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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
Mutton Is Cheapest Meat.

If consumers will begin to eat more
mutton and less beef, the plant of the
high cost of living will be apparently
%lessened, declares DR.. S. V. Mcclure,
secretary of the National Wool Crow
ers' association.
1.-THE scarcity Of beef and pork is
given as the reason for the high prices
at which these meats sell at RETAIL"
be says. "Meats have become so high
that many poor people complain bit.
terly against the price, but If they
only knew it they can all find relief
by turning their attention to mutton.
Choice fat weathers are selling IN all
the large markets at around four cents
per pound live weight. This price
enables the butcher to hand the dressed
meat in his cooler at a cost of less
than eight cents per pound. There
fore, dressed mutton should reach the
consumer at about one.half the cost of
beef.
Mutton 10 just as nutritious and
far more easily digested than either
beef or pork, and if properly cooked
it is just as palatable and delicious.
When one considers mutton from the
standpoint of health it stands without
90 equal. The sheep suffers from
no disease that can be transmitted to
the human family. What q remarkable
thing it 10 that out of 13, 900, 900 sheep
inspected by the government last year
not q single case of tuberculosis was
found. This in itself is quite q health
certificate that should not be over.
looked by the consumer. In Great
Britain mutton is reg arded by the
richest, as we'll 90 the poorest people
"a superior to any kind of meat.
Great Britain has more than half as
many sheep as We have in the United
States. Her people have learned tc
live upon mutton and their rugged
health is q testimony to its high quail,
ties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
Of interest To Homesteaders.

A Washington dispatch says an
amendment offered by Senator Borah
to the civil sundry bill, which was
adopted, makes 1t unnecessary for q
homestesder who wishes to prove up
under the old t~ive.year homestead law
to give notice of such intention. This
amendment was secured by Mr.. Borah
to overcome q ruling of the secretary
of the interior that homesteaders must
oct before October 4, whether they
wished to prove up under the new or
old Law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
Will Increase Montana Population.

Will Increase Montana Population.
"It l had my life to live over again,
and was looking for a piece Of work
with which to top of my professional
career. to leave an enduring monu-
ment by which I would be remembered
I would pick the job of constructing
the Sun river project" declared Gen
eral W. l.. Marshall, consulting en-.
gineer, to the secretary of the interior.
after his recent trip Of inspection over
the scheme.
This is one of the largest, as well
as one OF the most difficult works un'
dertaken ia this country by the recla'
nation service. A total of 1922, 00(
acres of land, stu ated in the counties
of Teton, C%houteau, Cascade and
Lewis and Clark, are to be watered
Within the exterior boundaries of the
project, containing two thousand
square miles and stretching from the
Teton river on the north, six miles be-
yond the Sun river on the south, and
from Great Falls to the EAST of the
glacial plain at the Rockies base or
the west, Rhode Island, with it's popu'
lation Of SAP, 900 people would never
be able to find itself.
Arid and 1T only for grazing with
out water, with it, this vast tract will
be worth upwards OF 500 an acre and
more, as it is intensively guilty ated
and will support an agricultural popu'
lation of 0 1000 souls. II the assump
ton be correct that for every person
on the farm another ia added to tht
city, this work alone will add LOG, 0O(
people to the states population.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04
the shipment expect better net eturns
In the Chicago market.

the enlpment expect Oetter net eturns
In the Chicago market.
Miss Blackstone, county superin.
tendent. Is holding the regular quar-
terly e xamin alton for teachers certi-
fcates, with several applicants in at.
tendance. The examination is being
held in the school building.
}. w. Lenniug, superintendent OF
the Fort Benton schools, returned to-
day from an extended visit on the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Lenning spent a
part OF his vacation attending the
summer school 1t the state university
at Berkeley. California.
Republican prim aries to select dele
gates to the Chouteau county republi-
can convention will be held in each
voting precinct tomorrow, the polls
to be open from 200 p. N. to 900 p.
N. The primary 10 Fort Benton pre-.
cinct will be held at the city hall.
S. r. Hubbard, of Carter, a we'll
known resident of that locality who
vas about Is years old, was brought
to town at midnight last night, to re-
| ceive attention for q severe attack Of
pneumonia. The patient died this
morning, q few hours after his ar
rival here.
Attorney W. S. Towner, who re.
turned today from q trip to Glasgow,
brings word that Harry B. Hill, OF
Mondak has been nomin sted for as.
SCISSOR by Valley county republicans.
Mr.. Hill was q resident OF this city
about twenty years ago, and has
many old-time friends in this vicinity
A news item from Havre says Johr
II. Butler, q ranchman located north
of that city, has brought suit in the
district court against F. A. Buttrey
owner of the Buttery mercantile store
for $1,000 and cost of suit. Butler
alleges that last spring he purchased
seed wheat from Mr.. Buttrey which ht
guaranteed to be Red Fife spring
wheat and which turned out to be win
ter wheat. Butler further states tina
be had sown 81 acres with the whea
furnished him and which will prove
loss to him in the amount stated
above.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-04

