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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
CHAPTER X.
Belle Plain.

"Now, Tom" said Betty, with a lit
tie air of excitement as she rose from
the breakfast table that first morn
ing at Belle Plain, Il want you tC
show me everythingl"
Il reckon you'll notice some
changes" remarked Tom.
He went from the room and down
the hall a step or two in advance OF
her. On the wide porch Betty paused
breathing deep. The house stood on
an eminence; directly before it at the
bottom of the slight descent was a
small bayou, beyond this the forest
stretched away in one unbroken mass
to the Mississippi
what is it you want to see, any
how, Betty?" Tom demanded.
"EYerything-the place, Tom-BelIs
Plain! Oh, isn't 1t beautiful l had
no idea how lovely it wasl" cried
Betty, as with her eyes still fixed on
the distant panorama Of wood and
water she went down the steps, him
at her heels--he bet she'd get sick Of
ii all soon enough, that was one com
fort!
Why, Tom! Why does the lawr
look like this?"
Like what?" inquired Tom.
why, this-all weeds and briers
and the paths overgrowng"
Mr.. Ware rubbed his chin reflective
ly with the back Of his hand.
That sort of thing looked all right
Bet" he said. "but 1t kept fiye or si1
OF the best hands out Of the fields
right at the busiest time OF the year.
Haven't l slaves enough?" she
asked.
The dull color crept into Wares
cheeks. He hated her for that III
So she was going to come that on
him, was she?
Don't you want to see the crops
Bet?"
The girl shook her head and moved
swiftly down the path that led from
terrace to terrace to the margin Of
the bayou. At the first terrace she
paused.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
CHAPTER xI.

