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The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
SOME KITCHEN KINKS
METHODS THAT MAY BE NEW TO
MANY HOUSEWIVES.
Tiles Always Best When One Can
Afford Them-keeping the DISH
cloth Fresh-linoleum for the
Floor Covering.

Tiles are SO clean and nice If one is
able to afford them. The young wife
who has them will never regret the
outlay, although they are rather ex.
pensive at the start Round the kitch-
en- walls they are splendid and most
hygienic in every way.
The back of the sink is bound to get
splashed with the washing up after
each meal. Therefore here it is es-
sential to have either tiles or zinc or
something of the kind through which
the water cannot penetrate. Zinc an
swers the purpose quite well If secure
ly nailed fiat against the wall. This is
easily cleaned daily with little dry
brickdust.
The tiles, of course, are ideal, as
all they need is a washdown with
warm water daily.
A little enamel basket is SO useful
in the sink for tea leaves and such
things which are more than likely
to go down the sink and eventually
stop it up. It is shaped SO that it fits
into the corner of the sink. perforated
with holes, SO that all liquid passes
away, leaving the solid bodies in the
basket.
Nothing is more unpleasant than a
greasy dishcloth. To keep this i'm
portant article fresh and sweet, it
should be scalded each time after use,
or else washed out thoroughly in hot
water and rinsed well in several wa.
ters.
A plate rack fixed above the sink is
q great saving of labor. Plates put in
the rack must be rinsed in cold water
after being washed in hot, If you do
not want them to be smudgy.
When roasting meat, use double
meat tin. Put cold water in the under
one. This prevents the dripping burn
ing and also keeps it from boiling
away.
Plenty of hot water is essential for
dish washing. Collect all the silver.
Place the knives blade downward in a
jug of hot water Pile up the plates
neatly. A little arrangement saves
the muddle one so often sees in con-
nection with washing up. Wash all
the cleanest things first to save the
water. Rinse glass in cold water after
washing in hot and polish we'll with a
dry, clean cloth.
The most useful and healthy floor
covering for the kitchen is linoleum.
Inlaid linoleum is the best to pur-
chase. Here the pattern goes right
through and therefore will be perfect
to the last.
Clean your windows when the sun
is not shining, for if the sun shines
on a wet window TO amount of rub
bing will prevent it from being streaky
when dry. Avoid a frosty day, too,
as the glass is apt to break easily
then. Dust the windows thoroughly.
Wash the glass with sponge wrung
out in tepid water with few drops
of ammonia in it. Dry with clean
cloth with no fluff on it,. Polish
with pads of newspaper.
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buffalo and the queer. strange looking
wart hogs make sinuous lanes of pas
sage, while in the deeper waters lie
sluggish hippopotami and voracious,
insatiable crocodiles. The mincing
ostrich preens itself among the fat
topped acacias, and in the taller, stur-
der mimosa growths the giraffe keeps
keen-eyed vigil for the approaching
Zoe.
Overhead, from the taller branches
and under foot in the jungle growths,
come the trills and calls and
reed-like notes of the bewildering
wealth of bird life that fills the tropic
forests, while threading serenely
through this natures wonderland, pass
to and fro the natives of the estate.
the well-nigh naked savage, primitive
Wak&mba, and unsmiling, serious
Kikuyu, warlike Nasal and more civil
ICED Mohammedan Somali.
An Army Of Servants.
There are some 600 natives of the
various tribes employed on Juja Farm,
house servants and farm hands, labor.
ers, horse boys, shepherds. porters and
askari, or native soldiery. Over these
Mr.. Mcmillan rules with a kindly rein.
being mayor and chief of police, board
of city fathers and municipal Justice
all bound up in one stalwart, imp es
sive presence, for under the colonial
system of British government, as a
landed proprietor. holding acreage un
der purchase from the crown, and
more than Is miles from town or other
seat Of permanent justice, he is en-
dowed with magisterial powers, and
may settle all cases of minor misde
meanors, theft and petty savage
knavery, which carry with them nj
deprivation of liberty.
OF this vast plantation only q small
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Cocoanut Candy.

