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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

~ .yc0---S@w Detached Grove Avenue
home. Immediate possession. Terms,
reasonable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

Lower Flat For Rent. Sour Rooms;
all conveniences. Apply 1918 Oak
wood avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

For Sai~-~Ief On Lee Avenue, Monu-
rcnt Annex, en- easy terms. at Sls
per foot Adjoining Forbes addition.
Address r. O, Box s22
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

Have Placed Hundreds In Good POSI-
tons For work see VIRGINIA
BUSINESS EXCHANGE. 3ls North
Second street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

For sale On Easy Terms at ~ Per
foot, two lots on Cutshaw avenue.
Monument Heights. Address p. o.
BOX s22
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w ants
LOST AND FOUND

LOST AND FOUND
vtrsred, From Camp ON Creighton
road. about Ia miles from Rich
mond. two bay mare mules and two
black horse mules. Phone Randolph
ali. RICHMOND AND RAPPAiAN-
MOCK RIVER RAILROAD COM
PANY.
lost--A sma1l Pocketbook, With n
pass from Norfolk to Clifton Forge.
Phone Madison 6427.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

SUMMER BoARDERs

Drink Granite Lithfn waters Gallons
25c Phone Monroe 1858.
Jordan Cottage. ocean View, virginis;
right on the water: near all nmuse
uents; every convenience MRS.
LUTHER WEEKLY. Proprfetress,
Monticello Hotel Lynchburg. Va
Dinner SO cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

BUILT Right, Locks Right, Price Right.
Beautiful Battery Court home. Eight
large rooms, pantry, basement, hot
water heat. and ali eonveniences.
Hardwood floors Large lawn. Close
TO car lire. Twelve minutes from
Broad street. Terms reasonable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-16

- Acres Adtsintas AhOveJ TAFes-
fourth milo from railroad station.
good landi six-seom frame dwsiItnEi
q mics shade trees and lawn. 4 bar
gain At eS.See..
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

made a dash to recover his hat. This
had rolled towards the curb. The
wind sent it under the wheels of a
passing truck, and 1t was crushed to
atoms.
The crowd laughed. passing messen-
ger boys "yah-yahed!" observers at
the various ofiice windows Uttered.
and the outside street was one broad
smile. The young man put his hand
to his head In an embarrassed way.
Then he darted through the open door.
way and into the lobby of the big
building.
Preciosa looked serious a. she
drew back from the window, some.
what ashamed. sincerely sorry. That
fitting glimpse Of theface below had
shown q seriousness not at all In &C.
cord with the reckless episode of the
moment. A neat but threadbare suit
Of clothes made the gentle hearted
miss wonder II she had not acted un.
wisely. nay. cruelty. in depriving the
young man Of possession he could
poorly spare.
IT'S too bad-why did l do it," she
chided herself. Besides. the embar.
rassment, the inconvenience, and she
passed out of the ofnces regret.
fully.
Finally Preciosa took the elevator.
She glanced timorously but eagerly
around the vestibule. The elevator
starter was just. crossing from store
room to . hatless person standing in
the shadow Of . stone column. He
bore In his hand IN old, battered CAP.
The loiterer. accepted it. Some few
words passed between them. The
young man penciled something ON .
card. gave'le 10 the starter, and has
tened from the building.
Somehow . glimpse Of the sensi-
tive. rather sad face Of the young man
troubled. Preciosa. Her conscience
was upbraiding her. Az she approach
Cd him. the elevator starter lifted hid
hat politely to the sister Of the sue.
oessful youns broker who tipped him
generously.
THAT young man who was Just
here" she said-'is hs the person
Who lost his haiti"
Yes. Misc Huldane," replied the
starter. From what he says It wa
the only one ne had. and he ID with.
ont tbs money to buy another one. ]
loaned him . stray cap. I happened
to have, and he insisted on giving me
his name and address. 20 would be
sure to know It would b returned
which doesn't mattsr IN the least
WIN y0u show ~ The cardr
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why. certainly" assented the
starter, promptly. but wonderingly
Preciosa felt like . guilty criminal.
Her tender soul deplored the innocent
mischief she had wrought She was
strangely unlike herself all the ride
home with her brother. Within an
hour she had made . confidant Of her
best friend. Mary Bird. and before
two had passed By Mays brother.
Will. was taken into . conspiracy.
He was deputized to visit this Dale
Winters a. the representative of -four
giddy girls" who had destroyed his
hat. and replace 1t with the best fall
style money could supply.
More than that the clever young
man did. He learned that Dale Win
tiers was q most estimable and EN-
Gent young man. temporarily out Of
work. How the artful Preciosa work.
ed 1t she told pobody. but within a
week Dale was induced by young Bird
to apply for position with Huldane
G Co. and was readily engaged.
1t was a lucky day for the big bond
firm. Six months later while the
head Of the house was absent, a near
panic hit the money market. Forced
to act on his own initiative. Dale did
Just the right thing, and saved the
house from ruin.
That made him solid with Ran
som Huldane. In the meantime poor,
pitiful Preciosa found that in exercis-
ing sympathy and interest in behalf
OF Dale. she had learned to love him.
So she came often to the Office, and
Dale called at the Huldane home &C.
casionally
1t was the I'd of September, . year
to the day. and Preciosa sat in the
Office ostensibly awaiting her broth
er's arrival when Dale entered.
Preciosa smiled as he took OF his
hat-a straw hat! He read inquiry
in her eyes.
DO not think that l am defying
usage and propriety. Miss Huldane.
he said laughingly. Il am defying
the custom for this one day because
1t II an anniversary"
"Of what, may ! ask?" spoke Pre-
ciosa, half guessing.
"Of the day Of my life when with
the loss Of my hat there seemed to
follow nothing but good fortune-and
the greatest blessing of 1t all has been
to know you
He read her full realization of the
sentiment expressed. Her eyes, quick
ly downcast. her Frightening color
gave his souf hope.
You have something to tell met"
she said falteringly.
"Of the love Il bear you." he re-
piled clearly.
Then first let me tell you q story
and Preciosa did; of the straw hat,
and what 1t had led to, and she look
ed up penitent to find only the glory
of gratitude and love in his earnest
eyes.
And every succeeding I'd of Septem-
Der these two, man and wife now.
trim up the discarded straw hat of
the year and 60 over the blissful men,
DRY of their first acQuaintanceship.
Copyright. 1913. by W. q. Chapman.)
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TEST FOR THE OVEN
HOW ONE MAY De SURE " %
JUST RIGHT.


