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Evening star., 1923-04-22
Tons of Pennies.

N7HEN one puts his penny into tha
slot and gets his correct weight
or a piece of chewing gum or or
chocolate, he seldom thinks of tho
thousands Of other pennies dropped
that very hour into other machines.
The companies that own these auto
matic yenders receive tons OF PEN
nies. which they turn back into cir
culation through the United States
subtreasury, for banks refuse to
handle pennies unless they are
counted and packed In rolls, and the
slot machine companies would re-
quire so large a force OF clerks to
do II that their profits would be seri-
oGsly diminished.
The problem OF counting pennies
for deposit IN the subtreasury in New
York Is simple. They are weighed
like go many bullets on a scale that
registers. not pounds and ounces but
dollars and cents.
The collections from the slot ma
chimes. however, do not go directly
to the weighing machines The coins
must first be sorted, for they are
mixed with ali kinds of refuse, lead
weights, buttons, bangles and coun-
terfeits. put into the slot either In a
spirit of mischief or to defraud the
company. The boys who do the sort
ing wear antiseptic gloves
The refuse from the sorting process
Is usually valueless. although now and
then gold pieces, bits of jewelry or
gold and silver charms. engraved with
tender inscriptions, find their way
| into the iron throat of the machine
that is intended TO swallow only cop
per cents. Hundreds of foreign pen
nies and many coins OF higher value
are found in the machines. put there
through carelessness.
So, the owners of the penny in the
slot machines have more trouble with
the actual money they receive than
men in other businesses. On lower
Broadway it is no uncommon sight TO
see a wagonload OF pennies going to
the treasury: in appearance 1t Is only
| a load Of canvas sacks, but really it
| Is a clumsy embarrassment OF riches.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

1T don't know" he said. I've never
met her.
she Is not your wife?'
She is Keith McManus' wife,
1t was evident that she had almost
forgotten. 'McManus? All oui, am
glad. She is the right sort for i'm. +"
THE ten minutes are almost up"
he said. II presume you came here
to consult me-"
He knew that she had come because
he had tantalized her.
She laughed. Struggling her shoul-
ders. You are an 'orrible old doc
teur. l wonder, ave you ever 'ad a
good time in your lfe--ever laughed
like l do---from ze art? Well, / got
to give you three guineas, so I'll ave
an illness-sore throat-now-you
know about throats. heinz
my speciality" he said.
"Bien. / ave little sore throat.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Queer Oil Wells.

A CcORDING to an American oil ex-
pert, one of the strangest oil fields
in the world Is the Higashiyama dis
dig hole with a. pick and shovel and
crib or brace the walls as they do
down. Their wives pull up the dirt
and the shale. Some OF those hand
dug wells are 20 feet deep. and the
natives pump air into them with an
old-fashioned blower. Generally there
is little or no gas. but sometimes 4
workman ia overcome, and then he is
drawn up and a fresh worker goes
down In his place. Just before reach
ing the pay sand the gas Is often en-
countered, and 1t is not uncommon
for the coolies to be overcome. While
they are being revived others con-
tinue the work.
The field covers about sixteen
square miles. and in 1t are about 500
producing wells. The largest of them
produces about ten koku a day. A
koku is equivalent to about forty
eight gallons. Other wells produce
not more than Ave gallons a day. IN
the district are number of litl4e
refining plants that treat from five
gallons to fifty koku a day.
In the smaller refineries it is com
mon practice for the head of a family
to go to the wells with two OF the
familiar five-gallon oil tins hanging
from a yoke. He carries the tins,
filled with crude oil. from five TO
seven miles to his little home refinery,
and the whole family then turns to
and helps refine 1t. After the process
is over the children take the oil to
residential districts nearby and peddle
1t from house to house in one and two
sen lots-equivalent to half a cent in
American money.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
- r E / E A S E.

