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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
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WHEN COOKING TURNiPs.

WHEN COOKING TURNiPS.
TA7HIrE turnips need to boil about
" as long as potatoes
When tender take them out
Of the boiler. peel. mash and season
with Il little salt and butter.
If the turnips are very large cut
them up into pieces the size Of ordi-
nary turnips.
When Turnips Are Good.
To be palatab.e turnips should be firm
and unspoiied When soft and shrunk-
en- they are not good.
II turnips are old they may be boiled
with corned beef or ham.
Turnips should be we'll sailed. as
they themselves contain so little salt.
They should by preference be cooked
with fat meats. like pork. mutton or
corned beef This is because they
Themselves contain little starch or fat
Dreamed Turnips. Peel and slice
several nice turnips Blanch by boil
ing from five to ten minutes. then tax
ing out and draining and rinSing IN
cold water. Next boil until nearly ten
der in salt water. Drain and cut into
cubes. Cut the turnips into cream. to
which add two tablespoonfuls of but
ter and salt and pepper to taste Let
these simmer about fifteen minutes.
then serve hot.
Diced Turnips. Take a pint of diced
turnips. a tablespoonful each of butter
and flour. half teaspoonful of salt
and half cupful Of milk. Put the
diced turnps on to cook in boiling wa
ter Boil without cover until tender
Drain and add sauce made as follows:
Put butter on in saucepan, met al
add -four. mix well. add cod mi
slowly and stir until smooth and
creamy. Add the salt and pepper and
boil three minutes.
Turnips In Sauce.-Peel. wash and
cut up turnips into half inch slices.
Cut the slices into stripes and then
into small cubes. Boil in salt water
till tender. Drain season and place
in dish and pour white sauce over
them.
Baked Turnips.-Pare and boil some
turnips in sailed water. adding half
teaspoonful Of sugar to six or seven
turnips.
When tender slice them half an inch
thick and place In saucepan with two
tablespoonfuls of butter to six or seven
turnips. Shake them about until they
are slightly Drowned. Season with
salt and pepper. dash of ground
DNvJpv, into fflI
dish and pour over them pint of rich
brown sauce or gravy
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
How to Remove Grease.

If your kitchen table is si'utttd with
grease or if the dresser has dabS and
spots of grease IN it you can clean the
wooGworlS perfectly by scrubbing it
vigorously with hot water to which a
teuspoonfu of whiting has been added.
Wipe thoroughly dry with clean
cloth and the wood viii be as good as
new.
1t is we'll to have both table and
dresser covered with white table oil
cloth that can be washed after each
yourself with thick mats or cardboard
or asbestos on which to set hot plates
or skillets. for heat will surely ruin
any oilcloth with which it comes d.
rectly in contact.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
Or. oRANpMA's o. K.


Ny grandma II . doctor.
You bet she IL o. K!
don't care what those other Q0acks
From college have to say.
Her garnet Is a drug store.
1t smells Just awful sweet
With herbs a-hangin' all around
In punches done up neat.
There's pennyroyal and boneset
To take when you catch cold.
And sage to put upon your head
When your hair doesn't hold.
There's wintergreen for backache
And horehound for sneeze
There's sasSafras to cure the boils
When you can I sit with ease.
There's peppermint and catnip
To take for stomach ache.
They're awful good To fix you up
When you eat too much cake.
don't remember all the herbs
That hang upon the wall
] know they cannot XIII me.
For / nave tried them all.
The funny thing about it
There Is no doctor DILL.
just get cured tor nothin'
Whenever l am ~
Indeed. my grandma doctor
Just hugs me awful close
And pays KISS and nlckei
Fol- takin' every dose
L. NJ BARNITZ.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
DON'TS.

Don't let hens run in cold fall rains
They will not pick up enough to pay
sheir undertakers' bills.
Don't feed cut clover with coarse
stems. These should he Sifted out as
they are apt to cause hard crop.
Don't expect hens not TO break eggs
In nests that are too small. and don I
get mad If they fight and scramble
eggs where there are not sufficient
nests.
Don't expect your hens not to loaf
Il you let them till up. Feed just
enough to keep them working well all
day, and let them have the fun inca
Cor supper to keep their grinders go
tpg all night.
Don't get discouraged aud blame
mat failure on the bens. You must
not only study your hens. but your
self, and the results OF your methods
and failure may nearly always be
traced to the fellow behind the hens.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
|1e&fHTGHEN

WHEN FIGS ARE CHEAP.

