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Evening star., 1921-08-05
The Stars Household
Expert Gives Some
Valuable Hints on
Preparing Materials.
I EN- era lures and
Drying Methods.

Fruits like apples, pears. peaches.
cherries, many berries and almost all
vegetables can be dried successfully at
home with nothing more than the or
binary kitchen equipment. Success de-
pends largely upon the care with which
you prepare the material. You must
select only ripe fruits and vegetables
that are sound and free from mold, rot
and worms. Wash thoroughly and see
that all utensils and equipment are
Thoroughly scrub all root vegetables be-
fore you slice them, in order to remove
al traces of earthly smell or favor. 1t
Is often an even better plan to peel them.
Most fruits and vegetables should be cut
into slices about a quarter Of an inch
thick, although some may be shredded.
If YOU cut them too fine they will lose
flavor, and if the pieces are too large it
viii take too long to dry them.
Drying Methods.
Sun drying and drying by means OF
artificial heat are the usual methods.
In sun drying the fruits or vegetables
are exposed to the rays of the sun. which
furnish the heat, and the natural air
currents or breezes increase. the rate
of drying by removing the moist at
mosphere. Sun drying requires more
time. but is less expensive than oven
uTSlHS SillCe no luSl Is Neeueu ana lneTe
is no danger of scorching the material
in sun drying. OF course. sun drying re-
quireS hot weather and care must be
taken to protect the foods from dust,
insects and dampness. Spread the sliced
or cut material on trays or racks and
cover the trays or racks with mosquito
netting or coarse cheeSecloth to keep
out the insects. The netting must never
rest upon or come nearer to the food
than quarter OF an inch, otherwise it
win afford little protection. You must
also select a drying place as free from
dust as possible. Bring in at night
If the food is allowed to get wet there
is danger of mold.
To dry in the oven. spread the food
on trays and keep the trays there
oven must not be hot, but just warm
enough to dry the food without
scorching or baking it. Oven drying
is rather slow because there is little
opportunity for air to circulate
through Keeping the oven door
the work. The temperature for dry
ing in the oven or by other artificial
heat should be about 11O degrees
Fahrenheit at the start. and should
then be raised gradually to about
14O or $50 degrees Fahrenheit
1t takes from three to four hours
to dry most vegetables at that tenn
perature. Apples and berries require
five or six hours. The temperature
during drying should never be
allowed to rise above $50 degrees.
Drying can also be done by means
of an ordinary electric fan. Prepare
the fruits or vegetables as you would
for either sun drying or drying in
the oven, spread them out in a thin
layer on a shallow tray or a clean
sheet and place the fan so that the
current Of air will blow directly
across the material to be dried
Several trays can be stacked in front
Of the fan, and if the material Is not
packed too closely the air will pene-
Evening star., 1921-08-05
Fads and Fashions.

Many Of the new evening gowns
Craze the fioor or allow their draper
Evening star., 1921-08-05
@4AkM1z, q q: =: M1z3&T!H 3&!HIS IS

fact that It is maintaining you at
your present overweight. You will
have to eliminate about 1000 calortes
q day. You are probably eating 5000
or more. These fGures are very gen.
eral, but they will serve you as a
beginning.
Another time 7 will talk again about
foeds oe % II YOU E'n do not WIS wish f to make a
study Of these values you can cut
down on the amount Of food that you
Evening star., 1921-08-05
Bottled Geoseberries.

Put in glass jars some we'll washed
gooseberries. Fill the Jars as full Of
cold water as they can hold. fastening
on the covers under water: do not
take the jars out until the rubber and
cap are in place and fastened down
tightly. They will keep a year by this
method.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
To Preserve String Beans.

Snip the ends off. and string the
beans if necessary. Pack them in
stone jar and pour salt brine over
them that Is strong enough to hold up
an egg. When you are ready to use
the beans, wash them and pour cold
water on them, and let them come to
q boil. Repeat pnH 8xssh enoN9h
Evening star., 1921-08-05
Way to Cook Green Corn.

Pull back the huslxs, remove the
silk and wash the corn thoroughly in
salted water, then pull the husks
into place again and drop the corn
into boiling water that contains two
teaspoonfuls Of sugar and a little
salt Cook until tender. You will
find this q great improvement over
corn cooked IN any other way.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
More Important Than Good House
keeping.