The shooting-Mateh at 5oggs'.
The judges faith in the reasonable
ness OF mankind having received a
staggering blow, there began a some
what furtive existence for himself,
for Solomon Mahaffy, and for the boy.
They Kept to little frequented byways,
and usually it was the early hours OF
the morning, or the cool of late after
Moons. when they took the road
A certain hot afternoon brought
them into the shaded main street OF
a struggling village. Near the door OF
the principal building, a frame tavern,
a man was seated, with his feet on
the HORSEBACK There was no other
sign Of human occupancy.
How do you do, sir?" said the
judge, hating before this solitary in
dividual whom he eonjectured to be
the landlord. What's the name OF
this bustling metropolis" continued
the judge, cooking his head on one
side.
AS he spoke, Bruce Darlington ap-
peared in the tavern door; pausing
there, he glanced curiously at the
shabby wayfarers.
This is Raleigh, in Shelby county,
Tennessee" said the landlord.
Are you the voice from the tOmb?''
inquired the judge, in a tone OF play
full sarcasm.
Darlington, amused, sauntered to-
ward him.
That's one for you. Mr.. Pegloe!"
he said.
Il am charmed to meet a gentleman
whose spirit Of appreciation shows
his familiarity with a literary aIlu-
sion," said the judge. bowling.
I'VE amt so dead as we look" said
PeglOe. Just you keep on to BOggs'
race-track, straight down the road,
and you'll find that out-everybody's
there to the hoss-racing and shooting
match. I reckon you've missed the
hoss-racing, but you'll be in time for
the shooting. Why amt you there.
Mr.. Carrington?"
I'm going now, Mr.. PeglOe," an
swered Darlington, as he followed the
Judge, who, with Mahaffy and the boy,
had moved on.
Better stop at Boggs'!" PegIoe
called after them.
But the judge had already formed
his decision. HOrse-racing and shoot
ing-matches were suggestive Of that
progressive spirit, the absence OF
which he had so much lamented at
the Jail raising at PIeasantviIle. Mem
phis was their objective point, but
Boggs' became a side issue OF i'm
POrtance. They had gained the edge
If the village when Darlington over
-ook them. He stepped to Hannibars
side.
Here, let me carry that long rifle,
sOn!" he said. Hannibal looked up
nto his face. and yielded the piece
without a word. Darlington balanced
t on his big palm. Il reckon it can
shoot-these old guns are hard to
leat!" he observed.
shes the closest shooting rifle
ever sighted" said Hannibal prompt
y.
Darlington laughed.
There was a rusty name-plate on
the stock of the old sporting rifle;
this caught Carrington's eye.
What's the name here? Oh, Tur-
berville."
The judge, a step or two in adj
vance, wheeled in his tracks with a
startling suddenness.
WHAT" he faltered, and his face
was ashen.
Nothing. I was reading the name
here; it is yours, sir, SUPPOSED" said
Darlington.
NO, sir-no; my name is Price
Slocum Pricel Observation-Disclosures
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It came nearer and nearer, and pres
emily sounded just beyond the door.
Then it ceased, and a voice said:
"HulIo, there!" The Judge scram-
bled to his feet, and taking up the
candle. staggered into the yard. Ma
hafy followed him.
Whats wanted?" asked the judge
holding his candle aloft. The light
showed a tall fellow mounted on a
handsome bay horse. It was Murrell-
Have either of you gentlemen seen
a boy go through here today?" Muir
reIl glanced from one to the other.
Mr.. Mahany's thin lips twisted them
selves into a sarcastic smile. he
turned to the judge, who spoke up
quickly.
did he carry a bundle and rifie?'
he asked. Murrell gave eager assent.
WELL" said the Judge, he stopped
here along about four o'clock, and
asked his way to the nearest river
landing"
.
HANNIBAL" the judges voice and
manner were rather stern. "Hanni
bal. a man rode by here last night on
q big bay horse. He said he was
looking for a boy about ten years ole
"a boy with a bundle and rifle
There was an awful pause. who was
that man. HannibalT'
1T were Captain Murrell." The
fudge raised his fist and brought il
down with a great crash on the ia
BILE. I'VE don't know any boy tel
years old with a rife and bundle!'
be said.
"Please-you won't let him take me
away, JUDGE want to stop witt
you." cried Hannibal. He slippec
from his chair, and passing about thu
table, seized the judge by the hand
The Judge was visibly affected,
moi" he roared. He shan't hav'
you. Is he kin TO your"
mo-" said Hannibal. He tried Il
get me away from my Uncle Bob"
where is your Uncle Bob?"
Hes dead" And the child begaI
to weep bitterly. The judge ben
and lifted him into his lap.
There. my SON" he said sooth
ingly. Now you tell me when h
died, and all about it."
HE were killed. II were only yes
terdAy. and l can't forget him.
don't want to-but il hurts-it hurt
terriblel" Hannibal buried his head il
the Judges shoulder and sobbe'
aloud. Presently his small hand
stole about the judges neck, and tina
gentleman experienced q strange thru
Of pleasure.
Tell me how he died, Hannibal
he urged gently. In a voice broke
By sobs. the child began the stor
OF their flight. confused narrative
The Judge shuddered. "can sue
things be-" he murmured at last the
he remembered what Mahafty ha
told him Of the nan on the raj
sHannibaI," he said, Solomon hf
hairy. who was here last night tol
me be saw down at the river lane
ing. a man who had been fished U
out Of the EIk-a man who had bee
roughly handled"
Were it my Uncle Bobg" erie
Hannibal lifting a swollen face
his.
Dear lad. l don't know" said III
judge sympatheticaliy.
1T we're Uncle Bob know
we're my Uncle Bobl I must go i'm
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H. C. JAMES

Will buy or sellyour house,
farm town lots or anv thing
else in the Real Estate line.
Any business intrusted to
him will be promptly and
carefully attended TO. See
him if his services are need
ed.
We represent iron bound
Insurance Companies - re-
mem Der this.
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BOZ 81 ATTORNEY

We are authorized to announce MUIR
RAY SMITH candidate for City At
torney Of Richmond. subject 70 the action
Of the Democratic party.
We are authorized 10 announce ID. III.
CHENAULT a candidate for City At
tofney, subject 10 the action OF the Dem
ocrafic party.
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CHAPTER TX.

