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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

WORTH WHILE
Written for The Day Book by
Berton Braley.
life Is so full of number of
things,
/ am sure we should all be as
happy as kings"
Stevenson.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
o QGAHAROUN
kR1HOUSE

In washing china take care that
soda water is never used with a pat
| tern in which gilt appears.
The wise housekeeper buys corn
meal in smaller quantities than other
-four, for it is apt to become musty.
In selecting frying pans. those with
the double lip have advantages. There
is an advantage also in wooden
handles.
When ironing with gas place two
irons side by side, then put on more
on top Of each. This will heat four
irons on one burner
If you would securely seal an en-
velope use a little white Of egg. AN
envelope fastened thus cannot be
opened without tearing, even if it is
steamed.
In making baked or boiled custard
scald the amount Of milk to be used
and set aside until cool, then make
your custard and bakeit as usual. It
will be perfectly smooth.
If new cake tins are put on top Of
the stove until they have a blush col
or, but not until they becomeoburned.
cake will not stick to them during the
baking, as 1t usually does to new tins.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
SUGAR FROM GRAPEFRUIT
Can Be Used for Both sweetenlna
and FlaVoring, and ls Ex-
eeedinaIy Strong.

Crate of the thin yellow rind. be-
ing careful not to get any Of the BIT
ter white underneath. Then place in
a preserving jar and cover with a
thick layer of granulated sugar.
Screw the top on tight The sugar
will absorb the aromatic oil and can
then be used both for sweetening and
favoring. With thin, sharp knife
peel off the yellow rind (only); dry It
on plates in the sun or a slow oven.
Add to the perfectly dry rind Of six
Florida oranges One-half pound Of
granulated sugar; pound to a powder;
sift several times and place in air
tight jars for using. One tablespoon
full Of this will flavor one quart OF
custard or sauce.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Celery Sauce.

Two large heads Of celery, one cup
Of chicken broth. one cup sweet rich
milk, salt and a blade Of mace, a
pinch of nutmeg, half cup of -four,
half cup of butter, one two table
spoons of water. Wash the celery
carefully, cutting out all the dark
spots; then boil Is minutes in salted
water, drain away the water and cut
into dice; rub the butter and -four
together in a saucepan, adding the
chicken broth and rich milk. also the
blade of mace and nutmeg. Add a
pinch of salt and the celery and stem
until the celery is pulpy. It may then
be poured over the meat or fowl or
served like gravy.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
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PROPER HOUSING OF POULTRY
Chief Requisites Of Building Are
Dryness, Perfect Ventilation and
Plenty Of Sunlight.
CBy N. R. GILBERT.)

frequently poultry keepers com.
plain bitterly Of the failure of their
fowls to show profit, when the whole
fault lies in defective housing.
Poultry lead an entirely artificial
8lfe when they live penned in a run,
or even when at liberty and provided
with a sleeping-house-that is to say
they have their food provided them
and do not sleep in the trees, as their
natural instinct would teach them.
It is simply the difference between
sleeping in a house and sleeping in
trees that upsets them. When they
do the latter, they may not lay well
but they keep their health. More than
half the diseases modern fowls suffer
are caused primarily by this defective
housing.
The chief requisites Of a house are
that it should be weather-proof, so
that whatever the inclemency of the
season, the fowls keep dry. It must
be provided with ample ventilation
and should have a sunny aspect.
The sun is life to all animals, and
the more fowls get Of it, the better.
Yet, sometimes, fowl houses are
placed in dark, secluded corners, and
built to admit hardly any light. A
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
IMPROVEMENT OF FARM EGGS
Government Bulletin Contains Result
Of Careful Study Of Industry in
State Of Kansas.