Remove the shell from half Co
coanut and shred or shave it with a
silver knife. Spread it on dishes In
the open door of an oven until it is
soft and elastic. Dessicated cocoanut
can be used instead, but the fresh sort
is better. Then boil cupful of mo.
lasses and cupful of sugar, brown or
white, teaspoonful of vinegar and a
tablespoonful of butter. When this is
cooked enough so that it is brittle
when dropped in cold water add the
warmed cocoanut and pour into but
tered dishes. Mark into squares when
it is thick but before it is cold.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
The Cook Saws,

If your market basket or clothes
basket of willow shows a few loose
ends, put 1t to soak for twenty min
utes or half an hour in lukewarm wa
ter.
A good way to do is to put the
basket into the bathtub, resting it on
the part that is to be repaired, then
turn IN enough water to soak this
part. The important thing is to ge:
the willow ends soft and pliable.
When this is accomplished the
strips can be readily bent back into
place, and if you push them in firmly
they will stay in place when dry. New
er try to bend the willow strips while
they are dry, as they will be sure to
snap off.
A putty knife, with its short handle
and broad blade, is an indispensable
tool in the kitchen. 1t can be used foT
turning hash, fritters and fish. Its
broad end Is also most useful In scrap
ing pots and pans.
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MAKING THE MOST OF LAMB
Housekeepee viii Find This Arrange
ment Help % the Cutting q
Her Bits.

Every housekeeper is on the look
out to save in these days of high
cost of living. especially in meats.
Here is one way to save mutton or
lamb. If, on Saturday, forequartef
Of mutton or lamb is purchased,
weighing from seven to ten pounds,
1t should be divided as follows:
Shoulder, neck, breast. French chops.
bones and trimmings. The shoulder is
boned. pocket cut for filing, that
makes the roast; stuffed shoulder of
lamb or mutton for Sunday dinner
and cut cold for Monday luncheon or
supper
Then the neck is boiled with the
shoulder bone and trimmings. max
ing two quarts of lamb broth, to be
used for soup for Mondays dinner.
The meat Is trimmed from the neck
bones for lamb croquettes, meat salad
or loaf. The breast is stewed, or
curried with rice. The choicest part
is left, that is, one dozen frencheG
lamb chops.
!, OF course, you must be able to tell
your butcher just how you want it
cut and trimmed. The chops are
frenched, chine removed, but the
chops are not cut apart. That is left
for the housekeeper to do, cutting just
as needed. The trimmings from the
chops are boiled with the neck and
bones, strained, and when cold all
fat is removed and clarified for drip
pings
From this forequarter you have the
following dishes, always for four per
| sons:
Roast stuffed shoulder, hot for Sun
day dinner.
Roast stuffed shoulder, cold for
Monday, with soup 1.-TWO quarts for
soup stock).
Lamb croquettes or meat loaf for
Tuesday.
Stewed or curried lamb for Wednes-
day.
Lamb chops which can be kept for
Thursday.
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of the native laborers who, squatting
savage style on his launches, was
wedding the flower beds, he impaled
the unsuspecting negro on his long
horn, tossed him high into the air, and
trampled on in his errandsof destruc-
ton. He reached the road outside,
charged lengthwise through a 16-yoke
oxen team, upsetting the wagon, and
then, going out to the plain beyond,
charged the farm overseer and was
promptly shot by that experienced
huntsman.
Future of East Africa.
Mr.. Mcmillan sees a great future
ahead for that part of Africa in which
he Is settled. Though at present there
are dangerous beasts that prey upon
the flesh of man, and he finds fresh
dangers wherever he may go, over
head and underfoot, foes that crawl
and bite and sting and poison, that
kill his f1ocks and ruin his growing
grain, yet for all that he is positive in
his belief that it is essentially white
mans country. 1t Is almost directly
under the equator, yet with its high
altitude, its clear, cool nights, and its
dry. bracing atmosphere, there is but
little Of the tropic sicknesses, malaria
Is unknown, the terrible sleeping sick
ness Is being rapidly eliminated, and
the soil is so amazingly fertile that in
few generations 1t should prove the
granary Of the world. Almost any
ordinary European and American fruit
or vegetable will flourish there; cot
ton is already being extensively cult.
waited along the coast lowlands; sisal
hemp, corn and apples have proved
most successful crops, and he thinks
the coffee of the future win all ship
out Of Mombasa and other East Afri-
/ can ports.
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How the Tide Was Turned on the
Marne.
General Gallieni Hurls 10000 Men BY
Taxicab Against German Flank
and Forces Retreat to
the Aisne.
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRiCk.

