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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
IN The SEASON or OYSTERS
Excellent Ways n Which They Can
BE Served to Those Who Are
Fond OF Them.

The practical housekeeper begins TO
worry as abe sees her summer fruits
slipping away. She does her best 10
make coed use Of the fresh TINA
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. II Ia father or perhaps one OF
the big boys In the family who sug-
gests that oyster season has just be;
gun and thai these are far cheaper
and more nutritious than many costly
cuts or meat.
Sauce FOR Raw oyaters.--Take ono
dessertspoonful OF tarragon vinegar.
one tablespoonful OF olive oil. one
half teaspoonful OF worcestershire
sauce. the Juice Of hair q lemon and
one-half teaspotnful Of tahasco sauce.
Add little salt and hair an onion.
grated fine.
Oyster cocktali.--For each glass
take six small oysters. two teaspoon.
fuls lemon juice. one teaspoonful wors
cestershire sauce, two tablespoonfuls
tomato catchup, 4 dash OF tabasco
sauce. q pinch OF salt and 4 little
sugar. Serve Ice cold.
Oyster cocktail.-Have oysters very
cold Put not r1cre than six In each
cocktail glass or sherbet cup. and just
before sending to the table cover with
dressing made In the following way:
Mix together one Tablespoonful Of
mushroom catchup. two tablespoonfuls
OF strained -emon juice. ave drops OF
tabasco sauce and salt To taste. This
quantity will make three cocktatls.
Serve thin slices OF brown bread and
celery with the cocktails.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Officers Wife a Car conduc4or.

At meeting of the Portsmouth,
town council recently IL was stated
that two women, one q colonel's
daughter and the other q captains
wife. we're working az conductors on
the municipal street cars. Their oh.
iect Ia to release two eligible men for
war service. and they devote their pay
to charity. Portsmouth has now 80
woman conductors and rs postwcmen,
London Telegraph
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

tore now sasd msanlngly; yet /
Judge from your expression there .
no reprieve.s
And no hope OF one. Wyatt" he an.
swered regretfully. "The evidence
against you il too strong. Tho delay
In convening court has been caused
BY the scarcity OF officers In camp
Our forage trains are just beginning
to return. but 1t 10 now so late that
Colonel Pickney has decided to hold
you prisoner until morning. waited
until the order was issued before com.
ing here. The court-martial Ia set for
eight O'Clock.
Il am thankful for even that delay.
There Is, presume no doubt g 10
the result9''
None. 30 far 40 can learn. You
are q soldier. Wyatt, and may 40 wei
face the truth. have urged mercy
on Colonel Pickney. until he finally
ordered me to drop the subject. He
Is strict disciplinarian. bit OF :
martinez. indeed. and inclined to take
the advice OF q regular army officer
In such matters. rather than rely on
volunteers. Has Raymond any spe-
cial reason to dislike your"
"only that impersonated him Il,
this masquerade
Bah! that was mere chance. the
selection of his name from the army
list. The fellow Is naturally vindic-
tive enough. but surely could not har'
Dor personal dislike over so small Z
matter" He paused hesitatingly. ~
though doubtful OF the propriety Of
pressing an inquiry. Il trust you will
pardon me. Wyatt. but have won
dered II there was not sorne trouble
existing between you relative to the
friendship OF Miss Harwood."
"That would appear impossible"
replied. somewhat surprised. for my
being with her was entirely acciden'
tai"
Yes. 30 she insiats: but know
Raymond Ii deeply interested In thu
girl. Someone told me he actually
proposed to her at West Point. and
sought this detail In hope OF meeting
her again. The occurrence which
aroused my suspicion that he felt Z
personal grudge against ycu was THU
II know he promised her to use hil
influence to have you sent to Charles
ton for trial. but instead he urged
Colonel Pickney to exercise his own
authority. CHANGED to be In the nexi
room, and overheard have not seer
the young lady since"
My mind worked rapidly. THAI
| Raymond was treacherons was prob
ably true. Noreen had treated him
| with marked GOODNESS. There conlt
be no great degree OF intimacy between
them. or she would have chosen him
in this emergency rather than Captain
| Fox. But she had revealed to neither
officer the fact OF our marriage: !,
| was not so much as suspected.
(To BE CONTINUED.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

