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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-02
JANUARY 1915
NORMAL MONTH
Mean Temperature Of % Is Close to
Normal for Month Which is
23.7-DeficIent in Rain

January, 1915, was a normal month
as regards temperature, according to
the report for the month compiled in
the office Of the local weather station.
The mean temperature for the month
was %, and the normal for the month
is 23.7. The month of January, 1912.
was the coolest the mean temperature
being IL at that time.
The month was deficient In pre-.
cipitation. however. The normal for
the month is 1.69, while the instru-
ments recorded only 80. Snowfall
was recorded as 60 inches.
The highest temperature was on
January 16. when the thermometer
registered SO. The lowest was on
January %, when the mercury crept
to 16 below zero.
There were eleven clear days, ten
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Y.W.C.A.NOTES
Physical Department.

This flrst week Of the new gym.
nasium semester is being given over
to the taking of measurements. Each
girl is to report either at her regular
class hour, or at some other time by
special appointment. The measure.
ments taken at this time will be com.
pared with those taken after the work
is completed, thereby making It pos.
sible to tell the exact progress made.
The girls are also requested to
bring signed statements from their
family physician that they are in con.
dition to take the gymnasium work
In case there Is no family physician,
special arrangements can be made
through the physical department for
the proper medical advice.
The aim Of this department Is to
give both health and recreation and
every effort Is being made to send the
girls out stronger as we'll as happier
for having taken work there.
Business Girls Win,
The business girls were victorious
in the recent war Of the roses, get
ting 40 points to the high schools 81.
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A Railroad. Proposition,

New York Tribune: The Pennsyl'
vania railroad is going entirely out
Of the business Of selling liquor. With
the closing Of it's bars in its New
York and Philadelphia terminals on
January 30 it will become dry from
end to end of its vast system. It's de-
cision in this respect may well prove
both wise and popular and not only
set an example for the other railroads
Of the country, but encourage the en-
tire American public in habits of tenn
perance.
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Municipal Home Rule.

Burlington Gazette: One OF the
bills in the Iowa Legislature tnae
should receive united support is the
home rule for cities measure. me
central government at the state capl-
tai has entirely too much authority
over cities and towns. Blanket laws
will not apply to all communities.
Legislators should remember tnac
conditions socially. topographicaly
and otherwise differ vastly in cities.
and some leeway should be provided
for handling these conditions
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TWO BITS TAKES
FOUR CENT WARRANT

= That little four cent county
: warrant which Recorder Vaughn
4 .old for ten cents IL developing
: into a profitable piece OF paper.
. II has been sold again and there
. is another offer coming. II 10
. limited.
4 The warrant was sold to Henry
q Ioewenstein, turnkey In the
: ahenrs once for ten cents, and
. he sold the warrant to Frank M.
4 Rallinger for quarter.
: Ballinger. It Is said, has been
4 offered so cents for tho bit OF
= naner. but at last reports he was
. refusing all Corners
80 >>>> = % . . .
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'Train 47s-Leaves Keokuk.. 7:4oam
"Train 741-Leaves Keokuk.. 3:3Opm
'Train 472-Arrives Keokuk. 7:35pm
'Train 47O-Arrives Keokuk. 1:o5pm
x'Train s6-Arrives Keokuk IL: 45am
x'Train s5-Leaves Keokuk. 1:30pm
xLocal Freight Trains.
DAILY except Sunday.
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switching the Boot.