NAHtcTHduOudl NEWS oeTFlCc.J
Paris.-It Is not generally known
that the Battle of the Marne was won
by automobiles. General Gallieni had
400 taxicabs and other light motor cars
at his disposal. 1t will be remem-
bered that Won Kluck with the right of
the German army got as far as Cham
piley. General Gallieni, as military gov
ernor Of Paris, had large force, prob
ably half a million men, at his disposal
and he was responsible for the defense
of Paris.
Gallieni figured that he had more
men than he really needed and that
10000 of his men could be spared for
work at the front.
Acting entirely upon his own re-
sponsibility, he ordered his men to
crowd into the automobiles. He made
each taxicab carry nine soldiers. 1t
was a curious sight. There were two
in each seat, two on the hood, one
with the driver and one on each run
ming board.
Within six hours he threw the whole
10000 against the flank of the Ger
mans at Meaux, about thirty-fve miles
from Paris. Won Kluck evidently had
not reckoned with such sortie. He
was forced to stop and give battle. The
French, retiring on his front, reformed
and gave battle. The result was the
retreat of the Germans from Marne
to the Aisne after the sanguinary bat
tie named from the first river.
This is only one Of the great exploits
of the French army automobile trans
port service. No other nation in this
war has used the motor car with the
effectiveness of the French. The auto
mobile transport service is organized
as a separate branch. Working with
amazing rapidity just after the begin
ming of the war, the French army Off.
GERS drafted into this corps men who
had been employed in automobile
nufacture-foremen, skilled work
men, testers and drivers. The officers
were drawn from the manufacturers,
agents and other heads of automobile
organizations. The heaviest trucks are
used for ammunition carriers and light
er commercial vehicles for the food
supply. General Mongin commands
the whole corps.
Some noted French race drivers are
now in the army service. Boillot alter
mates with the Marquis D'Albufera in
driving General Joffres car. Several
machines are kept ready day and night
for General Joffre and it Is no unusual
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Soft Ginoer Cookies,

Cheap and good. One cupful of mo-
lasses, two-thirds cupful of lard, two
thirds cupful sugar, two-thirds cupful
hot water, one teaspoonful ginger, two
dessert spoonfuls Of soda and one des
sert spoonful cream of tartar. Put
the molasses in mixing bowl first, then
add cream of tartar and soda Add
also a pinch of salt and -four to roll
Cut out and bake. Do not roll too
thin.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
AUTOS WIN BATTLE

thing for him to enter one of them and
drive the whole length of the battle
front in the course of the night.
There are now $4,000 automobiles
and $4,000 trucks in the service Of the
French army.
One Of the automobile service corps
biggest feats was the transfer of the
British army from Braisne, between
Soisne and Reims, to st. Omar, dis
tance of ITO miles. The 100000 men
were transported to their new posi-
tions within three days.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Goldfish Wiuule.

Pick up :. cupful of Goldfish, place in
saucepan with enough cold water to
cover, let come to boiling point; drain
of as before; thicken pint of milk as
for cream toast, seasoning well with
pepper, salt and butter; now add the
fish and half a can of peas and let all
boil up Have ready some nicely
Drowned french-fried potatoes and
turn the cream, fish, etc., over them.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Haiibut With Tomatoes.

Take the required amount Of half
but steak and put into buttered pan.
Arrange slices of tomato to cover 1t
and put on top of the tomatoes plenty
of green peppers sliced rather thin.
Season with salt and pepper and pour
over all one-fourth cupful of melted
butter. Bake in hot oven 80 minutes,
basting frequently. A garnish of
sliced hard boiled eggs may be added.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
ARE sILENCED BY WHlTL0CK
Envoy Hands Card to German OFF,
GERS Who Objected to His
Speaking English.

Paris.-A story printed here of
peculiar incident at Brussels recently
is attracting much comment and con-
siderable amusement.
Two German officers were dining in
q restaurant in the Belgian capital.
At the adjoining table were two men
conversing In English The German
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
M'Nll|ldnES, z ),
JuJd Farm m

part is under cultivation, but the wild,
fields Of sprouting maize, the great
stretches of sisal hemp and coffee, the
clustering blossoms of the American
orchard and the sweet fragrance OF
the gardens all testify to the wealth
and generosity of the soil of the farm
stead. Cattle and sheep. horses and
monkeys Craze in the thick lush grass
of the high slopes, beside the queer,
beehive huts of the natives, under the
care of Nasal shepherds.
Buffalo Most Dangerous.
Unlike Mr. Roosevelt. who has ex-
pressed the opinion that the lion is
the most dangerous of African ami.
mails to hunt, and Sir Samuel Baker
and other mighty hunters, who yield
the palm to the elephant, Mr.. McMil-
Ian, after almost Is years experience,
unhesitating places the water buffalo
as the most dangerous foe to human
life, when wounded and brought to
bay by the huntsman.
The rhinoceros, In Mr.. McMillan's
opinion is of little actual danger to an
experienced and thoroughly alert man.
Possessed, apparently, Of the most saw
age and erratic temper of any Of the
larger animals, 1t can see but poorly
out of those red, pig-like eyes, being
scarcely able to distinguish a man a
sho distance away. Then, when he
charges. he runs blindly, throwing his
huge bulk forward in a straight line
from which he seldom deviates. The
hunter, If he be sure-footed and col
lected, should his fire fail to stop the
gigantic beast, can easily evade him
by lodging, stepping aiide when the
charge is almost upon him, and there
is but little likelihood of the rhino
returning to the attack.
These animals are much given to
wanton attacks, seemingly running
at times. On one such occa
sion, q rhino came out Of the nearby
brush and charged wildly through the
Juja Farm garden. Coming upon one
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Red Pepper Salad,