Every reader should read circular
141 entitled "The improvement of the
Farm Egg issued by the department
Of Agriculture, Washington, D. c..
Among other things this contains the
results of the careful study made Of
ehe industry in the state of Kansas,
where an effort has been made to
bring about an organization Of the
egg industry and the cooperation OF
the state authorities for the purpose
Of compelling the traders in eggs to
buy on a quality basis only. There is
no question In our mind but that the
result Of the investigation in Kansas
win be that the case count" system
will be discarded in the very near fu-
kure and there will be substituted In
fts place the 'loss-off" method Of buy
ing, says an exchange. When this goes
into force it will be squarely up to
ahe egg producer to handle his product
30 that when It Is marketed It will
be IN first class condition. We pre-
dict that there will be a very radical
change In the next few years In this
natter and as q word to the wise Is
sufBcient, 1t. will be enough to again
suggest to our readers that they send
% the department Of agriculture,
Washington, D. G.. for this circular.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
ODD IDEA FOR THE TABLE
"Huntsman's Dinner" Not Hard to
Prepare-Will Prove Novelty to
Most Of the Guests.

The center of the dining table
should represent a field. Make a cen
terpiece of braided grass, either fresh
or dried; miniature shocks Of grain
and stubble should be massed in the
center Of the table and in these
should be placed tiny birds nests
filed with eggs. and little pheasants
and quail strutting around. A border
Of toy guns may be stacked around
the edge Of the field. At each mans
cover stand a toy huntsman with his
gun, or a small scarfpin made In
imitation Of a gun. At the women's
covers place tiny oirds' nests filed
with bonbons or small veil pins made
in imitation Of birds. The placs
cards should be English hunting
scenes.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Scotch Apple PIE.

Pare and slice into a pie plate ap-
pies enough to fill pretty full. Cover
with a delicate pastry and bake until
apples are done. No undercrust or
spices or sugar When done deftly
turn over top crust down on serving
plate without breaking crust. gently
mash apples with silver knife, cover
ing all Of crust. Sprinkle sugar to
taste, cinnamon and nutmeg If liked,
Dot with bits Of butter.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
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A eoIony-house that supplies plenty
Of fresh air to the chicks. Six feet
long, two feet six inches wide, two
feet four inches high In front, eighteen
Inches high in the back.
pOultry-house should always, If pos
sible, be placed on ground sloping
slightly away from 1t, then in the wet
weather the rain drains away. If the
ground is quite level the rain of the
roof shows a tendency to remain in
the form Of puddles.
A trench should be dug to carry #
away, or better still. there should be
q spout on the roof to carry the wet
away down to down spout connected
with a surface drain.
n is important that the ground
around the house, as well as the house
atself, be kept dry. as fowls never do
well on wet land. NJ
Special attention should be paid to
The roof. The caves should overlap
some three inches, and it is all the
better il built of stouter wood than
the walls.
There is no necessity to cover the
roof with felt, provided It receives a
good dressing Of tar at first and
further coat each year. On no ac-
count make the roof of corrugated
Einc.
Such a house will be cold in the
winter and hot in the summer II the !
pOultry-keeper has some sheets of |
this very useful article-for such it
certainly is-make a roof Of thin |
boards and put the zinc on top.
. For the floor, the earth needs to be |
beaten down quite hard and a dress
ang OF some inches of sand or light |
dry earth put on top. If the soil is
elayey, it is better to have wooden
floor, for 1t must be dry.
In any case, observe scrupulous
removing all droppings
once a week and taking care there is
never any smell.
Ventilation is a subject better un-
now than formerly. We in
aulge in more of It for ourselves and
more for the fowls. Yet for them as
ROr ourselves, we must not forget that
she thing can be overdone and that a
good deal depends upon the location
Of the house and the outside tempera,
tme.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Her Absorbing Fear.

'You never got to banquets with
your husband" "No. I'm always
afraid that they will ask him to make
a speech" "And can't he make one?"
That's it exactly. He can't But II
he were asked just know he'd get
up and try."-Detroit Free Press.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Eiah ca,..

