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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-09-17

And his excellency. lie comte Fred.
erick."
Well, yes. himself as well, then.
Nor am | sorry that is true. fancy
perhaps ! may have been unjust to
him. He has done much. after all. for
me. his enemy"
What, you. his enemy?" grinned
RoIeau. Not in the least. Au con-
traire, mademoiselie!"
"Tais-toil" exclaimed Kitty. her
color rising once more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

made a careful survey of the small,
cluttered room, found he was alone,
and quickly sorted over a pile of
thumbed sheet-music ON the bed. Some
of it was new. The two songs he had
heard on the mouth-organ lay together.
He selected those and several other
pieces of music, among them "Tenting
on the Old Camp-Ground," placed them
in his pocket, and, after casual ex-
animation of the other things in the
room, left directly.
At dinner alone he read carefully the
words of the songs he had taken with
him. Having finished, he expressed his
satisfaction in the contemplative
smoking of long after-dinner cigar,
and took an hours stroll. At length
he found himself in front of the Mac
Gregor mansion.
Near by was cab, with uni
formed coachman standing on the
curb. Poe approached him, and slipped
five-dollar bill in his palm.
I'm Mr.. Hardy, the man you mis-
took for one of the looters at the Ora
mercy National, Clancy" he said.
I'm anxious to be let alone on this
job. You won't waste any of your de-
tective prowess on me tonight, hope.
You'll have plenty to do in the regu-
lar direction of your work"
ooh, no, no, sir" said the hired de-
tective, laughing awkwardly. Il rec
ognize you now, Sir. | won't mistake
you again. You were with Mrs. Mac
Gregor all this morning."
yes. may ask you to help me to-
night" answered Christopher Poe,
gliding up to the MacGregor porch,
and taking his stand in a shadow be-
hind pillar.
Twice he drew out his watch anx-
iously. At length the chimes of neigh
boring clock sharply recorded the hour
Of ten on the monotonous. even hum
Of the city night.
Poe started. Something whizzed
past his face. Before he could jump
back there was an explosion. and a
fash Of light leaped at hii feet. He
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
ECONOMY IN SIRUP MAKING
That Made From Cider and Ginger
is Pure and SimpIe-ImitatIon
Maple Strip.

The greatest of sugar economies is
the making of sirups pure and sim
pie. Cider strip, for example. is an
excellent relish for any meal, also q
more than fair sauce for buildings,
rolypolys and SO on
To make 1t, bruise we'll three full
races of ginger, taking care the root
is not worm-eaten. Boil the ginger
ten minutes in half gallon of cider
and let stand overnight-or twelve
hours at least Strain. Add five pounds
OF sugar-more If you like very rich
strip. Simmer gently. Swimming clean,
for half an hour. Cool and keep in
glass or clean stoneware.
Water, instead of cider, makes an
excellent strip. Use six pounds Of
sugar to the half gallon. Skim clean
and cook as thick as desired. Soft
sugar, the coffee grade, so called,
makes excellent strip. If the almost
black Porto Rico sugar is to be had,
it makes a strip that Furnished . close
approach to mapIe siiup---so close as
to warrant the Suspicion that IT 10 the
first cause of good deal that passes
for maple. ~. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
MUCH DEPENDS ON COOKING
Use Quantities Of Water In Preparing
StrongFIavored Vegetables for
the Table.

The many people who believe they
cannot eat cabbage, caulifiower onions
and turnips without suff aring from in
digestion, and the many o.hers who do
not like these strong-fi vored vege-
tables, which are very value BILE in the
diet, should change their method of
cooking them, suggests Miss Oberlin
of Colorado Agricultural college.
Use a large quantity of water in
proportion to the quantity of vege-
table to be cooked. To prepare
creamed cabbage cut the cabbage, not
too fine. with knife. Have two quarts
of slightly sailed water boiling rap
idly, add one quart of coarsely cut
cabbage. Boil, uncovered, until the
cabbage Is tender when tried with a
fork. Drain at once and add one cup
full of medium white sauce The mix
ture may then be placed In we'll
buttered baking dish, covered with but
tered crumbs, and Drowned in a mod
crate oven.
Onions. caulifiower and turnips may
be prepared in the same way. Small
onions should be boiled whole, larger
ones cut in quarters; caulifower may
be left in the head or broken into
smaller pieces; and turnips should be
cut in cubes.
The advantage of this method of
cooking are: The vegetable stays
white or pale green in color, the odor
In the house is not disagreeable, the
flavor is much better, and the food
more easily digested than when GOV.
cred kettle or fireless cooker is used.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