The Family on the Raft.
That would unquestionably have
been the end of Bob Yancy when he
was shot out into the muddy waters
of the Elk river, had not Mr.. Rich
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
FOR COUNTY JUDGE

The Climax is authorized TO announce
II. @. Rice as a candidate for County
Judge Of Madison county, subject 70 the
action Of the Democratic party.
The Climax is authorized 10 announce
Judge ". r. ShackelfOrd as a candi-
date for reelection 10 the Office Of
County Judge Of Madison county, sub
iect TO the action Of the Democratic
party.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

FOR ASSESSOR

We are authorized to announce GEORGE
holland a candidate for Assessor Of
Madison County subject TO the action OF
the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce ". F.
JARNIAN a candidate for Assessor Of Mad
ison county. subject to the action Of the
Democratic party
We are authorized TO announce RUFUS
JENKINS a candidate for Assessor OF
Madison county subject to the action OF the
Democratic Darty.
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ZOE coUNTY cLKRK

The Climax is authorized 70 announce
RIB. Terrill as a candidate for the ONCE
Of County Clerk Of Madison county, sub
Jet TO the action Of the Democratic
party.
We are authorized to announce LaRueC.
House a candidate for County Clerk 70
Democratic party
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
PAPER RAS LUNCHEON.

Grille a la lndIenne.-Use cold NUT
ton. beef or veal. Slice and cut into
rounds or squares. Melt a piece of
butter, about the size of a large wal
nut. on a plate in the oven. Add a
teaspoonful of Harvey's sauce, and
salt to taste. Mix thoroughly, lay the
meat slices in the mixture and let
stand an hour. Make ready as many
fried croutons as there are meat
slices. place the latter on these, and
put them in wellgreased paper bag.
Put on broiler, and cook for eight
minutes. Serve with mashed pota-
toes and Portuguese sauce, or with
beef, horse radish sauce To make
Portuguese sauce rub a pound of ripe
tomatoes through hair sieve, put
the pulp thus obtained in clean en-
ameled saucepan. Add pepper and
salt to taste, a teaspoonful OF pow
dered sugar, a dessert spoonful of
vinegar, teaspoonful of onion juice,
or as much chopped garlic as will go
on the point of very small knife,
| Boil down a little, then use. Hall
wineglassful of port is an immense
improvement, so, too. is bit of but.
ter the size of a walnut.
Green Peas.-Put a pint of freshly
shelled green peas, sprig of mint
and half a pint of water into g
creased paper bag, seal up, and cool
for thirty-five to forty-five minutes.
Baked 6ananas.-Use ripe but firm
fruit. Peel, dip in melted butter, rol
in sugar, put in a creased bag with
the iuic.' of lemon to six bananas
Seal. and bake twenty minutes in {
! hot oven.
| Copyright, 1911, by Sturgis & WaltoI
/ Company
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EGeLEss FOODS.

When eggs are forty and fifty cents
a dozen one feels inclined to look for
dishes that call for few or no eggs.
Here are a few for those of US who
must economic:
Oatmeal cookles.-A cup of fine oat-
meal (this may be made finer by put
ting it through the meat grinder), a
cup of flour, half cup of lard or but
ter and lard mixed, half cup of milk.
two-thirds of a cup of sugar and
fourth of a teaspoonful of Soda dis
solved in milk. A little grated lemon
or orange peel and nutmeg, with -four
enough to roll thin.
Apple Sauce cake-A half cup of
shortening, cup of sugar, cup Of
sifted apple sauce, a teaspoonful of
soda, one and three-fourths cups of
-four and spice to taste. Add raisins
or currants If desired, and bake in
small cakes or in loaf.
Hot Water Glnserbread.-Dissolve
in a cup of boiling water two tea
spoonfuls of soda; add a cup of mo-
lasses, a quarter Of a cup of melted
shortening, and cinnamon, ginger,
| Glove and nutmeg to taste. Use flour
enough for soft batter and bake in
small patty tins. These are delicious
with apple sauce and cottage cheese
| for luncheon or a dessert.
Feather Muffins.-Take a cup of
milk, a tablespoonful of melted lard
or butter, a half teaspoon of salt, ta-
blespoonful of sugar and two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder Mix to.
gether with -four enough to make a
batter as stiff as an ordinary cake
batter. Bake in muffin rings.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
FAvoRITE DISHES FROM FAMOUS
COOKS.