You can never make . success Of
baking unless the. oven IL exactly
right. II 1t II . little too hot or too
cold all your cakes and pies win be
spoiled. You can always test the heat
BY putting q piece Of white paper ON
the oven shelf that IL to be used and
leaving It there for two minutes. II
the paper comes out still white or
very slightly brown at the edges, then
the oven IL cool. II the paper comes
out good deal Drowned. but not
burned at all. then the oven IL mod
crate. II the paper comes out brown
all over and blackened at the edges.
the oven is hot. II the paper burns all
to cinder. then the oven 10 much too
hot for any use.
The following ID q good recipe for
cleaning black wooden clothing: Dis
solve borax in water and saturate Q
sponge or cloth In the solution. Wash
the greasy spots by rubbing vigorous
ly. then rinse in clear water the same
way, and dry in the sun. This IL es-
pecially good for cleaning mems coat
collars.
Thick, soft gloves are made to wear
when lifting pots and heavy stove at
tachments; thinner ones come for the
purpose Of protecting the hands while
sweeping or busting; then there are
rubber gloves to put on when wash
Ing dishes and asbestos gloves to wear
when handling hot dishes.
Should the clothes be widowed. the
stains may be removed by . mixture
containing equal parts Of soft soap
and starch. half a. much common salt
and the juice Of half . lemon. This
may be spread over the spots, and the
article should be laid ON the grass al
day and all night until the stain en-
urely disappears.
The crisp. raw cucumber, appetising
~ It 10, proves indigestible to many
people. Let these try them cooked.
Cooked cucumbers may be served hot
with cream sauce or cold a. salad.
Rather ripe vegetables should be 20
!ected and they should be stewed very
slowly. Finely shredded chill peppers
added to the sauce improve its ap-
pearance and take away the slight In
sipidty of the cooked cucumber with
out destroying the flavor. When serv-
ing the cooked cucumber ~ . salad
cut 1t lengthWise instead Of across. -
with the raw vegetable.
A few drops Of oil Of lavender scat
tered on the shelves In the library
will dissipate the odor Of mold which
frequently arises from damp weather.
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Peanut Butter.