To one can of tuna fish add two
well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful Of
lemon juice one teaspoonful OF
chopped parsley, one teaspoonful of
chopped green peppers, one-quarter
teaspoonful of salt and one-eighth tea
spoonful Of pepper. Mold into loaf
and bake In moderate oven one-half
hour. Garnish with parsley and sliced
stuffed olives Serve lot with the fol-
lowing sauce: Melt two teaspoonfuls
of butter and add two teaspoonfuls
Of flour, one-quarter teaspoonful OF
salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of pap
rika. When smooth add gradually one
cupful Of hot water. When thoroughly
cooked add two tablespoonful of but
ter, little at q time. Beat until
thoroughly mixed and add two hard
cooked eggs chopped fine. Serve this
very hot on the tuna loaf.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

Geordie's bed, but found nothing of in
terest. Going directly to litt1e-used
smoking-room in the front of the house
on the second floor, he asked Andrew
to see that he wasn't disturbed, and,
as soon as the door was closed, fell
to pacing back and forth refiectively,
his hands behind his back, cigar
clenched in his teeth, his head we'll
forward. For two hours he paced
back and forth, sometimes mumbling
to himself, according to an ineradica-
BILE habit of summing up matters in
short phrases and seemingly discon-
nected words:
"Pronto! Pronto! A single tap. No
shuttle. Heavy bullet. Nellie Gray
Oddi"
He opened the door, went down
stairs, and found the maid who had
discovered the kidnapers' note on the
porch. After careful questioning he
had her take him to the very spot
where the note had been found. There
he carefully calculated the distance
from the street, and stopped to make
a hasty examination of mark on the
cement floor of the porch. Then he
asked for the bullet found in the note,
and carefully examined that and the
envelope, finding that some of the lead
had been grazed from the nose of the
cartridge and corresponding hole
had been scraped in the envelope.
He lunched alone in the smoking
room at about three o'clock, Mrs. Mac
Gregor still being asleep.
AS he was in the middle of his cigar,
he jumped up, and peered out of the
small front window, standing well
back, though the window was cur
tanned, SO no passer-by could see him.
The wheezy accordion was again
playing plaintively; the air was Tent
ing Tonight on the Old Camp Ground"
Something in the drawing execution
struck Poe's ear strangely. The tune
was repeated with strong emphasis
again on the first two words.
"Ten-ting tonight" repeated Poe,
pulling back the edge of a window-cur-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
Silence Cloth.

Those of us who still cling to table.
cloths instead of polished wood have
often wondered at the exasperating
qualities Of the Canton flannel silence
cloth. Almost every hot dish placed
over 1t causes II to stick closer than
a brother to the polished table and to
leave white fuzzy rings on the wood.
Instead, make a silence cloth out Of
cheesecloth or other washable mate
rial, with several layers of paper be-
tween the two folds. Overcast the
edges and knot here and there as in
quilt.-Mother's Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

tain. "He has peculiar way OF play
ing that"
The beggar across the street
chopped his song in the middle, and
changed to a popular air, TITS Up to
You to Do the Rest" He rose sud
denly, swayed back and forth on his
rickety legs, ceased playing. and sham
bled down the street
Strange that blind man across
the street should have seen me touch
the window-curtain. He must have
very keen eyes," unused Poe, stepping
to mirror, and putting on a neces-
sary Hawkshawian disguise in the
shape of a neat little mustache. With
a quick twist of his tie and rumpling
of his hair he changed his appearance
remarkably, donned raincoat Andrew
procured for him, put on soft black
felt hat, and went down to the street,
following two blocks behind the blind
beggar and not taking his eyes off
him once.
AT Fiftieth street the ragged fellow
took Fifth avenue bus downtown.
Poe followed in a taxi. The beggar
left the bus at Washington arch, and
started rapidly toward Blocker street.
Hes forgetting his shuttle. Doesn't
stop to tap his cane often enough"
Poe noted with amusement, as he fol
lowed on foot.
At dismal alley the street musl-
clan turned in. Poe listened, and heard
him clump up two fights of squeaky
stairs. Following into the tenement,
he cautiously assembled to the third
floor. There he found a dark corner,
and waited. From a room at the front
of the hall came the sound of mouth
organ repeating two tunes alternate
ly, only the first part of each. Poe
noted the words of the songs carefully.
Five minutes later the door opened,
and young, bright-eyed foreign-look-
ing fellow stepped out, going quickly
down the stairs
- "Our blind beggar," Poe smiled to
EMmself. "He didn't stop to change
Wis shoes, and only brushed the ashes
off his hat and altered its shape lit
tle."
Poe crossed to the door the young
fellow had left, and unlocked it with
a slender skeleton key as easily as
though he were entering his own
home. AS soon as he was inside, he
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

