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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-11
WHAT FSNCAUsING MARYLAND
FTRES9
Five Year Total Of sl5,sse,is9 shown
to be Largely Prerentable. Public
Cooperation Necessary.

Cooperation Necessary.
The National Board of Fire Under
writer's through its Actuarial Bureau
has Just completed a five year analy-
sis of the fire losses for Maryland.
These figures, now for the first time
made public, reveal in startling
way the price which is paid by the
State for public ignorance end care
lessness in the matter of fire hazard,
They are drawn from an exhaustive
study OF approximately 10000 differ
ent fires actually reported upon by
the insurance companies, and TO the
figures presented ii is estimated that
rs per cent. should be added TO cover
fires not reported to the Actuarial
Bureau.
The causes are classified into three
groups, OF which twelve are listed as
strictly preyentable with total of
$3,743,0S2 or 1911 per cent oftho whole;
nine are designated partly preyenta-
BILE and total $4,904.613 or 81 per
cent of the whole, and beyond these
are the unknown causes totalling
$7,14s.5O4 or Asa per cent. These I'M
known causes may be considered as
probably largely preYentable, since
IL known, they would be distributed
among the other causes.
Examining, more closely, we find
that while Exposure meaning the
spread Of fires already started, takes
the lead with a total loss OF 1885,,
514, the largest original cause Of Gre
is that Of Electricity with its toll Of
81 ,006 .02S. Maryland apparently con-
tains an army Of careless smokers
for in respect TO Matches Smoking
this caused loss OF 1914 500. Next az
ter Misunderstanding Sparks from
Machinery ssfds09 was the most de-
structlve fire cause, followed by De-
fective Chimneys and Fines S7S6.S92
The complete table for fiye years TO-
tails and yearly averages by causes Is
as follows:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-11

(Note. II is estimated that at least
half of the loss occasioned by electric
ity, sparks from fires and spontan-
eous combustion was preyentable, aud
that all the other causes had some de-
gree OF preyentability)
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-11
Unknown Causes tprobably
largely preyentable) ~, .TliS.o

Maryland's losses from fire and the
astonishing totals quoted above
should, as stated. be increased about
25 per cent TO cover losses not report
ed to the National Board OF Fire Tn
derwriters Thus II will be seen that
this state during the years 1915 to
1913, inclusive, paid SlI,796 1873, or
yearly average of SS,159.239 for the
indulgence of lis costly habit OF play
ing with FIRE. u the huge five years
total OF SI5,T96,l99 could have been
used instead OF wasted, II would have
built 1000 houses al $4,000 apiece
(euficient to furnish homes for d.
300 people, or more than the popu-
lation of Annapolis), or II would build
1900 miles OF good macadam roads
at $4,000 per mile.
A study OF such figures indicates
The need OF public education In resa-d
10 ERE prevention. II must re lea
Lived that property destroyed by FIRE
Represents an utter and irretrievdhla
loss 10 Society as whole, while the
fnexcusable toll in human life and
suffering can hardly be computed.
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strIotly Preventing causes:

(Note: In each OF the above eases,
preliminary inspection would have
shown the element Of danger, which
then might have been easily remedied
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