Clinton Herald: Thirty years ago
caIifornia's exhibit in a New York ex-
nosition would have depicted bandan-
aed mountaineers, mining camps and
OH the accompaniment of gun and
poker play. Today New York PREPARES
= "noyie'' exhibit for the San Fran
cisco exposition OF an least side
qang fght, opening with crap game
and ending in free-for-all neighbor-
hood battle with squad OF policemen.
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Grain Review.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The market was
nervous today with prices on wheat
touching the highest levels in seven
teen years. Opening up 3A to z
points over yesterdays close prices
went to 16OM and 1874 within an
hour. Later there were recessions
under the opening on May wheat,
while July options held firm and at
one time went to 1899 while May flu
lures went back to 1904. Proximity
of the exhaustion of May wheat,
heavy foreign demand, and reports
that British ship carrying q great
tonnage Of wheat was among those
sunk In the Irish sea, were some OF
the reasons for the advances.
Corn also experienced sharp rise
today. The opening was * and lA
above yesterdays close. Later there
were fluctuations according to the
demand. but prices held nrm at high
figures.
Oats was up with the other grains
to record prices for the crop.
Provisions opened higher. fell on on
the opening and later advanced.
Daily Range Of Prioes.
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LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
n..d Pres. Association. Telegraph City
Leased Wire.

12@15c; geese, 11@15c; spring chick.
ems. 141kc; turkeys. 14c
Enthusiastically 70 cars; WIS.
consin whites, 40@45c; red, 37042c;
Michigan whites, 40@45c; red. $40
42c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Feb. Flour market
dull.
Pork market steady. Mess. $1o.751
2O.25.
/ Lard market steady. Middle west
spot. $10.S0@1O.9O.
Sugar, raw, market firm Centrifu-
gal test, $4.20; Muscavado SO test
$3.45.
Sugar, refined, market firmer. Out
loaf. $6O5; crushed, s5.95: powdered.
$5.25; granulated, 95.16@5.30.
/ Coffee Rio No. on spot, SIC.
Tallow market firm. City. &C.;
country, 6A @6Mc; special, 6Nc.
Hay market steady. Prime, $1.i0.
No. 8. S71s @921ac; clover, s50$1.00.
Dressed poultry market firm.
Chickens, 14@22c; turkeys, 12@25c;
fowls, 1301Sc: ducks, 12@17c.
| Live poultry market firmer. Geese,
i13@131sc; ducks, 17@18c; fowls,
l171k Disc; turkeys, 14@15c: roost-
ers, 12c; chickens, 1914 @16c.
| Cheese market quiet. Firm. State
milk common to special, 11@16Ac;
full skins, 2@7c; skins common to
specials. s@1411c.
Butter market steady. Receipts 6,
1873. Creamery extras, 331zc; dairy
tubs. 33@35c: imitation creamery
f1rsts. 24h m26Ac
Egg market dull, irregular. Receipts
1888. Nearby white fancy, 32@33c;
nearby mixed fancy, 29@291kc; fresh.
| 29@31c.
Wheat At LIvsrpooI.
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vanced 3h cents bushel here today,
due partly to the sharp rise in prices
| In America.
Stocks Opened Outlet.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2-The stock
market opened quiet with large stocks
possessing firm tone. United States
Steel showed especial strength. Cali
fornta petroleum advanced u to
iIO9ss. st. Paul sold off ss to ssA.
II a. m.-The market weakened al
! the end Of the first hour. Two OF
! three stocks sold Off sharply.
Horse and Mule Market.
| ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. 1.-Horses-
! Weeks trade was on a fairly satisfac.
tory basis. Buyers from eastern
states were more plentiful and they
took fairly large supplies. While there
were few southerners during the
| week, they did not take large sup,
plies, and sellers claim that enough
| materials can be found on the market
most any time to fill orders of such
volume. For this reason, they are ad.
| vising shippers keeping southern
lhorses in the country unless they can
get them very cheap and well worth
the money. naHt3
| Foreign buyers we're on hand, and
wanted a goodly number OF horses.
Mules-There was some trade in
the mule market for the proper type,
but In every instance the quality OF
the offerings cut very important
| figure. Good, fat, sound, ready-for.
work kinds are the only ones wanted
| and these are selling very cheap. as
| compared with previous seasons. Cot.
I ton mules are selling, but, like other
| kinds. values are low, and they must
| be gotten cheap in the country to do
any good on the market
I
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Trains leave from the Union depot
B<~ths and tickets, Fifth and Johp,o,
streets.
SOUTHBOUND.
xNo. IL, st. Louis, south and
west, leaves ............. s:O5ar
xNo. s. st. Louis west and
south, leaves ............ 1245au
NO. A. X. q w. leaves -. S5Oan
xNo. 4. st. Louis. west and
south. leaves ............. l:2spn
mo. 10. Quincy, Hannibal,
Kansas City, st. Louis.
leaves S:4Opa
mo. 3, e. q W., leaves s:10pn
NORTHBOUND.
xNo. Z. st. Paul and points
west, leaves ............. 2:s5am
xNo. Is. Chicago, st. Paul,
Burlington and points west,
leaves 7:4spn|
EMO. 8, Burlington, Chicago
and east, leaves .... 1:5epuI
'No. 81, Mt. Pleasant branch
leaves .....-........,.... ;, s:aopu|
No. 8, K. & W.. Sundays only,
leaves NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7:S5pm
mo. 4. from X. & W., arrives 1:l5pn
mo. 80, from Mt. Pleasant
branch, arrives ......... 11:iban
mo. 2. from x. & w, arrives s:lopm
No. 6. from X. & W., Sundays
only, arrives ..,......... 11:55an
xDaily. sDaily except Sunday.
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Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Fec. a.
Open. High. Low. Close