7 always put my housekeeping
before everything else" 1 heard a
woman say virtuously. the other day
And thought to myself, Then you'll
be sorry some day."
There are two things that should
come before good housekeeping: Our
health. and the happiness of those
we love. I have reently written
upon putting health before house
keeping. so / shall not repeat myself
on that subject. But I do not think
i have ever before published my
ideas about the mistake of putting
mere things before people
Have you ever heard a busy house,
along and play. dear: mother has no
time for you now?" OF course you
Evening star., 1921-08-05
A Good Molasses Cake.

Into two-thirds Of cup Of molas-
ses stir a tablespoon Of melted but
ter and two-thirds of cup Of strong
boiled coffee. Add half cup OF
sugar. one beaten egg, one and one
half teaspoons OF soda dissolved in
a tablespoon Of warm water. and one
and one-half cups Of -four. Mix well
and bake in loaf.
Evening star., 1921-08-05

are taking. II you think you are eat
ing more than 5000 calories you win
not have to do much studying to
eliminate a third in the amount Of
food.
Evening star., 1921-08-05

A feature much talked of for fall
Is the shoulder-to-hem panel at the
back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03

came a prominent lawyer in one of
the states most prosperous cities. Two
others have filled their vocations in
life with honor and credit, and it was
always with a source of pride and dis
tinction that this venerable pioneer,
who had done his share in transform
ing the frontier, referred to "his boys"
In his later years he was honored
by his fellow townsmen with offices of
profit and trust, but he remained TO
the end a true child of the forest in
every sense. The opportunity was his
to amass a fortune; he was content
with the simple requirements of life
and aspired to neither riches or motor
iety. He possessed a jovial nature
and enjoyed a joke as well as anybody,
delighting in the company of his
friends. He selected them carefully,
however, and never betrayed a friend
ship or a trust.
He attended the first worlds fair in
the city of London that was ever held
and saw the first binder exhibited
there. In recalling this event at the
time of the exposition in st. Louis in
1908, he said: IL started for st. Louis
fifty years ago, maybe / will get there
this summer" He passed away , few
years ago within a few miles of where
he had spent his life time, without
having achieved the ambitions of his
youth, a journey to st. Louis.
Those who were fortunate in being
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03

Of early summer; the Indian girl
spoke and Gagen knew then why he
had answered to that mysterious call.
When they returned to the cabin of
the chief they carried between them a
pail of water. None of the camp
fire folks heard what was said in the
little cabin that night. They did not
need to be told.
In a few days Gagen took his dusky
bride and started down the Wisconsin
river. They carried with them the
fCw simple housekeeping requirements
of the north. They were young, the
season was young, and they travelled
slowly. In a day or so they came to
the mouth of the Eagle river, up which
they padded their frail craft until
they came to White Birch Lake. Here
they landed upon a sloping hin just
where the river widens into the first
reaches of the beautiful lake, and here
they build their home. Here too, their
children were born, and here Gagen
carried on the vocation Of a fur trader
lumberman, and in a small way, that
of the farmer, for the land was fertile
and though the seasons were short,
gave forth an abundance of the hardy
vegetables and crops of the north.
Gagen's Hill has long been merely
a name. Located but short mile
from the village of Eagle River, it
barely attracks the attention of the
tourist or fisherman, but the time is
not far distant when it was one of the
important places in the history of the
new country, for it was the home of
the first white man on the Eagle
waters and the scene of the first
numbering operations.
Early lumbermen coming into the
pinery found there a collection of
thrifty buildings occupied by a con-
tented people. But they cared not for
the companionship Of their new neigh
bors, for the encroachment of the
lumbermen meant the passing of the
pine forests. So Gagen and his family
bid farewell to the scenes they loved
so well and sought a new location on
the banks of Pine lake, ON the head
waters of Wolf river.
The building of the military road
from Fort Howard to ontonogan open
ed up a direct route to the pinery,
and in time Gagen's farm became a
favorite stopping place for those who
Travelled this route. The numbering in
dustry pushed farther and farther up
the different waterways, and slowly
the pine forests disappeared beneath
the woodlands axe. Time brought
its worries and cares; the happy fam
lily knew in turn both prosperity and
adversely; the children grew into man
hood and the hardy pioneer and his
dusky wife arrived at the evening of
life. Happiness and contentment were
always theirs, no matter how dark or
uncertain the future might seem. In
their later years they moved to the
village of Three Lakes. One son be-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03

numbered among his friends win ever
cherish his memory, for in the truest
sense of the word he was one of
natures noblemen. Keen and discern
ing where character was at issue;
honorable and just in all of his deal
ings; generous to a fault; ever con-
scious of his duties and obligations as
a husband and parent; he lived his
life in his own way, asking no favors
giving the best that was in him for
the good of his community. Such
man was Dan Gagen, and of such was
the pioneer stock who paved the way
for the industry and enjoyment of
those who came after them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03
trip with the mails.

