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Snowdrift Cakes.

Half cup butter. y cup sugar, 2 eggs, tablespoon
cream teaspoon vanilla, y cup flour, i-3 cup
starch Of dried cocoanu crushed macaroons,
teaspoon baking powder. Mix in the usual order,
adding the eggs, beaten without separating before
the flour cocoanut and macaroons crumbs added.
Bake in small tins. Ice and decorate with candied
fruits when cold the eenters may be removed and filled
with whipped cream for a holiday dessert.
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Walnut Bonbons.

l cup Of fondant, !. cup of grated cocoanut, Eng
lish wanuts Put the fondan into top Of double boiler
over hot water. When soft and add cocoanut.
Mix well. Take teaspoon roll into oblong balls then
press y English walnut each side; sprinkle with
sugar.
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Bran or whole wheat bread, y cup marshmallow
whip, l tablespoon cocoa. Cut day old bread into this
slices, then the crust spread each slice with
marshmallow whip and sprinkle lightly with cocoa,
press the two slices together cut into finger shapes
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COOKIES.

Cookies fill long felt want among all mem
bers of the family. They can be served at all
times-between meals and during meals.
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A Fruit Pudding.

Ono-half cup butter, y cup sugar, l cup milk, Z
cup currants, cups chopped figs, a cup molasses
cups flour, egg teaspoons baking powder ] tea
spoon cinnamon, y teaspoon nutmeg, n teaspoon salt
Rub the shortening and sugar together and beat I'M
Ill creamy. Add the beaten egg, milk, molasses and
pa cups Of the flour sfted with Spices baking powder
and salt Beat we'll Mix the chopped fruits with ~
cup Of flour, gradually add 10 other ingredients. Pour
into a mold and steam for three hours.
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Com Rread Stufinp.

Mix cups corn bread crumbs with tablespoon
more Of onion juice, cup melted butter, pepper and
salt 10 taste, slightly beaten eggs and hot water
enough 10 moisten Add poultry seasoning TO taste.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-16
SANDWICHES.

Sandwiches for parties during the holidays
are popular with old as well as young folks.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-16
Christmas Menus and Recipes
ECONOMICAL MENUS, HOMEMADE CANDIES, ETC

cloves level teaspoon baking powder. cup walnut
meats cup rasins Flour the raisns and nut meats.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-16
Dreamed Dates.

Dates are cut in half, stone removed, and filled with
the kind Of fondant then rolled powdered sugar
Figs, raisns, prunes and dried aprcots prepared
the way.
Plain fondant is nodded and dipped IN melted bak
ing chocolate
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-16

THREE yolka o. eggs. tablespoons powdered sugar,
I cup grape Juice.
WHIP The egg yolkA and sugar 10 = creamy con.
alatency then add the grape Juice Cook In double
boiler for one minute, and serve AZ Any other
fruit Juice may be used instead Of grape II preferred
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Plum Pudding.

One pound seeded raisns pound currants, pound
beef suet, pound OF sugar eggs u cup Of fine
bread crumbs, y cups flour, tablespoons orange
peel, tablespoons Of lemon peel tablespoons ctron
peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
Mix together all ingredients adding little milk II
necessary. Dip the pudding cloth In boiling water.
then flour the inside and put In the mixture. Tie loose
~, and boil fast for four and one-hah hours.
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Mir the following ingredients In their order and
hake In two medium slfsd oavea IN moderate oven
One cup sugar y Gao butter substitute. \ cup corn
syrup. eggs, eur aNeet m.lk, ~ cups flour Tea.
spoon Eraled nuimea, leannoan cnnamon, TEASPOON
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-16

squarea chocolate, cups 1uEaf tablespoon but
ter, n cup frosh grated cocoanui and cocoanui mia
Pat al the ingredients into saucepan and bod until
move from ths fire. add pinch n 1ali and aif until
smooth and creamy foui into battered pan and, when
cold. cut INTO hoeka
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1 cup strained honey, squares melted chocolate,
or y cup Cocoa cups finely chopped nut meats
spoon powdered cinnamon. Mix ingredients, put into
saucepan and boil slowly until Il spins thick thread
or has reached the hard ball stage when dropped cold
water. Dust blackboard with teaspoon Of confection
er's sugar aud put mixture When cold roll out
half inch thick and Gu, one-haf inch squares Place
in warm oven 10 dry.
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squares OF chocolate, cups OF sfanna'ed sugar
spoon syrup, butter Cook together the ingredients IN
the usual manner Of fudge with pocc Of butter the
buttercd panA.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
CHAPTER xV-contInued.

