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The Detroit times., 1914-05-22

Is a heavy sub-soil OF clay, imper'
meable 10 water: and the cutting OF
the streets and the laying OF the side
walls above the level Of the ground
have spoiled the natural drainage OF
the fields. The heavy spring rains
have left countless pools which have
not been dried up by the sun. These
pools are the breeding-places OF culex
and his tribe "Wigglers" are 10 be
seen in them, coming TO the surface
for air. In few days, these chill
dren viii have wings. and a western
breeze wiz blow them across Hamil-
tou-blyd. 10 join their sisters who
have already begun to suck the blood
OF the aristocrats OF Boston-blvd. and
nearby avenues,
ID. p. w. Commissioner Fenkell
said The remedy lies between this
department and the Board OF Health.
We are responsible for water stand
Ing in the streets; If IL stands on pri-
yate property, the property owner is
notified and told TO see that it is
drained of. We are putting in catch
basins as fast as we can, wherever
IL is possible"
A numerous force OF meadow-larks,
bobolinks, and other ny-catchers, is
trying its best to assist in the cam
psign against the mosquitoes. The
threatened populating OF the district
has not caused the birds who have
nestcd there since the land was used
for farming To seek other homes The
new sidewalks were used. every pleas.
ant evening OF early spring, by ram
bling pedestrians who listened TO the
birds and wondered what varieties
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
Farm over Min. Cracks.

PITTSBURGH, Kan. May 22.-The
farm OF Daniel Ran, west OF Pitts.
burgh. r. cracking and falling away.
At ten different places the ground
he's dropped from one 20 four feet.
Arcrnd the edges are deep cracks or
gaps I'm the earth.
Mr. Ran doesn't knew where the
next crack OF depression will be and
he fears that his cattle OF horses or
some members OF his family will be
injured. This information is set out
IN a suit filed today against the Cher.
ekee and Pittsburgh Coal and Min.
Ing company
Mr.. Ran alleges that the depres.
sions are caused by improper timber.
ing 10 mine lie asks si.4OO dam,
ages
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
WANAMAKER SENDS
WIRELESS ORDER
First Commercial Message is Be
tween New York and Phila-
delphia Houses

NEW YORK, May 2z.-The first
commercial message sent by wireless
telephone was transmitted yesterday
from the Wanamaker store here TO
the Wanamaker store In Philadelphia.
The experiments we're continued
last night and. in the intervals OF
talking to Philadelphia. the Marconi
experts on the roof OF the New York
store spoke with the steamship An
titles OF the Morgan line. 165 miles
out, bound for New Orleans
For many months S. A. Hart and II.
Ernest Campbell. engineers for the
Marconi company have been perfect
ing transmitting apparatus. AS final
test IL was decided TO try the power
full Wanamaker equipment. The oper-
ator in the Philadelphia store was as
founded when he heard through the
receiver the sound or human voice.
Hart and Campbell first talked with
the Antilles when she was 60 miles
out. They stopped long enough to
send the worlds first wireless tele.
paone commercial message-an order
to the Philadelphia store for station
cry. Later they sent this message
TO the steamship:
Admiral Mayo reports Tampico
will fall at 9 O'Clock tonight. The fed.
eral gunboats, Vera Cruz and Bravo
have pulled out of the river and gone
to sea, leaving Tamptco 10 It's fate"
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
VIE Ais Deputy sherIr.

