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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
DESSERT NEEDS STUDY
IMPORTANT AT EITHER FORMAL
OR FAMILY DINNER.
Muat Of Necessity Be Attractive 10
Appearance to 30 Thoroughly En-
logged, and Its Food Value 10
Also TO Be Considered.

II is considered bad taste when
dining to show the least concern In
regard to the courses following tho
one being served. yet n few people
show courage enough sometimes 10
ask what the dessert may be. One
college girl used to ask tho maid 10
tell her whenever mlnce pie was TO
be served
This girl understood the food value
of that piece of mince pie and she
knew II she wished to partake OF It
she must curtail the courses proceed
ing. An ordinary piece OF mince PIE
Is equal In food value TO q piece OF
roast beef. n medium-sized potato and
n slice OF bread, with liberal amount
OF butter.
There are two extremes: Desserts
far too heavy unless their real food
value is known and the rest of the
meal Is planned accordingly, and des-
serts too light to satisfy the hunger
unless sufficient supply OF other
things be eaten. What place, then.
have desserts in the diet? Do they
serve a purpose or are they simply
waste efforts7
Perhaps there is no portion OF the
meal which requires more time, more
thought In planning and more care In
preparation than the dessert. An
ideal dessert must be well favored
and attractive in appearance II 1t 10
TO be above criticism The appetite
is to some extent appeased and hence
appearance and flavor are means OF
tickling the palate" A piece OF
meat may be practically ruined in
cooking and yet be eaten-with dis
appointment. perhaps; but a poorly
prepared dessert will be left I'M
touched A dessert failing in its es-
sential quality, its appeal to the APP
petite. can be considered a waste OF
effort always.
The one essential which makes q
dessert a product well worth the
time, care, thought and actual cost,
or makes II simply a waste effort
from every standpoint. is the knowi-
edge OF its true food value, then
making It serve its purpose In that
respect.
A housekeeper should have little
table OF desserts carefully classified
for constant reference or written out
In tabular form, arranging her stock
OF successful desserts into three
classes, perhaps, as heavy. medium
and light Then she should consider
whether the dinner she is planning is
high In food value or low and supply
the kind OF dessert that viii make a
well.balanced meal The following
table viii illustrate such n classified
ton:
Heavy Desserts-Pies. cakes and
cookies. suet buildings. rich short
cakes, rich ice cream preserves.
Medium Observation-Disclosures and
souffiues, rice. cornstarch. sage, tapi-
oca pudding.
Light Desserts-Speedy and stewed
fruits. plain gelatine jelly, junkets.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
Japanese Napery,

Have you ever tried the experiment;
Of using Japanese napery. Mrs. Young
Housekeeper? or course, you've often
seen the ten-yard bolts of I2-inch wide
coarse white cotton printed with
bird, flower or butterfly design in
Canton blue. But do you know that
one OF these bolts may be cut into
two sets Of yard-and-a-hah strips. and
that these placed-one lengthwise and
two crosswise on your diningroom Ia
BILE do quite as well as the conven-
tional cloth and are only half the
trouble to handle and to launder? For
breakfast and luncheon napkins may
be made from squares cut from the
bolt. and while these viii not do for
dinner white serviotteB go nicely with
the Japanese scarfing.
Different housekeepers have differ
ent ways of finishing the raw ends OF
the scarfs. They may be hemmed
like the ordinary napkin, hemBtitched
or trimmed with a short white cotton
fringe. After many launderings tho
blue OF the printing may fade tribe,
but II will never become shabby look
ing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16

The door opened then She vanished
Ike n golden fairy caught In mist OF
vapor
minute later. Tommy North was
sitting In the dining room at Rosalie's
right--waiting for something. lie
found himself In a state of embarrass-
ment uncommon with him. What was
he that he should talk to decent
girl? And would she know that he
was--the branded? But when, a mo-
ment later. she trailed In behind Con.
stance like luminous shadow, when
Rosalie introduced them both BY name
md when he recognized them as the
women In the Hanska affair. one part
OF his embarrassment floated away.
Twice during the dinner he laughed
uproariously, causing Miss Harding to
remark that he was getpng back his
Ispirffs, anyhow. This was when Betsy
barbara ventured mild joke. Twice
again she included him In the CONVEX
q. dnu. Once she asked for the but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
Were They sarcastIc7

An English writer has Just discov-
cred some new peculiar epitaphs.
There are two which were either un.
consciously humorous or intended to
be bitterly sarcastic:
Maria Brown. wife OF Timothy
Brown. aged eighty years. She lived
with her husband SO years. and died
In the confident hope OF u better
life.
Here lies Bernard LigHtfoot, who
was accidentally killed in the for
ty-fifth years of his age. This mon
ument was erected by his grateful
family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
CHAPTER V--contlnued.