Roast the nuts. shell and take on the
brown skins. When making large
quantities, the removing Of the brown
skins is best accomplished by putting
the shelled peanuts on coarse towel.
covering them with another towel and
rubbing them gently until the husks
are broken or loosened. and then blow
ing them on with a bellows. II you
use salt, dust them lightly with 1t and
grind at once. Mix to a smooth paste
with half a. much butter as you have
peanut powder. 1t is always well to
taste your butter and use its freshness
as guide in the matter of just how
much salt you should add to the pea
nuts, II any. Put the peanut butter
In covered glass jars or tumblers; keep
In q cool place.
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FOLLY AS It FLIES
BY ELIZABETH scHoEN COBB.
"Oh, such fun!"

BY ELIZABETH scHoEN COBB.
"Oh, such fun!"
Let me try, Zilla."
tim the first time!"
The three high class stenographers
in the ONCE of Huldane & Co. were
grouped about . table where one of
their number was filling q parafiined
paper bag from a water bottle.
1t was the I'd Of September, the
post 1oaed Straw Hat" day Of the
year. The sensible office girls of HUI
.s.ne = Co. were usually precise and
digE.1ed, but they could not resist
folly as it flies. All day long from
The great skyscraper building, mis-
chievous office boys and teasing type
writer's had gazed from the window in
quest of a belated straw hat in the
passing throng. Once spotted, 1t be-
came a target for all kinds Of mis-
siles, such as paper wads, soaked tow
els, and one unfortunate Panama
went skithering from the head of its
wearer. borne along by a we'll direct
ed bar of soap.
The infection had spread to the
merry group in the Huldane Office.
One of the ingenious trio of misses
had thought of a new projectile. 1t
consisted Of paper bag filled with
water and tied with a piece of string.
Miss Preciosa Huldane. who had
Just arrived in the family automobile
to take her brother, Ransom Huldane.
home. smiling indulgently at the ex-
element of the girls. Then moving
10 the window and gazing down. her
Eyes lit upon the crown Of q neat
but weather beaten straw hat, almost
within dropping range from her lofty
height. Its wearer was q brisk, erect
and pleasing appearing young man.
The spirit Of mischief seized her un-
accountably.
Give me the bag, quick!" she call.
ed to the girls.
Preciosa drew back slightly in some
dismay from the window frame as
she Witnessed the commotion her i'm
pulsive action had created. The
weighted paper bag had grazed its
destined target, the straw hat This
1t had knocked promptly from the
head Of its wearer.
The bag had; struck the stone pave
ment. 1t burso with a report Alike the
explosion of an automobile tire. Its
contents spattered over the owner of
the hat. He naturally looked up
wards. and Miss Preciosa caught q
lifting sight Of q reproachful but
handsome face. Then Dale Winters
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when
Informed her that talking
told Patoman No % Is down. probably interesting
Michael Madden before the board
Of police commissioners And
trying find talking
opprobous ehet delicate compliment
Of the
Probably will simmer lady
wearing II looking had
been found
the kind which ators of the vaudeville
will probably bad with Michael Remarks sed through
OF
watch being kicked
the
look though a of
Junk the wreck Of emporium
store he Is probably
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Melt two and one-half tablespoonfuls
Of butter. add three tablespoonfuls Of
-four and stir until well blended; then
pour on gradually, while stirring con-
stantly, one cupful of rich milk. Bring
to the boiling point and add one tea
spoonful OF salt, one-fourth teaspoon
full of celery salt. and one-eighth tea
spoonful Of pepper: then add one cup
full Of cold roast turkey cut in thin
strips. one-half cupful of cooked spa
ghetti cut in one-half inch pieces and
one-half cupful of sauted. sliced mush-
room caps. Turn into . buttered bak-
ing dish, sprinkle with one-third cup
full Of grated Parmesan cheese. cover
with three-fourths cupful Of buttered
cracker crumbs and bake until the
crumbs are Drowned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