The following recipes have been
gathered from the cherished stores of
many cooks:
Baked Round steak.-Put slice of
round steak that has been scored and
pounded with -four; season with salt
and bits of butter, cover with cold
water and bake in close dish for one
and half hours. Add hot water as
needed in the cooking. Onion may be
added If the flavor is desired.
Orange lce.-Make strip of four
until thick. Cool, and add the rind
and Juice of two oranges, and freeze.
Orange and Lemon Sherbet.-To the
Juice and rind of three oranges and
one lemon add cup Of sugar and a
pint of cream; strain out the rind and
freeze. This is very pretty served
in the halves Of oranges, or In grape
fruit shells with the meat course.
Cream Torte.-Beat the yolks of six
eggs, add a cup of sugar and three
tablespoonfuls of fine bread crumbs
which have been sifted with a tea
spoonful OF baking powder. Add a
half pound of dates cut fine, half
pound of walnuts and the well beaten
whites of the eggs. Bake in layers
and put together with whipped cream.
Pineapple Puff.-Beat the whites of
three eggs until stiff, add three table
spoonfuls of sugar and four table,
spoonfuls of grated pineapple. Beat
together and put into slightly buttered
cups. Partly fill the cups and stand
in hot water and bake light brown.
Turn out of the cups and serve with
whipped cream. Garnish with a little
preserved pineapple.
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HOW / COOKED A COMPANY
DINNER.