by Friends missionaries in various
parts of the world was given at the
Friends church Wednesday evening.
The monthly meeting of the W. c. 7.
U. was held at the home of Mrs. JOS
eph Johnson Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Rarrick Of Earlham spent sew
eral days last week with Mrs. K. G.
Hunt. An apron and overall social
was held at the Friends church Friday
evening to raise money for a new
church carpet. Stories and readings
furnished the entertainment. Miss
Ruth Huddleston of Dublin, spent the
weekend with her parents of this
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wooters
have returned from a visit in Colum-
bus, O.. Mrs. Lettie Brown and Mrs
Georgia Rich were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hatfield Sunday. Tom Bond
and daughter of Connersville, were
visitors in Fountain City Sunday -.
Mary Woodland is attending the w. c.
T. L. convention at Marion. Mr.
and Mrs. o. c. Baldwin and daughter
of Muncie spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor. Mr.. J. P. Chen
oweth, who has been ill for several
weeks is slowly improving. Nr. and
Mrs. Bert Hodgin and daughter spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
King. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Brink
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Brinkley
and Laurence Brinkley spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brinkley.
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with Mr. and Mrs. William Teas, Jr.,
at Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thomas and Misses Iva Britton and
Flora Weglage, OF Dayton, called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sterhaus, Sunday
afternoon. q. q. Mr.. and Mrs. Carson
Ritz, Of Eldorado, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley House. Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Newman. of Casaine,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cletes
Beck. The public schools will close
Friday. April 81. AT the silver medal
literary contest held at Camden on
/ Friday evening, Miss Irene Lees was
the successful contestant in piano,
Miss Alien Glaedell in vocal music, and
Miss Mary Leas in Bible reading from
Monroe school. E. Rev. Thomas, home
mission secretary, will lecture Sunday
evening, April 18th in the Christian
Endeavor service in Balanced Ration
for the Rural Church. 49,. Cottage
prayer meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Mae Parker on Thurs a y
evening at o'clock Rev. Hiley
Baker will be present at the Monroe
township Sunday school convention at
Wares Chapel on Sunday, April "a
-. Marcus Surface, Of New Paris,
called on friends Tuesday at this place
-. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Turner and
family. of Troy, visited Tuesday with
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. L. Turner.
| FOUNTAIN CITY, Indian lluStrat
eed lecture showing work being done
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Suburban

WHITEW Ind--Mr and Mrs
Charles White entertained Sunday in
honor Of their daughter, Mildred's sew
enteenth birthday, number of her
friends. Dinner was served to the
following Misses Agnes Addleman
madonna Erik Stella Hunt, Blanche
Brown. Mildred Hill, Katherine Ha-
mon, Esther Hunt. Hazel Saxton, Mil
dred Coppock. Irene Kuhn, Matilda
Pogue and Mildred White. Mr. and
Mrs. Shirley White and family spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Newt
Bunker of near Richmond " Miss
Madge Guthrie and Miss Mary Ann
Woods. who have been i'll with the
mumps returned to school Monday
morning. John Addleman has re-
turned to his home after a few days
visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Banks
of williamsburg .. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Addleman and family were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cell Jennings and family
Sunday. .... Mr.. and Mrs. Sherley
White and family called on Mr., and
Mrs. Harvey kirkman, Thursday even,
ing . William White is spending Il
few days with his daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hough of near Spartan
burg. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Addleman
of Richmond and Mrs. Mable Addle-
man and son spent Sunday with Mrs.
Laura Freeman and son, Mel. :. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry kirkman were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles kirkman.
Sunday. A number of friends called
in the evening it being Mr.. kirkman's
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And you have touched nothing"
Nothing
You have acted with great discre-
ton. Who sent for you?"
THE housemaid, Saunders"
Was it she who gave the alarm"
She and Mrs. King, the cook
Where are they now?'
In the kitchen, I believe"
Then | think we had better hear
their story at once
The old hall, oak panelled and high
Widowed, had been turned into a
court of investigation. Holmes sat in
q great old-fashioned chair, his mex
olable eyes cleaning out of his bag.
gard face. | could read in them a set
purpose to devote his life to this quest
until the client whom he had failed
to save should at last he avenged. 7 he
trim Inspector Martin, the old, grey
headed country doctor, myself, and a
stoiid village policeman made up the
rest Of that strange company.
Tcnorrow-The Adventure of tho
Dancing Men, continued.
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Holmes bent over this grotesquc
frieze for some minutes. and then sud
denly sprang to his feet with an eX-
clamation of surprise and dismay. His
face was haggard with anxiety.
We have let this affair go far en-
ough," said he is there a train to
North Walsham tonight
l turned up the timetable. The last
had lust gone.
Then we shall breakfast early and
take the very first in the morning,
said Holmes. Our presence is most
urgently needed Ali here is our ex
pected cabIegram. One moment, Mrs
Hudson, there may be an answer. No
that is quite as I expected. This mes
sage makes it even more essential that
We should not lose an hour in letting
Hilton Cubitt know how matters stand
for it is a singular and dangerous
web in which our simple Norfolk squire
is entangled."
So, indeed. it proved, and as come
to the dark conclusion Of story which
had seemed to me to he only childish
and bizarre, I experience once again
the dismay and horror with which
was filled Would that l had some
brighter ending to communicate to my
readers, but these are the chronicles OF
fact, and I must follow to their dark
crisis the strange chain Of events
which for some days made Riding
Thorpe Manor household word
through the length and breadth OF
England.
We had hardly alighted at NORTH
Walsham. and mentioned the name Of
cur destination, when the station mas
ter hurried towards US Il suppose thai
you are the detectives from London p
said he.
A look of annoyance passed over
Holmes face.
What makes you think such {
thing"
because Inspector Martin from Nor
wich has just passed through. gu
maybe you are the surgeons. She
rot dead or wasn't by last accounts
You may be in time % save her yet
though it be for the gallows.'
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety
I'VE arr going to Riding Thorpe
Manor said he, but we have heart
nothing of what has passed there
It's a terrible business" said tht
station-master "Thev are shot, botl
Mr.. Hilton Cubitt and his wife. She
shot him and then herself-so the serv
ants say He's dead and her life i.
despaired of. Dear, dear. one Of The
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Part Three.

