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The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Chocolate Sponge Pudding.

Beat lightly two eggs, add one cup
full of sugar and beat for three min
utes more. Then add one cupful Of
flour, into which has been sifted one
teaspoonful of baking powder. Stir
we'll and add half cupful Of boiling
water, season with one teaspoonful Of
vanilla extract, pour into a square pan
and bake in a moderate oven. When
cool cut in two inch squares and pour
over cream made as follows: Place
in double boiler one' pint of milk,
and when hot stir in half a cupful of
sugar, into which has been mixed one
tablespoonful of corn starch, a bar Of
unsweetened chocolate, grated fine,
and small lump of butter. Stir until
smooth and pour over the squares Of
cake.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Beef En- Casserole.

Two and half pounds beef, chucA
or round; three pounds beef drippings.
one carrot, cut in dice; one onion,
sliced; one tablespoon -four. salt and
pepper, one cup strained tomatoes,
half bay leaf. Salt and pepper meat
and dredge with -four. Heat fat in q
pan. Brown meat on all sides. Place
meat in casserole or earthen baking
dish, add all ingredients, cover and
place in oven and cook until tender.
Serve with mashed or baked potatoes.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Boiled Cider Sauce.

Delicious for fruit pudding. Rub to
a light cream, two cups Of white
sugar and three-fourths cup butter;
beat into it gradually one-half teacup
boiled cider. Just before serving set
into kettle of boiling water; heat it
hot, but do not let it boil. Pour over
pudding made as follows: One cup
buttermilk; one-half cup sugar; one
tablespoon lard (melted), flavor vanil
la, one egg. Put in enough flour to
make cake batter; one teaspoon bak-
ing powder sifted in -four. Put cherries
or any fruit in teacups, three table,
spoonsful; fill cups to one-half full
with batter. Put in steamer and steam
one hour.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
TAKE PLACE OF MEAT
DELICIOUS VEGETABLE soupa
FOR THE HOT WEATHER.
Something Of a Novelty 10 Ono Call.
Ing for Fresh Garden Peppers-
Onion Soup Brought to Per.
fectlon In France,

An housekeeper whose family
doesn't care very much for flesh food
in summer can find any number of de-
lcious vegetable soups to take the
place of meat decoctions, and having
once formed the habit of using them
1t is likely to be a. lasting one.
The following soup, calling for fresh
garden peppers, Is a novelty: Mince
three large peppers and three small
onions together and stew them gently,
till tender, in little butter-about
two poonfuls-without brown.
ing. Then thicken to paste with a
generous tablespoonful of flour and
gradually stir the mixture into quart
of boiling milk. Season with salt and
pepper. Gradually add also, stirring
we'll, the yolks of three eggs, and then
remove from the fire Immediately and
serve very hot with croutons. Do not
let 1t cool long or it may curdle. II
one or two of the peppers are a
bright red. instead of green, they will
lend pretty tints to the soup.
For French onion soup, which re-
turned travellers describe as food for
the gods, fry four onions in two table,
spoonfuls of butter or very nice soup
fat. The latter is to be preferred be-
cause 1t is cheaper. When they are
quite brown add scant half cupful
Of flour, stirring all the time. When
the flour is brown mix in carefully "a
little at time) about three pints of
boiling water or stock. Season the
whole with salt and pepper and put
the soup near the back of the stove,
where it will merely simmer for half
an hour. Mash two potatoes and add
enough warm milk to them to make a
puree. Stir this puree into the soup
and If too thick add a little fresh
milk. Then strain and boil ten min
utes. Serve very hot with croutons.
The following combination Of rice
and lettuce makes a delicious soup:
Have ready the large leaves of three
good-sized heads of lettuce. After
draining, chop them up and put them
In saucepan with about a fifth Of a
pound of butter and cook for five
minutes, stirring frequently. Stir the
whole into two quarts of white stock.
Season with tablespoonful of salt, a
teaspoonful of pepper, half tea
spoonful of grated nutmeg and a soup
Stir in also four ounces of
rice. Cover the kettle
and let 1t cook for three-quarters Of
an hour. Then strain the soup
through a fine sieve. Let the soup
heat once again, but do not let it
boil. Stir in a pint of sweet cream,
md serve very hot, with croutons.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
In 1916.