the stipulation Of the sterner sex are sincere In
they don't want to be.9-real mean" or 'hoffid"
about IT. but they declare this would be the only
means Of satisfyins the powder pun. which they
declare has become almost q public menace.
Everything that shines has been used By the fair
seq ~ mirrors.
Il had woman In IN electric brougham stop
her car in the middle Of the block not long since
and congest trainc the entire block" said Cross
ing Onacer Johnston. at Grand and. East Water
streetsL "She calmly took hand mirror out Of
her purse and procesdel TO- dab herself while
autos behind soreechsd their horns and tsamsters
swore softly But what could you DOT Our or.
ders sre to b courteous. 70 I just had to stand
stin until that nose was powdered"
A Aoorvalker b . 0fznd avenue store pointed
70 . post surrounded By mirrors on each side ."
sAsir fAce and others must fairly wedge their va,
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security Of ones study. Sto-
ries Of river pirates and ban
ditti were rife. Friends recommended
reliable firearms and eternal vigilance
In care Of my passport; the one a. .
protection against robbery and the
other to prevent ending my days In a
Siberian convict mine. writes C. A.
Hubbard in the Chicago Daily News.
In reality the trip was 30 safe as to
make all warnings ridiculous. Every
where comfort was the first considera-
ton. French cuisines, steam heated
staterooms on palatial river boats. ex-
cellent hotels and obsequious servants
are not exactly what one expects from
bandit ridden country; had the rec
concentrations been for heavy clothing
and . winter overcoat they would have
been much more to the point North
ern Siberia IL cold even in August; .
temperature Of so degrees at noon II
not uncommon.
Makes lts Own Commerce..
The Amur IL the Mississippi Of 81
IBERIA It makes its own commerce,
since the fertile plain through which
It runs supplies the basis Of the trade
which 1t transports. For . distance OF
perhaps 1000 miles the river 10 nav
igable and 10 piled almost daily BY
government and private steamers Of
luxurious passenger accommodation
and with great carrying trade.
Entering Siberia ct vladivostok, my
nrst objective point was Khabarovsk
on the Amur. For some hours the
train traversed the famous trans
Siberian route and then at Nikoisk
shot on to the north. independently.
I say shot or inadvertently-there
was nothing 90 hasty ~ that about Il.
Whether 1t was . professed milk
train or not. don't know. but It bore
al possible resemblance to an Arkan-
sas express. After the seventh stop,
made ct the seventh log cabin en- route,
one begins to rejoice that Siberia IL %
sparsely populated.
The FIRST half-hour unfolds al the
wonders Of the country. From the car
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

boy carrying q dead kitten by the tail. who was
trying to initiate the neat. professional way in
which he was juggling his club. Meanwhile he
was discussing with a friend Of the female per-
suasion the state Of health Of his friend and her
husband Dennis Flanagan. since little affair
that had taken place In McGraws place around
the corner.
To him came. as abruptly and vivaciously as q
setting hen routed from her nest. another lady
who shattered the surrounding atmosphere with
an account Of how she had just been robbed Of
her purse by man whom she pointed out sour.
rying into the crowd on the other side of the
street Michael calmly surveyed her in the de-
tached. aristocratic way impossible to all save
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Pamous Japanese mapmalksr.
Nothing Hike IN authentic map Of
Japan existed until Ino Chukei IN
ished his labor Of love In 1871. His
career was marked. for It was not I'M
III he had rsaehsd The go Of hfty-nve
years, having been . sake brewer
nom boyhood, that he turned his ~
tsntioa 70 survsying. These maps
were found 70 - % sod and 20 frss
nom large srrors thst they were
ADOPTED q the basis Of the more ~
cent trigonomstricaI survey Of Japan.
Daring his WORK he surveyed $4,000
suuare miles, using instruments which
he made himself. bat he met with no
reward during biz life. for on the
Examination Of his undertaking. he was
thrown into prison b. the Shoguns.
where he remained until he died He
has since besn honoFed By imperial
decree, and . monument, erected IN
~ memory. nov stands in Tokyo.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Soak three thick slices Of white
bread in about pint Of broth. squeeze
fairly dry and beat up with . fork.
Melt . tablespoonful Of butter over
the IRE, add the bread: mix we'll and
season With salt to taste and . little
pepper. When cool stir in two ven
beaten eggs. quarter Of grated NUT
meg, and little chopped parsley. Nix
well and mold into small balla Roll
these lightly IN nour, boil them lightly
In broth for two minutes and sssvD =
once.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

One cup butter, two cups sugar, two
cups -four. one cup mashed potatoes,
one-half cup milk, one cup chopped
walnuts. one cup seeded raisins, one
cup chocolate. four segS. ons-third to-
spoon cinnamon. one-third teaspoon
cloves. onethird nutmeg. two tear
spoons baking powder. Spread dough
In breadpan and bake In medium hot
oven.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

OOVNI0Os
One cupful Of butter. two cupfuls Of
sugar. three eggs. half teaspoonful Of
baking powder, one even teasboonful
Of nutmeg, half teaspoonful Of cloves
and -four for soft dough. Begin with
two cupfuls and add carefully that you
may not make them too stiff. Cream
butter and sugar. add yolks Of eggs.
spice. one cupful Of flour with baking
powder. the whipped whites and the
rest Of the -four. Roll into . sheet .
quarter Of an inch thick. cut into
rounds and bake in good oven.
These cookies ought to be Of the soft
variety II you keep them wrapped In
. cloth In = tin box and win not let
them dry out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
DRAINING THE zUYDER ZEE
Will Be Costly Work, but Certain to
Be Amply Repaid In the Value
Of the Land.