trip with the mails.
He did not fear the outcome of the
injury, for the clean life that he had
lived endowed him with a constitution
that would successfully combat the
effects of the poison, but the fact that
the mails were being delayed and i'm
portant documents addressed to the
officials on lake Superior remained un-
delivered, impelled him to attempt the
trip. But physical endurance was not
equal TO the strain and he was obliged
to abandon the effort and return to the
station. Hearing Of his prediciment
the Indian maiden came to his aid and
offer,d to carry the mails for him to
the station on the great lakes.
Harvesting the dogs TO the sledge
she made the trip successfully, but
Dams wound was slow in healing, and
when the carrier from the station far
down the river again arrived she took
the dogs and again started on the long
journey Of sixty miles every foot of
which had to be made on snow shoes.
She continued the work, making FIVE
consecutive trips before the young mail
carrier was able to resume his duties.
Spring came and while river and
creek were at food height and swamps
became miniature lakes as the winters
SHOWS disappeared beneath the rays
of the sun, there began a period of
inactivity during which the young man
chafed and fumed over his enforced
idleness. Something was stirring
within him; an unknown something,
apparently indefinable, yet as old as
civilization itself. During all the years
Of Dams life no passion had entered
his heart but the passion .or the woods
and this indefnable something that
erept into his being as the wild duck
called to her mate from the rushes;
and the partridge drummed his call
from the thieket, caused him TO wonder
why he was so stirred.
But there came an end to his in
activity ut last The spring floods
passed and one day the carrier came
from the south, bringing the long de-
layed mails, and bringing too, into the
northland, the first news of the mighty
wave Of rebellion. News of a nation
battling for supremacy, a message
that stirred the red blood in young
Dams huge frame, and when the mails
won't forward to Ontonogan they were
carried by the men who had brought
them from the south. For Dan Gagen
set out that day TO take his part in
the mighty struggle then being waged
accompanied by another adventurous
youth who, like himself, had answered
the call Of the wild and loved the
solitude of the big woods.
They offered their services at the
nearest rscuiting station, and in later
years Gag,n often expressed regret at
not having gotten to the front, for
his nature craved the stirring scenes
of activity that the panolpy Of war
presented. AT the close of the war he
resolved to engage in farming and
with that end in view located in south
ern Wisconsin where he sought for a
time to adapt himself to the environ
mtnts of this new vocation.
But in the spring when the wild
geese began their northward fight
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,rsntiuued from Page -
- Industry pushed into ths
= he sought new locations,
r1v the vocation h. loved.
- he government established
rute between the small settle
,s.t Is nOw the prosperous city
- and the settlements on the
g Lake Superior. Gagen was
I'D 10 carry the mails from the
-. Vieux Dessert 10 these place
as while thus engaged that
=. snterld into his life and
= ,se destiny Of his career.
4. - Of his trips in the late fall,
"a law rain, while following an
Ia trail. he came TO q sappling
.,~ss his path with a fresh blaze
,te upper side. Dan knew the
- language and he also knew
J 1-wage Of the trail; it meant
- He followed the blaze and
= =. urees eded FAR when he came
u slgs Of 4 lake and in the wild
ar tire shore he saw an Indian
,sroe lie called in the Indian
- and asked 10 be taken across
s,~ Of the lake. The occupant
J.. signal Of assent and slowly
80 lark canoe towards the shore,
1, graceful prov parting the wild
~ sending forth q musical muir
81 = the water rippled along is
M
tttae bozt neared the shore he saw
.s the 0orupant was q young Indian
-. Her figure was tall with the
-ss1-ss u the pine; her complexion
- dszr. and her eyes as gentle as
- % the Wild deer. When she
-.E tuo rows Of cleaning teeth
.as1fH themsllvsS. She readily
,.a..8 % take him acr0Ss the like and
! sac Vas on his way to the copper
NV IN tn return trip he found
w-genient to ask and again receive
!. ams favor. and as time sped he
na-s a fraquent visitor in the cabin
I s.r girls father, q tribal chieftan
{ as Chippewa
Cane the winter and the dep snow.
.rsa c1utinued to travel his lonely
II .uute with his dogs and sledge,
ugrg OCCASIONALLY At the little
Ia ca tire lake. One day be found
s zrc2ss Of . deer freshly killed be-
d TIE trail and partly dCvoured by
aryss- On his return the following
" Be- brought with his a heavy steal
!. wkieh he set in the snow near the
rgzsE The next morning he found
hzrs grey wolf in the trap. He was
urmed. but nothing daunted secured
hrst club and Immediately attacked
h trute. In the fierce fight that
zzsd his leg was slashsd by the
fzngs Of the maddened brute
nj be vas severely wounded in the
"a He succeeded in killing the wolf
u returned to the station, but the
W-8 bgcame 50 painful that he
md il impossible to continue his
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03
[,vaNCE OF THE NORTH
xooDS or WISCONSIN.