"A minute, mater" he said softly
"Just a minute! I've seen Tony De.
von's father. There! Now sit down
old lady. while tell you something
Ry says the only way is to kidnap her
bodily and force her to marry the
man he promised her to-" the boy ex-
planned. "What do you think of
thatw
'Paul would kill him." gasped Mrs.
Curtis, her eyes taking on an express
sion of fear.
"He won't have a chance If Devon
works out his present scheme" re-
piled Reggie, "but you and Kathie
have to help u.s."
In the terror that overlook her,
Mrs. Curtis shook her head.
II don't want anything to do with
It," she objected, wobbling in tears.
WED lose our home Paul and John
would turn us out. They've threat
ened to many a time!"
swell. when l assure you our be-
loved cousins won't know anything
about 1t, not even after it's over,
won't you try to help us?" queried the
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
CRIMINALS USE THEIR BRAINS
"ProfessIon" Of Rogusry Today Has
Risen to Dignity Almost Ap-
preaching q Fine Art

The big robberies of jewelry in tn,
south Of France recently are a re
minder Of the ubiquity Of the mOderr
criminal. The thieves may have beer
local men, but the probability is that
they were importations from England
or Australia or the United States.
Criminals engaged in the "big push
are much-traveled men. The whole
world is their hunting ground. A few
thousand miles are of little moment
wlCh thousands of dollars as the ulti-
mate goal.
Expert jewel thieves, confidence
tricksters. card sharpers, exponents of
the "infalllble" betting system-all
at one time or another make tours
of the world, If necessary. In order
to pick up wealthy victims and by
skillful nursing lull them into a belief
that dishonesty is a silly rumor in
stead of an irrefragable fact.
1t does seem strange to the millions
OF people who carefully guard their
pennies that men are to be found who
Will hand over thousands Of dollars to
comparative strangers only to find
when too late that they have been
swindled.
A fool and his money, we are told,
soon part; yet. as a matter of fact,
1t is the man who regards himself as
shrewd and careful who is most sought
after by these ingenious intriguers
The fool is apt to be too suspicious;
and, anyway, he has not much money.
Every liner that leaves Great Brit
ain has among its frst-class passen-
gers criminals who are making the
voyage for the pleasure of working"
From Continental Edition of the
London Mail.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
FACTS ABOUT MILK AS FOOD
Az an Article Of Diet There Are Many
Things That Are Not Properly
Understood.

The use of milk as a food has been
30 extensively exploited by the milk
interests that there exists a somewhat
erroneous idea about 1t which a re-
cent speaker, before the American Ped
iatric society, Is endeavoring to cor
rect.
These errors principally concern the
group of children between the ages of
and 8 years. These errors might be
classified under the headings: ~
Prolonged use Of milk as an exclusive
article Of diet. (2) Increased guam
titles Of milk given along with other
foods.
Milk might not only be used too
long as an exclusive article of diet and
In excessive quantities with other
foods, but Its nutrltional value might
be injured by boiling.
The laity were taught, and rightly
so. that milk was an ideal breeding
place for germs, and that the growth
of these germs might be inhibited by
keeping the milk on ice, or the milk
might be brought to a boil. The use
of boiled milk was becoming more
prevalent, and many injuries to nutri-
tion occurred.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
CHAPTER XVI.
In the Balance.

Reginald Brown and Uriah Devon
were seated in close conference along
the path that led to the Dirty Mary.
Reginald had rehearsed all he had
learned from his mother.
"Unless we do 1t tonight, Ry," said
he, "it's all up. What do you sayY"
Uriah broke on a blade of grass
and drew it with a squeak through
his crooked teeth.
"WeIl get the kid" he snarled.
Mothers awful worried, though" /"
Reggie continued. "but told her. No
risk no gain and I'd 60 long ways
on the road Of risk to get TOnnifel
Devon"
"Well, wen get 'er," monotoned
Uriah, with a far-away look In his
bloodshot eyes.
"After I'm married to her." took up
the boy 'ycull tell me who she is,
ehT'
Yep" replied Uriah. 'Tm rOln'
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
SOME LOGIC; LITTLE REASON
Examination Papers Turned In by
Youngsters Proved They Gave
Thought TO Questions.