WASHINGTON. Pa, May 22.--For
the frst time in the state OF Pennsyl-
rania q woman was named a deputy
sheriff. the appointment being made
An Greene county. The new deputy
sheriff n Mrs. Jennie NJ. Weimer. a
prominent worker for woman's sur
IrnKe
The appointment was announced by
H1rrin George NJ. Welmer. husband
~ the new deputy. and Mrs. Weimer
a once took up her duties.
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22

A service OF 3-wheeled taxicabs for
special passenger traffc has been es-
tablished in Goteborg, Sweden. The
fares as approved by the authorities
are % per cent less than those OF the
regular 4-wheeled taxis.
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
Swarms of Mosquitoes Drive Aristocrats
OF North Woodward From Their POrCheS

were fitting and singing about them;
but the mosquito host has become SO
strong and vicious that the neu
streets are no longer used at sunset
hy strollers.
The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
Louis HOltz & Sons

most famous among the manufacturing tailors OF
Rochester New York-found these ,l21 suits their
hands as a result of this springs cold weather
We knew they always closed out their summer sur
plus in early May And such friendly business
terms with them that when went to Rochester
the other day took only little dickerng to get these
suits for you Detroit at the ratio mentioned at the
head of this notice
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lars apiece. couldn't I gct-say--loft.'
thousand for the seven?"
Forty thousand dollars" ! gaspej,
looking at her now for the first time
since I'd looked at the stones.
Couldn't | get as much as twenty
thousand for them, don't you think"
she faltcrcd Aren't rubies that SIZE
worth even that"
"Rubies!" must have simply shouted
the word at her.
And aren't they ruoics? On. don't
tell me they're only paste"
Her eyes fell before mine and her sad
ness came back. TIN sorry" she said
simply "Myhpoor little Lila-this would
have made indepcndent--I mean. IL
they'd been worth something substan-
tial'"
was convinced she didn't know
hadn't taken ii IA at all; she thought
diamonds were commoner than rubies.
and red diamonds-oM color.
Mrs Delario." | said. sO5crly. II can
give you only a rough estimate. for
these stones are far beyond my range.
but In my honest opinion they're worth
at least \ million dollars
Silence fell on us-my words had sort
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Overlooked.

A MAN whom everybody in Cleveland knows
~ and whom almost everybody in Cleveland
likes wandered into our Office the other
day aud greeted US sadly.
Cheer up" We said in surprise, for he is
usually merry. What seems to be the matter
this moruinsY"
To-day is my sixt!sth birthday" he respond.
ed. gravely.
Congratulations. You don't look IL and you
don't feel II. and don't sec anything to be so.
rowful about"
II. isn't that. But. see here. I'm pretty
we'll known in this town, amt ~ Lived here all
my lie and am fairly successful in my profession.
And I'm the only man in Town. ! believe. who
hes arrived st my age without ever having been
called the dean Of ANYTHING by the papep.
What's the matter with you fellows. apyhow!''-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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BY Jan B j n ker
A Jewel-Mystery That Started MOI ne- KNOWS.
Where and That Reached a WhIityiad
Climax in a Harlem Flat. " yg yg @
Copyraxa,. 1919. by Boob. Merrill CO..

