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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23
DISPATCHING ARMY TO
SAVE MONGOLIA FOR ITSELF

SAN FRANCISCO, NV 23.-The
Chinese Free Press, a daily newspape
here, is in receipt today of the follow
ing dispatches bearing on the Mon
golian situation. The first reads:
"Wu Han Wen. governor of tn.
province of kwang- -Tung, is prepared
to dispatch 10000 troops to the Mon
solian frontier for the protection of
the inhabitants. The governor appeals
to all Chinese, in whatever portion of
the world, to raise funds for the sup
port Of this patriotic cause"
From Pekin the Free Press has this:
The Pekin government has dis
patched $4,000 troops to Mongolia to
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23
TRANSFERS OF VALLEY REALTY
Compiled by Peoples Abstract ana
Trust Company

El Centre Land Co. to Stella Price
Vaile, lots l and 2, block SO. Ell Cen
tro. ..-.
Eugene f. Harden, unmarried, to A.
Caillaud, undivided half of tract COM
mencing 1SO feet north of southwest
corner of block LOG, thence east $50
feet, thence north so feet, thence west
$50 feet, thence south 60 feet to begin
ming, excepting a strip 20 fet wide
north and south for alley; Holtville.
Rufus A. Holt, unmarried, to A Fink,
lot s, block 2, Ell Centre.
J. w. Breedlove to Mrs. Edith NJ.
Breedlove, his wife, lot 90, block 35,
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23
~ALIFORNIA'S GREATEST ENTERPRISE

- quick response of Los Angeles business to the
conservation the overflow of the Colo
RADIO and San Joaquin ates their grasp the magnificent
possibilities 1t probably does overstae the
prospects that would add billion dollars Of actual wealth
California If public sentiment the great south
will behind the fail to lend the aid
necessary dollars wealth for dol
tar expended.
To stimulate and focus that sentiment the effort
of the commission That DONE with conf
for the $4,000 for decade provided for
the Knowand bill For the preliminary work local business
have contributed $400 The possibilities of the enterprise
for this city, speak of the entire southland that
many this should be forthcoming without effort
But quite necessary the active moral support of the
munty in the form of personal work.
The Egyptian has the model for this
enterprise the Asuan DAM which has done with the Nile
what planned to do with the local At expenditure
of about S0OOOO0 has created 100000 of
and land besides putting stop the perennial devas-
by floods whose like also constantly the Imperial
and San Joaquin valleys:
Congress wastes enough decade useless
yards carry this plan billion of wealth To
show such facts that body and the country the
The reward will be back country for Los Angeles
that will make its prosperity the marvel the wOrdLos
les Tribune.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23

protect. the people who have oppos ed
the convention between Russia and
Mongolia. in which Russia recognized
Mongolian independence.
The Chinese government has opened
negotiations with the Russian govern
ment strongly opposing any Russian
Dispatches have been received here
by Vow Cook Har, secretary to Fung
Shi Kai's cabinet, to the effect that an
army Of $4,000 has been mobolized in
Pekin and that General Wong Hing,
hero Of the revolution, has been ap-
pointed its leader. According to a re.
port, General Wong Hing already has
ordered his army north to Mongolia
with instructions to establish military
rule in Mongolia and drive Russian
soldiers out.
Cablegrams received from China in
the local Chinese quarter announce
that the republic is preparing to go to
war with Russia for the possession of
Manchuria. The big secret societies
which fostered the revolution have
been exchanging dispatches with Pres
ident Yuan Shi Kai.
The Young China ass ociation has
opened subscription lists and lecturers
have spoken at every Chinatown cor
ner, explaining the encroachments of
the cars troops in the ancient Chinese
territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23
OF THE PRESS

- Under a daily news
paper country required furnish affidavit twice
year number paying subscribers This is OF course
exclusive exchanges copies sold the office and advertisers
the Of the advertising contract With
copies eliminated the Press furnished the affidavit required
October l. giving paid-up circulation of 1850 copies
Another publication claims it has filed affidavit with
postmaster showing circulation Of 100 The Press calling
investigation the correctness of the adavits both
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23

Mrs. w. f. COx-Music Teacher
Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest methods. Pupils
may enter for fall term now-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-23

