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MAKES A GOOD, PLAIN CAKE
Delieacy That May Be Baked in a
Great Number Of Ways, as
One May Desire.

remember reading an article many
years ago in which cake was designat-
ed as the rose of cookery" the term
seemed to suit the dainty process of
combining all the delicate ingredients
that go to the making of toothsome,
dainty, beautiful, fragrant cake SO well
that have always remembered it, re-
marks a writer in the Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Here is very good rule for plain.
though excellent cake. 1t may be
baked in all sorts of ways, as you will
see:
One generous tablespoonful of but
ter, one cupful of sugar, one and
half cupfuls of -four. half a cupful of
milk, two eggs, pinch of salt and
level teaspoonful of baking powder.
Stir the butter, sugar and eggs to-
gether, beating them hard. Then add
the flour, in which the baking powder
has been mixed and sifted twice.
Add the milk by degrees, beat thor
oughly and bake in a moderate oven.
| have not mentioned the ilayoring,
because there is where the variety
comes in. Flavored with vanilla, rose
or lemon extract and baked in loaf
and iced, this is very nice cake for
ordinary purposes. Or it may be baked
as layer cake, with chocolate. car
amel, lemon. jelly or other filling be-
tween the layers.
Often l bake it in four very thin
layers and put 1t together with very
tart jelly, making real old-fashioned
jelly cake.
BY leaving out a tablespoonful of
flour and adding grated chocolate, a
very nice chocolate cake results, and
this may be baked in layers and put
together with chocolate filling;
very good imitation of the more ex-
pensive devils food. Grated cocoanut
or chopped nut meats will make a
pleasant addition. or raisins, currants
and spices will give you a delicious
brown loaf of simple fruit cake.
Orange peel grated into the batter
makes very nice flavor; then l
would advise icing the top with an
orange icing, but do not put any of
the juice in the cake for 1t will kill
the effects of the baking powder.
This same recipe may be baked in
gem pans and served hot for luncheon.
or the little cakes may be iced and
set away for Sunday night supper.
A portion of the batter might be
Favored with chocolate for variety
and the chocolate cakes covered with
chocolate icing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
SECURED A LEGAL OPINION
Farmer Desired to Know Just Exactly
Where He "Was At" and Prob
ably He Does.

"You are a lawyer. aren't your
asked the young farmer.
"Yes." replied the young lawyer
genially to his first client. offering a
chair and assuming fine nonchal-
ance.
well, I want to know why 1t is un.
lawful to kill rabbits"
well" said the lawyer. "it Is
against the law in this state to kill
rabbits in the closed season. which
includes the summer months. and you
can't shoot them at any time without
license"
"Well. s'posin' they get into my can
taloupes. Can't l shoot 'em for tres
passin'?"
No, you can't shoot a rabbit for
trespassing. The only thing you can
do is to have him arrested"
IF he comes into my house ! can
shoot him. can't Il"
Net unless he breaks in. II you
leave the door open and he walks in
you must not shoot him. But II he ac.
cidentally falls into pot Of boiling
water you can make soup of him,
bNppOSe.
at seems to me the rabbit has q
great advantage over me. He can eat
my cantaloupes and cabbages. but
can't do anything with him."
"You can scare him II you wish.
You can shoot at him. but you must
not hit him. The rabbit has this ad-
vantage over the cantaloupe. too-if
you shoot at the rabbit and hit can
taloupe 1t is all right. No harm done.
But If you shoot at a cantaloupe and
hit rabbit 1t is fine and imprison.
ment
However. in the open season all
you have to do is get a license and
you can go and shoot rabbits or can.
taloupes either.
"As you see. you will then have all
the advantage. You can get a license
and the rabbit cannot. and you can
shoot. a privilege denied to canta
loupes You really have quite an ad
vantage.
MY fee is S.. Thank you. very
much. Chicago News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Boiled Frostina.

