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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-06
SOCIE TY

A wedding OF local interest oc-
CURED last Saturday afternoon at
2:3O O'Clock at the Presbyterian
Manse In Alamosa when Rev c. S.
barley OF that place performed the
ceremony which made Miss Lottie
Thrasher and MIR Warren Clark man
and wife The bride is a daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs James Thrasher of
Monte Vista. and the groom is a son
OF Joseph Clark. a ranchman resid-
ing near Center Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark have gone to housekeeping on
ranch six miles north of Monte
Vista. and the many friends of the
young couple wish them happiness
and a long welded life together
On Monday evening. the dining
room at the La Neta hotel was decor
ated with black cats and witches, and
the center piece of each table was
small basket filled with pink car
nations, when the husbands of the
ladies belonging to the Tuesday so
cial club entertained the ladies at an
elaborate six-course dinner. Covers
were laid for Messrs. and Mesdames
FELTON,, Goodnight. Akers. Kavalec,
Geo. Corlett, Sims. Patterson. d. B.
Clark. Hildebrandt. l.. B. Wallace,
Ferguson, Raley. Westel Wallace.
The latter part OF the evening was
spent in playing 800"
Or. Moninger entertained the doc
tors of the Valley at an elaborate
Roast Pig" dinner at his home,
Thursday evening.
The Ladies of the p r. o. society
entertained the gentlemen of the B.
l. l.. society in very delightful way
at the home of DR.. and Mrs Pollock
Tuesday evening. The initiating of
Mr.. Boyd Wallace, Mr.. Carey Camp
bell and Mr.. Franklin into the sec
rets of the b. l. LIS caused a great
deal of merriment. Th gentlemen
bought the well filled baskets which
were provided by the ladies and
general social time was enjoyed by
about twenty-five members.
s'io iihi NtN hulnidS
Mr.. Albert Matthias and family at din
ner Thursday evening in honor of
her husbands birthday.
The regular meeting of the Story
Teller's League of the High school
was held at the home of Edith Van
Nostrand, Thursday evening. The
program was one of Myths. The
Why" stories such as why the
Sea is Salt" why the campbell has
a hump were told by different
League members. Miss Lowery in
very interesting way talked about
the origin and value of Myths"
About twenty members enjoyed the
very pleasant evening.
Miss Ford's Sunday school class of
young ladies' was entertained at the
home of Miss Vista Merchant, Wed
nesday evening. The time was spent
III making Scrap" books to be sent
In the Christmas box to the child
ren's Home in Denver. and Orphans
Home at Pueblo. Seventeen mem
hers were present
Mrs. w. II. Hender very pleasantly
surprised Mr.. Hender Tuesday even
ing when she invited few OF his
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Getz enter
tanned a number of their friends at
an elaborate dinner Thursday night.
Their guests were: Geo: Getz and
family, A. G. Cooley and family, Ed
Getz and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Flanni-
ken, Miss Flanniken and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Ayers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-06

WATCH FOR DECEMBER 10th.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-06

Mrs Wesley Davis royalty enter
tanned the Baptist Ladies Aid Thurs
DAY afternoon with waffle fry.
fruit cookies and tea. A goodiy
number were present and the Log
Cabin guild is rapidly growing.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
INFERIOR GRADE OF COTTON
Variety Called Half and Half' Does Not Maintain High Rank in Total
 Lint Yield Per Acre.

During the past two years the at tention of the department of agricul- ture has been directed to the fact that active campaigns have resulted in the introduction into Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas of a variety of cotton called half and half It is reported that the seed has been sold for as much as five dollars per bushel, under the representation that it is an ex- ceedingly prolific variety, yielding 50 per cent of lint, or 300 pound bale from 1000 pounds of seed cotton. Many inquiries have been received from planters throughout this section asking for advice concerning this cot ton. The department representatives have examined many samples of half and half cotton from these states and have grown it in experimental plant ings and have found it far inferior to cotton ordinarily produced in this sec tion
 The departments field tests on nu- merous varieties have shown that half and half does not maintain a high rank in total lint yield per acre. The large proportion of lint to seed appar- entity results from the fact that the seeds are very small and light. The danger of judging cotton by lint per centages has been explained in bureau of plant industry circular No. II, and the caution has been repeated in United States Department of Agricul- ture Bulletin No. 50. The lint of the half and half variety is of poor char acter, irregular, wasty and very short, a large portion of the samples being less than seven-eighths of an inch in length of stable. Cotton less than seven-eighths of an inch is untender able on future contracts made under the provisions of the United States cotton futures act. and therefore buy CTS will penalize it whenever discov- cred
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
able Talk.