Chicago Cash Grain.
/ CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-Wheat-No. 2
red 81 $50 @1.e6; No. 3 red, s1571s @
i1.65; No. hard. s1.5Sa @l.6o; NO. .
hard, $1.57h@1.65.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 77@77Ac; NO.
yellow. 75h@77c: No. 5 yellow, -
@75o; NO. yellow, 7S1ac; NO. .
white, 77@77Ac; No. 4 white, 16A %
76hc; No. 5 mixed, 74975c; NO.
mixed. 1914 @74c; spring, 6s@7oc !.
Oats-No. 3 white, 59A @60c; No. 4
white, 5s@5ehc; standard, 5sA "a
60Ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 2.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged. No. 3 white, TIC; NO.
white. rec; No. yellow, 76h a
76Ac: No. 4 yellow. 76c; No. 8 mixed,
1917 m77c; No. mixed. 741ac.
Oats-Market steady. No. white,
sec; No. 2 white, 5SAc; standard
5S1sc.
Live Stock Strong.
ErJInited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 2-The hog market
closed at q substantial advance over
both the opening and last nights
close Both cattle and sheep were
yerv strong at the highest figures OF
the day.
Chicago 1.-Two Stock.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-aog receipts
10 900; market 5@10c higher. Mixed
and butchers, $G.70@7.00; good heavy.
s6.s0@695: rough heavy, s65O @6.65;
! ~ p. - o{cro
steady. 1oc higher. Beeves. $3.50
9.25: cows and heifers. sS.1o@S.1O;
stockers and feeders. inactive. Tex
ans. s5.Oo@6.45; calves, $3.50 @10.5o.
sheep receipts 5000; market
strong, 1Oc higher. Native. $1,000
ss5: western, $6.25@s.50; lambs,
,s7.50@S9O; western, $7.75@S.95.
St. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Feb. Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 500; native beef steers, $3.50
OOPS; cows and heifers, $5.00@s.60;
stockers and feeders, $5.25@72b;
calves, $600@11O0; Texas steers,
s5.75@7.S5; COWS and heifers, $4,000
900.
Hog receipts 1000; market loo
higher on hogs; steady on pigs;
Mixed and butchers, $6.70@7.05;
good to heavy, $6.s0@6.95; rough,
s6OO66.25; light, $6.95@705; bulk.
sGS0@7.O0; pigs, $6.OO0705.
Sheep receipts 1000; market steady.
Sheep and mutton, $5.00@6.50: lambs,
I$s.25@e.0O; yearlings, $7.00@7.75.
| Kansas City Live stock.
| KANSAS CITY, Feb. Cattle re.
ceipts 11,0OO; market steady, 10c high
er. Steers. s5.75@9 90; cows and heif.
ers, s4.25@S.75; stockers and feeders,
SO .O0@7.s5; calves, $6.50@10.50.
| Hog receipts 10000; market strong,
&c higher Bulk, $8.70@6.s5; heavy,
s6.75@6 85; medium, S6.7O@6.S5;
light, $s.7o@690.
Sheep receipts 10000: market 1oc
higher. Lambs, ss.25@s.s5: ewes,
ewes, s5.s0@6.50; wethers, $4.50@S.00.
Omaha Live Stock.
I OMAHA, Feb. Cattle receipts
1000: market strong, 1oc higher.
steers. ss.006s.25; cows and heifers.
s5.T5@7.OO: stockers and feeders,
s7.256s.35; calves. s75O@9.50; bulls
and stays. $5.0O@6.75.
Hog receipts 1900; market 5@1oc
higher. Bulk, s6.S006.s5; top, $685..
| Sheep receipts 1900; market
| strong. 10@15c higher. Yearlings,
81. 6O9795; wethers, s6.60@6.S5;
! lambs, ss.750s.95; ewes, s5.s5@6.35.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-Butter-Extras,
s1k @32c: frsts, 27@29c; dairy ex-
tras, 2S1a@29c; dairy firsts, 27@
27kc.
Bggs-Firsts, 271kc; ordinary firsts,
2612614c.
Cheese-Twins. 14A @15c: Young
Americas. lax @15c.
Live poultry-Fowls, 15c; ducks,
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Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .,....... %
Two very successful clinics had
been held at which a number OF
school children had been operated on
for diseased tonsils and adenoids.
The vision Of many pupils had been
corrected and glasses provided for
those not able to purchase the same
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partly cloudy and ten cloudy days.
Sieet occurred on the thirtieth and
dense fog was recorded on the fourth,
sixth and thirty-first.
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Read The Daily Gate City. Ten
cents per week. =,
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Report on Nurses.