-
thank you for your message. Cap
tain Fox" / said sincerely. ciasping
his hand. TELL her how glad 1t made
me. But II cannot change my deci.
sion: will answer no questions"
This Is your final reply, sergeant? T"
the colonel's voice had hardened: his
eyes had lost their friendliness. Good
day, sir
The door opened to the rap OF his
knuckles, and the two men passed
out, neither one glancing back at me,
The sentry asked question. and |
heard Pickney answer:
Yes, set the food within, but let
no one communicate with the prisoner
except on my written order. l will
have another sentry posted above"
A soldier entered. bearing q camp
ration and pannikin OF water. and
placed these on the box. He said
nothing, and the colonel stood beside
the door watching until / was left
alone. put the food on the door I'M
touched and sat down on the box. |
wanted to live; | was young, ambi.
tious. and--I loved that girl. l real.
lied this truth clearly, and II became
the one ceaseless incentive to effort.
Her face arose before me. and felt
that her message was meant for my
encouragement. She wanted me to
live; wished me to know that she was
not Indifferent; trusted me to accom-
plish all that q man could. And ]
must act now, II at all.
ate the food, not from any sense
OF hunger, but because I needed 1t to
keep up my strength. I was alone,
unmatched; there was no place where
an eye could peer In on my move.
ments. dragged the box over to
the window, stood on It. and managed
to dislodge the bit OF iron entangled In
the grating. It proved to be part Of
q discarded horseshoe. flung there
carelessly by some farrier and con
tanned three thin-headed nails. With
difficulty l loosened one Of these and
fitted the sharp edge into screwhead
OF shelf bracket. The nail afforded
little purchase. and l tried three oil
the screws before finding one loose
enough to turn. BY this time my I'm,
gers we're numb and bleeding. yet the
final success set my heart throbbine
with exultation.
The removal Of the screw, which by
chance was the lower one, enabled me
to insert the remnant OF horseshoe
beneath the bracket iron. Slowly
fearful OF creating alarm, the impro
vised lever wrenched the bracket
free, until was enabled to get firm
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Burned Pans.

II by any chance anything being
cooked In a saucepan burns Oil II.
when the cooking is done. with cold
water to which good spoonful OF salt
has been added. and leave to soak till
next day. Then heat slowly. and by
the time the water boils the burnt
portion will have been ioosened and
will come off quite easily.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Grape Jam.

Stem the grapes and wash them.
then put over the FIRE to cook without
water, MASKING them frequently an
the cooking proceeds, When thor.
oughly cooked. rhout 15 minutes is
necessary for this process. press
through sieve. then measure and re
turn to the FIRE, cook is minutes. then
add three-quarters OF pint OF sugar
to pint OF pulp and cook halt an
hour or until thick Pour into glasses
and seal when cold.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

Cream two tablespoonful bntter
and one-half OF q cupful of sugar,
gradually add the beaten yolks oi
three eggs and one and one-half cup.
fuls more OF sugar. one cupfnl OF sour
milk, one teaspoonful vanilla, two
ounces chocolate grated and melted
over hot water. one-third OF . tea
spoonful OF soda disEoived In nne.hAii
81 q teaspoonful OF boiling water. the
whites OF the eggs whipped to stir
froth and sufficient sifted -four To
make soft dough. Roll out. cut into
nblongs. divide each into three strips,
leaving the dough united nj one end.
Braid loosely. pinch the ends together
and cook until golden brown In smok
ing-hot fat
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Not Mercenarv.

