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IN HERE is no such thing as luck in
II biscuit making They may be

Nm HERE is no such thing as luck in
biscuit making. They may be
q made with sour milk and soda or
sweet milk and baking powder Warm
water or milk should always be used,
as biscuit dough should be soft, and
cold water has a tendency to harden
the dough. which also makes it more
difficult to handle. First sift the flour
to make it light. and then add the bak-
ing powder and salt, or whatever you
use to Tighten the biscuit. Instead of
using a wooden baking board, take a
large sheet of clean white paper and
sift the flour and roll the dough out on
this, using it just as you would
baking board. Then when the work is
done there will be no large board to
scrape, wash, leave to dry and air, and
finally hang up. The dishes and uten-
sis used can be roughly scraped into
this paper, which can then be rolled up
and burned.
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Sour Milk Biscuits.

To make sour milk biscuits good. stir
the curds and whey thoroughly with an
egg heater before using. Sift together
one quart of flour. one teaspoonful OF
baking powder and one teaspoonful of
salt. Rub one tablespoonful of LARD
into this mixture. Dissolve one tea
spoonful of soda in three teaspoonfuls
of water and stir into two cups or sour
milk. Add this to the flour mixture,
beating all quickly to a smooth dough.
Roll out on a Toured board. cut into
biscuit and bake in quick oven for
twenty minutes.
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Baking Powder Biscuits.

Take one quart of flour. one level tea
spoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, two tablespoonful of
butter or lard, and milk or milk and
water to mix-about one and one-half to
two cups. Stir together the -four, salt
and baking powder. Rub in the pan
lightly with the fingers, working until
it is well blended with the flour. Then
mix to a soft dough with the milk or
milk and water. Always use knife
for mixing, as it cuts the dough more
thoroughly. Turn the dough .on to
we'll Toured board and pat with the
hand until about three-quarters of an
inch thick. Cut into biscuit and bake IN
a quick oven twelve or fourteen min
utes The chief requirements for good
biscuit are a soft dough, almost sticky,
little handling, and a quick oven. II not
allowed to touch each other in the pan,
they will be lighter and more delicate
than when they are placed close to-
gether.
Note: Some excellent cooks allow them
to rise from fifteen to twenty minutes be-
fore baking. claiming that there is great
difference in size. lightness and taste.
A few minutes at back of the stove Will
accomplish the same result. You will
also find them much better If you roll
the dough quite thin and use two cuts
for one biscuit, laying one on top of the
other Made in this way, they Will break
open evenly and readily.
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Buttermilk Biscuit.

One quart of -four, one teaspoonful of
soda, two teaspoonfuls OF salt, one
heaping tablespoonful of lard and two
CUPS of buttermilk. Mix and roll out
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Biscuits Without Milk.

When there is no milk to spare for
the biscuit, make them as follows: Sift
into the mixing bowl a quart of flour and
chop into it a tablespoonful of butter or
lard Make hole in the middle and
pour in it half cup of yeast and tea
spoonful of white sugar. Mix well and
add two cups of lukewarm water. Mix
well. -four the kneading board and work
the dough until it is elastic. Then cover
it up IN the bowl. set in warm place
until an hour and half before tea
time, then knead again for fifteen min
utes working in a teaspoonful of salt.
Divide the dough into four parts and
knead each part separately. Make into
biscuit, and set far apart in a creased
PAN When light, bake for fifteen min
utes in a moderate oven, then quicken
the heat. If an egg is beaten very lightly
and added to the necessary amount of
water to mix the dough, it will take the
place Of milk in biscuits. The biscuits
will brown quickly, and the agg adds
greatly to the taste.
Tea Biscuits.
Sift one quart of -four with three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea
spoonful of salt and one-half teaspoonful
of sugar. Rub in one teaspoonful oil
butter and mix quickly to a soft dough
with sweet milk. Handle the dough
a biscuit cutter, lay on a creased baking
pan and bake for twenty minutes.
Velvet Biscuits.
Five cups of flour. three teaspoon
fuls of sugar, three eggs, one cup of
milk, one-third cup of good yeast, two
ia blespoonfuls of butter and one tea
spoonful of salt. Pour the yeast into
bowl with the milk and beat in two
cups of the flour. Cover and set aside
in warm place to rise. When raised
Ito a sponge, add the butter, salt, sugar,
beaten yolks of eggs, the whites beaten
to stiff froth and the remainder of
the flour. Knead we'll, set in warm
place and when lighht roll on Toured
bak king board to the thickness of one
half an inch Cut into round biscuits,
butter one-half OF them, place the un-
buttered biscuits on the top and allow
to rise until doubled III size, then bake
in hot oven.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-05-15