I'm coming with you" McManus
said quietly.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Eh
bien-what can do? Zey are all the
same. Goodbye. Monsieur le docteur
You scare me stiff, But like you"
X " y ~zsf=. '.-.'
DRoBABLY she had expected him.
/ Uloth followed the ugly old
woman down the passage gorgeous
and dim with an expensive oriental
ism.
The room was huge and square
built. The walls were hidden under
eastern embroideries and silk divans
were set haphazard on the mosaic
floor. In the center a fountain OF
the modern-primitive school. banked
with flowers, played noisily. There
was something rather magnificent in
the rooms absurdity.
She herself sat on the edge of her
Evening star., 1923-04-22

He bowed. THANK you. I've
wasted your time. You are in
famous"
She kissed her fingers to him in
good d-humored farewell.
u x
THAT night McManus tried to force
i an entrance to the Kensington
house, and the old woman, seconded
by q japanese servant. flung him
down the steps into the arms of a
policeman. who promptly arrested
him. Uloth baiied him out.
The morning papers were full of it.
1t was one more feather in Gyp
Labelie's cap. McManus sailed for
South Africa with a medical mission
to die. as he said-but three months
later uloth received a photograph OF
his wife, a fair-haired. wide-eyed,
slightly bovine-looking creature.
Uloth kept the picture on the table
Evening star., 1923-04-22

LIE returned to town. He found
/ J. that she had arrived at the
nursing home with the hidsous old
woman and the macaw and a phono-
graph. She had signed the register
as Marie Dubois.
ITS my NAME" she explained.
But one couldn't ave good time
with a name like that, voyons"
She was much nearer the end than
he had supposed possible. The last
Evening star., 1923-04-22

A BRUPTLY, the orchestra caught
"A hold of Uloth. 1t was playing
something that he had heard before,
at restaurants where he had gone
with Frances Wilmot. The stage. set
with stereotyped drawing room.
was empty, as the curtain rose. Two
dead-white hands, loaded with en-
eralds, held the black hangings over
the center doorway, then parted
them bruskly. letting through the
brilliant, shining figure OF a woman.
She stood there, her fair head with
it's monstrous crest OF many-colored
ostrich plumes flaming against the
dead background. Her dress, impu-
dently scanty, showed the lines
of . body almost too slender and
supple as rapier. But she wore
Jewels that clothed her. And each
one of them had its romance, its scan
dai. It was part Of the show that
she should haunt them.
She was pretty by force Of some
secret physical magnetism. ''Hulio.
every onev she said, tentatively,
gaily.
She began to laugh then, as she
laughed every night at the same mo-
mont, spontaneously. shrtlly, help
iessly, until suddenly she had them.
It was like a whirlwind. Even
Uloth felt it at his throat, a choking,
senssless laughter. He knew that
McManus was leaning forward, hung
headlong out Of his apathy. almost
angry.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
GOOD CORN PUDDING RECIPE |
May Be Served With Meat Course and
Can Be Prepared In Many
Different Ways.

A corn pudding which may be served
with the meat course, can be made by
various recipes; 1t consists of cooked
corn cut from the cob (fresh or
canned) blended with an approximate
ly equal quantity Of custard mixture
without sugar. and baked. II one egg
is used to a No. 2 can Of corn. one
cupful Of milk may be used. and one
teaspoonful Of cornstarch or -four. to
give thickening. Cornstarch should
always be blended with little cold
liquid before being added to hot mix.
ture.
To make corn pudding. simmer the
milk with the corn for 10 minutes,
and then add the blended cornstarch,
one-half teaspoonful Of salt. and lit
tie pepper. Cook for 10 minutes In
double boiler. The beaten egg-yolk
is then stirred in and cooked for a
minute. The stiffly-beaten egg-white
Il folded In just before turning the
corn pudding into creased baking
dish to cook in a hot oven for 20 min.
utes. As with other baked custard
mixtures. II is well to set the baking
dish In pan Of water to prevent
curdllng at the side Of the dish be-
fore the pudding Is done at the center.
This recipe is recommended by the
United States Department of Agricuf-
ture It,
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
IcELEss REFRIGERATOR PLAN
Wyoming Woman Florist Makes Good
Use Of Old Bookcase for Storing
Her Stock.

Extension workers will be Interested
In the application of the evaporation
principle Of the iceless refrigerator by
a woman florist In Wheatland, Platte
county. Wyoming, who had very lin
ited space for storing her stock. She
consulted the home demonstration
agent of the United States Department
Of Agriculture and the Wyoming State
Agricultural college about adapting to
an old bookcase the directions con-
tanned In Farmers Bulletin 927 for
making an iceless refrigerator.
The top and bottom dripping pans
were made of boards from packing
box covered with black rubber sheet
Ing. The sides and back of the book
case were perforated with openings
made with an auger. A canvas cover
was made large enough for the. back
and sides. The bottom shelf was ar
ranged so that the water from the
dripping pan could be easily removed
The glass doors of the bookcase were
left so the flowers could be seen in
the showroom. good circulation Of
air maintained uniformly low tenn
perature.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
|0F INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