'1m ask him to go away" Poe

'Tyl ask him to go away" Poe
started for the door,
The blind beggar began a new tune,
| and Poe hurried out and across the
street.
Would you mind moving further
along?" he said gently There's a
sick lady in the house opposite. You'll
find more people up at the park en-
trance" He dropped fifty-cent piece
into the quivering hand.
This one tune and then go, SIR"
IF you wouldn't mind" said Poe,
you can finish it further along"
ooh, all right, sir, all right" an
swered the beggar quickly, getting
stiffiy to his feet, and standing still a
moment as he finished a few final
bars, and then hobbled on toward the
park entrance, feeling his way with
his staff.
The soft violet shade in Chris
TOPPER Poe's eyes became more vivid,
he drew the corners of his nostrils and
| lips together in two deep wrinkles, and
| watched the man for half a minute.
Then he returned to the MacGregor
mansion and entered by the servants
door.
| The maids were sufficiently famil-
lar with his face to defer to him. as a
close friend of their former master.
| With their aid he found the several en-
frances to the basement, and inspected
| them carefully. Then Andrew took
him to the rooms above, where he ex-
amined the window-locks and found
them all, quite in order. But he was
not satisfied with examining this floor
or the one above; he went on up to
the dread Peacock room, looking ev-
erywhere for traces of the man or men
who had spirited Geordie away. On
up to the turret he climbed, only glanc-
ing at the big barred door behind
which Geordie's grandfather had raved
a lunatic for so many years.
"The doors been plastered up since
was here last" he remarked, passing
on into the attic.
| Eyes, sir, near two months ago, sir,
when the rooms were redecorated. 1t
| was madame's orders" said Andrew.
| Having casually examined the attic
and finding nothing of interest, Poe
went on downstairs, and found Rose
1 busy in the nursery.
| He made second examination of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
Apple Tea Cake.

One pint flour, one-half teaspoonful
salt, three teaspoonfuls baking pow
der, few grains cinnamon, two table,
spoonfuls sugar. one tablespoonful but
ter, one egg, scant cupful Of milk,
five apples; mix and sift dry ingredi-
ents, work in butter, add milk gradual
1y and egg (well beaten); spread in
well-buttered baking pan; cut apples
in eighths or sixteenths and stick in
dough, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon
over top, serve with butter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
Strawberry Mullins.

One pint -four, two small teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one-half cupful
sugar, little salt sifted together Add
to one beaten egg and one cupful
milk. Mix well and add onn curful
mashed strawberries and two table,
spoonfuls melted butter. Bake in NUT.
fin tins in quick oven.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
convenient cIothespIn BAG.

This bag is made from square
bag just wide enough to have q
clothes hanger sewed to the top. A
slit is made down the middle to with
in four inches Of each end, SO that
the pins may be put in and taken
out easily. The advantage of this
bag is that 1t can be hooked on the
line and slid along as the clothes are
hung up.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30

but now cOulu ne slBHdl INC mdu
with Geordie from across the street, in
front of our very house?"
Because Geordie hasn't been out
of the house. He has been spending
his time very pleasantly, am sure.
with the kidnaper, in the turret at the
top of the house, in the padded cell
that Bryan MacGregor used to have
for his classroom and"
"But / had the door to that fright
full place plastered up only last
month"
"And you were exceedingly unfortu-
nate in your selection of plasterers.
Mrs. MacGregor. They did the work
is such way that the doors could still
be easily opened without disarranging
the plaster"
II remember Andrew was suspicious
of some of the decorators. They looked
like Italians or Spaniards. and they
snooped around good DEAL"
Eyes. Rose was first to inform me
of their nationality. 'Pronto Is an
exceedingly common Spanish word.
which means quick or hurry"
But how were those awful notes
deIivered?" cried Mrs. MacGregor.
Nothing easier. The man in the
turret with Geordie dropped them
through the open window. and placed
big bullet in each, to attract atten-
ton and strengthen his bluff, but the
real business Of the bullets was to
furnish sufficient weight to carry the
notes down to the porch in straight
line"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
GREAT NORTHERN
PASSENGER Rs SEE
STATE BUILDING
New Mexico Exhibit at San
Diego Continues to Form the
Biggest Attraction of the
Exposition,