First pub. 4-24; last 5-22, 1915.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-05-15

13lcaoJ mo the c'.an.se2 n1d shut
Co ea-c. zae colo2el Struggled, but
Ram&bai held hin tightly.
We are unsrG:d, sah;,," he said,
"and the memaah;D nevtr loses her
head"
"Rau'abai, tell you shall die here.
It is useless to attempt to aid me. I
am accurssd. accarsed Kit, Kit"
The leopard stood undecided before
the door which had closed in his face.
Then he discovered kathlyn, fumbling
AZ the wicker door at the far side of
the swimming pool. There was some
thing upon which to wreak his tenn
per; for all this unusual commotion
and freedom had disturbed him great
ly. kathlyn opened the wicker door
closing it behind her. Clear headed,
as Ramabai had said, she recollected
the palanquin which had been last
to enter the garden of brides She
ran into the garden, flew to the palan-
quin just as she heard the leopard
crash through the fiimsy wicker door
She reached and entered the palanquin
not moment too soon. She huddled
down close to the floor. The leopard
trotted round and round, snarling and
smiling. Presently he was Joined by
another. From afar she could hear
shouting. She readily understood.
Through some carelessness the Loop
ards of the treasury were at liberty,
and that of her own and her father
was in jeopardy. Just without the
! garden of brides was Bruce and help,
and she dared not move.
Bruce, from mis- howdah, heard the
noise in the palace female shrieks,
commands, shot from a musket.
What in heavens name had happened ?
Where was Kathlyn? Why did she
not appear? He fingered his reviewers
But Ahmed signaled to him not to
stir. The knowledge of whatever had
happened must be brought to them
on their lives they dared not go in
search of it..
This comes from your damnable
oriental way of doing things. If had
had my way, Umballa would be dead
and buried"
'All in good time, sahib.'
The elephants stirred restlessly, fol
the scented the cat whom they hated
Within the palanquin Kathlyn dared
scarcely to breathe; for outside sever
leopards prowled and shifted anC
Snarled!
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In the jungle had tGss.~s Ter tb, need
Of climbing quickly yet lightly. Shs
flung aesseif aGEcss the top Of the
wall, exhausted. Fer the time beinA
at least, she was eafe She hung there
for a few minutes till she had fully re.
covered her breath. Below the
leopards were still leaping and strik.
ing futilely; and even in her terror
she could not but admire their grace
and beauty. And, oddly, she recalled
the pet at home. Doubtless by ths
time he had fallen back into his say.
age state.
When she dared risk it she gained
securer position on the wall and sat
up. flinging her legs over the side OF
it. She saw things in bit of blur
at first, her heart had been called upon
SO strenuously; but after a little OBJ.
jects resumed their real shapes, and
she espied the two elephants. She
called waving her hands.
1T is Kathlyn!" cried Bruce; for the
eyes of lover are always keenest.
NiI. SHputeu lle COlOuei, VIII
shared the howdah with Bruce. Kit,
hang on for a moment longer! All.
med, to the wall"
The colonel and Ramabai had left
the zenana by one of the windows
overlooking the passage which ran
past the garden of brides. They had
had no trouble whatever in reaching
the elephants. But the subsequent
waiting for Kathlyn had keyed them
all up to the breaking point. The pity
or 1t was, they dared not stir, dared
not start in search Of her. Had it been
| leopards only, Bruce would have made
short work of it; but it would have
been rank folly to have gone in
search of the girl If she had been
made captive, she needed their free
dom to gain her own. Besides, the
counsel Of both Ahmed and Lal Singh
was for patience.
Ahmed had the greatest faith in the
world in Kathlyns ability to take care
of herself Think of what she had al
ready gone through unscathed! Kath.
Ign Memsahib bore a charmed life,
and all the wild beasts of the jungles
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of Hind could not harm her. 1t was
written.
And then Bruce discovered her upon
the wall.
1t took but moment to bring the
elephant alongside; and Kathlyn
dropped down into the howdah.
"A narrow squeak, dad" was all she
said.
Let us get on our way" said the
colonel, hoarsely. And remember.
shoot to kill any man who attempts to
stop us. My Kit" embracing Kathlyn.
Perhaps the escape of the leopards is
the luckiest thing that could have hap
pened. 1t will keep them all busy for
an hour or more. Since Umballa be-
iieves you to be dead, he will be con.
cerned about my disappearance only.
And it will be some time ere they
learn of my escape. Forward, Ahmed!
| This time
Don't father!" interrupted Kath-
Ign. Perhaps we shall escape, but
none of us is sure. Let us merely
hope. I'm so tired"
Bruce reached over and pressed her
hand reassuringly; and the colonel
eyed him as from new angle.
Good" he murmured under his
breath. Nothing better could hap
pen. He is a man, and tried one, l
know. Good! If once we get clear of
this hell, | shall not stand in their
| Inf 10 L..
Gods name will that kitten be doing
all these terrible weeks? Will she try
to find US? The first telegraph office
We reach l must cable her under no
circumstances to stir from home. All
med" he said aloud, how far are we
from the nearest telegraph station?"
Three days, sahib."
"Shall we be obliged to stop at the
gate to change our MOUNTS"
mo. sahib; only to take supplies
enough to last US"
Lose as little time as you can. Now
drop the curtains, Bruce"
So through the streets they bur
ried, unmolested Those who saw the
curtained howdah took it for granted
that some unsuccessful candidate was
returning to her home
1t was well for Kathlyn that she had
made up her mind to leap for the vines
at the moment she did. For the ele-
plants had not left the first turn in
the street when keepers and soldiers
came running pell-mell into the street
with ropes and ladders, prepared for
the recapture of the treasury leopards,
which, of course. were looked upon
as sacred.
At the ancient gate the fugitives
paused for the supplies awaiting
them. Ahmed was not known to the
guards there; that was good fortune.
In the dialect he TESTED with them.
winked and nodded toward the cur
tanned howdah. The guards laughed;
CONTINUED ON page a
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It. ten ycu, T,nrnabai, we must e5-
cape soon, or we never will. You sug-
gested this impossible marriage. 1t is
horrible!"
But it lulls Umballa; and lulled,
he becomes careless. Beyond the north
gate there are ever ready men and
elephants. And when the moment ar
rives, thither we shall fly. all OF us.
But" mysteriously, I'VE may not have
to fly When Umballa learns that the
Colonel Sahib will refuse to sign the
necessary treasury release the sol
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rhe treasure room. guarded b