Veil. then suppose there's no use
iskln'," went on RosaIie, why you do
Il It's because there's nothing else
20 DO. Your play Ia 10 find something
lust rs absorbIn and as excitin' as
iiquor, but not quite 80 foolish"
5ure!" said Tommy. Tho pot q,
,oI1 Mt the end Of the rainbow, o. CAP.
WIn Kldd's treasure. Anyhow, I'm
,otng away from hero"
Now, Mr. North" said Resale.
theres two ways OF facing a thing
down stay, an go. Which is better.
don't know. Which Is Drawer. do.
there's room for you. Board here
lhc rest OF this week--on melville
YOU look around-an' II you think then
hat COINS the best way then go"
Tommy North Injured to an atmos-
phere wherein none gives something
For nothing regarded Resale lie
Orange with look In which gratitude
struggled with suspicion.
You're thlnkin'," responded Resale,
teaching out to seize his thought,
that THE is Just my plan to fill my
hoardn' house Think 1t IL you want
90 But this Is my proposition: You
keep this room free until Monday, an
n you want, you can have II perma.
nent at twelve II week. which is what
you paid Mrs Moore"
I'm sure I'm much obliged" said
Tommy. suspicion departing. "I'll stay
he week out. and make UP my mind -
Sensible" replied Resale "I'll send
up towels-and dinners at six-thlrty."
We have taken little time to con.
slider Betsy Barbara. J,-, rs view her
NOW, as she stands, dressed In a blue
frOck for dinner. tapping at Con.
stances door Betsy-Barbara's flesh
aud spirit were twenty.four: her heart
was eighteen. her purpose was forty
Whenever oven the darkest rny
touched her hair, Il fllCkered with gold
Ga full sunshine, even her brows and
flashes glittered aud twlnklcd Her
mouth was large and generously irreg.
ular. her nose was small and within.
siCally Irregular; her yiolet-blue eyes
we're as clear as pools As she stood
thero. waiting for Constance to rise
aud open the door her merrlment took
flame from some sleepy remark In
that precise psychological moment, all
planted by the fates, Tommy North
came down the hall on his way to din
ger The laugh arrested him dead
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy >Hrth return ing 10 his room In
MIR n. &c. boarding house NJ ~ a. m,
discovers a. body NJ Capt. John Hanska
-tuY,hrr r..r With knife wound on
stH brpBs' Suspicion rpstp upou II man
yitiug To ms Of l.awrUuc" Wade, VINO
usd called m HausNn IN the evening and
uHI been NnIri nuurrcliuE with ilausFn
iiuring the excitement II strange woman
,vtJ gives her name AS Resale I"Gruuge.
appears and takes into her own hom"
strrNsS tho street an Of Mrs Mpnre's
noprfrrs including NlW E5!rllln, an IN.
.sl'l who go 40 confined 90 the room she
occupied and whose brother was favor
ljo among The other hpRrdcrs. wade ~
arrested HR No ls about tr leave the cUuu
Dry Mrs eGrpuT'. who. while plying
.er trade Ms q trruen medium, had aided
Fu.lHp Inspector Martin MCGEE s"vrrnl
uuar, calls NJ hts Office to tell what she
f.nuEs 90 the crime while she 20 there,
uuEtgucc tinnsta. widow O; the murder
ID man whose existence had been I'm
SHOWN, appears Mrs Hnuqkn, says she
tiud lort her husband and disnlpBes the
lu,! that Wade represented hcr and Wis
Nta1 Il'T sta ON tho night NJ tn" murder
~ gu r0ort TO- settle their uhu're she
tdurit1 "Hdr wus so lnv" with her Nadr
s hrl1 hr t'c ,yl1g,r'g Jury ipr thy death
ut fIunsln
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16