"But you can't vote for that wom-
an. Remember that you have been
sent here with instructions to vote for
Mrs. Pollington first, last and all the
time. You are in honor bound to obey
those instructions"
"FIe on your old instructions" re-
piled the lady delegate. II wouldn't
vote for Mrs. Pollington even II there
were no other woman in the world to
vote for. She's gone and had her hat
trimmed Just like mine."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
NO HYPOCRISY ABOUT HIM
This Man Frankly Admits That He
Likes the Circus, and Doesn't
Care Who Knows Il.

well, I see there's a circus or two
coming to town b'fore long," began the
stocky little man with the shepherds
plaid suit and the stogies and pencils
alternating in his weskit pocket as he
finished his lunch. $50 s'pose it won't
be long till we'll be hearing the line o.
talk of the pinhead that is ashamed to
own up he likes to go to a circus and
says he goes for the purpose OF taking
bis young ones.
fright here" he went on after he'd
paid the waitress, II want to remark
that when there's a circus in town go
to 1t because I want to go to 1t. I see
that my kids go. too; but II they at
tend the show with some of their
friends I 60 by myself.
I'm fact, I'd rather go by myself, be-
cause don't want to be bothered with
anybody else. like to go to circuses,
II anybody happens to make inquiry.
I'm crazy about circuses. And what
gets me Is why any man that hasn't
got mess of chicken giblets in his
skull in place OF regular brains should
want to act sheepish because he goes
to circuses, or try to throw out that
line Of guff about going to take the
kids
I'D rather go to a circus than any.
thing I know Of. If I can get away
from the office on circus day, go out
early and watch the men put up the
tents, and hang around watchin' 'em
get ready for the parade. I can put in
an hour Of unmitigated enjoyment
around the side show, first listening to
the spieler on the outside, and then to
the weird explanations about where the
freaks all came from after you've paid
your dime and gone into the tent
II like the crowd around the ticket
wagon, too, and don't care a conti-
mental how often get my feet stepped
on so longs I get hold Of the little
piece Of pasteboard that'll admit me
to the sawdust smell inside, where l
can sit and keep so busy looking from
one thing to another, and sort of con.
juring up pleasant, dreamy recollec-
tions of my youthful days, that for
get every trouble and care I've ever
had.
'That's how l stand on circuses. I'm
crazy about 'em. And the next time
there's circus in town and some bro
midic, understood pinhead springs that
one about going just to take the young.
sters, he is going to get right sharp
rise out Of me and have few cutting
things said to him. all inside of a min
ute or two, so he is!"-Boston Herald.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10

all those familiar with his usual ~.
perb endurance.
"A little later Floyd, some Of the
Crime removed, somewhat rested.
and issuing from the ambulance sur
geon's care with his arm bandaged in
civilized fashion, felt q touch on his
shoulder.
"Im going to get out Of this up.
roar" Stanton briefly impaired. Come
with mo; send for your things and
stay at my hotel tonight"
Floyd drew back, hesitating oddly.
"I'm sorry" he began.
Stanton's straight dark brows con.
tracted:
"You mean that you don't want any.
thing personal to do with your brute
of driver? Oh, say so."
"No, no! Only-I-"
The steel-keen eyes sent one direct
glance into the troubled gray ones.
"Good-by," pronounced Stanton def.
nitely, and turned on his heel.
"stanton!" cried Floyd, in distress.
The other kept on, unheeding.
"Stanton!" Floyd appealed, overtak.
ing him. "Please-I give you nv
word l never meant that. I've got
to be back at my own hotel, tonight.
that was all. I'll do anything you
say"
Stanton slowly halted.
"Will you come with me now. to
dinner? Suit yourself"
"Pd like to-" was the humble sur
render. Like woman, Floyd yielded
to superior will; like a man, there
We're no small reservations in his
yielding.
There was taxicab waiting; to It
Stanton led the way.
The destination was one of the
large hotels of the city, and neither
OF the companions were dressed for
the public dining-room. In the
guest-crowded lobby Stanton paused
TO order dinner sent to his own apart.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
New Tea Table.