a fake-that man isn't an officer I
knew II was comins-I saw IL ciairvoy-
anuy when Eugene came home. Hurry
hurry
But suppose'---- I began.
She cut me short. You can! lie
doesn't know you're here-he, didn't see
YOU. You can get away while he's
breaking In the door and looking for
Eusene. III have time to telephone the
police. Only $3.50 neutrality-suspicious.
he sees YOU"
sshc whisked up her skirts as she
spoke. pulled the box out OF her stock
Ing and thrust II In my hands. was
20 upset I said. pushing It back. Il
can't take Ill might lose It Or some
thing"
Help me. Help me-" she pleaded.
Il can't" felt I simply couldn't take
the responsibility.
But they're minc-f swear they're
mine" she cried. evidently thinking
the mans words had convinced me that
the stones were stolen. They're all I
have IN the world. IL they're found by
these scoundrels they'll be stolen
from me. Don't you see IT,? That mans
n thief" shc Indicated him with a ges-
turc toward the upper par, OF tho house.
Get these stones away frow here-hide
them for me tonight. or TIL 40 can
decide what to do--thls may bc only ,ho
beginning OF my persecution 10 w.t
them sway from me-
6spd the box. too psra,y,ed 10 know
what TO do. but Mrs' Dc,srlo had her
wits about her n I didn't.
put II In YOUR attacking and run,
she commanded. "ouick-your stock.
ing"
And vhlskeJ IN my skirt oven a.
she mad dope and stowsa tho ala mond.
I'm nv attaching.
M, " Oh. ,,,,,.n., .,,, -
.,rssr, To- Ri, ., " n" ~
~, .t.h, ;" " "' ''~' ''"'s "">
ns' hurry 10 sst me on sne s'"ost
p"s "e avwn w s"Ps 'nen .e
,a., .,,,. ~" ".r u'n snpp,r. nnu .no
,arnsn "hnw.s -, mrr ~ ,'r ,r .ns
80 -, ~. 80, a., -. -, A.. ~
~, .., 80" $500, ~. vS."
na..,,,,. S,,-,,.. - nv" ""'
.r,. $500. 80 - ,
uns,.,r. 49,, S,a,,.. .,.,' g.. ,s,.,.
aa. 49, 49,, ~ .'''...
sor i, 49, nov ap%~', y. '.s mson,S.,,
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She left me with grateful smile. but
returned so quickly that | rather
guessed she had the stones on her per-
sen. 1t was Jngy little pasteboard
box she'd come back with. fastened
with a common little elastic, She slipped
the elastic and placed the box in my
hand.
l raised the lid. ! gave one look at
the contents. emptied out the stones into
my hand and-nearly fell of my chair
The stones I held were blood-red dia-
monds! And there were seven OF them
"a stone you don't see one OF In a year.
perhaps Why, didn't know there We're
such stones in the heavens or the earth
or the waters under the earth. seven
blood-red diamonds. absolutely lawless,
frst water gems, and perfectly matched
to the last facet, the last CLEAN and
twinkle In their radiant depths.
II remember you told me once" she
was prattling. that the larger tho
stones. the more individual they be-
came and the harder they were too
match"
l nodded without taking my eyes of
them.
IL they were worth five thousand dol
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dollars In the house:--fri ie, then, xur.
Me' rtI not help. but I'll not i,inSer:
n'c u TOO uncertain at It's best. ~
set the box on the edge of the dining.
room table. conveniently. where our.
s'ars who wero looklnx for lust surh
shabby little box filled with dia,nonds
couldn't fan TO see 1t the instant tHev
Nmm'el the front door Oh lite hInSes. Or
so' IN from The hre-esrapc. or craW3el
W ,he Kitchen dumb waiter. or, csmo
"own ue sas-log into the hreplA1o.
pecnng to ind that boz exactly 49,
| put IL.
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In. bounced out OF bed and looked to
see that the chain-bolt was on-that
"ss All mat worried me Tor ! mad
neigibor on floor below who came
nome frequently at that hour OF the
nisht In so elated n condition that he
never stopped ascending stairs until ne
reached the top. and as my Hat directly
correspondent with his on the lower hoor.
he tried to get In with his key and
sometimes threatened to smash the door
in If Minnie" didn't open il; I'd had
thinking he might some night be wild
enough to try smashing.
SO hearing the familiar key now fun
bling. | looked at the chan-bolt, and
then merely ''hollered' through the door
my usual, You're trying to get In the
wrong nat--yours Is downstairs"
The key shd out OF the lock and there
wasn't another sound. ] stood there
shivering In my nightie' waiting Tor tne
usual colloduy that would convince Mr.
Man I wasn't his Minnie and start him
toward his own steam radiators; but
az he didn't favor me with so much az
an oath of recognition. I went back to
bed after few moments and Tell asleep
1t never entered my head, that the per-
son at the other END Of the latchkey
wasn't the high spirited Mr.. Man that
] knew and was prepared for. but an
other Mr.. Man I didn't know anything
about.
went to sleep dreaming about slip
pers; I walked up to wonder about slip
pers. They were Just as I'd left them.
which gave me real disappointment !
was out nearly all day. and when
came home my first look was to see II
the slippers had been making any NOR
A 20 IN
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Reverse Way.
PROSPEROUS farmer las rsi