kissed his sister. Betsy Barbara had,
somehow, the feeling that she was
meeting a stranger For the first time,
at any rate, she expressed him to
herself He was small-but she had
always noticed that obvious fact; Look.
ing at the figure on the bed, one would
haze called the sister the taller OF the
two He was nevertheless perfectly
formed. Ho had q plume of black hair
which glimmered In the gaslight with
dusky reflection of Betsy Barbara's
native gold-and-satln turban.
She sat for five minutes, while broth.
or and sister made her the focus OF
their conversation. But she was not
amused In the presence Of his sis.
ter, Estrilla appeared different man
from the light fencer with words of
their evenings downstairs He was
grave; he was formal II was pu2-
cling, but little fascinating, this
change
In Ave minutes more, Betsy. Barbara
summoned tact to the aid Of manners
and maiden .nodesty. She invented an
excuse to shield herself against Span
ish pollteness, and left Estrlla bow.
ing gravely at the threshold.
The house seemed deserted It was
too late for venturinE forth alone; yet.
somehow, she must exercise the vague
black visions which began TO surround
her-she who must keep courage for
two. Also, something which she could
not analyze was stirring disquiet in
her soul.
IF | only had some work." she said
to herself, and sighed again. So medi.
tating, she wandered aimlessly down.
stairs. The. doors OF the parior were
open; the lights were on; the baby.
grand plano stood open, inviting.
only merry tunes, though she
warned herself as she sat down. And
she started the livellest JIG she knew.
Presently, she began to sing in her
pleasant unframed voice. which wob,
bled entrancingly whenever she got
out of the middle register But music
is the slave OF moods. And before she
was aware, her voice was following
the strings in old and melancholy love.
songB
Then Betsy-Barbara dropped her
hands from the keys, and the music
stopped abruptly. She was Just aware
that fine floating tenor had been
humming the part from the doorway
Senior Estrllla stood looking down on
her.
My seester has gone to sleep" he
said. And then, That is Scotch song
is It not7 Please go on Betsy-Bar
bara smiled. nodded, resumed her
keys; and they sang together.
When the song was finished. Estril
la leaned on tho plano and looked
down at Betsy Barbara. His mood
seemingly had changed; 1t was his
within u talk.
They are little cold on the sur
face, those Scotch love-songs." he
said. though warm beneath. like vol
cano. Now we who speak Spanish
we can throw our emotions to the sur
face"
Don't you think" responded Betsy
Barbara, that to conceal it--but To
show It's THERE'S the more wonder
full way after all?"
The blood OF the MacGrcgors in Bet
sy-Barhara was calling her to the de
f,naa nf her own
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
leliIed Salmon salad.

Take pint OF canned salmon,
drain and remove the skin and bones.
Mince fine. add a tablespoon of lemon
Juice, dash OF red pepper, teaspoon
of minced parsley and salt to taste.
Mix together and bind with your favor
tie salad dressing and tablespoon OF
powdered gelatine dissolved in a quar-.
ter OF q cupful OF water. Fill small
molds and set them on ice to chill
quickly. Turn out on crisp lettuce
leaves. Garnish with olives and serve
with mayonnalse or cucumber sauce.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
TO BE CONTINUED

In dipping them in the solution dur
ing this operation, as they dry very
quickly and are almost Immediately
ready for repacking. No special ma
chinery is required, and the new agent
is guaranteed to preserve the eggs
for nine months, causing them to re-
tain their freshness, weight, trans.
parency, appearance, smell and taste
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
Soap Shredder.

An ordinary wire soap cage or hold
or makes an excellent soap shredder
says the Christian Science Monitor.
Remove the cake of soap from within
the holder. close II and simply rub
the soap across the outside. and soon
one has holder fnll of shredded soap
which may be emptied out into the
boiler; or the holder and its contents
may be immersed In the water
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16

Well. did BIBLES enjoy his fishing
trip?"
Yes. He says he had corking
good time"
''Umphl know BIBLES. He means
he had an uncorking good time"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16
Tomato catsup.

One tablespoon cloves. aIlspice. Gin
namon, nutmeg. one teaspoon black
pepper. one teaspoon cayenne pepper.
one and one-half pints vinegar, one
Tablespoon salt; add little sugar.
Stew and strain one peck Tomatoes
then add ingredients. boil two hours.
then bottle.--A. T. S.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-16