Sherlock Holmes preserved his calm
professional manner until our visitor
had left US. although it was easy for
me, who knew him SO we'll. to see that
he was profoundly excited. The mo-
ment that Hilton Cubitt's broad back
had disappeared through the door my
comrade rushed TO the table, laid out
all the slips of paper containing dane
ing men in front Of him, and threw
himself into an intricate and elaborate
calculation For two hours l watched
him as he covered sheet after sheet OF
paper with figures and letters. SO
completely absorbed in his task that he
had evidently forgotten my presence
Sometimes he was making progress
and whistled and sang at his Work;
sometimes he was puzzled, and would
sit for long spells with a furrowed
brow and a vacant eye. Finally he
sprang from his chair with a cry OF
satisfaction, and walked up and down
the room rubbing his hands together
Then he wrote a long telegram upon
cable form. III my answer to this Is
IS hope, you will have pretty case
to add to your collection. Watson,
said he. 81 expect that we shall be
able to go down to NorfoiK tomofro~
and to take our friend some very
definite news as to the secret OF his
annoyance
J confess that was filed with curl
osity, but l was aware that Holmes
liked to make his disclosures at his
own time and in his own way, SO
waited until it should suit him to take
me into his confidence.
But there was a delay in that an
swerins telegram, aud two days OIL
irnpatienco followed. during which
Holmes pricked up his ears at every
ring OF the bell. On the evening Of
the second there came a letter from
Hilton Cubitt All wa-s quiet with him
save that a long inscription had ap
peared that morning upon the pedesta
OF the sun-dial. He inclosed copy OF
it, which is here reproduced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

People who complain of weakness,
loss Of energy. tickle appetite, nervous
ness, inability to sleep well or restfully.
able, seldom realize that one Of the
most common causes of such trouble
Is simply the failure of their bodies 70
properly assimilate their food and the
consequent lack of strength giving
tissue building nourishment
Poor digestion and ASST imitation also
overload the bowel. and permit &C
cumulatione of putrid poisons to be alb
sorbed by the blood and carried to ev-
cry part Of the system.
Think Of this and you will not won
der that persons In this condition suf-
fer from weak, rundown feeling. have
headaches. dizzy spells and are ner-
voua. sioeDless. reStlesa, misera BILE.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

birthday. The callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Dock Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car White and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fowble and son, Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Welsh and Mrs Laura Stemple
and son, Gaar. Nh and Mrs. Sher-
ley White and family called on Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Bunker of Richmond Sun
day afternoon. The farmers meet
ing, held at the school house, Monday
evening, was largely attended. Mr.
Patterson was the leading speaker OF
the evening and all enjoyed his ad,
dress. Lunch was served by the La
dies Aid society of the NJ. E. church
WEST MANCHESTER, O.-T The
Friendly Bible class of the U. B
church planned a surprise for Mrs
Wesley Mitchell, who left for Dayton
Thursday. on Monday evening. Those
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

Tcnlorrow-The Adventure of the
Dancing Men, continued.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

present were Mesdames j. E. Teas, J.
l.. Studebaker, Hollis Holtzmuller,
Charles Withrow, Robert Arnold. John
Smith. Arless Furry and Dorothy
Hayes. Mrs. Lizzie Cloyd and MI.
John Fellers were also visitors.
The Deacon's Second Wife, COM
edy in three acts given by the patrons
of Curve school on Saturday evening at
the l. o. 0. F. hall, was we'll patron
lied. The report on attendance at
Christian Sunday school numbered IS
pupils. Collection, 1924 for Sunday,
april 10th. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Park
er and daughter, Fosanna, of Rich
mond, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. Braddock.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Overholser and daughter. Mary, of
Dayton, visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid Overholser Mr.. and Mrs
Leo Guy spent Sunday and Monday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13
When Body Turns
Food Into Poison