The proposal to drain the Zuyder
Zee is before the government of Hol-
land again, and In more ambitious
form than ever. The last plan con-
templated draining about 100000
acres. The present plan proposes to
unwater more than three times that
much. bikes are to be built, shutting
on the sea from the famous bay.
Then four great "polders" are to be
walled on and pumped dry. while the
rest Of the area il left as q fresh
water lake. with canals leading to
various ports.
Whether the Dutch government un-
dertakes this task now or not, the
work is sure to be done. Holland 10
both rich and land hungry. The engi-
neering problems involved are simple.
The estimated cost is about $75,000,-
000-a large sum for a small country.
perhaps. but the land thus brought
under cultivation will produce crops
worth $4,000, 900 per year.
The Zuyder Zee as 1t stands today
is the result of terrific storm in the
thirteenth century. Before that time
a fresh water lake occupied part of
the area now covered by the waves
of this inlet and the rest was marsh
and meadow. A great hurricane came,
piling the waters Of the North sea
against the Dutch coast. The feeble
bikes then in existence gave way, the
ocean rolled in, the soil was flooded
and then washed away, and q bay
was established that cuts Holland Al
most In two.
The proposed drainage work will
restore the shore line Of the country
to something like its early condition
and will reverse the only victory
ever won by the ocean against the
Dutch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

~ one would expect altar thr.. -.
turtles Of Romance rula: tvc 49,
suflces for the whole expocit,o.
Thousands. almost millions, Of rrh,es
have been spent in buildines. grounda
and exhibits. and yet, the aftenoon
was there there were not thirty Vie.
itors on all the grounds
While 1t may be the way of al, exit
billions to prove financial failures. th,a
10 still glazing example Of that inef.,
ficiency which one finds everywhers
here. The one impression the visitor
carries away from the place 10 the,
magnitude Of the possibilities Of the,
soil which 1t represented. The coun-.
try Is still virgin. cold and all but i'm
placable; but for the strong, virile peo-
pie who have the patience to WOO her
she has smiles and gracious rewards
beyond measure. For him who has
the stamina to Withstand cold, ice and
solitude this imperial lady Of the
SHOWS spreads cloth Of gold and
empties her horn of plenty.
More wonderful than the exhibition
are the dairy products one meets with
In the restaurants. Here milk b
cream and cream Of nectar for the
gods; butter II . CONNECTION and the
eggs more to be coveted than those
Of the tabled goose.
Solitude of the Amur.
The Amur 10 not unlike al great
rivers. It winds and twists ana
doubles upon itself In . manner that 4
discouragingly common. while TIE
scenery u mostly nat and unintereo>-
ing. But In solitude, isolation and tho
primeval glory Of the forests the river
trip surpasses even the railroad Jour.
ney. At night - the boat electric
lighted. steam propelled and spoutine
great clouds Of sparks from her fun
mel. makes her way down stream. 4
10 . piece Of twentieth century h
truded on . pristine background. One
imagines that he hears the fluttee e
countless startled wings - the raue-
Gus whistle psnetrates and reschese
through the forests. and the ssafeh-
light playing on the banks 10 aud .
landing place Transforms the slendoe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Two eggs, beat yolks with one-third
cup sugar. one-half cup molassss. 49,,
half cup Acur (scant). oQehalf -,
spoon soda and odd egg whites bsatso
stiR. Bake - minutsA esevo ~
Win hard oauco.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

second
for the
Carrying the his end choking just little with the emotion
debated
giving onnse
Not chilly this he sad but rather cool yet rather cool
newsdealer probably
he country live
We've this morning."
man said with smile But knew where you lived
"Oh Long Island
elusive ma 8 valuable"
you here?" gasped the commuter
Yea build something else
and obliged postpone 1t until spring"
he
arrangement
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Light on Question Of "How to Beat a Board BiIp'

INDIANAPOLIS Mn-New light the question: How Beat Board
Bill furnished by
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Henry. bslisvs you ars IKE sli
the men When I give you lettsrs -
mail yca think NJ . goed joke -
carry them for 1ays and days b ~
pockst!s
~AblGnil, Give you my word nan
evOry one q tAsm-evsntually.