Gentleman Who Will Not Be Sea. siek-I don't eat because the foods rotten, that's why.
 His Wife-Now, Henry, why won't you just try these scrambled eggs?
 Gentleman 1aughing, hollowly1 = You call these here scrambled eggs! You mean it's a scrambled half egg.
 His Wife-Oh, now Henry! This salad is so goodl
 Gentleman tdarkly1-tf I'd wanted to eat stuff from a delicatessen store I'd have stayed at home.
 His Wife tdespairingly)-For my sake. Henry, won't you take bit of this chicken?
 Gentleman fmaking a concession and trying it)-It's old-tchew-eheEp and it's tough tehew-chew. Pause Deep thoughtD But 1t ainit so old and it ain't so tough as some of them New York chickens. flaw. Haw' flaw!
 6Having relieved himself of this joke Henry repeats it three times gets away with a combination pie and ice cream dessert; and within twenty four hours becomes the life of the ta ble9
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
MIKE AT THE TELEPHONE
Could Hardly Be Called Success at the Work to Which He Had
 Been Assigned.

Mike had just come over from the old country to work with his brother, who was butler in a millionaire's home. It was a morning custom for Mrs. Rich to have several chats with her friends over the telephone. Some times these talks stretched well into the forenoon. James. the brother, was tired of this, and inducted Mike, the greenhorn, into the work.
 The first morning Mike tried his hand disaster resulted. Mrs. Bucks called up.
 Answer that" ordered Jimmy to Mike If it is Mrs. Bucks tell her to hold the line. :"
 Mike took down the receiver and listened.
 '.Is Mrs. Rich there" voice asked.
 No answer from Mike.
 Who is at the phone?' in a mad der tone.
 It's me. Mike"
 T want Mrs Rich-this is Mrs. Bucks said the lady in anger
 All right" said Mike. Just hold the rope"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Accidental Inventions.

The aneieRts believed that there was a certain kind of mineral sub stance in existence by means of which all the common metals could be turned into gold This supposed substance was called the philosophers stone. and the alchemists of classic times and during the middle ages spent much time and labor in search of this won derful substance.
 Of course, since nothing of the kind ever existed, 1t was never found; but it is worth remembering that some of the most notable inventions were dis covered in this wide search It was in looking for the philosophers stone that the German chemist, Botticher stun bled upon the secret of making the beautiful Dresden porcelain Roger Bacon, in the same way. discovered the composition of gunpowder Geber found the properties of acids. Van Belmont discovered the nature of gas. and Doctor Glauber found the secret of making the salts which now bear his name
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

linear feet of batten. three poles, and the nails. As rough lumber suitable for the construction of such a house can usually be secured for about SIP per 1000 in the South the mate rial will cost about s5.
 This type of house is suitable for practically all parts of the South, as no extremely cold weather is experi- enced and the open front permits sun shine to enter the house for several hours each day.
 During the summer months in the South cheap, efficient shelter may be easily constructed by setting four poles or posts into the ground and se- curely mailing a 2 by inch plank around these three feet from the ground; upon these a few light poles may be put crosswise and straw or coarse hay piled on top. The straw should be piled higher in the middle than at the edges and smoothed down so the rain will run off. This fur nIshes shade during the greater part of the day. No shelter should be built where water can run under it from the surrounding ground
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