We advance $50 a bale on cotton con-
signments without interest Daily Bros
& Gage, Ell Centro, Cal. Phone Main
6-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

The rule is not 50 reasonless as :" the man
OF simple ideas" is ready to think 1t
dates back to the time when knifebIades
were almost invariably made of steel. The
acid of the salad, acting upon the metal,
would impart a slightly unpleasant taste
to the delicate edible, as 1t does to the finer
kinds of cooked fish. Hence the unwritten
law that the knife be used as little as pos
sible in eating both
"Absurdly fastidious." do you say7 The
oriental, sitting cross legged upon his mat
and dipping his fingers into the common
bowl of leben and fishing up IentiIs (Esaus
red pottage) with an improvised ladle of
unleavened bread torn off from a big
round loaf baked on the Goals, would say
the same OF your table and everyday ap-
pointments. Grant that your neighbor is
what you would consider ultra-refined in
such tri1es-is 1t not kinder and in better
taste for you to avoid annoying him by
a breach of so much as a bylaw?
* *
Christian Duty TO Eat Properly.
1t should be unnecessary in this. the first
quarter of the twentieth century to say
that It is deappetizing to see a fellow eater
put his knife into his mouth. I may have
told before here the remark of one of the
kindest hearted and truest gentlemen I
have ever had the happiness to know. when.
in reply to his assertion that appetite had
forsaken him at hotel when the man OPP
posite "a distinguished Jurist. by the way)
- thrust six inches of cold steel down his
(the jurists) throat" I said conso1ingiy:
But remember, after all, 1t is not a sin
per Sc for a man to put his knife into his
MOUTH
" No. with savage emphasis. g I wish 1t
were! Then Christians would not do it!'
When after the notified turtle is nodded
it is conveyed to the lips upon the blade of
a knife-the disgusting scene is perfect.
1t is Christian duty to learn to eat in
such fashion that beholders may not be dis
agreeably affected by the sight I have
dined in the black but comedy tents of
Kedar," with less damage to my gastric
sensorium than underwent at a dinner
party few winters agone, when my VISA
Wis was young man who had taken first
honors in college and who shortly there
after was sent abroad by the government
upon an important mission to a foreign
court.
He had been helped to leg of chicken.
the druInstick inclusive, and taking an
extremity of the jointed bone in each hand;
he tore off the meat with his strong white
teeth as a wolf might gnaw the lamb he
had killed. 1 could not repress the mental
query, " Why doesn't he put hds foot upon
it?"
I contend, at the risk of being accused of
fussiness," that 1T was as much his duty
to refrain from spelling my appetite for the
rest of an excellent meal as it was TO avoid
in his conversation topics unfit for discus
sion in a mixed company.
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croaks Wife and daughters never get used
to the cry of Wolf " Worse yet. if pos
sible, is the settled gloom which is not ex-
planned in word. The chances are ten to
one that he is only tired, or that the haunt
ing thought magnined by the feminine
fancy into horror has to do with the triv-
ial vexation of clerks carelessness, or a
porters impertinence. The deappetizing
effect Of the lowering brow and curt tone
is the same if real calamity lowered
over the devoted home
If it were to his pecuniary interest to
arouse himself to a show of pleased atten-
ton to the prattle he ignores he would spur
his tagging senses to the task.
May not take my rest in mine inn? 8"
stands with the average freebooter for
9 May not be as unsocial as choose to be
in my own house?"
Another deappetizer has to do with find
ing fault with the food set before the family
Some men have such a confirmed habit of
doing this that it would seem incurable 1
have in memory one wealthy and liberal
provider for his own household with whom
the trick was so inveterate that friends and
acquaintances resorted to all manner of
expeddents to excuse themselves from the
acceptance of invitations to an otherwise
hospitable house.
The wife's sister told me in a moment of
confidence that the poor woman never got
used to it-and this after thirty years Of
his grumblfng. I tell her that he criticises
without knowing what he is saying. He is
tncorrigibly addicted to fault finding. But
she shrinks from it now as she did at first
I really think that is the reason she has
dyspepsia
Among the minor discomforts that inter-
fere with the beneficent work of digestion
I name-without apologizing for the trivial
tty OF the suggestion-a soiled and creased
tablecloth and dirty napkins. A spotted
cloth, telling tales of former use, is a down
right offense to just taste. If there are
stains and the laundry bills are so heavy
already that the housemother cannot recon
Gle it to her conscience to add to the load
let her cover the spots with clean napkins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
DoilieS Sdve the Day Non.