Half a I-nt of granulated sugar,
moisten thoroughly with water suf-
ficient to dissolve it when heated. Boil
until it threads from the spoon. stir
ring often While the sugar is boiling
beat white of one egg till firm. When
thoroughly beaten turn into a deep
dish, and when the sugar is boiled
pour the white. beating together rapid
ly until of the right consistency to
spread on the cake. Add flavoring If
liked This is enough icing for one
loaf of cake.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
TEACHING PUPILS TO SPELL
New York Newspaper Thinks That
Possibly There is an Error. in
the Present Process.

So much has been said and printed
about the very independent way pupils
in school now spell-of course, there
were always bad spellers-that the
reason for 1t should be known. A
dozen or more years ago a new
method of teaching spelling was de-
vised and from one end Of our educaa
orridden country to the other was
practiced and fa.orably reported on. 1t
was called disqualification" and meant
tnat a mental picture was certainly
impressed on the child's" mind by
merely looking at the word. 1t never
oo>lrred to the visualizers ths: the
child" had always looked at the word.
and that the drill they proposed 70 do
away with was all there was to the
spelling lesson.
Many learned-sounding word has
bee. Of xervice to expert educators in
this way. lnterahA laboratory. effi-
cient. to function. to sense, vital. prog.
ress, apperceive. and correlate: twas
a good game and then began the divi-
sion OF words like eggs. into right. part
ly right. and strictly right. and rating
20 per cent. children So per cent. as in
Leslie county. Kentucky, and some
places nearer home. where all these
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
MILK USEFUL IN MANY WAYS
As a Cleansing Agent It Is Frequent
Iy Better Than Anything That
Can Be Employed.

Use milk on patent leather to pol
ish, clean and brighten 1t. Nothing
else gives 1t such luster and softness.
Use milk to clean piano keys. II
removes all dust and CRIME and does
not mar their ivory smoothness.
Use milk to remove ink spots. Wet
the ink spot with the milk and keep
1t wet until the spot disappears. Then
wash thu spotted fabric in cold before
washing it in warm water. Do not
allow the milk to dry-keep adding
more to keep it damp. The dried
milk sometimes makes yellow stain
that is troublesome to remove.
Use milk to restore the surface of
oilcloth and linoleum. Dip flannel in
the milk. and rub the oilcloth or limo
leum thoroughly with 1t. Then rub
again with a dry flannel.
Use sour milk for removing freck-
les. 1t is the Tactic acid in milk that
is effective in removing the freckles.
Use milk in starch to give it a
gloss. Add a few tablespoonfuls to
painful of starch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

new devices were practiced and re
ported favoTably CO regardless OF
facts" as one may see who reads
Page 251, Eleventh Report Of Schools.
which condemns these practices.
To encourage pupils is laudable, but
to tell them they are right when they
are wrong. even though we may rec
ognize dSgsees of wrongness in words
as in eggs. is certainly not commend
able. The action OF educator Sweet
man In accepting bad" for "bade''
should be no model for others to fol-
low, nor for himself to continue.
There have been many like him; he's
but type.-Eew York Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

see the sentry very distinctly, rifle
slung muzzle down, slouching his beat
in tn. sunshine.
The soldier left his post as we start
ed toward him. and advanced. blinking
in the strong sunshine. meeting US
halfway.
Are you the soldier Rolland?"
asked.
He admitted that he was with
prompt profanity. aiding that II we
didn't like his name we had only to
tell him SO and he would a1sng.= the
matter.
told him that we approved u,t
cniy of his name but his personal ap-
pearance; indeed. SO great was our
admiration for him that we had come
clear across the Saint-Yssel moor ex-
pressly to pay our compliments to
him in the shape OF hundred franc
note. drew 1t from the soiled roll
the Lizard had intrusted to me, and
displayed it for the sentinel's inspec.
ton.
Under certain conditions" said.
these five louis are for you"
The soldier winked. 81 know what
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When Ieebero, Arc vI,IbI..