On wash day when the top of the stove is covered with the boiler an oven pot roast may be most accept able, Use a piece from the hip. about five pounds; the bone may be re moved and the meat cut in slices Pound into the meat a cupful of flour. a tablespoonful of salt and a half tea spoonful of pepper Scar the meat in hot fat, add a pint of tomatoes and water to barely cover; cook gently for an hour. Then add a dozen small onions and cook two and half hours longer and serve surrounded with the onions The flour will thicken the gravy sufficiently The bone that was removed may be broken up, covered with cold water and the broth kept for various uses. either a soup or sauce. or a fayoring for stew.
 If one does not wish to use all the meat of the chine or ditch bone, a portion of the meat left on the bone may be cut in bits. tablespoonful of minced onion added, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley. some bits of fat ba- con or suet a little lemon juice and rind and salt and pepper, make into balls and serve for supper or a luncheon dish with potatoes
 If there is not meat enough to make into balls, season as above and sprin- kle 1t over layers of cooked macaroni and white sauce. then bake for half hour and serve hot.
 A butcher remarked the other day. There is no tough meat, it is simply the manner in which it is cooked which makes meat tough There is certainly good deal of truth in the statement, for very tough meat may be made palatable by the right treat ment. Add a tablespoonful of vinegar 10 the meat if stew. Soak it in olive eoil and vinegar. two tablespoenfuls of each if it is a steak. It is far better to stew tough steak than to try to broil it for tough meat should be soft ened by slow cooking. Slow cooking means keeping the temperature even below the gimmering point.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

dish of ice cream makes an elegant dessert.
 When milk or soup boils over sprinkle the spot with salt at once, it will prevent the oGor filling the house.
 When travelling. with bottles of toi- let preparations put a strip of adhe- sive plaster ,sjyer the cork to insure safe carrying.
 Old. loose kid gloves worn when ironing or sweeping will save the hands wonderfully.
 Bananas which are not quite ripe may be made most palatable by bak- ing them in their skins.
 Lard is much better to grease all gem and cake pans than butter. The casein in the butter scorches easily.
 A cloth dipped into hot water and then into bran used to clean white paint works like a charm.
 Add a small quantity of carbolic acid to paste, muclage or ink; this prevents mold forming
 Vinegar added in small quantities to q beef stew will soften the fiber and make the meat tender.
 A few drops of vinegar on the hands will keep them soft and free from chapping.
 Rice with soapsuds will clean bot ties and small vases. Shake the rice and suds often and the stains will dis appear
 Sauce for Fish.-Cook small onion in two tablespoonfuls of butter until golden brown, add grating of not meg, a pinch of ground ginger and cloves, salt and pepper and six toma- ties peeled and cut fine. Cook all to- gether until smooth.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

meal with tablespoonful of cold wa ter Add a dash of salt and stir into quart of boiling water Boil three hours, adding water as 1t boils away Strain through fine sieve. A baby six months old may be fed oatmeal or barley water or it may be used in preparing it's food if fed from the bot tie. Barley water eorreets looseness of the bowels and the oatmeal the tendency toward constipation.
 Barley Water-Take two table spoonfuls of barley, one quart of wa adding enough water to keep a quart Strain through muslin. Soak the barley before putting it to cook.
 Oatmeal Grue!.-To three eupfuls of boiling water add half cupful of oatmeal. and a half teaspoonful of salt. Cook five hours in a double boiler Dilute with hot milk and strain.
 Arrowroot Gruel.-This is a valuable food in diarrhea Mix two tablespoons A0AG bA nA AO ARNtt NAiG tNloItbAllu LII Oi sugar, a pinch of salt with two table spoonfuls of cold water. Add cup ful of boiling water, stirring con stantly Cook for 20 minutes. then add two eupfuls of scalding milk, and bring once more to the boiling point. Strain.
 Toast Water.-Take sufficient toast when broken in bits to measure two eupfuls. Add to this one pint of boil ing water and let stand an hour. Strain through a cheese cloth. Serve hot or cold
 Plain Bread Pudding a cup ful of milk. To beaten egg, add one tablespoonful of sugar and a pinch of salt. Pour on this the sealding milk. Add one cupful of bread cut in half. inch cubes Bake in buttered bak- ing dish in a moderate oven until the eustard is set. Serve with cream.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03