Tears and holes should be mended
before laundering to prevent the rub
bling making them larger.
Remove covered buttons before
laundering your summer frocks, to
avoid rusting. Covered buttons have .
tin foundation.
Hang garments In cedarized bags
during the summer months. They will
require no pressing II thus stored
away from moths.
Place pan Of hot water in the
oven when baking either sweet or
Irish potatoes. The potatoes will bake
more quickly and the skins will be
thin and tender.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11

made with canned cherries, raspbe4>
ries or blackberries. On the cooler
midsummer days when fresh berries
are In season. cobblers can be served.
Desserts made with milk are high In
food value. Cornstarch or Irish moss,
blancmange. custard. junket and milk
gelatins. tapioca and rice pudding are
good desserts to have after made
over" dishes like hashes. stews or GRO
Quettes in which the quantity Of meat
actually eaten per person is sometimes
less than when chops, steaks or roasts
have been provided.
Gelatin Desserts Easy.
Gelatin desserts with fruit havorp
are quick and easy to make. even with
out the commercially favored prepa-
rations As they must stand several
hours In q cold place to harden, they
can be made early in the day and thus
eliminate the last-minute cooking that
80 often makes dinner q trying meal
to prepare.
Ices and sherbets made Of fruit
juices without milk cost less than Ice
cream and are suitable after a rich
meal. Ice cream supplies fat when
made with part or all cream. Ice
cream containing eggs and frozen
custards occupy similar place to
custards In the menu-that Is, they
are suitable when light courses pre-
cede them.
Many people enjoy a piece Of cake
for dessert. In addition to the differ
ent navors and varieties possible in
frosted and unfrosted cakes, loaf. lay
er and cup cakes. there are numerous
special cakeiike desserts, such as
Washington pie. charlotte russo, pine
apple charlotte, English ''trifie," xwei-
bach. nut cake. cream puffs, eclairs and
cakes made of yeast-ralsed dough such
~ baba cakes and coffee rings.
Farmers' Bulletin 1913, Good Pro-
portions In the Diet, which may be
had from the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. az well as the
other farmers bulletins listed, as long
as the supply lasts. gives Information
as to the quantity Of sweets suitable
In the ordinary diet. Recipes for many
simple puddlngs and other desserts
may also be found in the following
farm bulletins: No. 1138. Baking in
the Home: No. 1896. Corn and Its
Uses as Food; No. 853. Honey and
Its Uses In the Home: No. 4S7. Cheese
and Its Economical Uses in the Diet; /;
No. 712. School Lunches; No. S17,
Cereal Foods; No. 824. Foods Rich in
Protein: No. 81. Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables as Conservers of Staple
Foods; No. 900. Home Made Fruit But
ters; No. l195, Rice as Food.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
SWAMP. ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as q medicine for
curable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be Just the remedy needed in Thousands
upon Thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root #akes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate effect il
soon realized ia most cases. 1t is . gen
tie, healing vegetable compound: :.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes, medium
and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Ki,mer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. T., for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this observation-disclosures.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11


In an hour they viii be curied. These
curled pieces may be used in salads
with other vegetables or fruits. or
they may be used as a garnish for
dish.
flashed Potatoes With Celery
Melt one and one-half tablespoonfuIs
Of butter over a moderate nre; put in
one cupful Of finely chopped celery /;
cook for fifteen minutes, stirring ocra-
sionally. then add two cupfuls Of cold
boiled potatoes finely chopped and
cook until slightly colored. When
nearly done season with salt and pep
per and serve sprinkled with chopped
parsley.
Scrambled Esss With cslsry.-Melt
one tablespoonful Of butter; add four
tablespoonfuls Of chopped celery; cook
slowly for fifteen minutes; add four
eggs and stir until set season well
and serve at once.
Baked Celery with chssss.-To two
cupfuls Of celery, cooked until tender,
cut In inch pieces, prepare one cupful
of white sauce and dice one cupful Of
good, snappy cheese. In baking dish
put layer Of celery: cover with a
layer Of cheese, then the cheese with
layer Of white sauce. Repeat. using
the above proportion; finish the top
with white sauce covered with but
tered crumbs. Put into the oven long
enough to brown the crumbs and thor
oughly heat the dish. Over-cooking
will tougher the cheese and make It
stringy. unattractive and hard to dl.
gest!
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
Lucky poun

A Detroit dad who is in the market
or was-for dog, visited one Of
the numerous kennels near the city re-
Gently. Almost simultaneously, as he
entered the yard, 30 dogs, ranging
from the grown-ups to pups, let loose
wild barrage Of barking. yapping
and whining. He picked the least
noisy of the dogs and left, but not be-
fore he had asked: "What do You
feed all these animals?" .'Well." the
owner of the kennels replied. I'VE feed
them bread, meat, rice and milk. They
get better food, suppose, than some
poor children. and more of It,"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
soldlerS Insurance. Problem.