L have often quoted the order Of a happy
go lucky housekeeper to her maid, who had
called attention to the soiled table cloth
-" o, never mind; set the table so as to
humor the spots!'
In that day the dishes were ali set upon
the table. Service tables were unknown.
and nothing was served from the side"
1t was easy, by practicing little ingenu-
ity, to arrange permanent platters and
vegetable dishes to humor the spots"
The task is done now by a clever disposition
of doilies and larger napkins.
May 1 drop a housewifely hint at this
point? If grease be spilled upon the
cloth from gravy boat or cream jug, rub
plenty of chalk into the spot before laying
the cloth away after the meal BY next
day the alkaH will have taken the grease
unto itself, and the washing viii be easier
for the chemical combination.
A second suggestion goes well with this:
Take the cloth off carefully, not to wrinkle
it more than is inevitable, and fold it in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

More mushrooms and more salt until all the
mushrooms are used up. Cover the crock
and set in cool place for three days stirring
with a wooden spoon three times per day.
At the end of this time turn the sailed mush-
rooms into a Kettle and set them over the
fire. Stir often until they are fairly
warmed through Then mash TO pulp
with potato beetle and strain through a
fine sieve, getting out every drop of liquid
Boil this for ten minutes and measure
To every pint of the liquid allow heap
ing teaspoonful of whole pepper corns and
the same of allspice. a blade of mace, two
slices of onion minced fine a bay leaf and
half teaspoonful of paprika. Put liquor
and spices over the fire and simmer down
into a PURGE. Strain out the spices and put
the catsup into bottles rolled in hot water.
Cork and seal while hot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

women invited to dinner given in honor
of a famous traveller, by his graphic de-
scription of the plague in Constantinople.
and scenes OF which he was there an eye
witness.
He had journeyed in so many lands and
seen so many odd and fearsome things that
his perceptions were bIunted. AS citi-
zen of the world he would have regarded
US as provincial purists of pronounced
type had he surmised the Ioathings that
stirred souls and stomachs at the recital.
Comfortable digestion, conducted in a
normal manner, should be assisted, not
outraged, by table talk. To this end the
mother of the flock to whom should be-
long the office of directing the trend Of
conversation, should steer clear of excit-
ing themes. Take some other time for
relating tales of misadventure and mis-
behavior.
1t may be her duty, painful though 1t be.
to inform Tommy's father that the boy
was kept in after school today and, in
addition to the imposition, brought home a
note from the teacher warning her OF the
danger Of suspension unless the boy
mended his ways. It is violence done
to natural laws and to humanity when
she-in common parlance-'' takes away the
the appetite - of her offspring by alluding
to the punishment and the threat over
what should be nourishing food.
1t is nothing better when she allows the
children to bicker about mattees that
should be settled elsewhere, or takes ad-
vantage of having them under her hand
where they cannot conveniently slip away
to reckon up their shortcomings and hold
up the prospect of what will certainly be-
fall them If they do not alter their giddy
ways
am Johns friend and well w1sher. Oft
ener than like, have to be his apologist.
I cannot cloak the fact that he is sadly
prone to serving deappetizers at home
meals. homely old rhyme reminds US
that
- The face you wear. the word you speak.
A heart may heal or break
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
Ioothpick Fearsomeiy Used.