mir. Simpkins." said the boss -
vereiy, as the new bookkeeper came III
At half past nine. "are you not awArs
that our Office hours are from nins 10
ski"
Eyes, sir" replied Himpkins; but
you see. this 10 pay day. and didn't
want to appear too eager"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Roaated SQUASH.

have found that steaming squash
In the meat rooster Ia far superior 10
steaming 1t on top OF the stove After
washing the squash cut II up. withou,
pairing, into about three-inch pieces.
put II In the pan with few table
spoonfuis OF water To prevent burn
ing. and cover. The squash cooks
much quicker and is drier and richer
than that cooked In the old way
Good Housekeeping.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
CHAPTER XVI.
Under Death Sentence,


1t was dreary waiting, for every un.
usual sound reaching me brought with
1t throb OF fear. That my fate was
already practically settled | knew. but
how long the delay might be remained
problem. Fox, / felt convinced
would use whatever influence he pos.
sessed to delay action, and there was
faint hope in my mind also that No.
reen might even make a plea to higher
authorities In my behalf. / dare not
believe she would. but the vague
dream OF such a thing required again
and again to my mind.
To learn all could | dragged the
box to a position below the window,
and standing on 1t. managed to gain
a narrow glimpse without, the vista
revealing a Zap Of dirty tent cloth
and part OF an army wagon backed up
against the building. leaving barely
enough space for the guard to pace
back and forth the length OF his beat.
| could see his biue-clad legs. with the
white stripe. cross and recross In
front OF me. tested the strength of
the iron grating with my hands, but
the bars were firmly imbedded and
immovable.
The sun must have been well down
in the west when Fox returned.
had been expecting him. trusting to
his friendly interest. and with feet.
ing hope that Noreen might commits
sion him to bring me some further
message. Yet the moment | looked
into his face, Swallowed by the fading
light, realized that he brought no
encouraging news. My heart sank,
but kept a smile on my lips,
u expected to be out of here be-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

ANAIUNWW u N ~
FERNS. Il II agreeable 70 No for
you to publish this letter. / On slAA
70 have an opportunity % ~ y N
who are suffering 90 haye done thet
| obtained relisf ~ using ooddss Kl6-
ney Pills and Diamond Dinnsr Pilla
Oodd's kidney Pills TOO par nor q
FOUR dealer Or nodd's Medicine "a.
BufrAio. n. \. podd's Dynpspaia Tah-
lets for Indigestion havs bssn proved
800 per box.--Ady.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

grip on 1t with my hands. With foo,
braced, and every muscle strained.
worked that bit OF iron back and forth
tearing 1t free, until | knew that an.
other wrench would separate 1t en-
tirely from Its fastenings. Then
forced 1t back into place again
pressed down the loosened screws
carefully gathered together the slight
debris littering the floor, and cast II
into a dark corner. The bracket
seemed as solid as ever. Now must
wait for night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
DON'T MIND PlMPLEs
cutIoura Soap and Ointment VIII San
ish Thsm. Trial Fres.

These fragrant supercreamy emoI-
lients do 80 much to cleanse, purify
and beautify the akin. scalp. hair and
hands that you cannot afford 10 y
without them. Besides they meet
every want In toilet preparations and
are most economical.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
prc4hor Exnlalnea II.

A certain foarsyeAr~old, who has lro.
Gently como Into possession 81 ! smasl
pocket iiashlight and whose utilo
mind has since been largely taken
up with its construction ana eQulp.
ment. was overheard discnasine family
matters with little sister. fsw yeAss
older.
II don't know what's the matter with
papa, said sister. He frowns -
much and never laughs any more."
well, sister. was the reply. ''mAy.
be- his laugh battery Ii broken"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
ID strateay.