A PROSPEROUS farmer has gained the rpu
~ tation Of being the stnsiest man in his
town. and consequently Is not a general
avorits with his neighbour. says Evcrybodys
Magazine. Ne owns az old horse. which. TO put
4 mildly. 10 veyy thin. A. II TO make up Tor
ths lack Of flesh on lie body. however. the animal
has Q head many timea too large for 1t. Oh
course, people talx about the horss. and the own.
or doesn't like It. Last week. fr instance, he
went to the ezpeuse Of a new collar for the ami
NAL 4 very few minutes after the delivery he
was haek at the saddlsr's with the collar.
"Dsut you know nothn'!' hs blurtsd out.
wYou've made IL too small! ] can't get it over
BIZ hsad!'
"Over his hesdr' reiterated the saddler "Msn
alive, It wssn't made to 60 over his head! Back
hin into IT,"
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I stuck II absentmndcdly into my own
suitcase and thought no more about 1t
until I unpaclsed that mgnt at my own
fiat. Then I found had my own pair
safe and that the odd slipper was evil
IDENTIFY Mrs. Delario's.
Next morning as was starting ou,
Claire called.
I told Claire had TO run ana she fol-
los we'd me to my bedroom while ! got
my coat. and 1t was she who exclaimed,
why. there's Mrs. Delario's slipper
Shes hunted everywhere FOR 1t. You
picked IL UP at the custom house and
put II In your suitcase"
I'm the thief" 1 laughed, slipping on
my coat.
Claire took couple Of steps toward
the clippers and said. "I'll take 1t ba cli
70 her.
''No. my dear--just leave II. I don't
know which Is hers-I see Mrs. J!mmson
has mixed them all upland 1 haven
time to find out now"
oh. I can soon tell" and Claire was
ABOUT to pounce on them. but headed
her OF.
Ny dear. I haven't one second to
spare, and there isn't q scrap OF paper
in the house large enough to wrap 1t up
for you to carry
hut she still persisted: 81 think |
ought to take II back to hsr-shs really
needs It, and she'll be cross at you for
keeping II. you know" On which
snubbed her.
THAT In . matter for me to attend to.
Claire. and entirely between Mrs. De-
laI1o and myself. II she has anything
TO say, she can say II to me. Do you
think I'm such poor stun that I'll shirk
= scolding OF OH your shoulders!'
The girl hlushsd furiously and begged
my pardon. BY this time I had on my
veil and gloves. and hearing the ele.
Claire and bolted for It,
Now ia looked at the slippers ~
Claire spoke. and they were standing
heel to the wall between . pair Of OK.
ford ties and . pair Of bath slipper,
that were toe to the WAL. ~ were Oh
the rest but those three slippers. When
I got home one hour after seeing bsm
that way and turned on the light, my
eyss fell upon the shppsrs-thsy were
all three toeing the wall.
II gave me such . shock that ] 81,
flop down on the bed. Claire hadn't
touched them-I'd been between her and
.Jimmson. who takes care Of my nat, had
. let At noon. and she didn't have q key
to the nat. 30 far a. I knew. not a
human soul had entered during my all.
ssnce Of one hour and some minutes
nor was there any evidence that any.
thing else In the place had been touched
-the other shoes stood, toe to tho wall
just - I'd seen them when l weut ou
with Claire.
That same evening another thing hap.
pensd that annoyed though 1t didn't
alarm me. I was awakened about hal.
past ? by tho sound Of q key in the
front door-some one wac trying to gel
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salt.
Butter mould we'll and dust with syaa-
ulsted sugar before putting In the pud-
ding. steam three hours. Best s6gs
very ighO without separating sSSers
adding to the mixture.
Mvs. Ellswosth r. Bsths6ek.
fwJe Of tAs Cossressmessky
DID, Time Rsissd Cahs.
1.-TWO cups Of thin bread dough- Eve
cups brown sugar. 0ns-ha8a cup
sweet milk. one cup butter. .oDuP
to make thick 10 stir with spo0n. go
cup raisins. two cess. one tsaaoooa
soda; salt. cinnamon and nutmeg -
taste,
Raise thirty minutes. Bake IN noAss.
ate oven.
Nut Bvesd. I
@NE cup aour. one cup esAhan
I nour. one cup sweet milk. ess
~ cup chopped nuts. one-hsie eup
maple syrup. one teaspoon bsking psW-
der.
Rspriatsd frun the EconoVv Ala1ais1pU1osa