Fhe tre2sure room. guarded sq
fA9czs,sj II charge OF incorruptia,s
Re I1rs, w9s nov spprola;,aa by UNI
.ai.a and his c&pszin of the guard.
Umballa presented his order on the
treasurg. Tie leepards we're driven
into their eager. apd the magic door
suurs open. The Two gasDed for
breas.; for Umballa had never before
locked within. Everywhere gold and
gems; fabulous riches, enough to
make a man ten times q king.
'Highness," whispered the captain,
there is enough riches here to pur-
chase the whole OF Hind!"
AS he stared Umballa surrended to a
passing dream. Presently he shook
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-05-15

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PER
mission to appropriate the public wa
tiers of the State Of Nevada.
Application No. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of March. 1915, in accordance
with Section 9,Chapter 140.of the Stat
utes of 1913, one Lester Lee, of Panaca,
County of Lincoln, and State of Nevada,
made application to the State Engineer
of Nevada for permission to appro-
pirate the public waters of the State
of Nevada. Such appropriation is to
be made from the flood waters of Cath
edral Gulch, at a point in the SIC IA Of
SW Ia of Sec. 80, T. S. r. 6S E.s
NJ ID. b. & M, by means of a reservoir
and two cubic feet per second is to be
conveyed to the w IL of NE IA and "
IL of Sc Ia of Sec. 81, Township /
S. r. 6S e., M. d. b. & M, by means
of bitches and there used for irrigation
purposes. Water not to be returned to
stream.
Signed W.. M. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First pub. 4-24: last 5-22, 1915.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Panthers.