Several hundred men In the army
and navy of the United States In the
World war named as their beneficiaries
for government insurance their par
onts living in Russia. The vetcrans'
bureau cannot pay this insurance, D"-
cause we have not the necessary ma
ehinery In Russia which would be con-
necied with consular service in thut
state. 1t is presumed that the fam
ilics of these soldiers who have died
for their country are In bad way In
sovieI Russia.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
Absolutely Honest.

Rohert w. Chambers, whose vivid
portraits Of the modern girl have made
him famous, said Mt a dinner party
In his New York home:
"Tha modern girl has many faults.
hut at least she Is open and above
board. There's nothing of the deceit
full puss about her.
ION moonlight winter night In
Florida modern young man passion
ately kissed beautiful modern girl
under palm tree.
"I'll be frank with you, the young
man said after the embrace was over.
You're not the first girl I've ever
kissed. by long shot
"She Lit huge and costly cigarette.
"'And I'll be equally frank with
YOU she answered. You've got n
great deal to learn even at that -
New York Mail.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
Telling an AlIlaator,s Aus.

The width Of an allIgator's nose he
tween his eye teeth is the means foI
determining the reptiles age, accord
ing to the experts on such subjeciA
After the reptile is ten feet long tie
nose widens one-quarter of an inch for
each so years the alligator lives. Ock.
lawaha, the largest alligator in captiv.
ity. weighs 1,40O pounds and is 1873
feet long. He is estimated to be sew.
eral hundred years old.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
What He Inte ndsd.

my dear" said the newly-married
man to his wife. where did all these
books on astronomy come from? They
are not ours"
"a pleasant little surprise for you,'
remarked his wife. You know, my
dear, you said this morning that we
ought to study astronomy; and so l
went to the booksellers and bought
everything l could on the subject"
II was some minutes before he
spoke.
"My dear" he said then. his voice
husky with emotion, II never said we
must study astronomy said we must
study economy"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
all the trouble 1t makes.

all the trouble 1t makes.
Virginia Mixed Plckie.-Slice half
peck Of green tomatoes and Is me-
dium-slzed onions. Cut four heads of
cabbage as for slaw (that is. shred
very tine), quarter 25 cucumbers and
cut Into two-inch pieces leaving fhe
peel OIL. Add one-half peck Of small
onions. Mix with salt and LET stand
twenty-four hours, drain and squeeze
dry as possible and cover with vine
gar and water. Let stand a day or
two, drain again and mix with one
ounce Of celery seed, one-half ounce
of ground cinnamon, one-fOurth cupful
Of white pepper. one-half pound Of
white mustard seed. one pint Of grated
horse radish, two ounces OF turlneric
Boil six quarts of vinegar and pour
boiling hot over the pickles Do this
three mornings In succession, using
the same vinegar each time. The third
morning add one pound of sugar to
the vinegar. then mix one cupful of
olive oil with one-half cupful of ground
mustard and add when the pickles are
cold.
Tomato Butter.-Take seven pounds
of ripe tomatoes peeled and sliced.
three pounds of sugar. one ounce each
Of whole cinnamon, and cloves and one
pint of vinegar. Boil three hours;
during the last of the cooking stir to
keep from scorching. This may he
kept In unsealed jars.
Red Pepper Jam.-Take twelve
large. sweet red peppers, remove the
seeds and put through the meat chop
per. using the medium knife Sprinkle
with tablespoonful Of salt and let
stand three or four hours. Drain. put
into kettle and add one pint Of vine
gar and three cupfuls Of sugar. Boil
gently until Of the consistency Of jnm
about nm hour. Pour into sterillzed
glasses and when cold cover with
paraffin. This makes six glasses.
spIeed cranberrIes.-Take two
quarts of cranberries. one and one
third cupfuls of vinegar. two-thIrds Of
cupful of water. six cupfuls of sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of ground CHINA
mon, one tablespoonful of cloves and
the same Of ground allspice Combine
all the ingredients. boil gently for
forty-flve minutes. stirring often. Seal
In glasses.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
&z1SzA
No More Ealrie..

