass, with Mrs. J. T.
O Connor. Miss EugenIa Mercier, Miss
Alice Farrell, f. II. DALEY and Edmund
Conrad solosts. Miss Eugenia MercieI
sang the offertory solo, Ave Maria" by
johnson.
The Rt. Rev. Blsnop Soanlan celebrated
the 3 o'clock mass. Miss Cassandra
Wood. daughter Of Mrs. j. ID. Wood, sang
the offertory solo, ave Maria" by Luz
I'll Miss Wood has just returned from
Boston. where she studied at the New
England conservatory. She has q beau
tlful high soprano and sings with ease
and great expression.
The Very Rev Father Dennis Kiely
celebrated the s O'Clock mass, and Miss
Margaret Connelley was the soloist.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
SAYS SECRET WILL
NEVER BE KNOWN
engineer Claims Destruction of Maine
Is Complete; Greatest Force
From Inside.

TAMPA. Fla. June 95-"The secret .,
the destruction OF the battleship Maine
VIII never he known" said General ",
H r., BiXby. chief Of engineers in charge of
arrival here today from Havana ''
The destruction TO the vessel was such,
SAYS General BiXby and the deterioration
mas oeen go great that II will be impossi :
bic To tell whether the ship was blown
up from n force within or without. The
greatest force, however. was from the I'm :
SIDE. indicating that the forward magazine
lau eNplodcd. whether this was from q
sympathetic explosion caused by q tornedo
from the outside, may forever remain a
mystery.
General BiXby saws that unless the
fragment of torpedo is found there is
no way Of connecting some outside agency
WITH the blowing up of the vessel
we do not expect TO find auy huma n
remains. General BiNby said. "The
crews compartments have disappeared en- :
tirely'' ' ~ Nii
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
S0t0NS FACING
BUSY EVENING
Matters of Importance TO Come
Before City Council
Tonight.
KENNEDY CONTRACT
MAY CAUSE DEBATE
Seventh South Street Viaduct
Matter Also Is COM
ing Up.

AT ,onlght's session Of the city council
the municipal laws committee will recon-
mend that the application Of the salt
Lake & Los Angeles Railroad company
for a franchise to construct tracks for
an electrical road over number OF the
streets In the western part of the city
and a franchise to run It's electrical cars
over certain tracks of the Gtah Light &
Railway company be referred TO the com
mittee of the whole. The application
was referred 10 the municipal laws com
II must finally be threshed out by the
council as whole. and therefore de-
cidcd to recommend Its further refer
encc
Various members OF the council arc
against granting the franchise, unless
tho company is willing 10 permit certain
provisions. principal among which is the
matter Of the fare to and from Saltair
In discussing the matter, one OF tho
councilmen has declared that he will
fight the franchise to the end II the com
Ing % cents AS the round trip fare to
Saltair beach.
The First and Second South repair
matter also may come up again tonight
defeated by the abutting property own
ers and unless the extraordinary repair
clause is. resorted to. the streets will not
he repaired. However. the advisabllty
OF placing this extension on the cxtraor,
dluary repair list Is being discussed and
the property owners who have shus fai
yet be compelled 10 pay for 1t.
Contest Over Contract.
The contract with the James Kennedy
CONSTRUCTION company for sewer exten'
sion No. 2iS. which went over last Mon
day night, will probably cause q warn
! fight tonight. This extension include!
all streets not provided with sewers with
! In the district bounded by First NORTH
street West Temple and Ounce streets
Fourth North street and West Captto
and State streets. Some of the member:
| OF the city council are not satisfied Will
Kennedy Construction company In pas
| time and an effort will be made to take
this contract away from the company. /
| Is understood.
The Seventh South viaduct matter i
scheduled TO come before the council
again tonight. After the council recent
| ly decided to have the railroad companic
put yiaduct over Seventh South street
number Of property owners represented
by Judge w. N. King asked for hear
ing before the council. These desire
the viaduct TO go over Fifth South street
| This hearing was granted and they vii
| appear before the city council TO
night
Sign Ordinance UP,
Another matter 10 come up at to
| nights session is the proposed ordinance
prohibiting the placing OF ipflammabl
or combustible signs in front OF build
| ings and across streets. This ordinance
has gone over for several weeks and IL.
passage is looked for at tonights ses
sion.
| The recommendation of the finance
and salaries committee that the unex
pended balance of the park board ap
preparation be placed TO the credit o
he board will also be Gonside5edi Their
stitutonality of the new park law alst
comes into question.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
HUTCHINSON MOURNS
LOSS OF AUTOMOBILE
Bold Thief Gets Car From Gar
age by a Neat
Trick.