San Diego, calf, Feb. 10.--The
steamer Great Northern, the largest
vessel that has Yet passed through the
Panama canal reached san Diego to-
day with six hundred passengers on
board
An invitation extended by Commits
sioHer Of Publicity A. T. Kohler Jr.,
in charge OF the New Mexico building
at the Panama-C California exposition.
10 the Officers and passengers Of the
vessel to visit the building was accept
ed. and the visitors. coming from all
parts OF the world. expressed them
selves as delighted az the showing
made by the Sunshine state and az the
hospitality accorded them by the
management Of the building. spe-
cial lecture on the climatic adtan-
tages Of New Mexico made a deep inn
preston on the visitors
The attendance at the fair has been
splendid an this week. and the New
Mexico building continues to be the
main point II interest with visitors 10
the fair
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
JAP FRIENDSHIP
RELIED upon BY
UNITED STATES
~ ~oa.Isa loo.,..l sssel.. ll.sso aaa.l


Washington Feb. i0.-Baron Chin
da, Japanese ambassador 10 the Unit
ed States, said tonight az dinner
given By Secretary Daniels in honor
( OF Admiral Deea, japanese repre-
sentative 10 the Panama Pacific ex-
position. that Japan was looking to
America with strong confidence for
the solution Of ali troubles HIS
remark was interpreted b. the other
diners as applying TO the European
war.
The dinner was given aboard the
presidential YACHT MayflNGer, and
Baron Chinda spoke in ireply TO
speeches By Secretaries Daniels aud
bryan, IN which they expressed
friendship Tor Japan and confidence
IN her hope for a continuance OF
friendly relations with the United
States. The ambassador SAID he was
thankful for the expression Of the
secretaries and endorsed fully their
hopes for the continuance of good
viii and friendly relations That
their pledges q friendship should
have been made board a man Of war
he said. added significance. That a
waFship could he made a peaeemak-
er, ne added, made him feel DEEPER ~
Secretary Daniels introduced Ad-
miral Dewa with an address in which
he said the United states. as always,
was DESTROYS Of making Japan a
good ueighbuE and friend Admiral
Dewas speaking through his aide. re-
plted with similar expressions.
Secretary Bryan said ne hoped ali
citizens and even officers OF the navy
would be willing 10 give their lives
Tor their country Il necessary, yet. he
thought e proper that every person
employed means for peace.
Experience makes us pray. he
said, for a time when an questions
viii be submitted 70 reason and not
force for settlement
lie said Americas faith In Japan's
spirit ct peace never had been shak-
IN. aud that her desire ana honesty
81 purpose % live with the United
states as friendly neighhor was
never questioned
Mr. Bryan asked Admiral DewA 10
take homie the thought that the init
81 States entertained the mos, friend
" feeling for the government and
country across the Pacific. He com. 4
phmented Baron Chinda for he
faithful ana fun reports he had sub /
united As ambassador and said that
me two nations he'd given each other
me best diplomats they had.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
BANKS LET LOOSE
OF BIC SUMS To
THE BORROWER
Loans and Discounts for De-
cember Exceed Those OF
Preceding October by $751;
100000, Says Comptroller

Washington. Feb. i0.-Loans and
discounts on the books OF nationa!
banks Of the country al the close OF
business December 81. 1914. amounted
to f6,S45g3s.5l0. an increase over
october 81 Of more than s3i goo, 900,
according to a statement tonight 10y
Controller Of Currency Williams. De-
mhnd ana time deposits. December
81, amounted to se.3f6,3GZ.250. an in
crease over the amount at the time
OF the last controllers call OF about
$4,000. O0O
The call OF December 81 was the
FIRST Stree the federal reserve system
began actual operations and In con-
sequence the banks showed a decrease
IN specie compared with October 81
OF Nzlt,3so,5bi aud Of legal tender OF
S4S,ezss53f. II WAS pointed out. how
ever, that the deposit Of lawful re-
serve by national banks with reserve
banks before the call and after Oc-
tober 81, amounted to s26l.t59,175
and that in addition banks subscribed
Sls.05i,O00 to the capital of the re-
serve banks. showing In fact an in
crease OF cash In the national banks
and the federal reserve banks of about
sl7. 100000.
The excess reserve Of all the banks
Is computed 10 De s559.gl3.esf, COM
pared with an excess OF s136.46s.f59
on October 81, and an Increase since
the inauguration OF the federal re-
serve system OF S423,4ff.51l.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
GERMANY EXPECTS
GREAT VICTORY SOON