WHEN FIGS ARE CHEAP.
VAT INTER is :. good time 70 buy figs.
" Then they are more abundant.
fresher and considerably lower
in price.
The best figs have tender. silky
skin They do not need to be cooked
so much as do figs that are old and
have become somewhat hard.
Figs contain from 80 to IS per cent
Of grape and other fruit sugars. For
this reason they are a nourishing food.
Figs are best eaten with cereals and
such starchy foods When thus served
with these no other swectening Is need
ed for the cereal.
An Appetizer.
Fig Preserve.-To one pound Of figs
take three-quarters Of pound Of sug'
ar and one cupful Of water. Boil five
minutes and skim. Put In the figs and
simmer, being careful that they are not
too soft.
Put in Jars with cloves. cinnamon
and little mace. Cover with strip.
Do not close jars for several morn
ings. Each day pour of the strip
without removing the figs. Reheat to
the boiling point and pour over the
figs. On the last morning measure the
strip and allow one cupful Of vinegar
to three cupfuls of strip. Boil and
pour over the figs. Seal while hot.
Figs In Pastry.
Fig Pies.-Take one pound Of fresh
6gs and quarter Of pound Of seed
ed raisins. Add to them a cupfu or
two Of water and stew for half an hour
on the back of the range. When soft
reduce to paste. Then add the juice
of one lemon the rind of half of one
grated fine and add the juice of half
an orange Then fill into rounds made
with puff paste. These rounds may be
the size of Il teacup or of saucer
Cover with a layer Of pastry Bake
like pies.
Delicious Sweets.
Stuffed Figs.-Steam some fGs for an
hour. Remove one ut Il time. clip of
the stem end. open and press in
ularshmelow Roll in powdered sugar
Fig Cup.-Take a pound of figs to
one-half cup of sugar ana one-half
nmon Wash the figs. cover with cold
water and soak one hour
Cook in the same water fifteen min
uteS. then add the sugar and cook ff
teen minutes longer Now put in the
lemon Juice and half Of the Crate rnd
! Cook five minutes.
Skim out the fruit, place in jars with
out breaking it,
Boil the strip down to half its guam
tity and strain. add to fruit and seal.
| This will keep Indefinitely.
Serve very cold in individual glasses
for dessert. Top with whipped cream.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
Ivory In Siberia.

An enormous supply of ivory exists
in the frozen tundras of Siberia. which.
it is thought, will probably suffice for
the worlds consumption for many
years To come. This ivory consists of
the tusks of the extinct species of ele
plants called mammoths. The tusk>
of these animals We're of great size
and are wonderfully abundant at some
places in Siberia. where he frost has
perfectly preserved them ard in many
cases has preserved the flesh of the
animal also.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
FEATHERS AND EccsHELLs.

Breeders and colony houses with re-
movable roofs are very convenient for
cleaning Dampness may thus be dried
nights the roof may be removed or
raised to let in fresh air.
When fowls show signs OF disease
first look at their tufts and necks for
lice or in the henhouSe for mites.
When they are worried by these crawl
elS they sometimes show symptoms OF
several diseases at the same time.
1t is stated that $2.21U.MO is lost by
Indiana farmers on bad eggs that are
counted out Of their shipments and
charged to them by commission men
This loss IS charged to improper gath
ering. storing. handling and packing
of eggs.
instead Of sitting in the shade AMI
counting future profits after the
strenuous Matching and brOoding sea
son is over. the practical poutryman
starts cleaning campaign and per
fects plans for hen comfort for the
trying winter season.
When the farmer saves up the eggs
awhile. and the huckster keeps them
awhile. and the country storekeeper
holds them awhile. and the wholesaler
stores them awhile. and the city store
see, rl has them awhile. it's no wonder
;ho>t r..S smell a mile. Is it!
Wien ,hr skin gets scurfy and the
.eaihrrs drop off it's case of favus.
and n l,lHcp for fowls to catch this Is
NJ nlany tal shows The molting seal
sen l. then on and the absence OF
piuInngr is aScribed to mott. \ dip
of tobacco water stops this nasty para
silica trouble quick.
One OF the amusing things you read
is the poultry journal editorial dpScrib-
ing the farmer as Il farm fossil and
urging him to throw off his barnacles
and do something for the poultry in
dustry. The poultry crop of this coun'
try is $1,OOO.OOO.OOO. and the farmer
produces 05 per cent Of 1t. Nuf sed!
In the twelve months laying contest
that terminated March 81. 1910. at Cat
ton, Queensland, Australia. six s. c.
White Leghorns laid 1881 eggs or 255
each per year Leghorns from the
same flock were shipped to England.
10000 miles away. and are now show
ing Johnny Bull how real Leghorns
lay
Skunks have little fear of man and
will trot along the road beside him
like a dog or refuse to turn out for his
team. They have the grit to come right
I into towns and cities for fowls. Bait
that trap with an egg, and, if a box
trap. chloroform him if caught in pref
erence to wringing his neck with your
bare hands.
When you are about to buy pen of
Barred Rocks or Wyandottes at the
show before closing the sale ask il
they have been produced 10y double
mating. If so. don't buy them. The
males and females by that system are
produced by separate matiuGs to get
certain color and shape and when
mated cannot produce their like.
Double mating FOR exhibition birds
is detriment to any variety and eS
pecially those whose color. shape ana
size fit them for the dual purpose of
meat and eggs. This unnatural meth
cd has lost popularity to the Barred
Rocks. Brahmas. Brown Leghorns and
Silver and Golden Laced varieties and
when applied to White Wyandottes
surely is a brainstorm business.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25