Lake, is among the visitors in town.
August Johnson, of Iona, and F.
J. Tennien, of Virgelle, are in town
today.
NJ. F. Pugsley, of Tacoma, q former
resident OF this city, is visiting with
Fort Benton friends.
c. B. VanAlstine, proprietor of the
Spokane hotel at Big Sandy, was
among the arrivals today.
Nj. G. Morrow of Cascade, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nal.
colin Morrow, of this city.
A postofice bulletin announces that
q new p~ostofice has been established
at Whitcomb, in the Little Rockies
mining district.
Walter Brown, of Box Elder, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
delay in threshing operations II
in that locality, owing to the frequent
rainstorms.
Major T. A. Cummings returned TO-
day from Hilger. where he attended
the loading OF beet shipments owned BY
the Shonkin stock association ant
P N outfit. Pacific coast buyers of
iered es5 per head for the steers aut
S55 for the COWS. but the owners o
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
TEA TABLE EQUIPAGE
MANY AND VARIED ARE THE
PRETTY THINGS OFFERED.
Modern Hostess Should Have No
Trouble In Securing Perfect APP
pointments - Designers Ger
tainIy Have Done Their Best.

To almost every woman the tea
table is a matter of especial pride.
and to have her tea table equipped
with the most charming furnishings
or with novel and amusing ones is
one of the great ambitions of her do
nestle life. There are so many at
tractive articles for the tea table that
1t is indeed difficult to choose among
them, and there are so many attractive
styles of furnishing it that almost all
women have pangs of regret when
they select one style only to find after
several articles have been purchased
that there are so many pretty things
to be bought in quite different style
that Will not at all accord with what
they have already purchased.
For the Colonial tea table there is a
wonderful old Revere silver. OF course
only the woman of great wealth can
hope to obtain original pieces of this
silver, but copies of it are made by
modern silversmiths. The silver made
by hand, with its wonderful color that
no machine made pieces can attain, Is
the, desire of all women who really are
connoisseurs In the equipment of a
tea table.
Then there is the Colonial china in
its many quaint designs and adorable
shapes, all Of it expensive, but so
delightful that it is well worth. the in
vestment. And the glass for such
tea table should be the fine old cut
glass. just little cut, not heavy and
glazing like the modern pieces.
II one wants to have tea table in
the English style there is some new
china in the old Chelsea pattern.
white with black bands, on which
there are rose garland decorations.
This china harmonizes with the. paint
ed furniture and the black ground
chintzes and brocades that are now
so fashionable. With 1t the Sheffield
plate pieces are in perfect accord.
And the Dresden tea table. with its
quaint little pieces so full of color. 80
charming in design! And the silver
wonderful little hand made pieces.
delicately carved and brought over a
few at time, perhaps as the souve-
Mrs of happy summers spent In Euro
pean\ travel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
SEVERE, TESTS ARE REQUIRED
Seven Hundred Candidates for Aero
nautic Corps Must Undergo Rigid
Examinations In Paris.