HePOft on INuI SSS.
Mrs Reeves, chairman Of the nurses
committee reported the illness OF
Miss Brown ana that Miss Maloney
had been on duty most OF the month.
On recommendation of the nurses
committee, the salary Of Miss Brown
who has been on the STAFF for more
than & year and who has specialized
on infant welfare work, was raised 70
$40 a month.
The question of putting the nursing
service in the parochial schools as
per the request made at the last
school board meeting, was referred TO
the nurses committee for action The
next mothers meeting In connection
with the infant welfare work will be
held in the Y w. c. A. club room on
Wednesday afternoon.
Lecture will be Given.
Mrs. Ayres presented letter from
the dean Of the medical department
of the state university asking that the
association stand sponsor for an IL
Illustrated lecture on "The ConserVa-
ton of Vision which lecture is part
of the extension work OF the AMER
can Medical association. Dr.. r. M.
Lapsley will give the lecture some
time in February in the assembly
room of the high school. me asso-
citation decided to be responsible Iol
the lecture and Mrs. Ayres, MRS Joy
and Miss Buck were named commit
tee to plan for the same.
The corresponding secretary was
instructed to write a letter TO Mrs. a;
Hughes expressing the gratefui
memory in which the assoclatlol
holds DR.. Hughes, because OF the aiu
he gave in introducing the nursHs
service in the schools, and ior MS
symnatbetic cooperation in the pub
lie health nursing in genera.
Work Equals Big cities.
letter was read from Miss Habe-
n,r,b+ written from New York where
sha t. doing special work for the
We,ronoI;tan visiting nurse service.
Che ba. been in Baltimore and otner
cities doing this special work ana
said n her letter that the work done
in Keokuk is on the same progressive
1.-Two. al that OF these large cities the
only difference being in the masnitude
10 tho work. not in the methods
>s;ss Iohnston made the following
nurses report:
Report Of Nurses.
Total number Of visits during the -,
month OK
infant welfare visits
viists in the home of schooi chi ,,s
dren 49,. =. 80 district 1872
Nursing visits IN 'n %
Instructive visits 4
Friendly visits ...-:,,., -
Extra visits Sunday CHS ,ast
Cases carried over Iro" &
month ,...-;.t Al
New cases in district.
Disposition of cases;
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Cars leave Hamilton City 10 min.
utes before arrival and departure Of
all steam and electric trains at Ham.
ilton junction.
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N. n. A. DIRECTORS
| ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. c. NJ. Rich 10 Again Chosen
Head Of This Very Progressive
and Helpful Local
institution.
WORK HERE EXCELLENT
Miss Habenicht Who Has Made Study
Of Other Cities in East, says
Keokuk 10 on Par
With Thorn.
HERE EXCELLENT