The greatest distance at whsch an
iceberg can be observed In clear
weather by Day is eighteen miles. The
average berg, on an ordinarily clear
day, can be sighted from thirteen to
sixteen miles from the ship on a
cloudy day from eleven to fourteen
miles. In a slight fog bergs can be
sighted at two miles. in a dense fog
at 200 yards. and in drizzling rain at
two and half miles. In bright moon.
light they can be seen at two and a
half miles with the naked eye; in
starlight at one mile. and at two miles
distance with glasses. On a night
overcast and dark. but with the hori-
zon visible. bergs can be seen at a
distance OF one.half mile with glasses
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet, an American soldier Of FOR
tune in the employ of the French I'M
perial Police at the outbreak of the Fran. FRAN
co-Prussian war, Is ordered to arrest
John Buckhurst, a leader of the Com
munists and suspected of having stoieh
The French crown jewels. While search-
ing for Buckhurst, Scarlett is ordered TO
Slrest Countess de Vassart and her group
OF socialists and escort them ,tS,,a 70 the Eiyen
Of the Odeon disguised as a peasant anu
carries her to La Trappe where ms me
All are arrested. The countess saves
Scarlet from a fatal fall from the root
es he the ,sds hodse m H the RsSs and the
tess conducts him to where Buckhurst Is
secreted. German Uhlans descend on
the melee. scarlett is wounded. lie re. re.
covers consciousness in the countess
fought in the streets between french
and Prussian soldiers. Buckhurst pro,
Jewels to Scarlet. He declares he VIII
3give himself up to the authorities scar
the countess to go to Paradise. Buck
the Prussians for information which he he
the French lines for Scarlet, the coun-
tess and himself; Scarlett reports to
mac. shadow of the emperor. in charge.
He deposits the crown jewels and later.
when making a detailed report; hnds ,h that mat
stores. Speed, comrade in the service.
warns Scarlet that Mornac Is dangerous
He also informs him that all the govern
lnent treasure is being Transported to the
coast for shipment out of Nthe country.
Scarlet and Speed escape to Join a CIR
Gus The circus arrives at Paradise. An
order is received by the mayor calling
the citizens to arms. Jacaneline; dangh.
ter OF the Lizard, offers to join the circus
to give exhibitions in the character or q
mermaid. Scarlet makes friends with
the. Lizard. Scarlet calls on the countess
at her home in Paradise. He finds sylvia
Elven also there. He learns the countess
has withdrawn from the socialists. They
learns for Scarlett, through one Tric-
Trac. that Mornnc is head of communis-
tic conspiracy. Scarlet learns something
of Sylvia Eiven through fellow per-
former named Kelly. Orders, regarding
the treasure trains are changed. owing to
the discovery of a plot at Isorient. Orders
are received for the expulsion of the cir
Gus. Buckhurst appears in Paradise and
secures recruits for the red flag Scarlett
admits he is in love with the countess;
Scarlett is injured by the circus lions and
taken to the home of the countess.
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rim crosses the ravine below the house
of Josephine Tanguy."
Speed looked around at me. ITS
the treasure-train from Lorient.
They're probably sending the crown
diamonds back to Brest in view of the
Uhlans being seen near Quimper."
"On a false order?"
THAT is the truth" said the Lizard:
"Tric-Trac told me. They have the
code book of Mornac."
thought quietly for a moment, then
asked the poacher' whether there was
guard at the semaphore of Saint
Yssel.
"Yes, the soldier ROLAND, who says
he understands the telegraph-a sot
from Morlaix" He hesitated and
looked across the open moor toward
Paradise. II must CO." he muttered; ;
81 am on guard yonder."
/ offered him my hand again; he
took it. looking me sincerely in the
eyes.
Let your private wrongs wait lit
tie longer" | said. 81 think we can
catch Buckhurst and Mornac alive"
For your sake" said the poacher,
clutching my hand in a Tightening
grip-'.for your sake l have let Nor
nae go-let him pass me at arms
length, and did not strike. But
swear to you that II you miss him this
time, shall not miss-I, Robert the
| Lizard"
"You mean to kill Mornac?" asked.
His eyes blazed. His strong fingers
closed tighter on my hand. DO you
understand that he wronged meme,
the soldier Garenne, in garrison at
Vincennes; he, the officer. the aristo.
crat?"
He choked, crushing my hand in a
spasmodic grip. Ami. the little red
deer was beautiful-to me. He took
her-the doe-a silly maid Of Paradise
and was in irons, m'sieu, for three
years."
Your wife?" I asked. quietly.
| Yes. ami"
He dropped my numbed fingers and
rubbed his eyes with the back of his
big hand.
| "Then Jacqueline is not your little
daughter" asked, gravely.
"Hers-not mine. That has been the
most terrible of all for me-since she
died-died SO young, too, m'sieu-and
all alone-in Paris. II he had not done
,that--if he had been kind to her. And
she was only child. ami. yet he left
her."
All the ferocity in his eyes was
gone; he raised vacant, grief-lined
visage to meet mine, and stood stupid
ly. heavy hands hanging.
Then. shoulders sloping, he sham
bled off into the thicket. trailing his
battered rifle.
When he was very far away mo
toned to Speed.
Il think" said ]. that we had bet
ter try to do something at the sema
phore il we are going to stop that
train in time"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14