Get a bottle of Lincoln Bitters and
give 1t just about one week to Ahow
you results that will bring new Joy
into your life. 1t will improve your
appetite. your digestion: give gov new
strength. new energy. Within - hours
your system will begin to throw OF
impurities and you will be relieved OF
that stuffed Uncomfortable feeling.
You will find yourself gaining. I'M
proving, reviving In every way
Lincoln Bitters stimulates diEestioa
and promotes assimilation. regulates
the functions of stomach. liver and
bowels. strengthens. builds and braces
the weakened body and puts new life
and vim into the system. Try u Ev-
ery bottle guaranteed. Get Lincoln Bit
tiers at your nearest drug store or 3norn
any of these:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-13

FOUNTAIN CITY, Indian llustrat-
eed lecture showing work being done
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The Adventure Of the Dancing Man

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
- with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The courier-index., 1921-05-06
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rev. w. C. House, Pastor.

Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. At tendance last Sunday was not quite up to standard. This Sunday we expect record attendance and II YOU do not expect to be regular attendant, come this one Sunday: This is Mothers Day. and out of respect to ali mothers, go to Sunday School next Sunday.
 Morning service, II o'clock. Three minute talk on the Christian Education Movement of our church by one of our three-minute speakers. Sermon by the pastor.
 Junior League, 2:30 p. m.
 Evening service 7:45. Bishop E D. Mouzon will be with us at this hour. Special invitation to all Meth odists, their neighbors and friends has been sent out by the pastor and
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est s. S. and church service of the
 year. The church and s. s. service
 will be combined into one great service. Come to s. s. and church. The service will not be long, and will close about eleven forty-five. Sunday is also Church Letter Day. We want every Baptist in the city who has letter to join the church Let's make it unanimous. We will also have Decision Day in the 5.
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S. Will you not work and pray for this service? Bring all your friends to the service. Let's hon. or our mothers and our God Sun day by our presence at the church. Special music. Our four piece or chestra will play! A god time awaits you.
 Evening service seven forty-five. Subject of the evening sermon, "ls Life a Deception or an lllusion?"
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ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

The Rev. c. c. Burke, Pastor D. S. Clark, Esq, Church School
 Superintendent.
 Sundays Holy Communion, ZOO a. m. Church School, 9:45 a. m. Morning Prayer, 11:00 a. m. Vespers, 7:30 a. m.
 Week Days dnesday-Litany 10:0O a. m Thursdays-Holy Communion, a. m.
 Holy Days-Holy, Communion, ' a. m.
 St. Andrews Guild meets Mon- day, 800 p. m. St. Andrews Parish Helpers meets Thursdays, 3 80 p. m.
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is here renewed. We hope to make this a great service. Bishop Mou- zon is one of the big men of today and we feel exceedingly fortunate to have a visit from him at this time. Come and invite some one to come with you.
 Mid-week prayer service Wednes- day evening at 7:45. This service will be lead by the pastor. You are urged to be present.-Chureh Reporter.
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When your breath is bad, appe. tite poor, and you feel "blue" and discouraged, you need Heroine. One or two doses will set you right. Il is great system purifier. Price COG. Sold by Harrington Bros. +tf
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
 C. L. Hamnock, Pastor.
 Sunday is Mothers Day" and we are planning to have the larg-
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Bible school begins at II :00 a. m. We are starting fifteen minutes later because of the combined ser vice. Nobody will have an excuse to be late. Come on time. Remember Sunday is Mothers Day" Honor them by going to church. We have prepared a splendid program for the morning hour of worship. Come ont and worship with us at this hour. Evening service begins at I:4o;; The subject will be, Home" Good music.
 Junior Endeavor, 400.
 Senior Endeavor, 6:30.
 Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing, 7:45.
 R. V. SAYLOR,
 Pastor
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The prayer meeting Wednesday evening will be conducted by the Senior B. Y. P. U. They have 2, great program that everyone should hear.
 The Ladies' Bible Study class Monday evening at three o'clock All are welcome at this meetlng' ',
 Senior and Junior B. Y. r. u' Sunday evening at six forty-tlVe' Let us be on time.
 You will always find a hearty welcome at all our services. It IS our purpose to make you feel at home when worshiping with us'
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An engineer and fu3 transcontinental train Id zine recently to reaa| buring farmhouse neg Ontario, an invalid mot. son. The boy jumpsi second story into ther !
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A farmer in Saskss found clay deposits u| from which he has beer ] ing firelighters or
 The lighter is in the ? brick. If soaked in ksn few minutes and ignix will burn for half sn N steady flame and whs can be replenished Ws| and used indefinitely.
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A pipes a pal packed with P. A.!