The board of directors OF the Visit
ing Nurse association held lts regular
monthly meeting this morning, MISS
1ounker presiding in the absence OF
thu president. Miss Alexine Reid act
ed as secretary, and the financial re-
port was made by Miss Buck. The
three new members Of the board, Mrs.
ID. A. Collier, Mrs. c. r. Joy and Miss
Mary Irwin were present. Inc resls-
nation Of Mrs. E. L Kruse as mem
Der of the board was read and accept
ed. The election of officers OF the OIL
rectorate resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Corydon NJ. Rich.
First vice president Nettie
Younker.
second vice president-Mrs. Eugene
s. Baker.
Recording secretary-Miss Alexine
Leroy Reid.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Ag-
mes Trimble.
Treasurer-Mfss Elsie Buck.
Mrs. c. r. Joy was appointed on the
loan closet committee to ill a va
cancy. Mrs. ]. ]. Ayres reported as
chairman of the finance committee
that the collections recently taken In
the churches netted $57.65 IN cash
and 333 in personal pledges. -Four or
FIVE churches are still to be heard
from.
Donations to Loan Closet.
Miss Younker reported for the loan
closet committee that in response to
the request made in The Gate City, 9
supply OF outing flannel gowns had
been given by Miss Mary M John
stone and by another friend. The
baby clothes made by the ladies OF
the Congregational church are finish
ed. There still remains need for
flannel petticoats for little babies.
Miss Agnes Trimble reported for the
social service committee that a cloth
ing merchant had given a suit OF
clothes to a boy and that bedding. I'M
derwear. shoes. ETC., had been given
tn sick and convalescent patients and
that one or two families where the
wage Garner was i'll had bcen pro
vided with coal and food. Some OK
the food supply had been taken from
that left from the community Christ
mas
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c.. B. q =. RAILWAY CO,

Trains leave from the Union dem,
Bt-ths and tickets, Fifth and John,o
streets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03
IN THE SEASON OF OYSTERS
Excellent Ways In Which They Can
Be Served to Tnose Who Are
Fond Of Them.

The practical housekeepeT begins to
worry as she sees her summer fruits
slipping away. She does her best to
make good use OF the fresh lima
beans. string beans. tomatoes, peaches.
pears and berries. What she cannot
serve fresh and in pies she cans and
preserves.
She worries at the idea OF having
meat every day and sometimes twice
when other foods become scarce and
costly. 1t is father or perhaps one of
the big boys in the family who sug-
gests that oyster season has just be-
gun and that these are far cheaper
and more nutritious than many costly
cuts of meat
Sauce for Raw oysters.--Take ono
dessertspoonful of tarragon vinegar.
one tablespoonful of olive oil, one
half teaspoonful of worcestershire
sauce, the Juice of half lemon and
one-half teaspoonful of tabasco sauce.
Add little salt and half an onion,
grated fine.
Oyster Cocl<taii.-For each glass
take six small oysters, two teaspoon
fuls lemon juice, one teaspoonful wor-
cestershire sauce. two tablespoonfuls
tomato catchup, dash Of tabasco,
sauce, a pinch of salt and a little
sugar. Serve ice cold.
Oyster coektaIi.-Have oysters very
cold. Put not more than six in each
cocktail glass or sherbet cup. ans just
before sending to the table cover with
a dressing made in the following way:
Mix together one tablespoonful OF
mushroom catchup, two tablespoonfuls
Of strained lemon Juice, five drops of
tabasco sauce and salt to taste. This
quantity will make three cocktails.
Serve thin slices of brown bread and
celery with the cocktails.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03
HAVE COVER FOR THE CORN
Vegetable Loses Much Of Its Delicious
Flavor II II 10 Allowed to
Become Cold.