woman believes that she has in her
pay the communist leader of the re-
volt, a man called Buckhurst. She Is
in error. Within the next twenty-four
hours l expect to see Buckhurst a
prisoner And when that happens it
will go hard with Mademoiselle Elven.
for he will turn on her to save himself.
And you know what that
means; -. a blank wall, Kelly,
and firing-squad. There is but one
sex for spies. She must leave tonight.
Kelly. She must try to cross into
Spain. Will you help herr"
He nodded, striving to say yes"
You know your own risk?"
"Yes"
Her company is death for you both
II you are taken"
He stood up very straight. In what
strange forms comes happiness to
man!
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14


string to see you. Come into the house
and read-shall we?"
Speed turned to me with an explain
atory smile. I've been reading the
'Idyls' aloud to her in English" he
said. rather shyly. "She seems to like
them; it's the noble music that at
tracts her"
She turned away into the house.
saying that she would get the book.
/ went into the house, leaving them
seated on the porch, heads together,
while in a low monotone Speed read
the deathless "Morte d.Athur."
Daylight was waning. Sylvia sat
reading in the Lutheran Bible by the
failing light.
May | speak to you alone a mo-
ment, after dinner?" / asked.
IF you wish." she replied.
/ bowed and started on, but she
called me back.
did you know that Monsieur Eyre
is here?"
Eyre had gone.
He is in your room," she said. load.
ing your revolver. hope you will not
permit him to go alone to Paradise"
"Pll see about that" muttered. and
hurried up the stairs and down the
hallway TO my bedchamber.
He sprang to the door as entered,
giving me both hands in boyish greet.
| ing. i looked at him keenly but pleas.
antly.
you are going to load my revolver,
and go over to Paradise and take that
balloon from these bandits?" l asked.
smiling.
He shrugged his shoulders with a
reckless laugh.
"Give me my revolver" said. cold.
ly.
His face fell. LET me take 1t, Mr..
Scarlet" he pleaded; but refused.
and made him hand me the weapon.
| Nov" | said, sternly, Il want to
know what the devil you mean by at.
tempting suicide? Kelly. what's the
matter with you? Is life as unattrac.
tive as all that?"
His flushed and sullen face dark.
ened.
"You appear here" said, after the
others have sailed from Lorient. Why
To do yourself the pleasure of ending
an embittered life under the eyes oi
the woman who ruined you. Kelly.
must tell you the-well. something oi
the truth-as much as you need know
|. now. My friend, she is not
worth it."
DO you think that makes any diff
ference?" he said. harshly. Let me
alone, Scarlet. l know!
know, tell you'll"
| DO you mean to tell me that you
know she deliberately betrayed your
demanded.
Yes. know it-l tell you l knoN
it,"
And you love her?"
Yes" He dropped his haggard face
on his arms moment, then sat bolt
upright. Truth is better than life.
he said, slowly. 81 wanted to end 1t
am tired"
kelly" said, there remains an
other way to risk your neck. and.
think. nobler way. There is in this
house a woman who is running a ter
rible risk-a German spy whose opera
tions have been discovered. THE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
CHAPTER xIx.-continued.