Mix half can Of pimentos or sweet
peppers with one cream cheese Beat
into the mixture sufficient mayonnaise
to soften It slightly and add a few
drops of onion juice, more II a decided
onion flavor Is liked. Pack in a mold.
chill on ice and when ready to serve
cut in slices and place on crisp lettuce
leaves. This makes a good luncheon
salad
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
MAKING UP FOR VODKA EDICT
Russian Revenues Nearly Up to Ex
penses in Spite of Pro-
hlbition.

Petrograd.-Next to the war the
financial side of life is claiming the at
tention of the Russian public.
In spite of the war, with it's loss of
customs receipts, and the abolition of
the vodka monopoly, which together
mean a loss of s4OO, 100000, the reve-
nues for 1915 are estimated at $780,.
100000. Ordinary expenses are esti-
mated at $3.50, 900, 900, extraordinary
expenses estimated at $4,000, 900,
making $1,615,OOO,0OO the total ex-
penses for 1915.
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Peas, Normandy Style.

Cut one piece of pork or bacon
Qarge slice will do) into small diced
pieces. Put into pan with three OF
four onions and fry very gently.
When sufficiently brown, add liquor
from can of peas to cover onions and
cook until tender. Then add peas
with salt and pepper, and heat
through and through. Thicken by
stirring in well-beaten yolk of egg and
serve in a covered dish. This is sim
ply delicious.
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omcers showed signs of displeasure at
the use OF English by their neighbors,
but the latter took no notice of the
annoyance Of the Germans and con-
tinued their talk.
Finally the Germans could stand it
no longer and one of the officers arose
and approaching the table at which
the strangers were sitting said: Il will
be obliged if you will stop talking in
English; it displeases and annoys me"
One Of the men thereupon asked
the officer for his card and held out
Ills own. The officer looked at the
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Adams PUDDING

Butter pudding dish; pour In one
and one-half pints Of milk. Set on
back of the range and add one cupful
bread c1umbs, one tablespoonful but
ter. one saltspoonful salt, yolks OF
three eggs, two cupfuls chopped ap
pie, one teaspoonful vanilla and sugar
to taste. Bake until apple Is done
and custard firm. Put meringue on
top, brown, etc., and serve with liquid
sauce or cream.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
ENEMIES IN DEATH EMBRACE
Frenchman and German Bayonet Each
Other and Die With Hands
Ciasped.

London.-A French observer of the
battlefield of the Marne tells that he
saw Frenchman and German lying
together, apparently in the act of ex-
changing handshake. Coming near
er, he found that each man had bayo-
neted the other, and had fallen in a
death embrace which mimicked the
pose Of greeting friends.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
LOST GLASS EYE IN FIGHT
French Soldier Wants New Optic Sc
He May Reioin Forces at
Front

Paris.-Emile Decostered, a French
soldier, has written an oculist in Paris
asking that he be supplied new
eye. His letter st; ties that he fought
with his regiment until week ago
when he was wounded by ball that
hit the glass eye and shattered 1t.
"The doctor, noticing l am without
an eye," says Decostered, rs holding
me in the hospital. Please send me
an eye SO that l can join my COM
mand"
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