The latest thing in tea tables Is one
that can be used as table or a tray.
It has folding automatic legs and is
in the shape of a tray 81 by II inches
and "a inches high when the legs are
opened.
Some Of these combination table
trays are Of plain mahogany with
brass handles. others are inlaid; still
others are of satin wood, plain or in
laid, with plated or sterling silver
rims. The table can be utilized for
cards by means of a board covered
with green cloth that fits into tho
tray.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Cinnamon Cake,

Take the yolks of six eggs, six table
spoonfuls Of sugar and small tea
spoonful Of ground cinnamon and put
them all into basin. Beat the mix
ture for half an hour without chang
ing the direction, and at the end of
that time add to it the six whites of
eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Sift in
six tablespoonfuls of -four and bake
the cake in moderate oven in a fiat
creased tin,
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
'opyrisht 1914 The Bobbs- Merrill Company
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning of great automobile
race the mechanician of the Mercury,
6tantons machine, drops dead. Strange
youth, Jesse Floyd, volunteers, and Is ac-
cepted. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets a stranger.
Miss Carlisle, who introduces herself. Tho
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
flowers from Miss Carlisle which he ig-
nores. Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on a
train. They alight to take walk. and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow in auto. Accident by which San
ton Is hurt is mysterious. Floyd. at lunch
with Stanton, tells Of his boyhood. STAN
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
dine together. Stanton comes to track
sick, but makes race
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10

But he could see for himself tha
the mechanician was not seriously in
jured, without Floyd's reassuring nod
Call me what you like" Stanton
permitted, between clenched teeth, a,
he dragged out his handkerchief tt
bandage the slender arm.
The appalled, crowd was upon them
With a sputtering roar the Duplex ma
chine rounded the turn and sped down
the straight stretch, its mechaniciar
staring back over his shoulder at the
wreck. But Floyd brushed the girlish
curls of his forehead and staggered
erect, helpless laughter shaking him
Call you? l think you've got the
best disposition an the worst temper
ever saw! Tie this up an we'll
right the car. We've got to be movin'
on"
There were plenty Of sympathetic
helpers. Incredible to the witnesses,
but as Floyd had foreseen, the Mer-
curry had not materially suffered. The
big car was righted by fifty hands;
Stanton and Floyd-unaided, accord
Ing to racing rules-put on the new
tires. and took their seats amid hearty
admiration and good wishes.
Twenty minutes after she left the
course, the Mercury shot down It once
more. BY the time the grand-stand
was fully aware that stanton had
got his again." and the ambulance
had been hurried changing to the
scene Of the possible tragedy. the Mer-
curry whirled past the judges, running
more comet-like than ever.
But Stanton took the turns conser-
vatively; for him.
Tho race was lost. Even Stanton
could not regain the half-hour lead
given his competitors. Late in the
fourth hour he signaled Floyd to lean
closer, and when he was obeyed:
where's the Duplex?" he ques-
toned eagerly.
AT its repair pit for the last hour"
Floyd made hopeful answer. "An'
there's only the Atalanta ahead Of
U.S."
Stanton shook his head, but let out
his car a little faster.
The Mercury came across tho line.
at the finish, just five minutes behind
the Atalanta; to receive fully as great
an ovation as the winning car. The
spectacular driving, the record Of the
fastest lap and highest speed ever
made on that course, the second place
won In spite Of the accident, almost
eclipsed the Atalanta's victory.
In the midst of the Joyous tumult.
Floyd descended, stiff and weary
enough after the continuous run of
i've hours and f1fty-eight minutes. But
stanton did not follow; leaning upon
ais steering-wheel, the focus of snap
ping cameras, curious crowds, and
blended congratulations and sympa.
hy. Only when one Of the judges
'ame over to shake hands. was the ex-
olanation made evident.
III am to get out, some ono will
nave to help me-" announced Stanton
mpassively, and unclasped his mask,
barring a face gray with exhaustion
under its coating of caked dust.
And, in fact, 1t was necessary to aid
he cramped, over-taxed driver to dis.
mount from his car: to the wonder of
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
The Autograph Nuisance.

Do you know how to apply properly
for autographs? Here is a formula I
have just received on postal card:
"Dear Sir: AS I am getting col.
lection of the autographs Of all hon.
orable and worthy men, and think
yous such, hope you will forfeit by
~>~t mail. Yours. etc."-LonRfallov
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Prepared Mustard.

Put three tablespoons of ground
mustard into bowl, pour over it
enough warm water to make a stiff
paste and rub smooth. Add one-half
cup vinegar, one tablespoon sugar. a
pinch of salt, and the beaten yolks of
two eggs. Set the bowl into boiling
water and stir the mixture until it
thickens; then add lump of butter
about the size of an egg.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Borax for Launderlnq Lace.