dow. maden,fashion, and thought
TO make no further mystery, the
person who opened the front door and
disturbed the tete.a.tete between Els
strilla and Betsy.Barbara was only
Tommy North He had been searching
strcnuously for n Job. No mystery
about that, either. The reason was
Betsy-Darbara The nights quest had
failed. The fluid mercury of his dis
position had fallen almost to absolute
zero. In this mood he unlocked the
front door. The parlor was open: he
heard the soft thrum Of guitar. Hun.
cry for Companionship. he crossed the
thick hall carpet to the parlor door.
He looked In and beheld Betsy-Bar,
bara sitting with flushed cheeks and
folded hands. II was the attitude OF
woman who yields. Beside her sat the
Estrllla person. strumming gently on
guitar and looking q million Ian.
explosion, Tommy rushed out. slam.
ming the front door behind him.
His feet, rather than his Will, car
ried him away. There was saloon at
the corner AS by instinct, Tommy
rushed into II and ordered a glass OF
whisky--hls first since the night of the
Ilanska murder. In a period incredibly
short, he fulfilled the tragic purpose
for which he left the boarding house.
An hour and a half after, Tommy
himself, New life in new cline
wondful plan of genius" was weav-
Ing toward the select boarding house
Of Madame Resale lie Grange. Labor.
ously he unlocked the door; painfully,
and with occasional mutterlngs about
a blasted life, ne reached the first land.
ing. And on that landing a door
opened Betsy-Baibara stood looking
at him.
Yet curIously, 40 the gaslight caught
her full, It was not upon Betsy-Bar.
bara's shocked wlde-open eyes that he
fixed his gaze. He looked at her feet
Betsy.Barbara was wearing high.heeled
velvet shoes with paste buckles. In
the full light, they sparkled like rial
diamonds. Betsy-Barbara stepped
back with woman's instructive fear of
a drunken man. So one OF those slip
pers moved. Tommy, his eyes still
toward the ground clutched at it. The
motion almost tumbled MIN over-did
! IL. IN
Get II an hold IT," he said-"then
discover murder"
mir. North--Mr. North" exclaimed
Betsy.Barbara and stood helpless,
staring at this weird performance.
Drunk he said. Final disgrace
everything gone now!"
Mr.. North" said Betsy Barbara,
gathering her courage, listen to me
II you wake people up tonight, they'll
never forgive you. Now I'm going to
lead you to your room"
He waved her away and started to
make his own course up the stairs
Betsy-Barbara followed, her hands ex-
/, tended to give help in case OF need.
At his own landing, Betsy-Barbara ran
ahead, opened his door, switched on
1.-The electric light. Then returning, sh'
pushed him in with final
Good highland please try to be
quiet"
Betsy. barbara had endured a day
filled with as many varied emotions as
It is generally given woman TO endure
She applied the best remedy that won
an knows for surfeit OF feeling She
took down her hair. undressed, and
cried herself to sleep.
| GRO BE CONTINUED
n 90 rgs. G. TO Anxs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
MARIA is CROWDED
WITH REFUGEES

Maria. Tex, Jan. MARIA is becoming
badly crowded with Mexican refugees from
the border and from Ojinaga- 1t Is be
coming a problem to take care OF tne
needy refugees, whose number is increasing
every day.
FIFTY OF more Maria people motored to
Preside to witness the battle across tn s
river, which they reported was all that
battle could be.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C Bird, of Alpine, are
in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Pool have returned
from San Antonio.
Mrs Jas. hurry, of chicago, accOmPan-
led by ner son, James, jr, is visiting Mrs
J. W Pool
Cards are out announcing the marriage
Of Miss Sue Greenwood and Mr. j. Hight
smith.
Mrs. NJ Chastain and Miss Willie Ellison
gave a shower in honor of Miss Sue Green
wood, the bride OF the week.
Mrs. s Davis, Of FL PasO, IS in Maria
visiting relatives.
Gus Mauror has returned to Maria from
San Antonio.
The Maria schools have opened after a
lengthy holiday.
tanned by III health.
Mrs. T. Snyder entertained with din
ner party
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
Oil Can ExplOdes Where
Children Are Playing;
Causes Death.

Fort Stockton, Tex, Jan. IA brush
fire and a can of coal oil cost the life
last night of little Glynn Casebir, six
years old, only son of J. E. Casebir, a
prominent local merchant The child
with some small companions was play
ing near a neighbours house, where a
brush fire had been lighted The chill
dren secured a can of oil and after
pouring some on the flames, left the
can near the fire. The oil heated and
exploded, shrouding the. victim in
flames. He ran screaming and the
other children ran frightened away
J. E. Cope, a ranchman, happened to
be passing some distance off and saw
the child's peril Leaping from his
buggy, he attempted to tear the child's
clothing off, at the same time enveIop-
ing the little fellows head in his heavy
coat to protect his face. Cope was
badly burned, but succeeded in get
ting the burning clothing stripped off
Physicians were summoned, but af-
ter suffering for four hours, the child
died
Grave fears are entertained for the
child's mother, who is frantic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
Stockton Child Burned To Death
WOOD TO BE GIVEN
PHOENIX POSTOFFTC-