Paris-The 700 candidates for
Frances flying corps are to be sub
jected to very severe tests at the
physical examination ordered by the
ministry of war
Among the requirements are per-
feet vision, normal color sense, sharp
hearing and absolute soundness Of the
organs of respiration and circulation.
1t is specified particularly that no
men who have to wear spectacles
shall do any flying, rule made the
more interesting because some Of the
worlds most notable airmen, past and
present, wore Or now wear glasses.
The candidates are now learning to
fly at the government aerodromes.
some of them as pilots of dirigible bal
looms, but the majority as individual
aeroplane pilots. The test is to bs
more severe for operators Of aero
planes than for balloon aeronautsl
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
DOES AWAY WITH DRUDGERY
oish-Drylns Racks, Home Made, will
Tighten Labor Always Consid-
cred OlsagreeabIe.

In the removal washing, and replac-
ing of dishes there is room for much
improvement. This duty Is usually
disliked, but under proper manage
ment it should not be distasteful. First,
there is the use of the service truck.
This is a small table of two or three
shelves, mounted on rather large
wheels, used to transport dishes be-
tween the table and the serving pan
try. There are several dish-washing
machinesS but for the average house
hold they are not required However,
every household can use, and should
adopt drying racks. These may be
easily made. II made of metal and
glass;, with shelves of round wooden
rods, lamps placed near the bottom
will give sufficient heat to dry dishes
quite rapidly. The drying rack should
be placed near the washer, so that as
the dishes are washed they may be
placed within. The washing and dry
Ing process may be accurately timed.
and a fair standard determined.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
FOR THE AFTERNOON TEA
New Sandwich Idea That Carries With
It Distinct Sense Of tho
Appetlzlne.

America has the best oysters and
salads of any country in the world,
Mrs. Lily Haxworth Wallace, the Eng
fish cooking expert, told the women at
pure food show cooking lesson at
New York.
The best way to cook an oyster"
said Mrs. Wallace, lis not to cook 1t
at all. There is an English saying,
The more you do to an oyster the
more it will do to you That means
that the more you cook it tho less
nourishment you get"
But she gave them recipes to cook
the best oyster in the world. the
American oyster. If they were not
content to eat it raw. The American
salad is the best in the world, Mrs.
Wallace says, because America has
the greatest variety of fruits. vege-
tables, and other products of the gar
den and field. She gave the women
recipe for new sandwich that a
number of them said they were going
to try Immediately for afternoon tea.
Two ounces of almonds are sailed
and ground for the egg and almond
sandwich and passed through the
meat chopper. Two finely minced hard
boiled eggs, blended with two table.
spoonfuls of butter are added, and the
whole is seasoned and spread between
Thin slices of bread.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Observation-Disclosures
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llLIz OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

To give an alabaster effect to plas-
ter casts dip them in strong solution
of alum water.
To remove hot water marks from
japanned trays use sweet oil. Rub 1t
in well till all the marks disappear,
then polish the tray with -four and a
soft cloth.
When packing plated skirts for a
journey, haste the plaits down, lay
them straight, and they will not need
pressing when you arrive.
A good place to pack necessary bot
ties Of liquids is to place them in an
old shoe. They are less likely to be
broken, and If they are the shoe will
absorb nearly all of the contents and
clothing will not be seriously in
jured
A delicious and cheap dessert is
made by pouring the juice OF grape.
fruit over sliced bananas. They should
be well chilled, and served in tall
glasses with powdered sugar. One
large grapefruit will serve eight peo-
pie. OF course no cream nor lemon
juice is needed with this.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Lemon Bread Pudding.

One cup of bread crumbs wet with
two cups boiling water. Let stand
little while. Add one-half cup sugar,
grated rind of one lemon, piece of but
ter, salt and beaten yolks of two
eggs. Bake rather slowly. When cold
frost with frosting made Of two beat
en- eggs (whites), one-half cup sugar,
Juice of whole lemon; If large, juice of
one-half lemon. We do not care for
this quite SO sweet, but this is the
way the rule reads. Brown the frost
Ing in the oven or not, as you like.
This can be made with milk, but you
would really not know the difference
when it is done
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Porch Climber losses Stronghold From
Window of Residence In
Chicago.