 ful of rich chicken stock. Bring to the boiling point and season with one and half teaspoonfuls of paprika and a teaspoonful of salt; then add cup full of heavy cream, one and third cupfuls of chopped cooked chicken and two-thirds of a cupful of par boiled sweetbreads, cut in cubes. Let stand in the top of the double boiler to season 20 minutes. Serve with let tuce sandwiches. Spread fresh bread with butter and place a crisp lettuce leaf between two slices, with spoon ful of mayonnaise on each
 Pound Cake.-Cream a half cupful of butter. add one and a half cupfuls of pastry flour oI ce sifted Beat the yolks of five eggs until thick, and one and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar, gradually, beating constantly. Combine the mixtures and add the whites of five eggs beaten stiff, and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Sift over one teaspoonful of baking powder and beat thoroughly Turn into but tered foured pan and bake in mod crate oven. Remove f. om the pan and cut in fancy shapes. Cover with boiled frosting, garnish with shredded cocoa nut, fruit or rose leaves.
 Strawberry Bombe.-Carmelize one half cupful of sugar add one and one-half eupfuls of blanched chopped flberts, turn into buttered pan cool. then pound in a mortar and put through a puree strainer Beat the yelks of four eggs until thick. add gradually three-fourths cupful of hot caramel sirup and cook in a double boiler until thick Beat until cold. Fold in one and third cupfuls of heavy cream beaten stiff. Then add the pre- pared nuts, few grains of salt and teaspoonful of vanilla. Line melon mold with strawberry ice, turn in the mixture and pack in ice and salt, let stand three hours. Use one part of l salt to two of ice.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
 Feast for the Eye.

A Scotehman who resided at the foot of hill had COW, but was rath- CT short of grass for her. The honest man, not knowing what to do with the COW, tethered her or top of the hill. where she got little or nothing to eat but heather. A neighbor on seeing this remarked to the crofter:
 Och, yer COW has naething tae eat on the tap O the hill"
 'She has nae muckle to eat, but she has gran view was the reply London TitBits.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
USE OF COTTONSEED FAVORED
Department of Agriculture Pushing Campaign to Urge Feeders to
 Make Use of Product.

Twenty per cent of our cottonseed meal was consumed last season by Germany. Denmark, Switzerland and other European countries. The Euro pean war. however, has abolished the German consumption of this product. and is responsible for largely cutting of the exports to other countries.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Owns Much French Territory,

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is considerable real estate owner in France. with which country he is at war He owns one of the grand old buildings of Nancy. which he has en. riched with gifts, and kept in good re storation by his money He also owns the Church of the Franciscans at Nancy. wherein are the tombs of the Dukes of Lorraine. from whom he is descended. He gave Nancy cathedral the beautiful stained glass windows
 He gave Nancy museum the life-size
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
NeAa1t }NA4 ~ee0

oil portraits of himself and his em. press, Elizabeth. which still hang in a place of honor And his donations of valuable historical and art objects. during half century. have won him the title of "benefactor of the mu- scum"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

The meal shipped to Europe last year would have fed 100000 head of mature cattle for 12 months. With these conditions prevailing the aver age price of cottonseed meal and hulls has been reduced 20 to 25 per cent
 For this reason the United States department of agriculture is pushing a campaign to urge feeders to take ad vantage of these circumstances and feed cottonseed products.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
The UpIifters.
the rope.

q believe that humanity is born with the desire to improve itself" said the altruist
 q don't know about all humanity" said the cynical person. "but I'm con vinced that half humanity is born with a desire to improve the other half, re gardless of consequences
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Site for Poultry House.

In selecting a site for the poultry house remember there is no germ killer like sunlight, and it is far cheaper than anything that will ever be placed on the market Another thing to be watched is the problem of drainage. Damp, low ground. no mat ter how we'll the hen house will be sheltered, is not suitable for chicken shelter.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Discouraoinq Kim.

I've found way to discourage the war spirit in my boy"
 What is it?"
 Instead of gun I put :. spade Tn his hands and tell him to dig the gar den and pretend he's building trenches"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Really Quite Arduous.

