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AS RELATED TO T. A. WILLARD.

w YHILE I was engaged In some
IA excavation in the ancient
NN Mayan city called Chi
Chen.Itza. in the tungles of
Yucatan, small but high,
mount was often in my line OF vi
sion.
Eventually the progress of the work
brought me to 1t and / had the oppor-
turity to obtain at least an approx.
mate idea of its structure. found it
10 have been originally a small but
well built shrine or temple, crcwning
q. steep:terraced pyramid, but now
converted by time and disintegration
into q mere conical mound. The
greatest factor in the decomposition
Of the shrine, as in the case OF many
others, was not wind and weather, but
the wrenching apart Of the stonework
by the growing roots OF trees.
In clearing away the forest growth
and surface accumulations on the top
OF the mound, we uncovered the cap.
stones Of four large. square columns
which had once supported the triple
vaulted, arched roof OF the inner
chamber. These capstones indicated
by the almost effaced carvings on
them that the columns beneath prob
ably were covered with carvings
we began carefully to clear the
snaee about them. and ais fast as the
column faces were cleared and
cleansed I made plaster casts or molds
Of their wonderfully carved surfaces.
When we at last reached the moor
surface Of the chamber. we gave these
ancient columns an opportunity to dry
out tforoughlv, after their centuries
Of accumulated dampness, before we
continued work in their vicinity.
Being a dyed.in-the-woo New Eng
land Yankee, as well as an antigua
rian. I have, naturally, evolved some
mechanical aids for my particular lire
81 work In the 30 years I have been
at III. Among these contrivances Is
an instrument which has proved most
useful in detecting subterranean
cavities near the surface.
The device consists of an octagonai
har Of steel with q tuning fork-at one
end. The other end flares out Into o
protuberarce like the bulb OF an on.
ion. BY tapping with this crude In
strument, using II as long experiences
has taught me. ! have often psen
cavities which Z might otherwise
have overlooked
After the hoor Of the shrine had
been cleared, I sounded the whole
&LSA NsAlEl lily = NS<7A DlHEAtA1SAOt 1A.NA -
indicated b large. deep cavity about
midway between the first line Of col
unans.
The floor was made Of heavy cut
stones. smoothly joined. and with our
simple tools. It was something Of an
undertaking to loosen and remove
one Of these large blocks. But at last
we did raise II and found, beneath, q
square cavity about feet wide.
At first the depth could not be de-
termined, because the cavity Was
completely flled with criss.crossed
roots. None was thicker than PEN
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mortar had fiecked on ana lay spread
out unevenly over the various objects
in the grave, but no serious harm had
been done either to the skeletal re-
mains or to. the Itinerary vessels.
sssH kAA s
.WHEN thesvault had been cleared,
resorted once more to my5crude
stethoscope. which left no doubt of q
still further cavity. Raising the floor
slabs. we discovered a grave similar
to grave No. 3, but the contents were
Interesting variations. The usual tri-
pod vessel was there and also the
bowl-shaped container, but the bot
tom inner surface of the strfpodal re-
ceptacle was cross-hatched with deep
cut lines, and beside II, was a large
tripod vessel containing a caking Of
hard material that snroved to be copai
incense of finest quality.
Once again the steel stethoscope
was put to use and again II told US
that we had not struck bottom. The
floor Of the fourth grave oponed up
into fifth, deeper than any OF the
preceding ones and more free from
accommodations 1t contained pottery
and q mingled heap.of bones. as had
the grave above.
The floor OF this NTH and last of the
several graves was on i level with the
base OF the pyramid. and concluded,
therefore, that It rested upon ledge
rock formation and that we had now
reached the end of our search.
Judge of my surprise, despite my
silent prediction, when the tuning
fork device again signaled, Good
sized cavity below! 1t took more
than a casual glance to find the seams
In the floor OF the crypt, Z 90 closely
were the stones fitted. and we HAD
considerable difficulty in dislodging
and raising. them. Instead OF a sixth
and similar tomb, we encountered ii
flight of steps hewn out Of the living
rock.
Each day. as the work progressed
and we went farther and farther
down, the light from above became
y,acre and fy1fre feeble excent when
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4 Layer Cake.