In conclusion let me say that 7 should
be ashamed OF the possibility that any
man or woman whom you. refined reader.
are likely to foregather " socially would
pick the teeth or clean the nails at table.
were it not that have seen man hirh
in the esteem of church and society take
out a toothpick and set it about its natural
Office before his fellow diners had finished
the meal
He did it debonairly. with perfect IN
consciousness of the vnlgarity that ap-
pealed to the beholder's sense Of humor
if IT did not palliate the ofTense. II NJ
had brought his toothbrush out and fallen
to work upon his fine molars and incisors
It would have been quite as proper.
I would that could forget that It once
befell me at a dinner party TO see a silver
salver passed to each guest by a jaunty
butler in obedience to a signal from his be-
diamonded mistress. 1t was a funny eNhi-
bition, and not the least amusing part OF Il
was the perplexity OF the various members
of the company as the salver reached each
one.
Some shook the head in silent refusal;
two accepted the tiny slivers and twiddled
them between the fingers in a sort OF alb
stracted way; the host. and two OF his con-
geners and the hostess used them openly
and freely in Kidding their teeth Of ad-
herent particles Of the food prepared by a
French cook and served by an English
footman.
Yet more amazing was the spectacle Of
the accomplished president Of a woman's
literary club. who, hearkenng with smiling
attention to the debate of the day. folded
her menu into a cooked hat and used the
stiff tip to clean her pink nails. They we're
polished and pretty. as the act gave us oc-
casion to note. The manicure had probably
treated them that very morning. She evil
IDENTIFY was not thinking OF what she dio.
All the same. she was guilty OF a gross
breach of social usages as interpreted by
her class.
To sum up the truth In single phrase
" None OF US liveth to himself" I have no
right. morally. to offend the sensibiIities OF
my neighbor. II these be trained according
to the principles Of law. order. and de-
cency. And 10 change a normal appetite
into aversion for wholesome food is a trans
erosion Of natures laws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

~HE canning season is upon US. and
90 knowing the lively interest you
take in canned foods I am send
ing you a capital recipe for put
ting up young beets for winter
use They are now in a state of tender per-
lection and are moreover at their cheapest
"a matter of some moment when one buys
by the quantity.
ITO Can Beets-The beets should be
thoroughly cleaned and boiled until they
are tender Then rub OF the skins care
fully and put them into an enameled kettle
containing this strip:
Two cups of sugar, two of water, and
the same of cider vinegar
This quantity Of liquid will fill three
quart cans after the beets are in. The
beets should be small enough to go into
the mouths OF the cans without cutting
them up. although they may be halved or
quarte-ed If too large Cook them in this
strip ten minutes after the boil begins.
Then NIL the cans to overlooking and seal
hot. as you would any other canned food
" They keep well and are very fine. They
cannot be distin guished from the cooked
fresh beets. keep mine the year round.
. Tell the thin and scrawny to eat cream,
olive oil, and raw eggs and not to overeat.
I drank a quart of olive oil month for
three months with splendid results. I
Just took a swallow several times a day
between meals, and after it little lemon
Juice to get rid of the oil taste. It Is also
good for rheumatic patients and consti-
patton and makes the skin like satin.
BLANCHE B. j.
You say truly that I am interested in
canned foods 1 have given much thought
and time to the subject in connection with
the pure food movement which is the bless
ing of the twentieth century to housemoth-
ers and their fiocks. I thank you for the
recipe for putting up beets. They promise
a wholesome and refreshing variation upon
the starchy vegetables to which too many
households are confined after fresh veg
etables are no longer at the command of
people IN moderate circumstances.
Although 1t deals with matters that are
not actually within my province, insert
the advice to the lean and scrawny. Hon
estIy, however, while believe in the nu-
tritfve properties Of olive oil (pure), have
little faith in any regimen recommended
to reduce flesh or to increase it. The fat
will remain fat and the lean will not " take
on flesh " after each habit has become
chronic Some Of the greatest g1uttons
have ever seen were persistent1y thin. and
numbers Of corpuIent persons are abste-
u1ious It is safe and prudent to discredit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
Etiquette Bars Knife for Salad.

d" I fought verify dat Mess Marie would
prepare de food for her leetle dog-vat
you call a poodel,' " was a Frenchman s
comment upon the operation witnessed by
him for the first time. . I 'ad a shock ven
I beheld her begin to eat it for herself
Less Objectionable. but unpleasing to
those accustomed to the manners and
usages of modern conventtonalities. is the
habit INDUCED in by those who should
learn better IL they would use their eyes
when dining with well bred companions, Of
cutting up salad noisily with knife and
fork. compromising the dressing with it,
then attacking it literally en- masse.
One of the Imperative bylaws of table eti-
quette is that salad should not be touched
with the knife, particularly when salad
forks are laid ready for use beside the
plate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