Chicago. Wilmette was visited by
Hercules porch climber" who en-
tered the home of Albert Bersbach.
treasurer Of the MANI Engraving com
pany, at $50 Washington street, VIII
mette. and with apparently little eff
Tort seized a small safeeand threw 1t
from the window to the ground. The
strong-armed robber was accompanied
by a medium-sized companion. who
was armed with a revolver to make up
for what he lacked In physical make
up. The latter stood guard at the
foot of a stolen painters ladder. while
Hercules" entered the residence.
The robbers. one of whom was the
strongest and largest man that ever
visited this suburb. stole a ladder In
the neighborhood and entered the sec
ond story Of my residence at about
6:15 O'Clock last evening"" said Mr..
Bersbach today. The robbers are
evidently the same men who entered
my house less than two weeks ago
and stole jewelry valued at a couple
OF hundred dollars. The strength OF
the man who entered the house was
amazing. He took up the safe. which
weighs about $50 or 200 pounds, and
threw 1t to the lawn as II It we're a
toy.
my son-in-law, David F. Anderson.
was at home with my wife and daugh-
ter. and they thought they heard some
one upstairs. Mr. Anderson started
upstairs. and on the steps assured
himself some one was in the house.
He went down to inform some neigh
bors. and as he left the house he was
covered by a revolver held by the man
on watch. who raised his overcoat to
his face to hide his features. An au-
tomobile was awaiting them near by.
and they made their escape in It.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Cushion Cake.

One cup sugar. one-half cup butter,
two eggs. we'll beaten all together.
Add one-half cup sweet milk with two
thirds teaspoon soda dissolved in 1t;
then two cups Of -four in which is sift-
ed one teaspoon of cream of tartar.
Divide the batter In one-half add two
tablespoons molasses, one-fourth tea
spoon cloves, same of nutmeg and cas-
STA, one cup of ralsins. Put dark cake
in tin and bake 20 minutes; then re-
move from oven carefully and spread
the light part on top carefully and
bake 20 minutes longer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
ELECTRIC WIRES IN HIS BED
So Sea Captain Believed and Fired a
VoIIey to Awaken Citizens In
Gotham Hotel

New York,-Charles Hoeser, a re-
tired sea captain, blazed away with a
rife and revolver from his window N
the Astoria. Neighbors called Police
man Mindheim, who made his way
cautiously to Hoesers door. The cap
tain confronted him, with the revolver
and rife ready for action, grizzled,
wild-eyed giant
oh. you've come at last. have your"
he said I've been trying to attract
a policeman for fifteen minutes.
Someone has put lot of electric wires
and batteries in my bed and l want
you to take them out. And want
you to arrest whoever put them
there"
Mindhelm took the captain before
Magistrate Leach, in Long Island city
police court, who held him in $500 bail
for examination, The captain owns
the house in which he lives and other
realty In the neighborhood.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
LOOT KNOWS NO LIMITS
MinneapoIItan Is Charged With Steal
ing Everything From a PoIIywoa
In Alcohol to Bible and Ether.

Minneapolis the variety of
which is said to be the most marked
l.. the history of the Minneapolis DO
lice department, according to officials,
has been recovered by the police from
the home of Stanley Wartkess. who
was placed under arrest, The goods.
which according to the police was
stolen from hospital and two hotels
where Wartkess worked, range from
pollywog In alcohol to a Bible. and
from artificial flowers to ether. Silver,
linen and clothing worth $1,000 are
said to have been taken by Wartkess
while employed at the hotels.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Peanut Cookies.

Beat with cream four tablespoon
fuls Of butter and half cupful of
sugar, add two well-beaten eggs, four
tablespoonfuls Of milk, one cupful OF
flour, one teaspoonful of baking pow
der, one teaspoonful of essence of
lemon or vanilla and one cupful of
finely chopped peanuts. Drop from the
point Of teaspoon on to buttered pa
per, leaving a good margin around
each to prevent running together.
SticE split peanut on top OF each
cookie and bake In a medium oven.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
APACHES ARE FREED

Of warriors had preceded him to the
grave, and now the general govern
ment believes the younger generation
can be once more trusted to run at
large oman open reservation.
The failure of the Apache Indians to
assimilate the ways of civilization
which finally resulted in their becom-
ing prisoners of war, was no doubt
due in large measure to the ascend
ency Geronimo had over the mem
bers of his tribe, whom he kept con-
stantly avenging the wrongs he and
his relatives suffered at the hands OF
the Mexicans and Americans.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Delicious Pan Stew

Use for cold beefsteak Take pieces
Of cold beefsteak and cut them up
small Put in bottom of pan, dredge
with -four. pepper and salt and one on.
ion. Slice cold potatoes on the meat.
then add few tomatoes cut up or
half a can OF tomatoes Cover with
water and cook half hour, and you will
have a delicious pan stew.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Banana Cream Pie.