Pan isnein II III Harr,son % hro,,kht % M bv her
to the Executive Mansion from her.
Indiana home was her layer cake.
During the years 1SSs-93 Mrs. Har-
rison's layer cake became famous and
was finally dubbed the White House
layer cake. 1t was made with the
whites Of eight eggs. two and one.
half cups Of sugar. one cup Of butter.
one cup OF milk, fthree.fourths cup of
cornstarch. three cups OF -four. two
and one-half teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder and one teaspoonfui OF vanilla.
Follow the general directions for max,
ing cake and this recipe will make
four layers of cake.
Caramel for putting between the
layers is made Of three cups Of brown
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Things Presidents Dned Upon Revealed in Treasured Recipes
Martha Washington's Favorite Cake
Was Served at the Wedding Of Nellie
Custis-Dolly Madison's Name Also
Associated With the Art Of Cake Making.

Separate u eggs, put, all the yoiks
together and all the whites together.
Add half pound Of sugar and 10
ounces of pulverized almonds to the
yolks and beat WE'LL Add the grated
rind of one lemon, then mix the whites
of the eggs. which have been stifiy
beaten. Then add six ounces OF
-four and two ounces of melted butter
and mix well. Bake In moderately
heated oven approximately Is minutes.
vanilla frostine
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A Thomas Jefferson
Drink.

One OF Jefferson's favorite drinks
was mulled grape juice with an egg.
To. make It, beat the yolk and white
of an egg separately and add one
tablespoonful OF sugar to the yolk and
one cup Of unfermented grape juice.
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the mixture and tie q cloth over the
a kettle and fill Il three parts full of
boiling water Put the pudding In and
boil for four hours. keeping the pot
replenished with boiling water. Turn
out the pudding in a hot dish: sprinkle
sugar over It,. Pcl,r. over one cup OF
rum or brandy ara light 1t when put
ting the pudding on the table. ~,
Another pudding recipe was given az
Mrs Carlislo's fgv0Yite dish.
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Mincemeaf for Pies.

A mincemeat recipe Of Martha
washington's was given originally to
Mrs. Elisha Tickner. and II Is still one
to be cherished and passed along to
friends. Six pounds of lean beef,
three pounds OF suet, chopped fine:
eight pounds of apples. minced two
pounds of currants. two quarts OF
cider or red wine. a little sugar, salt
and spfcee to taste.
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Bun Loaf.

Another Of Dolly Madisons favoritc
recipes was bun loaf. To make 1t.
use one quart Of sifted -four, three
eggs, one tablespoon of butter, rubbed
light with two tablespoons Of powder.
ed sugar, half q yeast cake dissolved
in a cup OF 1ukewarm water, one cup
Of currants, washed, dried and picked
over; one-half teaspoon of salt. one.
fourth teaspoon Of soda. Mix all the
ingredients together into soft dough.
except the currants; IL stiff add a lit
tie warm water: when well mixed, set
to rise until light: knead again, mold
into loaf after working in the cur
rants, which are dredged in -four. Set
to rise one hour. Bake in steady
oven, covering with paper as 1t rises.
Serve when. fresh, but not warm.
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AImond Sponge Cake.

An almond sponge cake has been
named Birthday Cake, as. IL was made
especially In honor of President VIII
sons birthday and served to him. The
recipe IL one Of Herr Pfeiffer's, the
first pastry cook:
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III RUTH vARNEY.

- ONE of the following dishes are
the fayorife dishes Of White
House hostesses and Cabinet
~ wives. the dishes prepared by
former First Ladies. and some
Of them are the dishes most favored
by White House guests. Some of the
recipes have been treasured in the
families fer years, and one Of them.
the white House bouillon, has been
kept more or less of q secret for many
administrations among the chefs OF
the Executive Mansion. Each steward,
bequesths It to his successor. with the
etrictest injiinction to guard II care
FUZZY. IT, forms one OF the most i'm
portanf features Of the inaugural
iunchecrs, ana II always ii served at
state dinners and afternoon teas In
the White House. s
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ton of delicious dishes and took genu-
Inc pride and pleasure in the recipes
which she kept in manuscript for
years, and which also may be said to
have been handed down from mother
to daughter In her New England
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Mrs. Coolidee's Pie.

Mrs. Coolidge can make many good
dishss. but speeializes in one .particu-
lar recipe which has won praise from
many an epicure. That dish IL blue.
berry and apple pie. :.
For the foundation Of the pie Mrs.
Coolidge uses the standard piecrust
recipe-one cupfu1 Of -four, two table
spoonfuls OF shortening, three table
spoonfuls of cold water, or milk II the
crust is tosbe very fiaky. The combi-
nation of thinly sliced apples and
blueberries. half and half of each.
"Blueberfies alone" explains Mrs.
Coolidge, make pie of rather nat
and uninteresting flavor, but they re-
quire comparatively little sugar. APP
pies. on the other hand--the tart APP
pies best for this combination--cal
for q generous allowance of sugar II
used alone. Used with blueberries,
they lend. piquancy, favor. and the
sweeter, blander blusberries call for
q minimum Of sugar"
This pie IL used with two crusts and
no seasoning other than the necessary
sugar spriDkled over the mixed fruit
when placed on the 1ower crust. The
apples are not cooked before going
into the pie.
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JefersOn's Corn POne.