TAT INTER- is q good time 70 buy figs
" Then they are more abundant.
fresher and considerably lower
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25
How to kesp Christmas Tree Green.

To keep Il Christmas trce grtcn ana
prevent needles falling place the tree
in pail of water for one or two
hours before it is placed In positions:
then when tree is ready to trim take
Il good sized piece of cotton batting
and moiSien We'll with water and place
around tree. If tree is in box the
cotton will he invisible and can easily
be removed to moisten.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25

When dra wing threads in material
to be hemstitched first soap the goods
where the threads are to be drawn.
Make lather and apply with small
brush. and when dry the threads will
DULL out easily,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-25

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
GIRL WHO BROKE HER
TROTH WITH CATLIN
NOT ENGAGED AGAIN

WASHINGTON. Sept S.-"That ru-
NOR is absurd. ! don't see why people
start such lying tales about me-
In this vigorous manner Miss Lau-
"a &. Merriam today denied the ru-
NOR circulated in connection with the
announcement of the breaking of her
ensag cement to Theron f. Catlin, of st.
Louis, that she is engaged to wed an
other man. Catlin is the Missouri rep
rescntative who was unseated by con-
gress at the last session.
II don't see how any one has the
nerve to question me about such a
delicate matter said Miss Merriam
when asked why her engagement to
Mr.. Catlin was broken. II only wish
1 could tell you the real reasons for it.
1t was the result of a mutual agree
ment between US, but | can not say
more than that"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
HAYWARD & CLAkK's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 3-Mr Hester
makes the commercial crop for the sea-
son 19l1-1912. 1913. 426 bales. Liverpool
lost to points since Friday. which she
recovered this morning. Spots 2 points
up since Friday. Sales continue very
small-l3.000 bales since Friday. The re
coVery in Liverpool today was partly due
to the fear of further disturbance to
shipping by the threa tened dock strike at
Galveston. Many look for a widening in
holidays was avorable, mostly fair and
warm except in the Western states
where il was cloudy with some light
scattered showers. Indications point to
unsettled weather with showers in the
Western states, continued fair and warm
generally in central and eastern states.
The fair, warm weather checks insect
damage and promotes maturity
Our market opened about II points
higher in sympathy with the advance in
Liverpool and New York. but when the
cause of the advance in foreign markets
the possibility Of a disturbed export
movement by labor troubles, became ap-
preciated, our market eased and sold at
tunes under New York. Heavy and
steady buying was reported from New
York by the spot houses which had re
Gently opposed the market strongly No
explanation was given for this sudden
support. but the strong advance in New
York of So points forced December here
TO If 60. The general >opnion of the adj
vance was that il was a move to even
up the market before bureau publication.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
JUDGE PENDLETON
URGES NEW PROBE
OF LOCKER CLUBS