"Tell me all you know about GEN.
taurs."
The response Of one boy to this
demand in q recent examination was
as follows:
"A centaur was ancient cavalry and
archery all in one piece. He could not
be knocked out Of his saddle because
he didn't have any. being the same
person as his horse. If he needed a
stable he did not need a tent, do
not know which, and If he needed FOR.
age he did not need rations, or II he
needed rations he did not need for
age"
Evidently the youngster who gave
that reply was Of military inclination,
and had thought out for himself the
advantages of centaurs on the fighting
line. 1t was funny, but not unin-
telligent. Less original, with only one
little slip indeed to mar its accuracy,
Is the version Of the schoOlboy Of the
story Of the Gorgons.
"The Gorgons," he began confident
ly, "were three sisters that lived in
the islands of the Hesperides, some
where in the Indian ocean. They had
long snakes for hair, tusks for teeth
and claws for nails, and they looked
like women, only more horrible"
1t was a little Boston girl whose
definition of the minotaur has long
been remembered by the elder pupils
in the school that she attended:
"The minotaur was a large bull
which lived on tributes in a laby-
rinth. He was mythical, carnivorous
and fond of young people,"
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Polk Inauuuratlon unlnu.

The Inauguration of James K. Polk
as President was marked by two odd
things. The first practical test of the
telegraph at an inaugural ceremony
was made, and there were two inau-
gural balls held in the evening. Pro-
fessor Morse, the inventor of the tele-
graph, brought out his instrument to
the portico platform, close to one side
OF 1t, where he could hear all that was
said, and transmitted the results to
Baltimore as fast as they transpired.
The telegraph had had a previous test
at the convention which nominated
Polk, the first really practical test
since its invention.
OF the two balls, John Quincy
Adams tells that one was held at
Carusi's hall, at $40 a plate, of all
parties; the other, at $5 a plate, of
pure Democrats, at the National thea
ter. Mr.. Polk attended both, but
supped with the true-blue five-dollar
Democracy.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Two Poison Antidotes.

The old method of administering
an emetic in case of poisoning has
given way to lavage of the stomach
which is claimed to have many ad-
vantages over the older process. This
flushing of the stomach must be thor
Oughly done and water must be taken
at close intervals until about Is pints
have been consumed. This is fol-
lowed by quantity Of animal char
coal taken into the stomach to insure
the absorption Of any poison which
may be left. This takes the place of
old antidOtes, although there is moth
ing to hinder one from adding some
Of the usual antidotes to the water
made use of for flushing purposes.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
FIrAProonno Cotton.

A process has been devised for
treating baled cotton with chemical
compound which renders Ut flame and
spark proof and at the same time ap-
parently provides an inch or two Of
cotton in condition to aid in rapid
drying without deterioration in case
a bale is exposed to weather. On an
average, 10000 bales of cotton are de-
stroyed by fire before the crop is mar
keted and most Of this loss can be
traced to flash or spark fire. Cotton
stored in suitable warehouses would
be evidence of a progressive step. for
there is probably no crop of so greet
value that is treated with so little
thoughtful OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
American.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Goat Disclosed Rich Mine.

A mountain goat recently was re.
sponsible for the discovery of what is
believed to be one of the most valu.
able mines in British Columbia, which
had been hunted by prOspectors for
years, after rich float ore had been
found. A. Finn was hunting mountain
goats high above timber line. He had
trailed an animal for miles when 1t
came out on glacier and stood in
full view against the sky on pin
nacle of ice. Finn's rifle cracked and
the goat fell dead down steep preci.
pice and rolled several hundred feet.
It's body fetched up near the foot of
the glacier and when Finn reached 1t
he found it had dislodged massive
rock beneath which the long
for vein lay exposed.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Color and Limit

To get color and light is the great
thing. The difficulty is to get them
both. Turner, In his Italian land
scapes, enhanced the color of his sky
by dark pine-tree in the foreground,
sacrificing the color Of the tree for
the sake of accentlug its value and
warmth; and the old landscape
painters device Of a brown tree is
used for the same end-to make the
blue of the sky and distance more
luminous and beautiful. This is also
the reason for the dark-brown fore
ground usual in old landscapes; and
our eye is not arrested by the tree or
the dark foreground, but goes past it
to the point Of the picture.-George
Clausen.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Bees Eaten for Revenge.

Bees are usually employed as manu-
facturers of honey, which is every
where considered delicious food but
there are places where the bees them
selves serve as food.
The negroes of Guiana, when stung
by bee, proceed to catch as many as
they can and in revenge eat them. It
would be interesting to know what
happens as an effect Of the sting thus
taken internally.
In Ceylon the natives hold torch
under the bee swarm hanging to a
tree, catch them as they drop, then
carry them home. boil them and eat
them.-Popular Science Monthly.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Kept Il un Too Lono.