The third President of the United
States was noted for his originality
In more than one thing and was quite
adept at concocting dishes that not
only pleased himself but his friends.
They declared that Jefferson needed
never go hungry IL his cook left in a
huff His recipe for corn pone was
a popular one. 1t was made with a
heaping cupful of boiled .homiry.
Heat the hominy and stir In a table
.scant pint of sweet milk, AS much
corn meal may be added az will serve
to tficken this till IL ii like the batter
of Johnny cake. Bake in O quick
nyen and serYa hot.
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Mrs. Ro0seveIfs Spice
Cake.

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of
sugar. one cupful of milk, four eggs,
four cupfuls of -four, two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. one teaspoonful Of
ground cinnamon and half a. teaspoon
full of nutmeg. Bake in small pans. =,
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Dolly Madison's Cake.

Dolly Madison was another gof the
good cooks of Revolutionary days. Her
cake recipe she recommended above
all others. Beat one pound of butter
to q cream add to II the well beaten
yolks of six eggs which have been pre-
viously mixed. with one pound of
sugar. Then add the well beaten
whites OF the eggs and one pound of
siffed f7our--alternately. After this
is well mixed, add one whole nutmeg,
grated; one teaspoon Of mace, three
tablespoons Of lemon juice and little
grated rind and one dessertspoon of
soda. Stir the ingredients quickly to-
geti1er and add enough milk to: make
3 smooth batter. Put In we'll CREASED
pails--deep pans preferabieand bake
IN a moderate oven.
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Heat over hot water until slightly
thickened, fold In. the stiffay beaten
egg white with pinch Of salt, beat
for two minutes while over hot water.
When the egg white is incorporated
and the beverage very hot, serve at
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tablespoonfuls of butter. one teaspoon
full OF vanilla. Boil 20 minutes, at the
end Of which time cool slightly and
beat as for. fudge. Spread before 1t
thickens too much between the layers.
Ice with the same or with a thick
white icing.
Next.i In importance after, the White
House recipes come those in which
Mrs. Stevenson, wife of the Vice
President, excelled. One of the best
was a baked rarebit, given her as a
wedding gift by an old lady. Letitia
Stevenson.
Baked Welsh Rarebif.
One layer of cheese. layer Of but.
tered bread; repeat the layers alter
nataly until. the dish is full. with q
layer Of cheese on top. Beat two eggs.
one pint Of milk and little salt and
pepper and pour over the whole. Bake
one-half hour. or until brown.
Pound Cake.
Mamie II. Wilson; wife or Post
master General Wilson, before coming
to washington, had added to her
housekeeping honors by a delicious
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White House Hostesses and Cabinet
Wives Of Many Administrators Have
Contribnted to Prized Collection Of
Dishes Famous Bouillon Kept Secret.

Add the well beaten yollks of eggs. two
.and-a.half pounds OF sifted Hour and
I'VE pounds OF dried fruit. Add to this
one whole nutmeg, grated; ore-fourth
teaspoon of ground cloves. one tea
spoon OF mace, one cup grape wine
and some French brandy. Five-and-
sone.half hours WIN be required to
ba ke ii IL ii is baked In one large pan.
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w YHILE I was engaged In some
excavation in the ancient
NN Mayan city called Chi
Chen,Itza. in the tungles OF
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mortar had fiecked on and lay spread
in the grave, but no serious harm had
been done either to the skelefal re-
mains or to the Itinerary vessels.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Freehold Y. M. C. A.
Directors to Dine

At the monthly meeting of the Free
hold Y M. 9. A., the report OF the house
commits ee and the treasurer was re-
received. The treasurer reported all
bills paid and satisfactory balance in
hand The pan of covering the front Of
the building with srucco was discussed
and Secretary John H all was requested
TO get estimates on the cost of the
work. Minor repairs to the property
were referred to #. A White, chairman
of the house committi
Associate County Secretary E. e.
Tomb. reported on the work among the
boys. He spoke briefly on the value
and results of the recent vocational
guidance campaign among the high
school students of Freehold when over
125 boys were helped to decide their life
work. A report was also given c n
corning the activities of the various
groups. Mr.. Tomb said the work Of
Freehold has been stronger and more
thoro this year than ever before, and
the interest on the part Of the Freehold
boys has been very satisfactory thru
out the entire year
A motion was made by Andrew Como
yer and seconded by III. A. Sutphin
that q supper meeting Of the local board
of Directors be held on Monday even
ing, May "a, when the Freehold s'Y'-
group leaders will meet with the mem
bers Of the local board.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
New Director for
Telephone Company