BY Martha McculIoch Williams.
Being reasonably vain of my cook
ing when | go and learn new ways
the next thing is to show them off.
Hence, my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bag
ged OF course. Likewise company
dinner. II would be deadly insult
TO good food even to think of serving
II in courses to one lone feeder.
My guests came a trifie lately
the time they had of hats and wraps
was ready to take them In the
kitchen. This because Of a shrewd
suspicion that they thought had
been telling fairy tales they could
not conceive of real food, coming real
ly cooked out OF paper bag.
My people shifted gratefully as they
entered the Sitclen. Truly things
were not half bad, by the smell. It
was very mild-hardly more than an
agreeable faint. A hot dish sat ready
upon the paper covered table. lifted
out the broiler, set 1t beside the dish,
slipped the edge Of the diph well
under the bag resting upon the
broiler, showed 1t well to the middle
and opened 1t. Then came forth in
full strength the smell of fish not
rankly offensive. but inviting. Inside
the bag there was halibut, a la min
ute--it had been cooking fifteen
minutes, was done to a turn, flaky,
fiavorous, and literally swimming in
a sauce of its own juices, mingled
with those of the tomatoes covering
1t. the lemon that had been squeezed
on 1t, and the butter with which it
had been literally dotted.
To go with it there were baked po-
tatoes--baked in bag, and meaIy,
without trace of scorch The diners
vowed they had new, a singularly
fine flavor, somewhat approaching
that of a roasted chestnut. They
praised the ashland ate In a way
to show 1t deserved the praise. Still,
! think they wondered bit--was this
one bagful all they were to get by
way Of reward for cominr ~ the way
to Harlem? They had not noted that
the stove was Sill in commission
possibly through seeing neither pot
nor pan on top of 1t.
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Cod Bourgeolse.-Take two slices
OF cod, season with salt and pepper,
and lay them in well-buttered bag.
Place two mushrooms and two sliced
tomatoes on top of the fish, add a
chopped shallot, dot over with butter,
squeeze over with lemon juice, seal
up and cook for fifteen minutes.
Cod la Valewska.--Take a outlet,
spread each side we'll with butter, dip
into seasoned -four, then sprinkle
very thickly with grated cheese. A
mixture Of Parmesan and Gruyers Is
best, but any kind, even Dutch, will
Put in the fish and add to 1t either a
gill of good fish stock or favored milk
q. O., milk in which slice each of
onion. turnip and carrot, and a bit of
celery. have simmered for fifteen
minutes). Seal bag and cook twenty
to thirty minutes. according to the
thickness of the outlet, In moderate
ly hot oven. Turn out gently on to a
hot dish. Pour the sauce over, sprin-
kle faxed shrimps on top, and serve.
The shrimps should be made hot. not
cooked, In little roll OF well-greased
paper bag. separately.
Hallbut a la Mlnute.-Season n slice
OF halibut about an inch thick with
salt and pepper and roll in flour. Slice
two tomatoes, lay them over the fish,
squeeze lemon juice upon them, dot
with bits of butter rather thickly, put
into a thickly buttered bag, and cook
IN, h. n
the oven heat has to be Stacked, cook
for ten minutes longer-hsh requires
always to be well done.
Cod.-Sllce three pounds of fish,
| season well with salt and pepper, add
a small onion chopped, ard few
sweet herbs. Mix to a smooth paste
| an ounce of butter or beef dripping, a
large tablespoonful of -four, and three
parts OF glass of milk. Any sauce
can be used to flavor the paste, though
none is necessary. Put the paste and
the fish together into well buttered
paper bag, seal tight, and cook in q
! hot oven twenty minutes.
stewed Eels.-Cut two cells in pieces
two inches long. Add salt and pep
per, chopped parsley, a small onion
chopped. teaspoouful of -four, and s
! pinch of sweet herbs. Put into &
creased bag with two spoonfuls o.
milk, water, or stock, or either u
them mixed az and hal. Butte,
makes the dish much richer but car
be left out. Cook twenty minutes il
moderate oven and serve from tht
bag or very hot dish.
Smoked Haddock.-Clean a smoked
paddock weighing about two pounds
season it well with cayenne pepper
but no salt. Pour upon it two larg
tablespoonfuls of milk and littl
white sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesal
cheese and few bread crumbs. Ad,
enough melted butter to moisten tn
crumbs, put the fish in a well.but
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VI ofooNS Slup, LONDON
tered bag, seal, and cook for twenty
minutes in a very hot oven.
Stuffed Fresh Haddock.-Cop a
cooked onion with three tablespoon
fuls OF breadcrumbs. Add an ounce
of butter, salt and pepper to taste, a
little chopped parsley and beaten
egg. Mix thoroughly, stuff the fish
with the mixture, tie up, roll in -four,
place in a bag we'll creased, dot the
fish over with butter, seal the bag,
and cook for twenty minutes in hot
oven.
Fish Croquettes.-Mix one pound
of cold fish, free Of the skin and bone,
with two tablespoonfuls of white
sauce and season well with salt, pep
per, cayenne, and a little chopped
parsley. Form into croquettes, roll
them in eggs and breadcrumbs, place
in well-greased bag, seal and cook
for twenty minutes in a very hot
oven.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08