Line plate with crust and bake in
hot oven, then cover with thin slices
of banana 1.-TWO will do nicely for one
pie), then fill with a custard made
with two cups Of milk, two table
spoons of flour, yolks of two eggs, one
teaspoon of vanilla. Cook in double
boiler until thick. adding extract as
you remove from fire. Pour over the
bananas. Use the stlffly beaten whites
for the meringue. and put in oven just
long enough to brown nicely.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
MAD DOG SPREADS RABIES
Horses, Cattle and Hogs Are Bite .
by Rabid Animal Near Hol-
den, Mo.

Warrensburg, Mo.-A mad dog ZIP
the farming community south of Hol-
den bit hogs, cattle. horses and mule,
and infected them with rabies. Sir
head of cattle belonging to one far
mer have since died of hydrophobia
and another reports the loss of ten
hogs A score OF other farmers re.
port the loss of horses, hogs cattle
and mules. The animals show I'M
mistakable signs of hydrophobia and
have to be shot in order to protect
other animals from infection. The
farmers are also exterminating all the
dogs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Cracker Omelet.

Beat the yolks OF six eggs until
light, season to taste with pepper and
salt, add one cup Of milk and one cup
of powdered crackers and fold in the
stifiy beaten whites. Melt one table.
spoon of butter in large omelet pan,
pour in the mixture, cook on the top
of the stove until brown on the bot,
tom, then finish the cooking in the
oven or under the flame In the broiler
Of the gas stove. When firm to the
touch, turn out on hot dish and serve
Immediately.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
FIlet Of Beef en- Casserole.

Cut a three-pound filet in slices one
and half inches thick. Tie each
with cord; dust with salt and pepper.
Put in an earthen casserole two table.
spoonfuls OF butter; when It is hot
put in the filets and cook five minutes
on each side. Remove and cut on
Irvine. Put in the casserole two table
spoonfuls of Drowned bread crumbs
and two of chopped pickles and pars-
ley. Stir. and add butter. Put the NJ
cts back for minute. Serve at once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
BRIDGE TO BE MONUMENT
Minister Of Belgium Pays 5000, 900
on Structure to Stand az His
Fathers Memorial.

Boston.-Lars Anderson, minister te
Belgium. has paid $780, 900 to the state
treasurer to build the Anderson bridge
between Boston and Cambridge, neaJ
the Harvard stadium. The bridge IL
given in memory Of Mr. Anderson
father. Nicholas Longworth Anderson
of Cincinnati, graduate Of Harvard
in 1858 and brigadier general In thL
Civil war.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Orange Float.

Two cups white sugar, juice OF one
lemon, one quart OF boiling water. -four
tablespoons OF cornstarch. wet with
cold water. one tablespoon butter
COOK until thick When cold pour over
four or five oranges and the sugar
set on ice and serve cold.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
HERCULES STEALS BIG SAFE

The robber that entered the house was
a very daring fellow. He turned on
the lights while he worked and dlsre-
garded the fuss made by our dog. The
safe did not contain anything OF value
to them, but think they were prompt
ed upon their last visit to return and
take the safe"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Appetizer Harris Dale.

On nest Of shredded lettuce place
one large slice Of raw tomato crossed
with four strips Of anchovies In oil
unrolled in strips; sprinkle over the
anchovy, which are stripped on top OF
the tomato, fine chopped egg and a
spoonful Of French dressing. Serve
on individual plates instead OF
oysters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Apple Dessert.

Peel and core the apples. halve
them. take one-half slices OF bread
spread thickly with butter, sprinkled
with sugar. Lay one-half apple on
bread. core down, sprinkle more sugar
and lictle cinnamon. Bake.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
consomme JeIly.

Clear soup stock by mixing when
cold with whites Of two eggs beaten
and two eggshells. Let come slowly
to a boil. then skim. Add one tea
spoonful of gelatine to ten cups OF
bouillon. Pack in Ice and serve.