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CARRIZOZO NEWS
GAnmzozo new Mexico
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.
Somotlmes thuy do llilngn very well
In Mlchlgnn. As ovoryono Is nwnro,
Michigan, llko New Hampshire, la very
solicitous fur lier forests. Agnln, llko
Now Hnmpshlro, Mlchlgnn Is dis
turbed from tltno to tlmu by forest
llres, nnd every loynl Mlchlgnndor Is
expected to prove IiIh wllllngnoHS,
whonovcr occnslon nmy demand, to
join IiIh neighbors In fighting tlioso
llres, snys tlio Mnnchcstor Union. In
fnct, n Mlchlgnn stntuto specifically
provides punlHlitnunt for refusal to as
sist In suppressing n forest tiro. Novcr,
however, until recently, has It boon
found necessnry to Invoke this statute,
nnd then n mnn wns sentenced to 00
ilnys In the Detroit houso or correc
tion. It Is, of course, conceivable Hint
n rigid enforcement of such n law nu
Hint might work severe hardship In
Homo Indlvldunl enses, For example,
It would be obviously unjust nnd In
humnn to Impress Into fire-llghting
scrvlco oiio whoso physical condition
plnlnly Incapacitates him from that
service, or ono who Is occupied with
the enra of tlio sick. On the other
hand, It Is alwnys to ho expected that
careful judgment will bo exercised
In tlio enforcement of this law, ns of
any other.
Thnt "unlucky in" superstition Is
getting no end of sideswipes ns a re
sult of the Increasing Intelligence of
tlio age. A married couplo In Tren
ton, N. J., have Just become tlio proud
pnrents of their thirteenth bnby, nnd
Instond of being considered n caso of
bad luck, the coming of tlio youngster
seeniH to ho regarded ns uncommonly
fortunnte, snys tlio Troy Times. At
nil ovouts not only nro tlio father nnd
mother delighted beyond measure but
they linvo received offers from nil
over the country to tnko nnd adopt
the child, those offers evidently be
ing Inspired by the belief that tlio In
fant will bring good luck. Ono ardent
bidder tenders the pnrents $10,000 for
tlio little ones. As all offers hnvo been
declined tlio parents of tlio thirteenth
evidently Intend to keep the luck In
tbo family.
Another step has been tnkon In tho
direction of Improving waterways. Tho
socrotary of wnr has approved tho
plans submitted by n bonrd of en
gineers for tho construction of n son
level ship cannl across Capo Cod be
tween Massachusetts bay and Hur.
r.ard's bny. This woik Is to bo done
by a company formed for tho purpose
though the canal eventually no doubt
will form a link In the luturuoastnl
system which Is now under considera
tion. The Cupu Cod cuiinl will shorten
by many miles the distance by water
from Uostou to New York, besides en
abling roRsols to avoid the greater
marine dangers or tho outside route at
certain (wnsons
LATEST TEA TABLE FITTINGS.
Almost Endleit Variety Is at the Com
mand of the Housewife This
Beaton,
New things for tho ten tnblo art
seemingly endless In their variety.
Tho "Brown Hetty "the teapot In n
recent offering Is or n peculiarly lus
trous chlnn. ns often blue or moon as
brown, nnd overlnld with bright silver
Of course, ihe creamer and sugar bowl
match. Tcncups arc nt generous size,
low and broad, nnd or fragile porco
lain One never see nowadays tho
:.ilhei thick usual shaded cups that
uld about a thimbleful.
The spoons, to rncllltnto conversa
tion, perhaps, have inncy bowls nnd
handles representing everything nl
most In fnct or fiction
Other silver nceesiorlcs are Jam
holders, fot in the Kngllsh fashion Jam
or mnrmnlnde Is quite necessary nt
the modem tea. Then there Is the
wnfor Jar, ami the ten cuddy, usually
In old Dutch silver An attractive
shnpe Is octagnnm with a round
hinged cover.