20 Seraee0t.
A we'll known army oficsr said d i
Inner In Washington. apropos g
strategy:
The strategist must ~ very quick
u decision and very prompt to axe
uuts what he decides, There must -
nothing Of Iixgers about the success
sul strategist.
"A friend, You know. called On III
gers and found the man bending over
shirt with ! rapt. dreamy. perplsxs1
look.
What's upr the friend asked.
"'Well.s said Jiggers. I'm II u
auAndary. This shirt here d too dirty
% wear and mot dirty enough To 81 q
the laundry. and cant make up NJ
mind what to do about II. \"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

Do not stretch the round center.
piece on the Lias before ironing. but
treat II as though II were square
Stretch first with the warp, then with
the woof OF he material. and iron in
the same way. The result will be q
perfectly smooth. round surface.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Profitable.

IT'S shame the way they crowd
those cars. Something ought TO b.
done about II"
Something has been done about IL
The company declared 20 per cent
dividend the other day"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
New Application OF an Old Adaoe.

New Application OF an UId Nda0e.
Proprietor--"i have about decided
to employ female DILL collector What
do you think OF the idea?" Bookkeep
er--"Well. the idea may be all right.
but wouldn't advise you to do II.
Proprietor the explanatory
ockkeeper---"Becaus II is said that q
woman's work In never dun"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
STYLES Soon Chance.

$50 You are going to motor across
the continent. Mrs Whyffer2"
Yes. We start tomorrow"
Z dare say you anticipate pleasant
timer"
Yes. but there is one thought ths'
troubles me"
And wha. Ia THAR"
I'm afraic our car will NJ nat s
date when We reach ouf ocstt,5s,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Used Whenever Quinine b Needed
Does Not Affect the Head

Because OF It's tonic and laxative effect IAx.
ALIVE HROMO QUINIMK will be found be4fov
han ordinary Canine for any purposo To-
which Quinine Ii used. Does mot cause ne7-
sonsness nor ringing In head. Remem bsr there
= only one "Brorn0 Qntnine.o That 10 Laxar
Ave RromO Quinine. Lock for aignature e
3 w. Grove. he
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Proflt by others. WIsdom.

He who calls In the aid OF an egua
understanding. doubles bis own: and
he who profits by a superior under
standing. raises mis- powers to
with the height OF the saperir
standing hS with.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Hope.

TOMS II true that you proposed
to Alice and were rejected?" Jack
mot exactly rejected: she said when
she felt like making q fool OF herself
she'd let me know. =" Boston Tran
script.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

f0Fed tor q numb0F G
years with backacho, !
also tender spots a.
spine. and had q
times black noating
apocka before ny
eyes. I also had lar
bago and heart trou
bic. Since using thia
edicine ] havs -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

To quart OF cranberries add hall
a pound or more OF seeded dates and
about half as much sugar as you
would without the dates. Cook until
soft.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
a GRATEFUL OLD LADY,.

Mrs. a. @. Clemens, W0st Alsxan.
isr. Pa, writes. have used DoddAo
kidney PILLS, also Diamond DinneE
Pills. Before using them had M
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Penurious.

rs he tight?n
Tight? Why, he couldn't even
spend q vacation. !
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02
Consistent.

Higgins 10 always preaching pro
paredness."
Yea" and he practices what b.
breaches. too He always manages 70
be out when bill collectors call"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

BY the terms OF Christianity SAWS,
tion ID free. but sometimes II takes an
awfnily tong time to lift the mortgage
on q church. Washington Post.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

TO keep clean and healthy tAke D.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They re8u3ete
liver. bowels and stomach. ADV.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

But too many people set into ~ ~
gument who have nothing 81 ~.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-02

Mos Gray lIatrs bas T1rsA Eyes
make NJ look older than No arc. Keep yOuf
Eyes young and you will look y0ung. AftAg
Don't tell yopr ago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-09-17

Half ton of white paper will
be required for Fridays Special
edition, containing write-ups of
industries, schools, financial in
.stitutiOns, etc.
Prof. Clarence Foster of War
rensburg, Mo-, arrived in this
city Tuesday and will spend the
time from now until the open
ing of Carleton College, meeting
and forming the acquaintance
of the people and students. Prof.
Foster comes. to assume charge
of the Department of Science
and Athletics at Carleton. He
has the degree of Bachelor of
Science and is a postgraduate
in his chosen profession.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-09-17
SEND A COPY TO YOUR
FRIEND