In laundering lace bows and so
forth. try rinsing in a solution of
borax which will give them just the
required stiffness. Two heaping table,
spoons to five quarts Of water is the
proportion. This is also good for thin
white waists. Better than starch
"Home Department" National Maga,
zine.
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
Cleaning Velvet.

Nothing cleans a velvet hat or gown
like another piece Of velvet. A small
niece held firmly in the hand and used
like a brush will produce excellent re-
suits
The Libby herald., 1912-10-10
How to Be Prominent.
WHY aren't Won a Ruffrapat ?"

i think can get more publicity by
opposing the movement" replied thu
prominent lady courteously.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
Writer Sees Culinary Millennium Fol-
lowing General Introduction for
Cooking Purposes.

For home use electricity is still
in most localities comparatively ex-
pensive, but it will be less so when
II comes into more general use. IL
the electric companies would fol-
low the example of the gas COM
panies in renting cooking ranges, II
would be a great stride forward. In
England some Of the companies
charge a special low rate for electric
cooking, because it is done mostly
in the daytime, when there is little
demand for the current for lighting
purposes. But the most radical way
to reduce the cost will be to COM
bine the electric range with the fire.
less cooker.
Thousands Of families that could
not pay for an electric current five
or six hours a day could easily af-
ford one for the fifteen minutes nee
essary for heating the food before it
is put into the box, besides the few
minutes needed for crisping roasts,
browning coffee, or toasting bread.
1t is quite likely that the electric
range can be so constructed in part
that no separate cooking box will
be needed; and then the culinary
millennium Henry T. Finck, in
Century Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
WOULD AT LEAST MAKE SHOW
Millionaire "Worker" Proved That He
Was Possessed of Some Little
Conscience.

Richard Croker, at a dinner in
New York, praised the young Amer
lean millionaire who works.
at is better to work." he said,
ethan to spend ones days in idle
ness, like young Lord Rocksavage,
Lord Portarlington and so forth.
''But, when l say work, 1 mean
work. l know a young millionaire
who claims to work, but the other
morning at about eleven a friend
saw him run down the steps of his
Fifth avenue house and prepare to
enter his waiting motor car.
What's your hurry?' said his
friend.
"'Oh,' the young man replied, as
he looked at his wrist watch, I've
got to get down to the Office right
away, or won't be there in time to
go to lunch.'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
Usefulness Of Glass.

Casually wo regard glass as a per-
ishable substance. The fragility OF II,
however, is oyerrated. Some of the
uses to which glass has been put
speak OF its strength rather than of
weakness. r' 4" -
1t is some years since q we'll known
society woman astonished the world
by wearing a glass dress. Now G-ess-
es made OF glass are no novelty. Glass
carpets, rooms and buildings are or
binary. t.tStI.f,
Pavements made OF glass are 10 b,
found in Lyons. France The Frencl
are enthusiastic over them. They
claim for the glass pavements ad
vantages over those made OF asphalt
stone or wood.
In Germany water pipes are made o.
glass. This is quite an old custom
A more recent use OF glass by the
Germans is the making of telegraph
poles. II has been an immense sue
cess.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
MEANT 1T FOR THE WITNESS.

While Thomas Field was in the
dock at Birmingham (Eng.) AS
sizes recently, charged with breaking
a pawnbroker's window and with
theft, he picked up a stool in the
dock and hurled it with great vio-
lence at the presiding judge. The
stool struck his lordship's deck, and
glancing off caught the judge above
the eye. His lordship Immediately
retired to his private room. After
an absence of about five minutes his
lordship returned. Addressing the
prisoner his lordship said: 'CDon't
throw anything like that again. You
might kill me next time" The pris-
oner: 81 meant it for the witness.
l did not mean it for you" The
prisoner was found guilty, and the
judge said he would have to serve
out the remainder of a sentence on a
previous conviction and do five ears
penal seryitude in addition.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20