New ten balls and strainers arc se
lected for their oddity or originality.
One Is a Chinaman's hend. and there
nro spoons united like tho Slamcso
twins, only more so, ns they fit closely
face to face, although they open llko
pincers to scoop up a fresh portion of
ten, nnd when they are put, closed.
Into hot water, their contents diffuses
us from the regular tea bnll. Some of
the new sugnr tongs are provided with
n point designed to harpoon a refrac
tory bit or lemon which so many pre
fer to cream In their ten. And to fur
ther burden tho tnblo thero aro recep
tacles for the sliced lemon In cut or
silver-mounted glass, pierced In many
intricate designs, or showing n colored
crystal lining.
After scraping fish, rub the steel
kniro over an old lemon peel, and It
will destroy nil fish odor.
Tho white of one egg "cut" with
white vinegar makes nu excellent
leather furniture polish.
Do not give tho bird any fruit that
Is likely to attract bees to tho cngo or
you may laso a valuable pet.
Bnutucho braid makes good lncrs
for tho baby's bootees and It Is nlso
useful for lacing corsets nnd tho cho
iuIbc. Tho curved butter knives for cutting
little round pnts or butter are morn
satisfactory If tho kulfo Is dipped Into
cold water or buttermilk botoro cut
ting tho butter.
Kitchen rnucetH nro nulekly cleaned
with nuy aeld, such ns lemon, salts of
tartar, etc. Ammonia and washing
powder nre oxoollunt olenuurs.
Dish mops can bo kept odorless
only by putting thorn In n solution of
sodn wntor.
Do not attempt to use sour or moldy
Hour, Diy it out in the oven und save
It for starch.
A Realist.
"I nm n grcnt believer In realism,"
remarked tho poet.
"Ycs7" wo queried with n rising In
flection, thereby giving him the desired
opening.
"I sometimes carry my ideas of
realism to n ridiculous extreme." con
tinued tho poet
"Indeed I" wo exclaimed Innnely,
somowhnt Impntlcnt to reach tho point
of his witticism.
"Yes," continued tho poet, "the other
day I wrote a sonnet to tho gas com
pany and purposely made the meter
'lercctlvo."
At this point we fainted.
Tho (lemmas liavu ehoson three
sotidor bonus toroprosuiit them In the
rnolng off Murbleheud. They have
been MiccMHful thus fur In tho bun
illtHg of this typo or rneor, which do
uuiuli rur hur speed on tho provnloneo
tit oomlltloiiB for which she was elm
llrlioted. Bnmll yachts nro mure
UlOflOly subject to wonthor conditions
than nro their big Hlstors.
Tho loo urunm ptomaine does not
gfjom la linvo buun particularly lively
Litis soRgan. PtrlMpH tho heroism of
the ptibllo In braving Its terrors bus
lilscoUruged tho ptotualno.
Southern Spice Pie.
Two cupfuls or sweet milk, three
eggs (yolks), one cupful or sugar,
four heaping tnbtoepoouruls or flour,
ono largo lump of butter, one ten
spoonful of cloves, one teuspounful of
allspice, one tenspoourul of cinnamon,
ono tenspoourul or nutmeg, nnd one
tonspoonrul or lemon extract.
Mix and cook until thick. While
this cools bake plo shells; then add
tho lllllng, using the whites or the
eggs tor frosting. Hrown nnd serve
cold.
Turkish Scrambled Egos,
Dent hair a dozen eggs up with pop
per, salt nnd chopped parsley, stir In
n tnhlospoonrul or melted butter In n
Btuwpnn, and when lightly cooked nr
range ns a border around a hot dish
ful of chicken ltvors sliced nnd fried,
Pour over nil u piping hot tomato
eauco flavored with onion.
Look at the Names.