Cook Boox ty spseisl psruleios u tn 1eho6h1R
". u. Conhsy Conpsny. asn1aad, Id. 80,
nshtsd. 1914. By suajs Root khodss 81 a.
Porter Hopkins.
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the whole Of thls adventure
Into which Id been ansss,l
TO save friend. the, q.
pected happened. f'7h
hurried to Mrs. Deiario's with Ne
treasure Mo declared she was vAtehsS
ana begged ms to keep them ~ llttio
longer.
"A day-two dsys--untii I can dsutAa
what to do. Help me now, and sveor
,Slns you '"'' will explain sy:sy-
The telephone bell suddenly rang svt
from the upper hall Her haNds ~,
to her heart. a. they had the nIrht ~.
Tore when the house bell rang: Svt
without word she hastened upd&Airp
10 answer tho call.
while she was gone had fsv
minutes to think. and took my sta,,d.
once for ell: ia help her throush
thick and thin. I therefore c,lpp&6 ~
box back where ia taken III froW.
ana was preparing to leave with n a
soon as could say goodby to her. vhen
she Ieeied into the room. looking g Il
shed had the shock OF dreadful nswa
Eugene. My som" she gaspod, a.
most with q scream. Hes been Nm.
naped' Those men are coming.| ~
urged. In five minutes II may bo ~
lsts--you'ii be causht-rn IoSe 49,.
thins-my future-Lila's futurs--you'So
SAFE 10 YOU 70 Instantly
II wss incohersnt. but rapid: terribly
earnest. She gave me feeble punk.
and hardly knowing what 4 al. Z
fled the house--for the second tinnG =
twsnty-four hours with . miiIIo0 -.
ing
went homo and sought 1 safc ~.
Ing place for the diamonds. Al Last 1
hit on one. ] took them frem ytk1)r
boz ana tied them among the steno ~
. bunch Of hyacinth6 put ~ bv6s
cinths In . elase on . teble aSA 4 g.
covered With blue paper the toS ~
diamonds had been IN. -
~ wss putting away my hse ~
coat ! pulled 0pss the wsrlrSos ~.
q In the bottom pf II lay the three tues
Quoise.besdsd slippers!
Ny coat and hAt fell out Of nay ioolo
on the floor and I sank on the ~ I
was not merely mystifisd-I WE
frightened. How had they come there?
-snd when? They we're not shoso
whom took ost the cost In the ubssNs
ins to 80 TO Mrs Dslaris' s--sto thAt I
knew I could swear. Tor In my hurry
. to be- I'D Of her diomonds. ] hal
snatched the coat out and droooo1 u
and I couldn't have missed ssDinG IL
slippers then any more tha6 ! -
missed seeing them now.
ITO Be continusd)
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her. FOR saie gaspcd. IAN ofIlcer-a war
rant and seemed to sway on the stair.
] was inpcllsd to run out AMI Join her.
but waited for further developments.
Now. lady" he began. stiil conciiiat-
ing. you don't want to make any more
trouble for yourself than's necsss ,ry.
] rot to do my duty--and II aint always
pleasant-but l got TO do 1t. II amt
my fault II ! got tO arrest your son-I
aiH't doing 1t TO spite you. nor hlm-he
didn't steal any diamonds OF me. you
know
steal any diamonds" she interrupt
ed. "i!e mover stole IA diamond IN his
life. Neverr'
] understood In a flash what had hap
pened--this man. or an accomplish. was
the one who had followed her son home
from tho Maiden lane dealers ycstcr-
day. lie evidently Thought he was
making headway. for he went on.
III he'll give back the stones Ne
showed yesterday, or tell where he's
hid them. I can get this settled out Of
court and nobody will he the w!ser--if
yon don't say anything. Seer
Followed a silence. Then the mans
voice, We'll, II you won't, suppose
you won't. But you will regret It,"
Il won't"
Then I'll have to do 1t myself.
Which room II he sick tny'
THE third floor back but you cant
GO up" and she planted herself acrons
his way.
Lady. I don't want to use force or
you
Il forbid you to 20 up"
I saw his hand reach out ana remove
hers from the banister. and MS he passed
her she sank on the lowest step and
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woman. "Ahj i've al, tais ris It hero in
the house with me-
The front bell p,a'rI through the
house.
Mrs Delarit's hands few 20 her bosom
as though she had been snp..
MY Heaven!-it's comet" She gasped
aud the color left her face.
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The DAYS Good Stories
- Throw q buoy over