Pick the cooked fish apart, being
careful to free 1t entirely Of bones.
Reject the skin. Add to the shredded
flesh half its amount Of dried bread
crumbs and seasoning to taste. Mois-
ten with enough milk to allow the
mixture to be nodded into cakes and
stir in an egg. Form into cakes about
two inches in diameter and half an
inch thick. Fry in hot lard as you
would meat. Minced parsley makes
an excellent garnishing.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Cheese Balls.

Beat the whites of two eggs to a
stiff froth, stir in two ounces grated
cheese, salt and cayenne pepper to
taste; shape the mixture into small
balls and drop into boiling fat. Fry
them for five minutes until a golden
brown; drain well and sprinkle a little
aheese over them.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Pea PattIss.

Line pattie pans with a rich pie
crust, and when they are baked slip
them carefully into q large platter.
Fill each Dottie cup with peas, either
cTeamed or buttered, and dust with
black pepper.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09

Chamber of commerce OF .\urfniA. and
the Merchants Association of EGlti-
more, visited every port between Jack
sOnNille and Baltimore, and presented
this project to several commercial or
CARNATIONS, with a view to securing
reliable data as to the commerce
which would be affected by the con
struction OF this waterway. and the
data thus obtained was embodied III
the report Of the engineers submitted
IN 1894. An Inland waterway asso'la-
ton was ORGANIZED. which met in Co
lunlbia in 1898, and subsequent SEES
sions We're held 1T Wilmington and
Charleston. In 1907 there was organ
lied in the city Of Philadelphia the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
ton, which came into being largely
through the efforts Of a distinguished
recruit from Pennsylvania in the per
son of Hon. J. Hampton Moore. mem
Der of congress from Philadelphia.
This association. SO largely Nitahzed
through the efforts Of Mr.. Moore, has
since held annual sessions in various
cities along the Atlanta eaboard. BY
former agitation and the WORT Of this
association. the project became ma
tlonal III scope and the i~ntra-coastal
waterway from New England to Flor
ida has become known OF AL rurn. The
propaganda has been Waged and has
enlisted strong advocates in every
Northern and Southern State. Of whom
time forbids I should mention il This
brief interview.
Returning to the SPECIFIC link from
Norfolk to Beaufort, in which Virginia
and North Carolina have such = vital
! interest. ! wish to say that our entire
North Carolina delegation have. At al
times, been its strong supporters ard
| fContinued O Page Twelve
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09

way, and. like a genuine Bourbon, me
never learns and never ~forgets.' He
solemnly arose In the House the other
day, when the river and harbor bill
Was under consideration, and rattle
sneeringly inquired as to the necessity
or this waterway, while we had the
Atlantic ocean on our eastern front.
He didn't know any better and did not
care to be told. There was a time
when il might have been profitable to
try and instruct the old man, but now
that ne has been dethroned as a car.
and IS now only a helpless and atten-
uated s~tandpatter, nobody cares for
mis- VapOrings.
THE necessity for his waterway is
an oft told tale, but there may yet be
those unfamiliar with the peculiar
geography Of eastern North Carolina.
IT is true we have the Atlantic at our
front door, but it is a very inhbspitable
ocean. The very name Of Hatteras
and the outer Diamond Shoals strike
q note OF terror even in the hearts of
the navigators, and are Known the
world over. Cape Lookout, lying to
the south of HatteIaS, is only a little
less hazardous. IT is, therefore. appa-
rent that if the waterborne
OF eastern North Carolina (and most
or 1t is northbound) should have to
encounter these menaceS to naViga-
ton, that they would be substantially
IfohlbltorE. But, as a matter of fact.
there are no g BILE outlets from
our North Carolina waters to the
ocean north Of Cape Hatteras. Beau
tort Inlet is the only and first naviga
Die outlet to the ocean south
or Cape Henry. and this inlet
is south OF both Hatteras
and Lookout. Az nine-tenths Of
the present commerce from the North
Carolina waters is with northern ports,
and as the only outlet to the ocean
IS at Beaufort. it is apparent that our
practically land-locked. Considering
the question OF these naVigable waters,
I not to mention the smaller streams. it
is only necessary 10 refer to the Neuse.
/ the Trent, the Pamlico, the Roanoke.
The Chowan, the PerQuilnans. and the
] asquOtank rivers. They aggregate q
E~lEfgable length Of about sixteen hun
1 dred miles. In addition there are nu-
the Pamlico and Albemarie Sounds
are really inland seas. BY the way
s the Albernarle Sound. by reason OF q
: great volume of water pouring int,
s It from the Roanoke and Chcwan
Is fresh and In this respect is the larg.
{ est body Of fresh water within the lin.
: It's OF the United States. except tn.
Great Lakes. 1t is also pre-emine
in producing the argos catch of tn.
luscious shad and other fresh waite
< fish.
Y Il would not, by any omission. dis
e parage by inference the Cane FL,
river, which constitutes the CREATE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09
What Representative RodenberG
Of Illinois. a Member OF n
Rivers and HArbOrs Committee
Said.