In I A. I). Fcurnldhuch-Klonfnshtnn
wns an Irish king, a "most Just nnd
good prince," who was slain by hit
successor, Flnchadh-Flon, who wns
trented to n similar fnto by Flnehndh
Flonohudh, "tho prince with tho white
cows," who died nt tho hands of "tho
Irish plebeians of Connauglit." Koch-nlrh-.Moldmcodhnln
wns ono or tho
half dozen who died of natural onuses,
nnd Flnlthhcnrtngli wns ono or tho
two to resign tho monarch's scepter
ror tho monk's cowl. Now York
Press.
And Ma Fainted.
"Why did sho reruso you?" sho
asked her son, with lino scorn.
"Well," tho boy replied between his
sobs, "she objects to our rnmlly. Hhe
snys pa's n lonfer, that you're too fnt
and that everybody laughs at Dayso
Maymo because sbo's a fool nnd tnlks
about nothing but tho grentness of
her rnmlly." (Chnuncey throw wntor
In his mother's face, but nt threo
o'clock this afternoon sho wns still
In n swoon, with four doctors working
on her.) Atchison (Knn.) Globe,
Prepared for the Worst.
"How long had your wife's first hus
band been dend when you married
her?"
"About eight months,"
"Only eight months? Don't you
think sho wns In a good deal of n
hurry?"
"Oh, I don't know. Wo had been
engaged for nearly two yearn."
A Green One.
"Do you look for news or Howard's
huutlnr, trip In the sporting column?"
"No, In the obituaries." Llfo.
Aid Fight Against Tuberculosis.
At tho recent meeting of tho Na
tional Association of Hill Posters, held
In Attnntn, (In., It was derided to do
unto to tho campaign ngniust tubercu
losis $1,200,000 worth of publicity.
Tho bill postern in nil pnrts or the
United States nnd Canada will fill
tho vacant spaces on their H,f00 hill
boards with largo posters Illustrating
tho ways to prevent nnd euro con
sumption. Tho Poster Printers' nsso
elation hns nlso grnntcd $200,000
worth of printing nnd paper ror this
work. This entire cnmpnlgu or bill
bonrd publicity will bo conducted un
der tho direction or tho Nnttonnl As
sociation for tho Study and Preven
tion or Tuberculosis In co-operation
with tho N'ntlonnl Hill Posters' association.
They Were Good Mothers.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Is quoted ns
saying thnt n woman's first duty Is to
develop all her powers and possibili
ties, thnt sho may bettor guide and
sorvo tho next generation. Mrs. Stan
ton raised sovon uncommonly healthy
and handsome chitdrou, says nn ad
mlrcr or hers, nnd the children or Mrs.
Jul In Ward Howe testify to the vir
tues or tho noted woman ns n moth
er. The cnglo may bo ns good n
mother ns tho hen or tho goose.
Could She?
"When women get to voting," said
tho man, "thoy will linvo n grcnt
many moro calls than thoy now have
to put their hands In their pockets
nnd gtva monoy to further Importnnt
causes,"
Tho womnn looked thoughtful.
"I'm nlwnys willing, of courso," sho
snld, "to glvo money for n good cnuso,
but ob for putting my hnnd In my
pocket "
Her Intentions.
"Do you think your slstor will map
ry mo?"
"If you keep comln'."
"Hnvo you heard her say nnythlng
about It?"
"I heard her toll ma that If you
didn't stop comln' hero so often she'd
mnkc things unpleasant for you."
8eekt the Man.
Tommy Pop, what Is tho ofTIco
thnt seeks tho man?
Tommy's Pop Tho tux olllce, my
son, Philadelphia Ilecord,
Ready
Cooked.
The crisp, brown flakes of
Post
Toasties
Come to the breakfast table right, nnd exactly right from
the package no bother; no delay.
They have body tooj these Post Toasties arc firm enough
to give you a delicious substantial mouthful before they melt
away. "The Taste Lingers."
Sold toy Grocers.
Made by POSTUM CEREAL CO., LIMITED;
BATTLE CREEK, fUCHIQAN.