exactly the lines left by the iron in Iaun-
dering It. Lay It in drawer or upon a
shelf, and heavy board upon the top OF
it A tumbled cloth is nearly as unsighuy
as II it were already soiled.
1t should go without saying that cIoudy
glass, furnished silver, and streaked china
are deappetizing to 4 degree felt by the
least particular Of guests. albeit tolerated
by what Miss Sedgwick. in her out of print
but charming Live and Let Live" calls
"a never mind mother"
1t IS well enough to take easily what %
absolutely unavoidable So much Of our
moral and spiritual well being depends
upon keeping in order every joint and spring
and cog of the marvellous machinery %
our bodies that none can shirlx without
actual sin the intelligent care Of these.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14

- FITHIN the last quarter century
A Z there has come into fashion at
wv formal dinners and luncheons
what are set down in cook books
as " Appetizers.'' They are
served as a first course. with the express
design Of quickening dormant appetites
and squirting to uvelier action those that
never desert the owners thereof.
If their name be not legion there is a
sufficient variety OF them to make inexpe-
dent the attempt to print even a partial
list. One hears of additions to the cata-
logue daily. I know of at least five kinds
of cocktails, including oyster and tomato.
We talked last week of times and methods
of eating with 6. view to building up health,
Presupposing a normal appetite. Today we
would deal with some of the ways and
means by which the right and proper en-
5oyment Of wholesome food is married by
those who partake of the meal with us.
Nobody. nowadays, reads book that had
a lively run sixty years ago, under the cap
ton OF " Georgia Scenes" do not be-
lieve there are ten people who fatter me by
reading this corner who ever heard of it.
But it was fine. juicy stuff, and set that
generation into healthful. hearty roar Of
laughter.
1 am sure that every one of the nine-if
there be so many-has a lively recollection
OF d" Ned Brace" the pretended clown of
the series. I refer to him to emphasize the
de-appetizing effect of compromising
% messes upon ones plate. Ned put an
affected exquisite to fight by blending
meat, potato, tomato, and what not into
the semblaace Of a notified turtle in the
middle of his plate and proceeding to de-
YOUR it under the shocked eyes Of the
dandy.
1 have been reminded of the tale hun
bred times as I have reluctantly beheld a
mountainous mass of miscellaneous ma
terials dispensed successfully by host and
hostess from divers dishes, worked up
trowelwise by the prospective feeder, until
one could not tell where meat began and
vegetables ended. Or help " Of pudding
beaten to pulp with the accompanying
sauce; or ice cream or jelly stirred as one
might mix mortar. A milder form Of an
noyance 10 refined spectator is the prac-
tice of mincing ones meat as for hash
before beginning to eat It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
Coffee Bread.

Are you and readers aweary OF recipes
for coffee bread? l hope not, for we >
think mine the b. st everl May tell you
just how I make it?
OUR COFFEE BREAD-One pint OF
lukewarm milk. two cups of flour, half
tablespoonful of salt, one cake Of com
pressed yeast dissolved in half a teacupfu.
of warm water with teaspoonfuI Of sugar
in it.
Put the flour into a bowl add the salt
and yeast and beat a little to mix the Sc:
edd the milk and beat harder and longer
Then cover the bowl and let it stand for an
hour.
Now. add one and half cups of sugar.
three eggs well beaten one tablespoonful
of melted butter. one cup of seeded raisins.
and four scant teacupfuls of -four.
Stir all well and long. and leave 1t to
rise for four hours, all night
Then. with al big spoon. spread the bat
ter-or soft dough-very thinly upon tho
bottom of buttered pans. painting the tops
with melted butter, graduated sugar.
sprinkling CT cinnamon and finely ground
nuts. Do not omit the latter. as they give
The finishing touch.
50 Let your pans stand covered for two
hours before baking twenty minutes in the
oven. 1t will rise high in baking.
The member who asked for the recipe
will find this cake all she could desire II
is, of course, best when fresh. II. f. X"
Mishawaka Ind.
The inquiring member may take her
choice of the six or eight recipes contributed
in prompt response to her request.
suspect that she will be tempted to try this
last however many may have preceded it.