Berlin. Icb. 10 (sia London. Feb.
~, f2Eta a. M. Important develop
ments IN The east are generally ex-
prcted here al an early date. Rumofa
have been repeatedly circulated IN
the last few weeks that the hour 81
a hiH victory was at hand without.
however. malerisiizlna into fact.
There il reason 10 believe that the
Germans are now in sufficient force
% attempt decisive stroke at a
asorsu point
The emperor aud General son Fal-
kenhaXu. chief OF staff have returned
20 Berlin from a visit OF Inspection TO
The east fronts Major Moraht. the
military critic OF the rageblatt. who
" virtually the only Berlin critic to
venture an independent verdict on the
mil tafg situation. speaks ~ can i'm
pending decisive battle" in the east
Ia expects that an attempt will hc
undo 80 break the Russian lines and
cross The Nlstula aud discusses The
possible length Of time Warsaw will
hold uHi after that although Il N
Wpi rlear that the esermtn eomman-
tels lex decisive weight on the lnne-
dHit pussieAssipn IT tlie city aud for
lfcea IN case ut success. the Aus
lNan military representative here ls
confident. that pfzemsHt Will soon be
relieved fur second time
u L known that the German forces
iu East Prussia aud north Of the Wis.
tnla. which for moathe have been con-
irni "a remain GA strategic defen-
Net have been considerably strength.
ebea. and that a fairly general en-
gasement II nov IN progress Field
Marshal sen Hlmdeaaurg reports lhat
sais engagement + progressing nor
uaIlf. phrase strongly reminiscent
eff Tue bulletin which appeared last
''rlafe the announcement 0f general
Russian defeat, December IL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11

occupying the excavations thus made
notwithstanding cOunter-attark
which We repuised with the bayonet
In the Argonne there has been
artillery firing aud the throwing OF
bombs on all sides. particularly 10
the region 81 Botante and Hagatellc,
According 20 the latest adylees Il "
reported that Germans have delivered
d very violent but fruitleas attack on
the foftificstlon Of Marie Therese.
I'm Lorraine at Llsiere. east 81 the
forest OF Parroy. and 10 the north ~
that forest our advance posts have
easily fepulscd an attack ~ the enc
my
The minor action. reported IN the
communication ISSUED AZ o'clock 10
the northwest Of Mnnonyillcr ended
IN the pursuit u the Germans 10y our
nussuTs
In the vosges at La Fontenelle
lljan-de-Scpi) an attack by the enc
my has been checked
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
PROMOTER GUILTY OF
100000 MAIL FRAUD

Philadelphia. Feb. f0.--IIcary A.
Merrill. a director Of the international
Lumber a Development Co. pleaded
guilty to three indictments. charging
conspiracy 90 use the mails 10 defraud.
Ia the United States district court here
today Sentence was deferred.
Merrill was formerly president OF
me city National bank, OF Mason City
Va. lie bad charge Of the lumber and
development company's plantation at
tampeche. Mckee. and when the pro.
motors aud other directors Of the COM
pany we're arrested charged with Oh
tanning nearly $4,000. 900 hy means 81
misleading literature describing the
business of the company Merrill came
here and entered bail lie was NOT
placed on trial with the other five
defendants. whose sentences were re-
Gently confirmed By the United states
supreme court.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-11
AIIegcd Mnr,lcrrr- Get nail.

Walsenhurg. Colo Feb 10
Charles iiaines. secretary Of the Io-
cal union of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, indicted by the spe-
cial HnerianO strand jury with mi
Gross, vice president and William +
Hickey. secretary treasurer Of the
Colorado Federation Of iahor. for The
murder OF Major II n Lester. during
the strike violence in the southern
coal field, was released today on $40.
Gee bail. Arthur Quinn. striker
held on a minor charge was released
on $500 bail or sixteen men
known 90 be held on grand jury in
dietments -four have been released
on bail