Once upon time 1t was quite the
thing for fairies TO make themselves
known to mortals. Frequently each
mortal was granted three wishes, and
so on. The last fairy Of record APP
peared to an American millionaire.
For services rendered he was granted
the customary three wishes, but stated
that he had only one wish to make.
"Name it," said the fairy.
"Get me good cook"
Since then fairies have never ap-
peared to mOrtals.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11

comes-and fresh
vegetables a n d
fruits are limit
ed in va riety.
Here is an old.
fashioned pickle
which. t h o u 6 b
some work to
prepare, Is worth
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11

Prepared By the Omitted statss Department
sf Asrieuiture)
The rest Of dinner or luncheon IL
usually easier to plan than the des-
sert. What Is generally wanted il
something light and attractive-a sort
OF climax to the meal. Sweets In
some form are necessary to we'll
rounded diet. Dessert Is the logical
time to serve them.
Any dessert must be chosen with
regard to the other dishes Of the same
meal. After heavy course Of roast
meat and vegetables, custard or
other dessert containing milk and eggs
adds unnecessary protein to the meal ;
It IL better to serve fruit, whole or
cut, fresh or canned. or several fruits
cut up together; or II combination II
used at the beginning Of 4 meat meal.
the dessert may be omitted entirely.
Italians rarely have cooked desserts
Of any sort. II Is their custom to COM
plete dinner. which frequently has q
number Of courses. with whole fresh
fruit-apples. pears, bananas. oranges,
grapes-accoriing to the season or
the market. This Is very good prac-
tice which Offers an easy dessert for
many days.
Fruit preserve. Jelly. fruit butter.
honey or maple syrup Is frequent.
ly liked for dessert with bread and
butter, biscuits. cake or In pastry. To
save work In the middle of the day.
these sweets are more often used at
lunch time than At dinner.
Puddlnss Too Fat
A steamed or baked pudding, such
as suet or plum pudding. with hard
sauce or sauce made with egg, is
often too rich In starch. protein and
fat to be suitable after these foods
have been previously served at the
same meal In the form Of potatoes.
gravy, meat, meat fat or salad dress
ing. Rich hot desserts help to ''fll
up" In cold weather after less hearty
meal or a very light lunch. In the
summer time they are not. as a rule,
relished.
Well-made pastry, particularly fruit
pie. has its place as dessert. but not
at the end Of q very hearty meal.
Salad. bread and butter. and piece
of pie very often constitute a salts
factory and filling lunch. Biscuit
topped fruit pies, served hot. which
are sometimes called "cobblers." are
considered more wholesome than rich
pastry and can be served for change
at any time hot dessert Is accept
able. They furnish good vehicle for
the various dried fruits In winter. such
as peaches. aprlcots, apples, prunes or
pears, and they are also good when
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
OUCH!

The widower had made his proposal
and was awaiting the reply. Haughuiy
she arose, and fixing him with stern
glance she exclaimed: Il couldn't
marry widower; the very Idea !!
Catch me walking in another woman's
shoesw Then the light Of triumph
gleamed In his eyes. Madam" he
returned. II had no intention of offer
Ing you my late wife's shoes-you
couldn't get them onw
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
COOK FRENCH FRIED ONIONS
Excellent With Pork Chops When Pro.
pared According to Recipe
Given Herewith.

French fried onions are excellent
with pork chops, says the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
They are made by ,islicing onions
across the grain. dusting them lightly
with -four. then frying the rings In
deep fat like saratoga chips until
they are golden brown. Apple sauce
or stewed dried apples are also good
accompaniment for pork.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
When All signed with Cross.

In olden times the signature of the
cross. now made by persons who are
unable to write, was not confined to
the illiterate class. Among the Saxons
the mark of the cross, as an attestation
of good faith OF the person signing.
was required to be attached to the sig
nature Of those who could write. as
well as to stand in the place of the
signature of those who could not write.
Detroit News.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-11
Discovery Of America Cost $1,000.

After searching inquiry. II has
been estimated that 1t cost 1920 for
Christopher Columbus to discover
America. The explorer WAS paid about
$500. Louis Santangel, nobleman,
and not Queen Isabella of Spain, pro-
vided most of the money to outfit the
three ships and pay the sailors, wIo
were seeking new route to Asia,
says the investigator. The PinzonA
who commanded two Of the ships. were
paid $50 each, and common seaman
got 800 for the vOyage.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.