At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the New 70 k Telephone Co, held
New York Friday, the Il onorable Henry
NJ. Sage of Albany, N. Y. was elected
a Director Of the company Mr.. Sage is
a graduate of Yale, class of 1890, and
since his graduation has engaged in
land and timber business. He is Pres
ident of the Sage Land & Improvement
Co. Of Albany, Trustee of the Albany
Savings Bank and Vice-President of the
New York State National Bank. He
served as State Senator from the 2Sth
Senatorial District from 1910 to 1922,
and in this capacity and as Chairman
of thu Finance Committee of the Sena e
rendered noteworthy service to the
State.
The selection of Sage as director is in
line with the Company's policy to have
upon it's board number of represen-
tatie men from various sections Of the
state. Mr.. Sage succeeds the late
James H. Manning of Albany, who died
Il 1926.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
William |. COnoVer
POLICE JUSTICE oYER 80 YEARS

POLICE JUSTICE OVER so YEARS.
A justice of the peace with kindly
heart, ever ready to lend helping
hand, is the reputation that William
j.. Conover of EngIishtown has earn
ed for himself in the heart Of his
townspeopIe.
known as Chunky Conover, he is
one of the outstanding characters Of
the vicinity, having served as a justice
of the peace for more than 80 years. He
is jovial, loves good anecdotes and al
wa, has a merry twinkle about his
eyes.
He was soldier in the Civil war,
serving almost a year, and was a SER
geant in the 28th regiment Of New Jer-
sey Company A. He remained in
government service a year after his en-
listment term expired.
As Young man he was in the timber
business selling lumber and building
bridges. Today he confines his activ-
tiles to his justice duties and also acts
as notary public Almost anytime of
the day he may be found at home, sit
ting at desk near window. When he
walks he uses cane.
His parents, Alexander Conover and
Hannah, Dey, lived in EngIishtown,
where he was born on Nov. II, 1S43
The only other member of their family
living is his brother, b. Dey Conover
also of Englishtown.
In 1870 "Chunkyn married Miss
Carrie Pile of MountsNIills, bringing her
to Englishtown. or thepa 40 years
he has lived in his present home. His
wife died six years ago. Their one
child daughter, Mrs. Nick Nc Donald
is living in Lakewood. He Is mem Der
of the Junior o. u A. M. the knights
of Pythias and the Masons. Asbury
Park Press.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Monmouth County Courts

William Taylor, 81, Of Barneget, who
was convicted ia court in Freehold of
maintaining disorderiy house at the
northeast corner of Fifth and Spring
dale avenues. Neptune City, was sem
fenced by Judge Jacob Steinbach, jr.,
to one to three years ia state prison.
Judge Steinbach characterized as
sOne Of the worst crimes" that Of
which Taylor stood convicted as he
said it involves the degrading Of wo-
men, but he said he was taking into
consideration the youthfulness Of the
women and the fact that be had no
past record in imposing lenient sem
tence.
John Woodson, colored, who plead
ed guilty Of breaking and entering
Burton's restaurant at Atlantic High
lands Feb. 26, and stealing S24 and a
gold watch, was sentenced to the
state reformatory at Railway.
Lester Briggs, colered, who had al
ready served 30 days in jail on a
dlsorderly charge, pleaded non vult
to q charge Of carrying concealed
weapons at Asbury Park on March
%. Judge Steinbach on this charge
imposed fine Of $50 and costs and
paroled Briggs in custody of Proba-
ton Officer Houghton for one year,
ordering him to make payments of
SO weekly.
Three petitioners for relief under the
widows pension act were granted q to-
tai OF $40 after hearings before Judge
Jacob Steinbach, II, Mrs. Amelia
Smock, colored, of Watawan, who has
one minor son, was granted $40 per
month. and Mrs. Marie Hansen of
Monmouth Beach and Mrs. Nelva Lent
of $50 Prospect avenue, Asbury Park,
each with dependant minor children,
were granted $34 per month.
The petition of Mrs. Emma Sencer,
Of 6O2 Emory street, Asbury Park. was
denied as she had not lived in the
county the required five years contin4
uously.
Hearing on the petition Of Mrs.
Helen Boeckl, of Locust, with three
minor children, was continued for
one month when it developed at tho
hearing that she owns a home ii
which she had equity Of about ST :
09U and that her fathers-in-law received
some $4 0 on an insurance policy on her
husbands life and therefore should be
IN position to aid her for time at
least
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06