In spite Of the weather in which
corn on the ear is served, the vege-
table cools of very rapidly and, there
fore loses much of its deliciousness.
To preserve the good taste of the
corn 1t is quite essential that every
housekeeper be supplied with corn
cover. This can be made from a
square Of heavy linen with the cor
ners cut out. Finish the edge with a
buttonhole scallop. On the outsr flap
of the cover stamp a dainty design;
wreath Of eyelets and few solid
petals will be sufficient Embroider
the word Corn on the flap also. The
size of the case can be determined by
the size OF the family-or, in other
words. by the amount OF corn that is
served on the table.
Similar covers with the flaps
changed slightly and possibly the
shapes differed, can be made for toast,
rolls or hot biscuit. In fact, house.
keeper cannot have too many cases for
various purposes. BY making sew
eral cases from one piece of linen one
can economic in the cutting of the
material. point always worth re-
membering.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03
WASTE IN The HousEHoLD
Buy the Nonbreakable Kind Of Uten-
slls and Then See That They
Are Well Cared For.

Brooms, scrubbing brushes and soap
are wasted needlessly. Brooms should
be hung by the handle or rested on
the handle. Scrubbing brushes should
be put to dry with the bristles down.
Soap should be kept in wire dish to
prevent dissolution by the water.
Pastry brushes and grease brushes
should be washed and rinsed as soon
as they are used. and put to dry. Old
tablecloths should be cut into squares
and hemmed to use over the table or
as screens for bread, buns or when
cooling cakes. They also make ex.
ceedingly nice window or silver cloths.
Save the salt and -four bags and use
them for green's, lettuce and parsley
that are to be put on the ice.
Furnish your kitchen. II you wish to
be truly economical, with nonbreak-
able utensils. Insist on their being
properly cared for and see that each
utensil is used for the purpose in
tended.
To prevent breakage use granite
ware plates in your refrigerator in
stead of stoneware, granite mixing
bowls. instead Of the ,old-fashioned vel
low earthen bowls and tincups for
measuring purposes. - Good House
keeping Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03
evER-wELcoME PUMPKIN PIE
No improvements Have Been Made on
Cooking Methods Used by Our
Grandmothers.

Our grandmothers often baked their
pumpkin pies In square biscuit tins,
and always with scalloped rim.
While their pumpkins came without
exception straight from the feld-the
heaviest golden sphere they could COM
passive of today are in many cases
forced to use the canned pumpkin,
and excellently good it is. II fortunate
enough, however, to get the genuine
pumpkin, it seems more "Thanksgiv-
ing to follow grandmother's example
from the start. In this case having
caught your pumpkin--a small sweet
sugar one preferred-wash, cut up
without peeling, scrape out all the
woody fiber. then put over the fire
on the back OF the stove. Add just
little water to keep 1t from sticking
on the bottom, cover closely and steam
gently for six or eight hours. At the
end of this time the pumpkin pulp
should be thoroughly cooked in its own
juices. Take up. cool little. then pull
off the skin with sharp knife. Press
through a sieve and let it stand over
night In press SO as to remove the
superfluous liquid. When ready to
bake, measure the pulp and to every
five cupfuls allow one teaspoonfuls OF
salt half a grated nutmeg, a table,
spoonful of mace, two teasponfuls of
ginger and a large cupful of sugar.
Beat four eggs and stir into the pump
kin pulp, together with four cupfuls OF
sweet milk and half cupful Of cream.
Beat we'll and taste to see II 1t 10
sweet enough. Turn into plates lined
with good pastry and bake three-quar-
ters of an hour until firm in the CEN
ter and q rich. golden brown. Serve
with good American cheese.