small deserves all n credit !
for the passage of the inland
} waterway project TOR North !
Carolina. When he undertook
, that matter he could hardly get
} a serious hearing from the Rivers
} and Harbors Committee. But
} his perseverance finally won a
} signal individual victory for him
} as we'll as a great victory for his
State. The people of North
} Coralina certainly owe him a
, great debt.
NO man has in my experience
, impressed his personality on the
Rivers and Harbors Committee
, more deeply than John I'll. Small
} His earnestness, fairness and in
, t~elligent conception Of the neces-
} sity for a broad policy OF rivers
, and harbors improvement have
, given him a commanding posi-
, ton on the committee. 1t IS
, these qualities in SMALL that are
, responsible for the adoption OF
> this great project for the people
: OF his State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09
What Representative Lawrence
OF Massachusetts. a Member OF
the Rivers and HarbOrs Com.
Inittec Said.

Never since | nave been in
, Congress have / known a mem {
, Der to work more consistently
: and in~telligently for a project
. which he favored Than did John {
= H.. Small for the inland water {
= way from Norfolk to Beaufort {
. Inlet. To my kniwledge he has
= been digging away at it for ter
years. When he first started in
. behind the project there was "a
. great deal OF scepticism In regard
= to the policy of inland waterways.
TO his efforts alone was due
9 the gradual growth Of the CON
O Vlctlon among members OF the
. Rivers and Harbors Committee
that this waterway project should
9 be adopted. The waterway will
9 mean q great deal TO North Caro-
lima and to the States along the
= Atlantic coast as q part Of q
s great system of inland waterways
which will be adopted. Alone it
will be Of inestirnable benefit to
= the State immediately.
e j congratulate both the State
9 OF North Corolina and Small
= himself on his C In having
9 he project adopted"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-20
To Be Finished By
April The Fifteenth

Special to the Record
SALT LAKE CITY, JAM, 19-Tke
contract for the construction Of the
Prince Consolidated Railroad, to
be completed by April fifteenth,
was awarded to the Thompson Con-
struction company today.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-20
NEVADA BANKS ARE
IN GOOD CONDITION

The state board of bank exami-
ners has issued statement CIV
ing the condition of the banks
of Nevada and closes the statet
ment with the following:
1T will be seen that the new
banking law has had it's effect in
many instances. By way of illus
tration, overdrafts amounting to
$4S5,21S.15 which was carried by the
banks in January have now been
reduced to $16S, 50, or decrease
OF S317, 1889; and the banking
board feels that by the end of the
present year the overdraft column
will be further decreased by at least
one-half.
1T is apparent that the present
banking act is a good and strong
one, and is gradually making itsel
felt througout the state; and hat
we banking law of this kind fo1
the banks to live up to, prior I,
1907. the prediction is. there woul,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-20