Preparations for train-wrecking, l
should say" he replied. bluntly. They
are tinkering with the trestle. Buck.
hurst's ragamuffins have just seized
the railroad station at Rose-Sainte-
Anne, where the main line crosses,
you know, near the rayine at Lam
merin.
That's all have to report, except
that your friend, Robert the Lizard, is
out yonder fiat on his belly under a
gorse bush, and he wants to see you."
"The Lizard" exclaimed. Come
on, Speed. Where is he?"
"Yonder. clothed in somebody's line
uniform. He's one of them. Scarletr,
do you trust him? He has rifle"
"Yes. yes" l said. impatiently.
Come on. man! It's all right; the
fellow is watching Buckhurst for me-"
greeted the poacher frankly. offer
Ing my hand; he took 1t, then his hard
fist fell away and he touched his cap.
81 have done what you wanted" he
said, sullenly. 81 have the company's
rolls-here they are" He dragged
from his baggy trousers pockets a
mass of filthy papers. closely covered
with smeared writing. Here is the
money, too" he said, fishing in the
other pocket; and. to my astonish-
ment, he produced f1attened. soiled
mass of bank notes. Count it," he
added, calmly.
What money is that 2" l asked. TAX
ing 1t reluctantly.
Didn't you warn me to get that box
the steel box that Tric-Trac sat
dnyru nm .rbap 70 eaw u,oov
is that money from the box?" l
exclaimed.
Yes, m'sieu / could not bring the
box, and there had been enough blood
shed over 1t already. Besides, when
Buckhurst broke it open there was
only a bit of iron for the scrap heap
left"
touched Speeds arm to call his at
tention; the poacher shrugged his
shoulders and continued: "Tric-Trac
made no ceremony with me; he told
me that he and Buckhurst had settled
this Doctor belmont. and the other
the professor-Tavernier."
Murdered them?" muttered Speed
'Dame!-the coup du Pere Francois
10 murder. l suppose"
got for strangling." he said. grimly.
go on" motioned to the poacher
"How did you get the money!"
'Oh. pour os-in my turn l turned
sonneur." he 3eplied. with a savage
smile.
A sonneur. In thieves slang. is a
creature of the footpad type who. trip
ping his victim fiat. seizes him by the
shoulders and beats his head against
the pavement until he renders him un-
conscious-if ne doesn't kill him.
asked the poacher why Buckhurst
had come to Paradise, and why his
banditti had seized the railroad at
Rose-SainteAnne.
"Ah." cried the Lizard. with a fero-
cious leer, that is the kernel under
the limpet's tent! And ! have uncov
cred it--I. Robert Garenne, bon sang
de Jesu! Listen, messieurs! We are
to wreck the train for Brest tonight,
Do you comprehend"
"Where?" / asked, quietly.
-Just where the trestle at Lamme-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Fried Bacon.

Cut slices OF bacon one-half inch
thick, pour boiling water over 1t and
let stand five minutes; put the slices
in the frying pan and sprinkle Indian
meal lightly over them. Cook ever a
rather hot fire until crisp and brown
Serve on a warm dish.
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To Freshen Stale Vegetables.