Crouched in the palancuin, Kathlyn
waited for the onslaught of the
leopards. Once she heard ire
mendous scratching at the rear of her
hiding place; the palanquin tottered,
But the animal was not trying to get
inside; he was merely sharpening his
claws after the manner of his kind,
claws which were sharp enough,
heaven knew, since, regularly, once
month the keepers filed them to needle
point.
An elephant trumpeted near by, and
kathlyn could have wept in despair.
Outside the wall were friends, doubt.
less by this time joined by her father
and Kamabai, and all wondering where
she was. She dared not call out for
fear of attracting the leopards, whose
movements she could hear constantly;
the jar of their padded feet as they
trotted under and about the palanquin
the sniff-sniff of their wet noses, an
occasional yawning.
By and by her curiosity could not be
withstood, even though she might be
counting death. Cautiously and sound
lessly she moved the curtain which
faced the wall. A mass of heavy vines
ran from the ground to the top of this
wall If only she could reach it; if
only she dared try! Presently the
keepers, armed with goads and ropes,
would be forthcoming, and all hope
Of flight banished. Umballa, upon
despite her darkened skin, and Indian
dress.
From the other window she peered.
| There, in the path, were two leopards,
| boxing and frolicking in play. AS she
watched, always interested in the gam.
bols of such animals, she noticed that
two other leopards left off prowling,
approached, sat upon their launches,
and critically followed the friendly set.
to. Then the other three, seeking di-
version, sauntered into view Kathlyn
quickened with life and hope The
seven leopards were at least half a
dozen yards away 1t was but step
to the vines sprawling over the wall.
To think that all depended upon the
handle of the palanquin door! If it
creaked she was lost; for she would
fall into the hands of the keepers il
not under the merciless paws of the
cats.
But the longer she hesitated the less
time she would have. Bravely, then
she tried her hand upon the door
handle and slowly but firmly turned It
There was no sound that she could
hear. She pressed it outward with a
slow, steady movement. Fortunately
the dress of the Hindu was short
somewhat above the ankles, and with
In her strong young body was free Of
those modern contrivances known as
corsets and stays.
She sprang out, dashed for the vines
and drew herself up rapidly, In unison
the seven leopards whirled and flew a
her. But the half dozen yards which
they had first to cover to reach tn,
wall saved her. Up, up, desperately
Wlluty. Will q ucINOuo ChclSy WulCi
did far more for her than her natura
strength. The cats leaped and snarle,
at her heels. She went on. Beneatl
her the leopards tore at the vines an,
and tried to follow. one succeeding il
! tearing her skirt with a desperat,
slash Of his paw. He lost his hold ant
tumbled back among his mates
But every minute the vines, sturd,
as they were, threatened to come tum
bling to the ground
Her long and lonely experiences
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LEWIS H. BEAsON, Editor G. Mgr.
NEVADA DAY AT FAIR

Fair Commissioner George II. Mills
has received advices from San Francis
co stating that Wednesday, July 18th,
has been officially named as f'Nevada
Day" at the big exposition and prep
arations are already being made TO
make 1t one of the memorable inelt
dents of the fair. The railroads have
also become interested and are arrang-
Ding to run special excursion trains to
the city from all parts of Nevada.
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
PRIZE LIST

4. Best gallon homegrown cow
pea seed. - SOC, John Anderson,
farmer, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
2. Largest cluster of sweet clover
stocks from this years growth, -
CSC, Gaines & Higgs, merchants,
Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
3. Best three beets, 25c., Gaines
& Higgs, merchants, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
4. Best quart butter beans, - 25c-
Gaines & Higgs. merchants, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
5. Best head cabbage, - 25c.,
Gaines & Higgs, merchants, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
6. Best Duroc Jersey pig, ST., in
merchandise, C. C. Rhodus, mer-
chant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
7. Best Poland China pig, - 81, r.
r. Coyle, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
8. Best dark layer or loaf cake, 81,
f. F. Coyle, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
Q. Best two pumpkins, - so lbs,
Dolly Warden flour, John WEIGH
(Welch reserves pumpkins for ex-
hibit purposes).
Second - Ribbon.
10. Best three squashes, Soc, =
Simon Muncy, printer, Berea.
Second = Ribbon.
II. Best cake OF corn bread. =
SOC, in merchandise, Porter-Moore
Drug Co., Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
~. Best fruit cake, made from Ell
dean Flour, - sack by Manufac-
turers Company, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
10. Largest ear OF corn, Soc, +. T.
Fish, farmer, Berea.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