Princs Albert IS sold tn toppy red bags, tidy red tins, handsome DO and and haif pound fin hurrtdors and ir the pound crystal glass h q 11 [ d or with sponge rtogssersr
 top.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Quick Breads

To make quick graham bread mix
together three cupsful Of graham
flour one cupful of white -four, one
teaspoonful of salt, three and a half
teaspoonsful of baking powder.
Beat two eggs lightly, add two cups
full Of milk and gradually blend the
liquid with the dry ingredients. Stir
in one-quarter of cupful of dark
molasses, turn into creased bread
pans and let stand for twenty-five
minutes before baking Chopped
nut meats, raisins or dates tone
small cupfuD may be added if de-
sired.
Quick whole wheat bread is made
almost in the same way, save that
only half cupful of white flour
is added and two and half cupsful
of liquid are used instead of the two
cupsful of milk. The eggs are
omitted.
For the Southern beaten biscuits
sift pint of flour with teaspoon
full of salt three times. Then with
the finger tips rub in a generous
third of cupful Of any preferred
shortening Ga little butter should
be added. Moisten to a stiff dough
with equal parts Of ice cold milk
and water. Toss on a slightly
fioured board and beat with a heavy
rolling pin or mallet until the dough
is full of bubbles. AS the dough
fiattens out with the beating fold it
over and continue beating. Roll
out third of an inch in thickness.
cut in small rounds, prick with a
fork and bake in a very hot oven.
Unless one is very muscular, some
other member Of the family should
"spell' the beater, as nearly thirty
minutes is required for the beating
process.
In making many Of the yeast
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Breads of Many Kinds Provide Sturdy Backbone for the

teaspoonsful Of baking powder and
three-quarters Of teaspoonful Of
salt With a chopping knife cut in
half a cupful Of any preferred short
ening and add just enough cold milk
to form a soft dough that can be
handled. Handle as little as posi-
BILE, toss on a Toured board and roll
out quickly into a long sheet, half an
inch in thickness. Spread the dough
with softened butter and sprinkle
with two-thirds of cupful each Of
chopped nut meats and grated maple
sugar. Roll up like a jelly roll, cut
in pieces an inch and a half long,
and set these on end, close together,
in a CREASED pan. Bake about twenty
minutes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
If Bread Is Only a Plain White Loaf
to You, There's Much That
You Are Missing

to make soft dough. Kread until
smooth and elastic. Cover and set
aside until double in bulk. Divide
into about eighteen pieces and roll
each into a strip about quarter of
an inch in thickness. Spread with
the following: Beat four table
spoonsful Of butter to a cream, add
gradually one-quarter Of a cupful
each of sugar and almond paste and
the beaten yolks of two eggs. Roll
up each as for jelly roll and lay IN a
creased pan. Let stand in a warm
place for twenty minutes and slash
each roll in three places down the
center. Brush over each with beaten
egg yolk mixed with two table
spoonsful Of milk and bake about
twenty-five minutes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Holland Brioche Cakes

Add one-third of cupful of sugar
to a cupful of scalded milk, and
when the mixture is lukewarm dis
solve in the milk onc-third of a
yeast cake and beat in one and a
half cupsful Of -four. Cover and let
rise until full Of bubbles, then add
two lightly beaten eggs, one-quarter
of teaspoonful of salt, the grated
rind and juice of half a lemon, one
third of a cupful Of melted shorten
ing and one and half additional
cupsful of flour. Cover and let again
rise. Toss on slightly foured
board, pat and roll into a rectangu-
lar piece, one-quarter of an inch