One day at community sing
we were instructed to sing a round.
AS this was the first round 1 had ever
sung / had great difficulty in carrying
the tune with my set. To make 1t
easier, I put my fingers in my ears
so that I wouldn't hear the other d.
visions singing. Imagine my embar-
rassment when, taking my fingers from
my ears, discovered 1 had been sing
ing about minute after the others
had stopped, and that they were all
sitting there laughing at MEEK
change.
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12

down to the scow now. Good-by, an,
be sure to tell your mother to put W
the sign we spoke Of II everything
clear for me to butt In"
Edith Devon looked up from thu
boat deck as her husband approached
He sat down on the bench beside her
grizzly smile on his face.
"Ede," he asked, "seen any change
in me lately?"
eyes, / have" she returned. 'You
amt boOzin' hGf so much, and you've
been kinder and better-hearted to
me-"
"Mebbe it's because I've got re-
ligion," Uriah explained. Religion
makes man repent Of all his cussed
acts. I'm sorry now, Eide, for the
way I've treated you and the kid"
He couldn't have uttered words
more welcome to Edith Devon. For
the first time in years. she leaned her
head against him. 1t took some effort
on the mans part not to shove her
away
"And matters have took a mighty
big change in the last two days" he
continued. EIDE, l know, for years
you been worryin' your life out about
Tony. l fixed 1t up"
Mrs Devon was on her feet almost
before the last words fell from her
husbands lips.
"How fixed It up, RiahT she
gasped.
"Now don't get panicky if tell you
something" Uriah cautioned her, sly
ly, "but went to Pendlehaven and
told him copped the kid, and not
you, and says: Mr.. Pendlehaven,
you've had 'er for two years, and she's
your brat Now keep 'er"
Edith fell back on the bench as If
the man had dealt her blow.
"The kids awful fond of you," he
continued impressively. "and I up
and told 'er you was livin', and to-
night you're goin to see 'er.
"She's goln' to get married to
rich young feller," he went on. "Ain't
you glad, Ede?"
Wasn't she gladl No words could
express Edith's feelings at that mo-
ment. How many times her heart
had ached for a sight Of the pretty
child she'd had so many years.
Didn't Pendlehaven say nothin'
about sending us up for it?'' she asked
timidly.
"Not a thing" retorted Uriah. "Not |
by id sight, he didn't! He was
too glad to know Tony was his, to |
make any fuss. Anyhow, she wouldn't |
let i'm. Why, my God! That little
kid kissed me!' Fu
Edith exclaimed in delight.
'I've told YOU more'n once, Uriah,"
she said, leaning against him again,
"TOny'd like you if you'd let 'er.
When we goin' to see 'er, Ry?"
"Oh, after WHILE" said he. "After
supper She's awful busy gettin' ready
for swell blowout. Lord, but she's
pretty!"
"She always was that" answered
Edith, and she fell into deep revery.
UnObserved by his wife, Uriah De-
Won made ready to leave the Dirty
Mary for some weeks. So absorbed
was Edith In her thoughts that she
paid no heed to her husbands sly ac-
lions. He knew they would not dare
to return to the boat with Tony until
after she had been forced to marry
Reginald Brown. Uriah would glad
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12

ly have abandoned his wife forever,
but in making his plans, had foreseen
that If they met with much oppOsi-
tion from Tonnlbel, the woman, un-
der his threats, could handle her. AT
nine o'clock they started for Ithaca,
Uriah carrying a small black bag, and
in his pocket his revolver.
They entered Pendlehaven place
through the service gate, and, when
they passed the garage the man no.
ticed with satisfaction that Reginald's
automobile was standing ready for
use. Close to the mansion, he placed
his wife out Of sight under a rose
bush.
CrO BE CONTINUED.O
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12