have been no bank failures in Ne
vada.
Another thing not to be over
locked is the fact that the state is
getting on more prosperous basis
and her great resources are being
taken hold Of in stroner way.
Confidence is being restored, money
is easier, and more CT it in the
banks, as is shown by the annual
statement. which is an index to the
situation and conditions as they
really exist. Figures speak louder
than words is evidenced by the fol-
lowing facts: Loans have increas-
ed $279,S60.SS, cash on hand in
banks amounts to $3,45 6,355.70,
showing an increase of $379, 304.02
Deposits have increased 1894 ,262.42.
There are eleven national banks
in this state and the official figures
as soon as they can be obtained, will
undoubtedly show the same increase
proportionately as has been demon
strated i'll the state banks.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-20
State Board of Assessors
Completes Work AT Carson

At the session held on the 18th
inst, the gathering was called to
order by Governor Oddie when the
matter of the valuation of work hors-
es was taken up, after the attor-
ney general had stated that the
. CASH value of any property meant
the value of the property, should
it be sold to satisfy debt.
After considerable discussion as
to the fluctuation of valuation of
work horses,it was decided to teave
the matter to the different assessors,
as well as saddle horses, stock hors-
es and mules.
The valuation of beef cattle was
placed at $50 per head, a raise of
IS over last year Mich cows were
raised from $25 to $50 per head. An
exception was made in the valuation
OF stock cattle in the counties of
Esmeralda, Nye, White Pine, Lin
coin, Clark and Mineral, where the
valuation is placed at SIS per head.
The question of fixing the valu-
alton of stock cattle throughout the
state caused much discussion. Sew
eral of the assessors contended that
in places the owners were paying suf
ficient. Governor Oddie stated that
in this item that here was net a
sufficient accounting being made by
the owners as compared with the re-
turns delivered the government by
the forest rangers. The assessors all
agreed that it was a difficult matter
to get an exact accounting of range
took Finally the price of stock cat
tie was fixed at ST. and SIS, the fiji
teen doliat counties being those away
from the ,allroads, and where it is
necessary to drive long distances to
shipping points. For that reason,
the exceptions were made in the
counties Ieted in the foregoing.
AS to assessments on sheep, af-
ter mucl discussion, the valuation
was reduced from So to $3.50 per
mead Governor Oddie, in an endeav-
| or to find the number CT taxable
sheep as returned by the assessors
and the state board of sheep inspec-
tors discovered a wide difference in
the figures The trouble seems to
be that the sheep inspectors refuse
to tell the number Of sheep dipped
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-01-20
RAILROAD CONTRACTED
Thompson Construction Company Will Build New Line To
Prince Consolidated Side of This Camp
LIBERTY BELL Is TO
CROSS STATE OF NEVADA

The school children of San Fran
cisco and of California will not be
called upon to contribute their nick
els and dimes toward a transporta-
ton fund to bring the famous Liber-
ty Bell to San Francisco for the
Panama Pacific International exposi-
ton in 1916.
The Southern Pacific company
will transport the bell from Phila-
delpia t. the exposition city free
Of q arge.
The state of Pennsylvania values
the Liberty bell as much as it does
the history connected with it and the
Southern Pacific officials are pre-
pared to see that provisions are
made for company of Pens ylvania
militia will accompany the treasre
to guard it on its long trip across
the continent.
The trip of the honoredold bell
that in 1776 announced the signing
VI tuc DcCldl dtlOn VI independence
will be triumphal procession. At ev-
cry station in the country where
the train stops and it will have to
stop at nearly all of them thousands
of school children and their parents
will ather to see the bell that
tolled the greatest story that has
ever been published in the United
States. 1t is planned to EJECT a
small belfry on car and to hang
the bell in that fer the trip across
the continent. United States his
tory bean with the tolling of the
Liberty Bell and there is not a
native ct this great country who
does not want to see the beginning
Of the history Of the United States.