"Tillbury seems to have no trouble in winning the favor of the fair sex.
 No trouble? Are you aware that he spends hours every day practclns the latest dance steps?"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

and a Slice or OnIOn with two cloves.
 w h ole peppereorns are better for seasoning soups and sauces; they may then be strained out or removed.
 Chopped preserved ginger added to a little sugar sirup and a table spoonful poured over a
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

bies. Strain the juice and give a teaspoonful not just after or before the milk feeding. Small babies need cool water to drink their milk is a food. not a drink. and a fretful baby is often crying for a drink.
 Oatmeal Water.-Blend
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

A deed undone seems a little thing. But the burden I might have shared Has left a heart with a bitter sting. Of the thought that nobody cared"
 Edith V. Bradt.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Giving a Vent.

Why do you allow your wife to be a militant suffragette?" When she's busy wrecking things outside we have comparative peace at home"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Overconfidence.

''Is that man a wire puller?"
 Yes. said Senator Sorghum. But he's showing so much caution lately that l fancy he must have grabbed a piece of barbed wire by mistake"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Not Pronortionate.

'They say the national conscience is growing
 They cant prove it by the national conscience fund"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
No Execution.

"It is an i'll wind which blows no good to anybody"
 Why, even an ill wind blows good to the doctors
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

of ]. meal.
 Belmont Chicken. Melt a fourth of a eupful of butter, add a third of a eupful of flour and stir until we'll blended, then pour on gradually a cnn.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Somethinu to Wish.

My husband is jack of all trades. ," Don't you wish he were an ace in just one?"
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Quite Contrary.

So Jiggs is just broken down. Yes; completely broken up.'-Bal- timore American.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

When a jealous wife finds her hus- bands keys she starts in to look for trouhla
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

A woman never entirely forgives her husband for not being a hero.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
Avoid Scratched Yeats.

Cut the briers and thorns out of the soothing to either COW or milker.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
 aADHNE{S' {S
TIM TIPS.

When cooking tomatoes to serve as , vegetable add quarter of bay leaf
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

Heavy cream makes better quality of butter than thin cream.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

The more money a man has the louder his children talk.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

WOTk WHICH Octu- pies her attention, then is the time to use the cheaper meats in l o Il E slo oW cooking which will take care of itself and nnt need watching.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
GOOD THINGS FOR WEDDING DAY.

Chicken is so we'll liked that it will never go out of style for any kind
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
CHEAPER CUTS OF MEAT.

When the housewife is busy with the housekeeping or any heavy extra
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

Anything that can be purchased for five cents will have a large clientele.
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03
FOODS FOR THE BABY.

Orange juice is most wholesome drink to give even very young ba-
The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

Many big head is full of empti. ness
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
RICH OCTOGENAR|AN
TURNS PROSPEcTOR
J. C. Chase, 85, Goes Back to
the Scenes Of Early Success
in Fifties.

FOREST. Cal. Sept. N,-rhe spec
Of age, fitting himself ou. as a PROS
pector. and taking his blankets into
the hills. after sixty years vacation
from the same scrt of work, proved
interesting to the residents of tfiia old
mining camp. What made the inc1den.
more Interesting was the fact that the
prospector Is n wealthy man and mas no
need for any more of this worlds goods.
The stranger is James G. Chase who
mined In the headwaters Of Jim Crow
canyon in the early fif.ies, and who
took out enough to enable him to live
In comfort among his relatives ever
since.
He took his "pile" and later invested
In the rich apple district in Washing
ton, and recently came to California
20 visit the fair. The call of his early
life rang In his ears and he could not
resist the temptation to cover the
ground where he made his fortune in
his younger years.
Chase was not so successful in his frst
days panninR as he was In the ifties.
but was delighted when he found color
In his pan. II think 7 could show some
Of YOU old miners q trick in this bust
ness YET" said Chase to some Of the
mon who have been mining here with
Indifferent success for years.
The old man does not look more than
sixty and says he can stand camping
as well as any man OF any age. There
are few in this old mining town who
really remember the old man as the
youngster of twenty-five who made IL
good Cleanup" and lef. here in 1s5l.