Through scheme OF simple but bold
design on the part OF one or more dclibcr-
ate thieves w. r. Hutchinson of iOb
Third avenue WAS relieved OF his five
passenger Cadillac automobile Saturday
night shortly after 10 o'clock The theft
was made i'm an ingenious manner after
Mr. Hutchinson had left tile machine AT
the Exchange garage on State street. and
did not become known until ) o'clock
yesterday afternoon. when he called 10
&C, The car. The police were at once a,,,,
notified and are securing the city
and Vicinity for the miscrcants.
MI Hutchinson drove TO tho garage
Saturday evening and LETT the Cadillac IN
charge OF attaches OF the firm, AS Is his
custom.
According to the story told at the ga.
rage, telephone message was received
man was at the other end OF the wire
who said This is Mr.. Hutchinson.
am Mt my office in the Atlas block and
am very busy. Please have one of your
mon bring the car over at once. He can
leave il In front of the building entrance
The unsuspectlng receiver OF the mes-
sage at once drove the car TO the Atlas
block, stopped the engine and left 1t at
the appointed place. No one was in
sight. but the thought Of trlckery OF
theft did not enter the chaUneurs MIND.
He returned to the garage on foot
Yesterday afternoon ut !; o'clock MIR.
Hutchinson walked into the Exchange
garage and asked for his car. Great was
his establishment UPON being nformec
been brought in since he ordered IL from
Ills office in the Atlas block the night
before.
The queries. explanations and investiga
tlon that followed revealed that the garage
chauffeur had been the dupe Of a trick
| and that the machine had been stolen
! Details were furnished the police de.
partment. and officers were at once Sent
| out to look for the lawleSS 10y rider oil
| his party. Al a late hour last night nc
| clew had been found. The authorities
| Of neighborine cities have been notified
| and II is thought that tho machine vii
| be recovered today II IS late mode
| OF the Cadillac make. is registered a!
No. 413, carries FIVE passengers and whcI
| left In front of the Atlas block was sup
piled with sufficient gasoline for fifty
| mile trip.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
N|NE- YEAR old BOY
SHOT THROUGH HAND
AssaiIant of the Youth Is Young
Man Whose Name Is
Unknown.

Donald Endicoti. a little son OF Laun
e. Endicott, was shot through the palm
of his left hand al 7:3O o'clock last even
ing He is not quito 9 years old and is
crippled In tho lower limbs. hut the man.
ncr In which he bore the pain while the
doctor was dressing the wound showed
that lie was not lacking in The quality
generally referred TO AS grit.
The boy was playing In the street at
the corner OF McClclland and Princeton
avenues, he SAYS. when young man with
a cat that was near the boy. The boy
says that he then pointed the gun at
him and shot him In the hand. after
which he went away. The palm OF the
boys hand was slightly powder burned.
as though the gun had been close TO him,
FIe called some other children and told
them that he was shot, after which he
went over 10 a ditch and was washing
the blood off his hand when frightened
ncighbors found him. He was taken into
nearby house. from where the police
ambulance was summoned
With Chauffeur Henry Potter at tho
steering wheel the ambulance made Il
record run and soon had the boy In The
emergency hospital where Or. r. w.
Ashley attended him, after which he was
taken home by his father. No bones
were broken and the wound is not a
serious one. although the bullet. which
seemed To be from a % 2-caiibcr gun. had
passed through his hand
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
ARMY PRISONERS
UNDER NEW RULES
Modern and Advanced Ideas Upon
Penology Introduced by Major
General Leonard Wood.
Special To The Tribune


WASHINGTON. June 25.-'Thc most
modern and advanced ideas upon PEN
oiogy Tiil be introduced into the army
method OF handling garrison prisoners,
according to orders just issued by Major
General Leonard Wood, chief OF staff.
The new regulations will not apply 10
military convicts. but only to those SEN
fenced to confinement and hard labor,
without being discharged from the SER
vice.
Under the new orders. garrison prison :
ers will be allowed an abatement Of five
days OF their terms Of confinement for
each period of twenty-five days OF good
conduct when serving sentences OF one
month and not more than three months.
On sentences exceeding three months they
VIII be allowed the five days for the
first month and ten days for each period
OF twenty days thereafter for good con-
duct
A garrison prisoner who has served
onehalf of sentence OF ten days or
more. according to the new orders. may
submit request TO be put on probation
for the remainder OF his sentence. and If
his request is granted may be restored
to duty on condition that II his conduct
is not good while on probation he will
he required to serve the remainder OF his
sentence,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26

thousand men make a great stir when
they find their special privileges endan-
gered. IL IL reported that the liquor in
terests of this city have collected s60,000
TO be. used in persuading the voters of
this city not 10 destroy the special privi
leees now granted to the saIoons and
their patrons. You know the zeal with
which they are conducting their cam
paign for votes. Shall we be careless
ar indifferent? II we are this minority
will defeat us For as Mr.. Bryce has
said: "The energy OF each individual in
a minority makes II in the long run more
than match for majority huRer but
less instinct with vitality. In free
country, more especially. ten men who
care are worth Il hundred who do not
Now circumstances have forced upon US
an important option. and thus made 1t a
living issue. We. too should care whether
the saloon Is legalized or abolished. and
caring. we should make our votes and
influence count for our option.
So l end with the thought OF ST,
Paul. Brethren. yc are called 10 liberty
[called To an optionl only use not your
libesty your option. as an occasion TO
the flesh. but by love serve one another" !"