Demonstration and Special
Investigator

until you will SOC him passing away
many a winter dav when he can
not work. reading some farm jour
nal; and perhaps number Of them,
also you see him taking advantage
Of the Government free literature.
There are so many farmers in this
community that need arousing, and
there are many things that we all
need TO learn that ] can only say
that we arc just merely started.
would like to see every farmer in
this valley who owns an acre OF
land, so well posted on the POSSIBLE
tiles Of his acre that he will know
exactly how 10 handle that acre 70
its best advantage, making IL pay
The greatest dividend and at the
same time know how TO handle il
that in years 10 come IL will be a
better acre Of land than when he
produced his first crop.
As soon as we farmers have
learned such lessons, and have beer
able 10 start bank account in adj
dition TO our expenses, that soor
may we hope to see conditions far
more desirable in rural life. 10 is
then that we may expect better
schools, better churches and better
roads and the lives of farmers anC
their families frightened.
wish to thank you for whai
you have done. and hope that i
may be possible for you to be will
us more in the near future.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
BEREA CORN SHOW AND FAIR
Berea College Tabernacle Saturday. October &c. 1915
with the Farmers Chauauqua October g. 20 80 1915


Second - Ribbons.
5. Best yield Of corn on Club acre
on Berea College forest land.
First - On years subscription TO
The Citizen, Professor F. o. Clark.
Second - Ribbon.
G. Best diary record kept Of Club
acre in County Agents terri
tory.
First - 81, James w. Stephens,
contractor, Berea.
Second = Soc, A Marcum, jeweler,
Berea.
7. Best history of Club acre in
County Agents territory
First = 81, R. o. Fletcher, super
intendent Of College Garden, Berea.
Second - 25c, w. l.. Flanery, SUI
perintendent, College Farm, Berea.
8. Best ear of corn grown on Club
acre in, County Agents terri
tory
First - SOC, John Anderson,
farmer, Berea.
Second - 25c., John Anderson,
farmer, Berea.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
LETTER FROM s. p. CAUDILL,
Proprietor Of Valley View Farm

Conway, Ky oct. 8.
Mr.. Robert r. Spence, County Agent,
Berea, Ky.
Dear Mr.. Spence:
take this method Of congratulat-
ing you for the splendid work you
have done in this community on
progressive farming.
can see quite a marked improve
mcnt in the way the farmers are
handling their farms and the re-
suits they are getting.
The farmers are certainly making
rapid steps in the conservation and
preservation Of soil fertility.
Further | wish 10 make mention
Of the great Improvement you are
getting started in the live stock
industry, and ! think when this in
dustry is perfected, the farmers
will realize much greater dividends.
The farmers clubs you are organic
ing are proving To be great bene-
III especially in marketing our pro-
ducts. No doubt these clubs are
l primary steps 10 n greater central
Organization Of the farmers. all over
this country. which will put this
great farming industry on a solid
cooperative basis as are the other
great industries.
The progressive spirit is distinctly
observed in many homes and all Of
us are living better in general.
wish you much success in the
advancement Of agriculture and bet
ter conditions in the rural homes.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

nation that is needed to solve these
problems.
II what I had 10 say in Magoffin
County is worth one-tenth as much
to those people at that time as ii
will be worth 10 me in teaching
Magoffin boys and girls in the fu-
ture the trip was we'll worth while.
William Jesse Baird.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Corn Club Members Only

4. Largest yield Of any boys Corn
Club acre in County Agents ter
ritory
First - 50, Berea Bank & Trust
Company.
Second - Ditching spade, ]. ID.
Charleston, Berea.
2. Best work and improvement made
on any Club acre in County
Agents territory
First - 81. Charles Burdette,
lumber dealer, Berea.
Second - Ditching spade, J. d.
Charleston, Berea.
8. Largest yield of corn on Club acre
in each Of the four districts -
First - Incidental Fee, Berea
College, winter term, 1850
Second - 81, Neal Parrett, Mt.
Vernon, Ky.
District No. - east of Richmond
and Wallaceton pixies in Madison
County.
District No. 2 - west OF the above
pixies in Madison County.
District No. 3 - east Of the l.. &
N. r. r. in Rockcastle County.
District No. 4 - west of the l.. &
N. r. r. in Rockcastle County.
4. Best 10 ears Of corn grown on
Club acre in each of the four
districts -
First 5-tooth cultivator, John
WEIGH. (Welch TO get the corn for
exhibit in his storesN