young man. "Now, if it goes through
all right, you catch Cousin John on
the rebound, and Kathie'd be sure to
rope in Phil"
"What joy that would beT' ejacu-
lated Mrs. Curtis. "What about it?'
Then Reggie told her, in very low
tones, the plan they had concocted.
"You talk 1t over with Kathie," he
advised, lighting a cigarette, "and
you'll have to see Devon about the
money"
"Tll get 1t for him If I have to sell
my jewels and Kathie's too" prom
Used the woman, her eyes sparkling in
anticipation. "Tll go and tell her
right away"
Meanwhile, all unconscious that
Uriah Devon had been released from
prison and was conspiring against
her, Tonnibel Devon was entering
heart and soul into the Salvation
Army work with Philip. Each eve
ming she went with him to headQuar-
ters where her fresh, young voice and
her kindness drew many a poor soul
for comfort and courage.
One week after Reginald Curtis
had conflded his secret to his moth
er, and she had told 1t over again In
whispers to Katherine, at an hour
when the Pendlehaven brothers were
absent, Uriah Devon came quietly to
the house. Reggie met him and took
him Immediately to Mrs. Curtis room.
Uriah paused embarrassedly before
her, made curt bow and twisted his
cap between his fingers.
""Sit down, Ry," invited Reggie.
"Now tell my mother how you are go
ing to carry this thing out"
Uriah sat on the edge Of chair.
II amt goin' to do anything, or tell
what I'm goin' to do, till l get the
money" he said crisply. 'I've got to
have five thousand dollars first"
"Five thousand dollars, old lady"
grinned Reggie, turning to his mother.
you'll have to cough up.
Now, for Gods sake, don't cryi DigW
"Tll need the whole five thousand
10 get 'er away, and to keep 'er after
get 'er. Shed come streakin' back
II don't rope 'er up
"rll get the money for you tomOr-
row." sighed Mrs. Curtis, wlping her
eyes, "and you mustn't come here
when my cousins are home" She re-
lapsed into silence and then added:
II warn you against-against Philip
MacCauley too"
Mrs. Curtis had been all eyes and
ears for even the slightest happening
in the Pendlehaven home, since she
had almost stripped her jewel-box
and Katherine's to get the money
TOny's father demanded. Now she
had It tucked away, ready to deliver
II, but as the time went by and she
had no chance to send for Uriah to |
come for his daughter, she began TO |
give up hope that the house would |
sver be rid Of the presence which was
! constant thorn in her flesh. But II
loes seem that sooner or later Fate
lays the lucky cards into the hands
4 the unceservIne. snd so It hap
ened IN the case Of the eonsplratOrs
gainst Tonnibel Devon. Like all
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Great Expectations,

"Who is the mysterious stranger
who has upset Punkville?"
"The boys think he's baseball
scout, while the girls hope he's round
ing up beauties for moving pictur
concern. rn."-LOuisville Courier Jour-
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
Pmadoxlcal.

"John has such queer antipathy..
"How soT
HE has rooted dislike to pOttsd
plant&"
Okolona messenger., 1921-05-12
Turned Down.

Closeman-SOrry to refuse you, old
man, but my money likes company.
BurrOws-What do you mean?
CloSeman-It can't bear to be O
loon po~-r- --e. -1">-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-25
D1LLARD SUES BAKER AND
STRAWN FOR GAS ROYALTY

c. +. Dillard has commenced legal
action in the district court TO recover
royalty which he alleges he is en-
titled TO for gas which is being pro.
duced on lands on which he OWLS the
fee. The defendants in the case are
f, A. Baker and c. w. Strawn. lessees
Of the land.
In his petition. plaintiff alleges
that the terms of the lease provide
for the payment by the lessees TO the
lessor Of a one-eighth royalty on al
the oil produced. but does not specify
as TO any division Of proceeds for the
sale Of gas. The contract only con.
templates and makes provisions Tor
the terms under Which each or either
party might use the gas whore gas
only was found
Plaintiff alleges further that the de
PENDANTS brought in two gas wells.
and have been selling the gas for
great sums OF money, and have not
paid the plaintiff any royalty on it.
In his petition, the plaintiff asks
that he be granted Judgment for one
eighth as a fair share of the royalty
for gas produced and also that he re-
ceive royalty on gas which the de-
PENDANTS have already sold.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-25
FIVE COMPETITIONS IN DUNCAN
LAST WEEk-INITIAL PE0DUC-
TI0N REACHED lij0 BARRELS

During the week ending February
10th. there were five complctions In
the Duncan field with an initial pro.
duction OF 445O barrels Forty wells
were drilling. The VOLS completed
were: Carter Oil Company No. %, on
the Blades farm, In section %, ls-Sw
which reached the top Of the sand at
u depth Of 2l4O feet and produced
1900 barrels when four leet N the
sand old Colony OIL Company no.
l. on the Blades farm in section 20,
is.sw, which produced 1909 barrels
from sand at a depth OF 224O feet;
Roxana Petroleum Company No. ., on
the Brown farm, In section 30. ls-Sw,
which produced $50 barrels from a
sand at depth Of 2lSO feet Crump
and Beard No 1, on the Blades farm,
in section %. ls.9w. which reached
the top of the sand at 2t9) fees and
produced 1000 barrels.