When your vegetables become wilt
ed and stale before you have an oppor-
tunity to use them, place them for an
hour or SO in gallon of water to
which a teaspoonful of soda has been
added. They will then be just as crisp
and fresh as when gathered from the
garden
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
Venetian Stew,

Take one tablespoonful each Of
chopped onion. parsley, flour and Par
mesan cheese, little salt. pepper and
ground mace. Spread this between two
slices of freshly fried veal steak. leave
for a few hours. then stew this meat
sandwich in same pan veal was fried
in, adding little hot water or stock
and butter. Serve hot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
To Prevent spatters Of Fat.

To prevent lard or butter from spat-
tering when eggs or potatoes are
dropped in to fry. sift little bit OF
flour in the fat just before putting 1t
on the stove.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Semaphore.

The telegraph station at the sema-
phore was a little, square, stone hut.
rooted with slate. perched high on the
cliffs. AS we drew nearer we could
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-21
Hobart BOSWOrth
In Master Feature

Tonight at the Grand will be pre-
scented a most pleasing Paramount
program
Jack London had no idea that III
writing An Odyssey OF the North,
he had produced a masterpiece. It
was among his first efforts and he
merely wanted to see if he couil
write story in one-syllable words.
The result was narrative full Of
poetry, thrill and strength, all OF
which had been conveyed to the
screen in its six-reel production By
Bosworth, Inc. Hobart Bosworth di-
nected it and as "Naass," the Aven-
ger, has the greatest acting part Ct
his brilliant career
Hobart Bosworth,' whose work as
The Sea Wolf set new standard
Of screen Interpretation, has surpass-
ed even that in "An Odssey of the
North Jack London's remarkable
story.
Those overworked words in theatre
cal news, gripping, mastery and
extraordinary, are really needed to
describe this film production. Adj
mission, 10 and Is cents
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-21
While Driving Down Hill From
Markleeville Brake Rod Breaks,
Forcing Wagon On to Animals
Who Run Away and Throw Dri-
yer to the Ground Brought Here
for Operation

cided an operation was necessary II
save the mans life. Dr. Cunning
ham then returned to Carson to max e
preparations for the operation, DR..
Maclean remaining behind to arrange
for Mr.. Heise's removal They ar
wed in Carson ABOUT noon and the
operation will be performed some
time this afternoon.
Fritz Heise is one of the best
known and one of the wealthiest
men in Carson valley. He is large
land owner and president OF the Fa~-
mers' bank OF Carson valley. He
married and has family of several
children and is 50 years old While
the injuries are not neces sSarIly tata,
they are OF very serious nature and
the outcome will be watched wih
much anxiety by his family and :,
Il; rye circle OF friends.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-21
To Play Return
Game at Reno

It was announced at the Reno high
school yesterday that arrangements
are beng made Tor return game be-
tween the Reno high school and
Stewart Indians football elevens on
Mackay field, Saturday, October 30th
This will in no wise conflict with
the plans of the university team, as
on that date it will be in Berkeley
playing the University OF California
freshman eleven.
1t is understood tnat the Stewart
Institute boys have been smarting
from their defeat at the hands OF tie
high school team about ten days ago
and are anxious to get chance ~
try and regain their lost laurels
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-10-21
Articles Filed by
New Companies

The Union Amalgamated Mining
Company of Tonopah filed articles
OF incorporation today in the secre-
tary Of states office, with c. r. Wit
ienberg. William Forman and James
II. Forman as incorporators and cap
italized at 100000 with 2,0OO,OG0
shares at par value of 10 cents each.
The Rochester Merger Mines COM
pany with offices in Lovelock, Reno
and San Francisco also filed articles,
with capital stock of $2,000O00, di-
vided into 100000 shares of par
value of 81 each S. E. Archibald,
Q. F. jerks and ]. A. Ascher are
named as incorporators and direc
tors.