After serving as chief clerk in the
sheriff's Office for nearly Is years, VIII
liam K. O'Brien of Belmar. Wednesday,
announced his candidacy for the Office
on the Republican ticket. He will
oppose Assemblyman Basil b. Bruno
OF Loug Branch in the June primaries.
O'Brien is one the most popular
men in the county having served
under six different sheriffs in his 1S
years as chief clerk. 4 e was appoint
ed by Mayor G q. f. Hetrick when
the latter was sheriff in 1903. o. Brlen
resigned as assessor of Neptune after
serving 10 wears to go into the sheritf's
Office. where he has remained since.
OBrien's announcement follows
beg to announce to the citizens of
Monmouth county my candidacy for the
important Office Of sheriff.
Asa lifelong Republican ! shall file
my petitions end ask the endorsement
iii the Republican voters at the prl-
maries on Tuesday, june 10, 1926
AS chief clerk in the sheriff's office,
/ have served under six sherItfs and
have thus handled the duties of the
offire for nearly IL years and, believe,
have done so consistently and efficiently
giving to the Office and its affairs my
entire time and attention.
If nominated and elected, pledge
a continuance Of such service.
More man cannot do.
WILLIAM. f. O'BRIEN.
O'Bnen came TO the shore from New
Brunswick with his parents in 1884. His
boyhood was spent in Asbury Park.
For 10 years O'Brien was with the
Henry Steinbach store at Goodman
avenue and Main street, Asbury Park,
in the furniture department. In 1898
he resigned to become assessor of Nep-
tune. This was followed by his trans
fer to the sheriff's office.
The candidate is well known frater
nally being treasurer OF Asbury Park
lodge OF Elks, and past exalted ruler
of the lodge, past dictator OF Loyal
Order of Moose, past sachem Sitting
Bull tribe, Improved Order Of Red
Men, past councillor Jr. O. u. A. NJ
past Chief Knight of Golden Eagle, a
member of the Masonic fraternity OF
Belinar. Belmar Athletic club, vice
president from Monmouth county of
the State Firemen's association, a
member of the state advisory com
1nittees, ex-chief of the Ocean Grove
fire department, secretary of the Nep-
tune Firemen's Relief association,
secretary of the West Grove Exempt
Firemen's association. and member
Of both the Bradley Beach and Nep-
tune Republican clubs.
His campaign manager will be
named later it was stated by O'Brien.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Plea For
!. Law Observance

Plea for the observance of the law
in the home as requisite to national
law observance was made by Mrs. a.
Haines Lippincott of Csmden, president
of the National Women's Committee
on Law Enforcement in an address at
the closin sessi n of the State FEEDER
alton OF Women's Clubs at the Berkeley
Carteret hotel, Asbury Park, which she
raped the cross examination of United
STATES Senator James Reed in the re-
cent senate prohibition hearings at
Washington.
Mrs. Lippincott appeared before the
senate committee and offered testi-
nony in support of the dry forces.
Mrs Clayton d. Lee who is succeeded
by Mrs. L. V. Hubbard, Of Montclair,
winner in the presidential contest by q
slight margin over Mrs. John HAYES of
Ridgewood.
Mrs. Hubbart who was installed as
one OF the last acts of the conven-
ton. in an interview said that she had
not as vet, formulated definite pro-
gram for the years. work
You can sa however, that | will
bend every energy toward making my
administration as efilcieRt as my pred
tecessor's," she said.
Addresses at the closing ranged from
a review OF prohibition hearings at the
national capital to an arraignment OF
the lack Of ar istic conception in motion
pictures. Mrs. Lippincort's address
preceded the convention reaffirning its
last years stand in support Of the Vol
stead act.
She said that prohibition will not
be success until respect for law b.
come more pronounced in the homes,
and she denied that prohibitlol has
bred lawlessness.
prohibition is not a failure. nor has
it bred the wave Of crime that we read
o. so much In the daily press, she said.
Declaring that modification of the nat
ional dry laws would tend to make
easier the return to the saloon, she
said that lis the buyers Of bootleg
liquor that stimulate bootlegging