The Big Special Edition of
The Pennington Times will be
given to Uncle Sam for distri-
button next Friday morning.
If you would like to have a few
extra copies to mail to your
friends and relatives, or pros
pective citizens of Pennington
or st. Francois county, let us
have your orders not later than
Monday, September goth. Be-
yond any question, this will be
the most complete and largest
special edition ever distributed
in st. Francois county. A copy
of This issue, from the stand
point of general information, to
your distant friend would be
worth more than a hundred let
ters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-09-17

the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Ham of Hazel Run, and is of
one of the best known families
in st. Francois county, and her
many friends will be sorry to
learn of her death.
Henry Johnson, on Wednes-
day evening about 1880, while
driving single rig at a fair
speed on Columbia street, came
very near running over Mr..
Keys little son, Ted, but as it
happened, Mr.. Johnson saw Ted
in time to turn his direction. The
hub of the buggy struck the lad
but without any serious injury.
Prof. H. f. Dowell of Maiden,
a former citizen of Pennington,
is visiting friends and relatives
in our city. Mr.. Dowell, for the
past three years, has been in
charge of the Mcclure school
not far from Maiden. The Pro-
fessor expects to make a tour of
Southwest Missouri and East
ern Kansas, where he will con-
duct a series of revival meet
ings before returning to his
home in Maiden.
C. E. Crabtree and family,
who have been residing at Webb
City since February, returned to
Pennington Wednesday, where
he expects to make his home.
Mr.. Crabtree reports that bus
mess is flourishing in the lead
fields of Southwest Missouri.
He further stated that the COM
panies were unable to get COM
mon labor to operate the mines
on a larger scale, as they would
surely like to do.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-09-17

Deputy Sheriff Cfias. "A.
Adams had the misfortune to
get his leg broken while riding
horseback. The limb has been
set and he is reported to be get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Sanders (colored) took
a special examination for a
teachers license Wednesday. If
she secures a permit to teach,
she viii fill a vacancy in the
Bonnie Terre school.
Geo. Bland of Oklahoma, son
of Judge C. C. Bland, spent We'd
nesday visiting his cousin, Mrs.
T. H. Holman. Mr.. Bland is en-
gagged in the insurance business
and is reported doing well.
VIM. O'Sullivan, Jr., went to
ST.. Louis and had an operation
performed on his eye, and it is
reported that he is getting along
nicely and will be able to return
home the latter part of this
week.
For Sale or Trade-A farm of
51tacres situated 5 miles east of
Bonnie Terre, pretty well inn
proved, living water. Will trade
for Pennington or Flat River
property. L. Counts, Farm
ington, Mo.
Judge A. c. Chandler of Min
it'll, Mo-, transacted business in
Pennington Tuesday and reports
everything around NINTH in a
fiourishing condition. The many
friends of the Judge here are
glad to see him looking so young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Emerson and
family of st. Louis are visiting
relatives and friends here. Ed
is one of the Pennington young
men who have made good. He
holds a lucrative position with
the st. Louis Terminal Ry. AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. w. H. Cracked has moved
into the Roberts property in or
der to be convenient to school.
Mr.. Cracked has a Silo to cement
for Mr.. N. G. Sebastian and one
| for Mr.. P. Keith. He also has
two to build for Judge E. E,
Swink.
Sam Byington, who has beer
advertising for men to cut corn
so far has been unable to get a
single helper. This surely
doesn't indicate hard times, OF
either scarcity of work, around
Pennington, as some would have
us believe.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-09-17
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hairs
Catarrh Cure is not a quaclS medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
scahS lin this country for years and is
a regular prescription. II is composed of
the lest tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on tic
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o,
Sod by Druggists, price I5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.