n, + Walters. editor Of The
= Tines, Chairman Of the
Committee in charge Of
-, SIMMER Outing of the Wis
PRES Association
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
Locked Telephone In Safe While on
Summer yacntion

number of amusing incidents re-
lated to the telephone srvice in Great
Britain have been recently reported
Numerous complaints are received bv
the British Postoffice which operates
the telephone system in that country,
not the fewest of which concern
charges for calls which have never
been made. In order to avoid such an
occurrence a certain subscriber, who
was going away on vacation, took
his telephone to pieces and sent the
dismembered instrument to the bank
for safe keeping. Before long he re-
ceived a bill for charges which, it
was claimed, We're incurred during
the time his telephone had been
peacefully reposing in safety de-
posit box at the bank. He declined
to pay these charges and got the bank
to certify that the instrument had
been in its possession all the time,
but, as one British newspaper sadly
remarked sit seems pretty certain
that the last word would be with the
Postoffice. The customer might dis
pute the bill to the extent of refusing
to pay it, but he would obviously
court the penalty of losing his tele-
phone"
This man, however, might have had
another motive for putting his tele-
phone in safety deposit box. for
telephones are scarce and valuable in
Britain. The Postoffice is so far be-
hind on installations that those who
want to get telephone service within
a reasonable time frequently pay &c
or 35 pounds to secure the transfer OF
an existing installation from some
subscriber who is willing to give it up
in return for such fee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
THE CRUSADE NUMBER

"In days of old, Crusaders bold
Rode forth to fight the foe,
And we today, as brave as they.
Forth to the battle go.
Let's fight for health and happiness,
And on each trusty blade,
We'u write the glorious motto,
Health!
Hurrah for our Crusade"
When the golden rod is yellow
And the leaves are turning brown.
"Back to school, becomes the slogan
or the city and the town.
Colorado boasts such wonders
Other states cannot excel.
Let her then become the leader
In this Health Crusade as we'll.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22

This eminent hoosler has for years
been acclaimed one Of the greatest Of
American authors. "The Turmoil"
Seventeen" and the Penrod stories,
are only a few of the many from his
pen that have made fame. popularity
md wealth for him. In 1919 his work.
''rhe Magnificent Ambersons," won the
Pulitzer prize for the best story pub
nshed during the year, presenting the
wholesome atmosphere Of American
life and the highest standard Of
American manners and manhood" His
tale, "The Ortoe" which you will
have an opportunity to follow In serial
form In this paper, is one Of those fas-
cinating, extremely humorous deplc-
tions of child life which best illustrate
his talents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
HOW AND WHICH

AT e recent labor conference in
Washington, one of the venerable
leaders, to point out lesson to a
young hot-head. related the following
story:
A farmer, being short of teams,
hitched mule and an OK together to
help with the hauling. When the
team had gone a mile down the road
the OK stopped. lay down and refused
to 60 farther. The farmer said moth
ing, simply unhitched the animal. re-
turned it to the stable and made the
mule pull the wagon the rest of the
day. That night the OK spoke to the
mule confidentially.
""What did the boss say today?" he
asked
S-Nothing that heard" replied the
mule.
The next day the OK was hitched
with the mule again. This time he
lay down and quit at the end of a
half mile. Again the farmer calmly
unhitched him. put him back in the
stable and made the mule do the
'hauling by himself.
What did the boss say this timer
again asked the OK that night.
81 didn't hear him say anything"
replied the mule. "but he's leaning
over the fence out there talking to a
fbutcherD
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
MONARCH PASS DEDICATED