But when they were graciously per.
mitted to help take away the fish
course and see the taking up of a
steak, al-o in bag, they evidently
felt better Especially VIII 4 the po-
tato bag yielded sweets, which had
been cooked along with the white
ones, and KEEP. warm underneath, and
still another bag furnished tomatoes
stuffed with scraped corn. The torza.
toes had cooked little too long. and
came out pretty much huddled, but
good for all that. They were eaten
to the last street.-the steak also
looked prett. ghostly at the finish.
Since this was bag dinner salad
was conspicuously absent Room must
be left for the apple dumplings. When
they came on, my dinner guests plain
ly suspected me of the black art. The
dumplings, made ready in advance,
had been bagged as the Tell was ring
ing, popped In the oven after had
welcomed my company, and had
cooked there while we ate the other
things. The sauce for them, also pre-
viously prepared, had kept warm over
hot water, In something covered. II
anybody ever made better dumplings,
1t was never my luck to eat thereof.
Black coffee. fruit and cigars for
the gentlemen, wound up the perform
ance. In three hours, working single
handed, set my table, cooked my
dinner, having all material7 in hand,
read an evening paper and even loaf
ed minute or two now and then.
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EXCELLENT FOR ALL FISH.

Cook fish by M. Soyer's paper bag
method for several reasons. The first
but not the best of them Is to save
smells Experience has shown that
the smell, though not absolutely pre-
vented is so minimized as to be in
offensive.
The second reason Is, the saving OF
time and trouble. There Is absolute-
ly no danger of scorching- the
watching necessary is look In to see
when the bag Is brown enough to
have the heat lessened. 1t takes from
three to ten minutes-depending
something on the weather, something
on the fuel-especially l. it is gas
and something on the CRATES or jets
in which the burning goes forward.
When the baS-corners turn a dead.
leaf brown and the upper surface is
family yellow, slack the heat-either
by turning out flame, pushing in dam.
pers, or setting the oven door ajar.
1t is this lowered heat that prevents
the possibility of scorching-a pre-
vention which anybody who has ever
cooked will appreciate.
The last and greatest reason for
the bag is the lettering of the fish
itself. A paper bag will! not make
stale fish fresh, nor that which is
coarse and savorless tasty. But given
good tish,uit will cook it t the queens
taste, turning it out tender, f1aky,
fiavorous, with all the goodness of
the seasoning or saucing driven
through and through it.
Copyright, 1911, by the Associated
Literary Press.)
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IL Actually Happened.

The traditional bet of a dollar to a
doughnut was recently made in u
down town cafe. The man who put up
the doughnut won, but when the
stakes were turned over he found that
the odds were not so much in his ia,
vor as he had imagined. The dollar
was like the doughnut-hada hole in
it.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
IekA4-- TG~zee.eN-.
No Tlaers In Africa.

The nativez of Africa fear the leo.
pard almost as much as they do the
lion. Once in a while some traveller
tells of tigers in Africa. No tigers are
there, but careless writer's thus mis-.
name the leopard, which has terrors
Of its own and is scarcely less formid-
able than the monarch of the Ben
galese animal kingdom.
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ZleKTfGHEN

HERES a little word below wit

letters three
Which, II you will only grasp it's po-
tency,
VIII send you higher
Toward the goal where you aspire
Which without It's precious aid, you'll
never See
NOW.
Success attends the man who views II
right ss. --.
The back and forward meaning differ
quite -r.
For this is how 1t reads
To the man Of ready deeds
WON,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
New Criterion,

How About Venice? Shall We stop
off at Venice?" Venice, Ell? How
many pages does Venice take up in
the guide book?" Eight" In that
case it must be worth a stop."-Wash-
lngton Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
No Doubt.

What will happen when women
ruler"
There will be numerous compiled
tons. Among other things, sup.
pose the chieftainess of police will
have TO go around every morning and
kiss all the patrolwomen."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08

IS ALWAYS morning some
& where,
And above the awakening continents,
From shore to shore, 60.
Some where the birds are singing ever
more.
-Longfellow.
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loo Late.

He-Would you he satisfied with
love in cottage?
Shea cottage? Not for me.
Helm sorry. My cottage is ut
Newport. Pm sorry, indeed. Goodby.