snow-covered objects representing his
sister and a pony and cutter. The
train left the city on time, but lost two
hours bucking the snow drifts. No
sister, no pony, no cutter to greet him
when he at length arrived! No hotel
at the country station, and it was
against orders to permit suspicious
persons to pass the night in the wait
ing room. 1t was therefore Fred for
home; and sometime before midnight
he got there. 1t was to find that the
pony had arrived an hour before him,
dragging the cutter on it's side and car
rying a great hump of the feecy on its
back and the mother walking the floor
and wringing her hands.
"She's been tipped over in some
drift and is freezing to DEATH" was
the wall.
Brother Fred should have STUN.
bled over the victim II she had kept
to the road, but as he hadn't he had
to take It that his sister had stag
gered aside before falling. or course
he must return over the road. The
pony was brought out to face the
storm again. the whip vigorously APP
piled and the search for a freezing or
frozen girl was on.
AS the pony made his slow way
through the drifts the brother had
time to wonder what frozen sister
would look like. Would she begin to
freeze at her ears or her toes first?
Would there be a smile on her face or
look of terror? Would her hands be fold
ed over her bosom or would they be
extended at full length, as II reaching
for the aid that never came? In lift
ing the poor girl into the cutter might
she not break In two and have to be
carried home in halves?
Tommy Glens was so content TO
hear that old blizzard raging outside
while he was so comfy where he was
that In time he dozed. In time he
also dreamed. In some other time
he dreamed that he was with Or.
Cook within 1000 miles of the north
pole and that he was listening to
cries for help. Those cries awoke
him. and then he heard them in re-
atty,
Bareheaded and In dressing gown
and slippered feet Tommy made
rush for the arctic circle, which was
the highway, and when he returned
to the house he bore the halfinsensi-
BILE form Of Miss Nellie Grafton in
his arms. A quarter Of a mile down
the road, as she was returning home,
the pony had tried to climb the fence
end had upset things, and then start
"a OF for his warm stable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
starIlnus Cause of Bio Fire.

How a flock of starlings set fire to
small town in Wurtemberg is told
in the German Electrotechnical Re-
view. The town is lighted by electri-
city, and one evening there was a SER
les Of explosions; most of the fuses
blew out and the people ran out of
their homes, some Of which were burn
ed to the ground. 1t was some time
before the true cause was ascertained.
1t happened thus: A hawk had been
chasing a flock Of starlings which had
sought refuge in a corner of the pow
er house and had crowded together
in terror between the overhead high
tension wires and lightning conduc.
tor. Thus a short circuit was estab-
lished, which would not have had Sc
rious consequences had not the ground
been in an extremely dry and parched
condition. The absence of moisture in
the soil put the earth connection out Of
action, and the current had therefore
to seek another outlet, with the result
stated. 1t was not until little heap
of carbonized starlings and an cleo
trocuted hawk were found on the spot
that the mystery was cleared up.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
-ELEcrRcIY IN THE AoME EvDENrLY nor LADes RET
James couldnt Find Dog He Was
Sent For, but Was Willing 70
BE Accommodating.

They're telling a new story on a
Washington restaurateur and his
great Dane dog Recently the man
visited New York and took one of
those prize pups with him. 1t was
that bay colorcd one.
He reached tie hotel, and, climb
ing out of the cab, wandered up to
the hotel register.
81 have a dog outside" said he
to the clerk, "and I'd like you to
take care of him."
The clerk, an affable soul, called
to James and told him to go out and
carry the dog inside.
James went outside. There was
a long wait. The colonel became
fdgety; the clerk more so. Finally
James returned, baffled and help
less.
Boss" said he, "Ah couldn't
fin no dawg out in dat cab. They'i
a COW, though, and effen you-all
want hit carried in Ahll git q
truck"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-20
EAGLES IN SWITZERLAND.

The Swiss federal government has
decided to protect the few remaining
eagles left in the Alps. 1t seems that
there are only four nesting-places of
the eagle still known to exist in the
Alps, and watchers have been told
to guard over them, and to repay
the peasants in the valleys which
they haunt any damage they do.
The work has already been taken in
hand. Last year the eagles made off
with IA lambs, four kids, and one
cat, which were duly paid for. They
cost the government in this way 113
francs. In the valley of Oberiberg
the peasants have tried the expert
ment of putting scarlet collars round
the necks of the newly born lambs in
order to brighten the eagles. The
government is apparently willing to
provide the collars, and the expert
ment has been successful. But the
eagles must live on something, and
they will no doubt in time learn that
the collars are not so alarming after
all.