Throw . buoy over.
But the sailor wasn't rescued. He drowned.
Altar all hope 4 rescue was gone. the captain
reviewing the efforts that had been made, said
to the gen hand:
Ibid you throw that buoy over when told
your
"'No air, said the green hand. 4 couldn't
find boy. W ! threw an old man over. -
Minneapolis Journal.
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The Complications of a Manhattan Girl, a
'T2' Frenchman and Million Dollars Worth
of Blood Red Diamonds. " " %s
eee~~e~ee~e~e~~e~~e~~~e

We
Il happen to me, to the
som o. II
girl her father disnsu,hedlookns
the wing Of Mrs Deao csvoyant whom
have the dock
go house
]
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I'll 20 to the door" she decided. ITS
better to see who II Is, anyway. Per-
haps It's only n district messenger. II
!. isn't-if It should be oficers-they
might break In the door"
She left me. heard the front door
open Just as the pounding began again.
She asked. What II it?' and mans
voice answered. Does Eugene Dciarlo
i've hcre7" she said he did. and de-
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Favorite Recipes
u Americas Foremost WOmeiI

TIE fdcorite recipes OF famous
ioomen OF the United States arc
p,tnted IN The Euentn0 World on
Mondays. Wednesdays and Frtdavs.
Mcny Of the dishes described hare
iron national renoicn.
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spoken them aloud. the Nili meaning Of
the diamonds hadn't come home to me.
and that sat there casually holding a
million do.laIs IN ny hand. II all az
once seemed solemn thing to be doing
an imnensc responsibility. | dropped
them back IN their bIS, PIT the Id ia
and handed them to hei.
Her own iirst words sl.Owei the t'mld
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CHAPTER II.
The Wicked Flee.

I was frightened
when thought OF the dla-
monds and only two Women
alone IN the .house--apparently
80 gi'a-d them. but Mrs. De-
1arln Nos tcrriNaI
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manded what was wanted OF him. The
mans voice said. i must see him At
once"
And then, to my amazcment. ! heard
her tell the man, Pm CORY. but you
n't-'to-nighr; he's sick In bed"
IL rather think can zee him. then
was the retort. And ! will"
There followed. well. not quite
scufiie. but very active shufiiing Of
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Mrs. John P. Barton.
(H0memdker and CIubuOman.)
BAKED Cfinah.

@NE cup cod Iafter Il Is s0aked).
three cups mashed potatoes. one
half cup milk Chop. one table,
spoon butter melted In no, milk. three
hard-boiled eggs.
Chop nne u little parsley. mix all to-
Gsther and bake onc-half hour In q
well buttered mould In moderate oven.
Serve with egg sauce.
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- Nh cup bread crumbs. one cup
sweet milk. one cup sugar. one
- and one-half cups raisins. ono
up currants. thrss eSSs. one large
wset potato. grated; ons-half teaspoon
'ach OF cinnamon. cloves. nutmeg and