Phoenix, Ariz. Jan. &c p wood
is to be postmaster Of Phoenix His
appointment viii be made nv nresident
Wilson in time for Wood to take the
office April 6, when the term of James
H. McCHntock, Republican, expires.
ington. Vernon L Clark. SeIino Mich
eIson and Guy Alsapl, the other can
didates, have conceded the place to
Wood.
Congressman Carl Hayden had the
selection Of The Phoenix postmaster,
it is stateo- ne chose Wood, who was
his deputy When he was treasurer OF
MaricOpa county and later his under
sheriff for. five years when HAYDEN
was sheriff.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
Criticisms"

Everybody invites crid-
cisms- suggestions from all
for. as this IS "A Store for
Everybody. it follows that
the policy to be pursued
must meet with the favor of
everybody. There must be
not a single instance where a
customer might be dissatis-
fled. To this end, we have
placed a suggestion box at
the elevators. on the first
floor. where we will be glad
to have you drop as many
Criticisms or suggestions as
may occur to you, with the
assurance that each viii re-
celye earnest attention.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
ARMY SHOWS HONOR
TO DEAD LIEUTENANT
Escorts Body Of Young officer, Eugene
V Armstrong to Station. For
shipment to Delaware.

A-EAl3LEO4Es 10 station Tor
shipment to Delaware.
Slowly a. Gordon of troops moved
through the streets Wednesday after
noon while a cavalry band played the
death mach. 1t was the escort of
honor for the body Of Lieut.. Eugene
v armstrong, troop d, 18th cavalry.
Wnlch was being accompanied to the
union station by his former cOmrade s
six troops Of his regiment, the com
handing officers OF the patrol troops
and Cen Hugh L. Scott, brigade com
mander.
The procession moved through the
plazas and swung into San Francisco
street. shortly before o'clock The
18th cavalry band, which has pIaved
funeral marches for some of the most
distinguished generals of the army at
Arlington. led the procession. Cant.
aubrey LlppincOut, commander of the
dead officers troop, was in command
OF the troops of the 18th and Lieut.
water Nell polo player and COM
paniOn Of Lieut.. Armstrong com
manded the escort of honor
PaIIbearers All Lieutenants.
The pa1bearers were Iieutenants
Howard c. Tatum, Oiney Place James
X HILL Eugene Lehman, John NJ.
thompson, and James P. Yancy. Gen.
Hugh L Scott, commander of the cav
airy brigade Col Frederick Perkins.
ZOuh infantry, Col. Joseph Garrard. 18th
cavalry, major P. D. LOckridge. senior
OLIlcer- OF the 18th cavalry. in FL PaSO
and the officers of. all the. post and
patrol regiments. attended the brief
funeral service. which was held before
the body was sent to the Delaware
home of the dead Lieutenant
The cOlors of the 18th and the guild
ons Of the troops were draped in
crepe The body of the lieutenant was
carried on a caissOn of battery c,
Sixth field artillery, with an Ameri-
can flag draped over the casket- The
1ieutenant's polo pony followed the
caissOn, saddled and with boots re-
versed and the palIbearers rode. at the
side Of the caisson, led by the escort
Of honor.
Coincidence From Gen. Wood.
Major Gen. Leonard Wood. chief of
staff of the army, telegraphed his re-
gret because of the death of Lieut.
Armstrong to Gen. Hugh L. Scott
Tuesday evening. Gen. Wood knew the
dead lieutenant because of his ath-
letic prOwess while attending West
Point and since he graduated. His mes
sage read:
Please express my sorrow and sym
pathy over the death of lieutenant
Armstrong to his family and comrades
in the 18th cavalry. He was such a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-07
STORE rs BURNED
AT BUENA VISTA

Fort Stockton, Tex. Jan Mr..
Ayres a general merchant at Buena
vista, 20 miles north of here, arrived
in Fort Su9ckIon Yesterday and re-
ported the loss Of his store building
and stock of goods by fire at 4 o'clock
Yesterday morning
The building and stock was valued
at $4,000 with $500 insurance.
Examination of the safe showed that
it had not been tempered with and the
first theory of robbery as a motive
has been dispelled Strong susDicion
indicates lncendiaryism. The officers
are working on the case
ADVERTISE the selling points Of your
real estate candidly and convincinglv.
Tell your story on the want ad page
of The Herald, and you will reach
thousands Of prospective buyers.