~ UT in British East Africa, al
most directly under the eQua-
tor. lies Juja Farm. the
w immense ranch owned by Viii.
liam N. Mcmillan, once busi-
ness man In ST. Louis. After twenty
years of exploration and adventure. he
has settled down there to the rela-
lively quiet life of farmer and hunt
er, and his greatest excitement nova
days comes in the entertainment Of
some noted hunter Of big game. like
Theodore Roosevelt. the sultan of Fan
zibar, Lord Lonsdale. Aga Khan and
Chase Osborn of Michigan.
The 10000 acres Of Juja Farm. and
the smaller 15,000-acre holdings of
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mua Farm. some Is
miles away, stand $500 feet above sea
level, on the great Mua escarpment
of Eastern Africa, 325 miles inland
from Membasa. principal British Afri-
can port in the Indian ocean.
Here, In a long, low, one-stOry farm
house. with vine-covered verandas and
numerous outbuildings. Mr.. Mcmillan
ttgeS tue Ike Vi u DTitiSu IduuCu piO-
prietor, in almost feudal splendor,
ruling the natives residing on his hold
ings, hunting the elephant, the rhi-
noceros and the lion, and protecting his
herds and f1ocks and people from their
savages. On his broad acres. the lord.
iy lion and his vicious spouse, king it
over their follow creatures; here are
rhinoceros, hideous hyena and beau
tiful leopard; here graceful gazelle
and powerful, ungainly gnus. alert and
wary, cross the endless fats; from
the vine-covered veranda of the low.
beamed house can be seen black and
white striped zebra and ruddy harte-
beest, reed buck and waterbuck, i'm
mense eland and tiny dikdik, and all
Che other half hundred antelope varie
ties that disport on the equatorial
plains. In the papyrus marshes dot
ting the bosom Of the swamps and rim
ming every sea-green lake, the terrible
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Devlied Ham Rolls.

Make light, rather rich pastry, roll
thin and cut into squares of about
four inches. Spread upon each square
a small quantity of deviled ham, leav-
ing about half inch around the edge
uncovered. Moisten the edges with
cold water and roll each sheet Of ham
and pastry compactly, pressing the
ends together, and bake.
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Beet Relish.

Cook beets the same as for the table,
one quart of beets chopped fine. one
quart of raw cabbage chopped fine, one
cupful grated horseradish as pre-.
pared for the table, one cupful granu.
lated sugar, one tablespoonful Of salt,
one teaspoonful black pepper. Vinegar
enough to mix well.
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card, drew himself up, clicked his
heels together, saluted and murmured
his excuses.
The strangers card bore the name
of Brand Whitlock, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary Of
the United States to Belgium.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Dancing Caps.

Dancing caps and evening hats are
perhaps not quite so popular as during
former years. Nevertheless here. too.
there are some charming arguments
of the designer. Take, for example,
one of bright colored secuins that is
in shape exactly like the brilliant hand
kerchief which the Spanish peasant
ties about his head under his SOM
brero. It is Of red and yellow stripes
and is all of sequins Fitting the head
tightly, it abandons this principle only
lat the one side. where It gives the
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Crust for Chicken pie

The ingredients are three cupfuls OF
sifted bread -four, three teaspooQfuls
of baking powder, One-haf teaspoonfnI
of salt, one-half cupful Of lard and
butter. one cupful of milk.
Sift all dry ingredients together.
Rub in the shortening with finger tips.
then stir in the milk, using q fork and
handling it lightly. AS soon as com
bined place on Toured board and with
a rolling pin pat into the required size.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Grease Spots on Woolen Clothing.

Grease Spots on Woolen Clothing.
For removing greasy spots on black
wooden clothing the following Is ex-
cellent: Make solution of borax and
warm water and wash the soiled arti-
Gle in II, then rinse in clear water
and dry in the sun. This Is good
way to clean mems coat collars.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Now Allow Movies.

Paris.-The Paris authorities now al
low movies showing scenes of devasta-
ton due to the war. Hitherto all
films showing anything in connection
with the war were prohibited.
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impression Of the knotted folds of the
handkerchief cap.
Another dancing cap is Of silver
brocade studded with blue stones and
Is In shape like the Pasha's turban.
For here. again. the loose forward
folds initiate the shape of the more
plable silk.
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Exploded Theory.

NoSI0 dUuOfb u VACUUM.
Nothing of the sort, or she would
not give some people the power b
tall"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-06

Il have made my plans. My own regi-
ments will be faithful The regiments
of the king are none too faithful The
banditti of the desert are with us. To
morrow there will be a new king in
GretZhoffen, and that king will be
Frederick the First"
Kitty slipped from the room. The
hall was empty. An instant later she
was out of the great entry and passing
to her car.
At her hotel once more she hurried
to her room. Here was somewhat to
be done. She knew the plot now-all
was plain as to the intentions of Fred
erick in regard to the kingdom of
GretZhoffen and to the monarch who
held the throne.
''Your majesty" she wrote in her
rolling hand now, 'the young Ameri-
can so much honored by your gift
which Is returned to your care at mid
night tonight-has by chance learned
of plot to injure your majesty and to
injure the kingdom of Gretzhoffen as
well. Trust her to explain when op-
portunity shall come. Meantime have
the word of one who Is solicitous for
your safety. Drink no wine. Beware"
Once more she telephoned to the
bureau of telegraphs, called for mes
senger, and sent her simple missive to
the king.