Judge Pendleton, in charging the
Fulton county grand jury today, laid
special emphasis on the reported I'M
lawful operation of locker clubs in At
lanta. He recommended that the mat
ter not be overlooked. He also urged
that persons carrying concealed weap-
ons be given legal punishment
The charge was made in superior
court room to the following men; C. S.
Prior foreman; T. l.. Francis, II. r.
Galloway. r. W. Baxter, J. NJ. McGee.
NJ. L. Thrower, W. A. Ward, Harry G
Poole, W. o. Peavy, w. NJ. Jeffries,
\. c. Woolley J. A. Whitner, Lane
Mitchell, r. II. Conner, L. j. Daniel,
Jerome Silvey, L. D. Watson. A. c.
Adams, II. S. Ham, j. H. Elliott. H
r. Durand and A. j. Shropshire.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
STOCK
ISSUES LOWER
Market Under Heavy Selling
Pressure Throughout Ses-
slon-Trade Steady.
BY CHARLES w. sroeM

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Foilowing the
three holidays on the stock exchange, the
market niin,So. opened irregular today. with a
NUMBER OF issues showing losses while
others were fractionally higher.
There was little trading In the first
rev minutes; Reading lost Is on its
s ln5sf 'TPs aciac opening at I1o Mis-
Steel common was 4 higher at he begin
Copper advanced z, But Smelling 1 de1
Pennsylvania was unchanged, as was
former gained "a
., IJI Pacific was 4 under Friday
The curb was irregular. Americans in
London firm. Canadian Pacific there was
under pressure.
:, A heavy tone was shown in the general
list in the late forenoon Canadian Pa
enc was Under pressure, declining 3
points to 272A. 500 common was also
weak. falling 29s to, 1P0. A loss Of 3
points was sustained in American To-
baceo. Declines in other issues were
confined chiefly to fractions.
increased pressure was exerted against
the market in the late afternoon trad
ing when prices of nearly all of the i'm
portant issues sustained losses of / point
or more from the range prevailing around
noon The support which was noted in
rae market IN the last half of the fore.
noon seemed then to be withdrawn. Steel
common was supplied more freely than
IL mad been for many weeks, selling down
to 72A, against 1875 at. the opening.
in the day. at SLY, fell below IS, and
decline of more than l point was sus-
tanned in both Utah Copper and American
smelling The railroad list also was I'M
The market closed heavy.
bonds steady
Stock quotations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
MILEAGE HEARING
.|5SETFOROCT 10
Change of Date Is Made at the
Request of Representative of
Railroads.

I1e Georgia railroad commission,
through Chairman Murphy Gambler to-
Gay changed the date Of the proposed
fdfther hearing on the mileage pulling
petition from September IS to October 10.
ms change was made at the request
oil General Passenger Agent Charles e.
Harmon, of Atlanta, representing all the
'a'roads operating in Georgia, who show
ed TO the commission that to call the
rearing for September Is would prevent
"dcucally every passenger and freight
agent IN Georgia from attending the meet
'nS OF the American Association Of Pas
Aehger and Traffic Agents, OF the United
states, Mexico and Canada, to be held in
seattle Wash, on September 12-15
MS Seattle meeting was planned a
year ago, and will be by far the greatest
kdlRerlng Of railroad men ever held in
lne United States The Georgia roads
made their plans twelve months ago TO
nave their representa- tives on hand at
'A's meeting, and when those plans were
maze they necessarily took no heed Of
''e present situation with reference to the
lineage question in Georgia
ne hrst date for the rehearing was set
''o.farliy by the railroad commission,
"'lHout suggestion from anybody, and in
""eF now to meet an unanticipated sit
'"uoh' the commission readily agreed to
sFan' Mr.. Harmon's request. Had the
,'n'hlSsion had knowledge of the Seat
ne meeting earlier it would have set the
'V"edrlhg for October 10 at first
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
JOAQUIN MILLER TO
HELP REPRODUCE '49
DAYS AT CALF. FAIR

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Sept odd
time gold diggers from the Sierra foothills
have been invited to attend the state fair
on 40 day. September IS. committee
Of state fair boosters visited the foot
hill cities of Placerville, Auburn and other
places, where they saw many old timers
and urged them to take part in the cele-
bration to revive the spirit of the times
of the gold rush.
Joaquin Miller, Poet of the Sierras, -
will head a company OF old timers on
the famous old Concord stage coach, in
which Horace Greedy was driven by Hank
Monk on a visit to California.
The reproduction of the troubles of the
settlers in coming across the plains will
be held on the race track, when cowboys
dressed as Indians will ride bareback in
an attack on a train of prairie schoon-
ers A "1ynching bee by vigilantes will
also be on the program
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
WHEAT LOSES ON
BETTER DEMAND
Corn and Oats Prices irregular.
Cables Lower Weather
Reports Good.
ST. LOUIS CASH quotations.

ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
S SoFn .'''''''.'.'........... 5S1AQ q
CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-Declines OF 3am7sc
We're made in wheat early on the larger
northWestern receipts and the decline al
Liverpool
Corn was off A9hc -eff4iorsgs selling
because of the increased movement
oats were lac lower to unchanged
Hog products were higher with hogs
Wheat closed weak in tone, with prices
showing net declines of nc on Septem
Der and 1c on the distant months Weak
cables, favorable weather. heavy ar
rivals in the Northwest and generally
bearfsh foreign advices, were the factors
September closed at the low point with
the other months a little above. Liver
pool closed I'D to I'd down.
Corn was lower, final prices ranging
from 80 up on September to &c OFF
on distant months. September was ths
firm point, following an early dip. The
market was dull.
Oats were NC lower with the other
grains There was some short buying on
the early weakness, but values failed to
rally.
Provisions while somewhat frmer IN
tone WAS almost UNCHANGED IN price
The market was devoid of feature.
Vessel room was chartered for 800, 00d
bushels of corn to SO to Buffalo. This
visible supply of wheat increased e22, 900
bushels, corn increased $4,000 bushels
and oats increased 1,0o9, 900 bushels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
RENT INCREASES
FORCE OUT FIRMS
Merchants Declare They Can't
Meet Big Advances Many
Seek Cheaper Quarters.

september this year brought its usual
epidemic of moving. but not in years
mas there been so many changes in the
location of uptown business houses.
More than dozen prominent firms
sought new quarters this month.
High rents" said one business man
who was moving out. What do you
think of our rental jumping from $500
to $4,000 year? That's why we had
TO move Couldn't make that in cigars
and soda water"
The increased rents is a natural Sc
quel to the remarkable advance in prop
erty values az shown in recent sales of
uptown business sites. Some of the
small concerns in Peachtree and White
nall and the streets close by are paying
rentals which would be out of the cues
ton We're not business equally as re-
markable.
N+he highest rental paid in Atlanta,
location and size of property consid-
cred, is said to be that of a cigar store
and soda fount just north of the KIM
pail house Peachtree entrance. The
lease, it is said, calls Tor SIS. 600 a year.
with $4,000 of improvements to be ex-
pended each year by the lessee. making
a total of $4,000 per annum. The lease
is for six years. Another cigar store
a few yards north of this pays $17.500
year rental, but it subjects a part of
It's iease-hoid at high figure
one small store in Marietta street.
between Peachtree and Broad had its
rental raised, beginning September /,
from $4,000 a year to $7,7O0, more than
100 per cent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
COTTON CLOSES
WITH GOOD GAIN
Bureau Report Causes Loss,
But Heavy Buying Brings
Reaction and Advance.

NEW YORK. Sept s.-Following the
adjournment of the triple holiday and in
readiness OF the government condition re-
port to be issued today at II o'clock the
cotton market opened steady with first
prices net advance of to "a points from
The closing prices of last Friday After
the call general buying wave prevailed
py some large spot interest, trading
Chiefly on October. This option advanced
from 1885 to 1895, while other positions
developed irregularity from the opening
prices. The weather condition through
out the holidays was clear and warm
which proved beneficial to the crop fore
ing maturity.
Shortly after the call shorts began to
cover heavily and through their aggres-
siveness prices developed a further upward
movement, carrying october to Ills, ag-
gregating a net gain of Al points from
gregated a 10 24-point advance.
AT II o'clock, central time, the govern
ment issued its condition report on the
placing the figures at 74.S, against 765 a
month ago, and ten-year average of
1886 showing small deterioration from
the previous month figures Of II per cent.
The report was considered as bearish
when contrasted with previous reports of
the most critical month of the cotton
growing season Immediately after the
report was published traders from every
source began to liqui6ate heavily, which
caused its usual depressing effect and
prices quickly reacted, aggregating a loss
VI 70 points uHder the openlng prices,
or l9 to SO points from the highest level
of the day The October option seemed
to be under the heaviest realizing pres
sure.
A heavy buying wave prevailed during
the afternoon, trading by large spot in
terests and commission houses rendering
their support, buying heavily of every
position and prices developed a tendency
to bound forward, regaining the early
decline. Prices during the last half hour
aggregated 90 to q points higher than
the low level. At the close the market
was firm with prices a net gain of 30 to
30 points from the final quotations of last
Friday.