On Monday quite a crowd of east
ern slope people with a sprinkling of
cars from this side, gathered on the
summit of Monarch Pass to dedicate
one of the most beautiful passes in
Colorado.
While this county was represented
by very few at the ceremonies, to one
citizen of this county more than any
other in the State, is the credit for
promoting the construction of the
wonderful road across the range at
that point. Carol NJ. Carter has, in
his quiet and transformations fashion
steadily boosted and fought for the
road. He has invested both his time
and his money in considerable guam
titles to secure what is now conceded
to be wonderful scenic route for
transcontinental travel
Elmer Wiley has been Mr.. Carter's
right bower in the matter of securing
state aid ard in the actual work of
construction played an important
part. He built considerable part of
the new road on this side ard all of
tho cd road on this side, which while
far from what was desired, called at
tention to what might be done with
easier grades and broader road bed.
With him it is easy to see that his
heart was in the work and ride over
1t is testimony to the painstaking
care used in its construction.
The Monarch Pass route to the
coast is now an assured ard perma-
nent fact. Let few Of us give honor
to those to whom honor is due.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22

Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Sullivan and
children and Mr.. Westgate, Mrs. Sui
livnn's brother, also Mr.. Breuner an
uncle, We're pleasant Pitkin visitors
Friday. They were at the Gold Links
mine. and also visited the hatchery
before returning home.
Hugh Smith is s..erding the week
in Gunnison, and hes about decided to
attend the State Fair at Pueblo. He
will accompany his daughter, Mrs.
H. U. Gavette and family. Mr. Ga
vette has a concession for the fair
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Sellard made a
trip to Como this week, leaving Tues
day morning. They returned Wednes-
day. having been in Salida for the
Elk's initiation Tuesday night. Carl
belongs to Boulder lodge.
Little Buddie Smith has been quite
seriously i'll the past week but we
are glad to report that he is very
much improved the past few days.
Fish Tonc of fbo D.lo@ .a..z
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22

Fish Tags at the Pilot office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Montrose, Colorado,
September 16. 1921.
NOTICE is hereby given that EN-
ma Serafini, of Crested Butte, Colo,
who, on May %, 1918, made Desert
Land Entry, No 012617, for SWA-
SWA, Section %, Township IA s.,
Range SIS W., Sixth Principal Merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final desert land Proof, to es-
tabIisi: claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Ernest M. Nourse. U.
is. Commissioner, at GuEnison. Colo.
on the 22d day of October, 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Arthur Mills, Fred Frost. Margaret
Mills. Charles Querri, all of Crested
Butte, Colorado.
Non-coal.
HENRY ]. BAIRD,
Register.
First pub. Sept. %. 1921.
Last pub. Oct. 90, 1921
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
GunnisOn and Pitkin
Items Culled From Gunnson Empire and Pitkn Miner
pITKIN ITEMS

Dick Gibbons was over this week
from Bowerman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22

Frank Clarke was down Sunday
from u Maid of Athens way. He
has been quite busy of late dong as
sessment work on the Comet group.
which adjoins the Maid. Says that
now the mosquitoes have gone it is
pleasure to work there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
Charlie Impolitc When Sleepy
BY Associated Press.

London. Sept. 15.-Mrs, Henry Smith
Wilkinson. who recently dazzied Paris
with a display of s5,OO0.0o0 worth of
clothes and jewels, called upon Char
lie Chaplin while the comedian was
asleep.
"'Who is she?" asked Charlie.
''The best dressed woman in Eng
land" his secretary replied.
'rell her Tn the most undressed
man in England" said Chaplin, as he
ROLLED over to sleep again
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
GUNNIsON ITEMS

Alva Foster went back to Ohio City
Monday morning after a couple of
days in town.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22

Jas. Chrystal made business trip
to Gunnison Tuesday. He was accom-
panied by Jos Nisley, who went for
. pleasure ride. r. j. Gibbs took
them. Gene Boudurant who was on
the jury, returned with them, having
been excused from jury duty.