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BLUE SKY PROMOTERS.
Blue sky promoters are men to opti
mistic here btfrer people's money Is
concerned that they will promote not
merely barren gold and silver mines,
but the blue sky itself.
Postmaster General Hitchcock was
talking about a blue sky promoter
who had been convicted of fraud.
"This; man's mine," he 6ald, "re
minded me in its scarcity of gold of
the railway sandwich.
"There ain't co ham in this here
sandwich,' a man growled, seated on a
high stool before the marble bar of an
old-fashioned railway restaurant.
"'Oh, you ain't come to tho ham
yet, the attendant answered easily.
"The man ate on a-, while longer.
Then he growled again; . ;
"There ain't no ham yet'
' Oh,' said the attendant, 'you've bit
over it now.' " New York Tribune. .
Procrastination.
A gentleman who had been in Chi
cago only three days, but who had
been paying attention to a prominent
Chicago belle, wanted to propose, but
was afraid he would be thought too
bastyi He delicately broached the
subject as follows:
"If I were to speak to you of mar
riage, after having only made your ac
quaintance three days ago. what would
you say to it?"
"Well I should "say never put off
rill tomorrow that which you should
have done the day before yesterday."
Life.
AT THE MASQUERADE BALL.
"You have no Idea how perfectly
lovely-you looked lb. your disguise!"
"Do you think so?' -
"Yes, indeed! I was surprised
when yoti unmasked!" '
Maybe.
Tfte man who minds his own affairs
Will never lack truw friends.
And mayle '11 climb the golden stairs
When his life journey ends. -
The Weary World.
"What' the matter with Mixon? He
eems so sad."
"Family troubles."
"Why, . just before ' he was spliced
he told me his wife to be was the
nole works."
"Yes, I know, but he's discovered
'hat it takes a whole lot of winding
to keep a woman like that going."
Woman's World.
Eternal Hope.
"Yes," said the energetic man, "I
ant the tariff reformed and reformed
mick."
"What points do you object to in
the tariff?"
"I don't .know1 exactly. But I am
ure it cculd be changed in a number
of ways that would help my line of
business." j ,
Hearty Approval.
"So you approve of this votes for
women parade!"
"I do" rpnlloi) Mr. Groweher. "It
'will be the first function my wife has
attended in years that did not keep
me scared about what her costume
T going to cost"
How It Sounded.'
Bacon I understand ; your wife
speaks four languages? 1
Egbert Yes; and. it sounds - some
times as if she was trying to speak
them all at once.
Athletic Motive.
"So you are going to be' a suffra
gette!" -'
"Yes," replied young Mrs. Torkins.
"So that you can vote?" .
"Not exactly. But. you know, march
ing in a parade must be splendid ex
rcise.
' Good Judgment.
"Why did you make such an ado
er. loaning Wombat a quarter? A
quarter inn't much to lose.
"I didn't want to establish a prece
dent" Judge. ' '
i No,' 'Not That.
Patience Women Beem to be do
ing everything that men do, now
adays.' i - ;-'- "
Patrice? Nonsense! You never saw
man powdering his noae.Hfty times
a day, di you? ' '
i Close Call.
"I hadlrather a close call last eve
ning.".; -"That
noV - i
"Yea. I CtLtteA on the Bromleyt In
their',-new Cat and there ' were two
A BARGAIN.
Cholly Do voa thlnV I rnnM
m - m. VVUIU n 1U
your sister?
Jrhnitv I rt
in trow me influence your way fer
aKa. A
owui 29 cents. v'
Not the Sam
When told he had a level head
Jones wasn't pleased by that:
In fact, the man who said It said -
wr aimeajr s neaa was flat.
Mother Wins.
It was at the dinner taht. anil th
hostess addressed her husband's
brother:
"Do have another niec of nia.
William?"
"Why. reallr. I've alrenriv hart two:
but it's so good I believe I will have
anotner.
"He. he! Mother's a winner!" Raid
little Frank, excitedly. "She said
she'd bet you'd make a pig of .your-
sen. Harper a Bazar.
Telling a Turkey's Age.
"Casey," eaid Pat, "how -do yez tell
th' age of a tu-u-rkey?"
"01 can always tell by the teeth,"
said Casey.
"By the teeth!" exclaimed Pat. "But
a tu-u-rkey has no teeth."
"No." admitted Casey, , "but 01
have."
i Sure Tip.
Teacher Is there anything you
know of, children, which expands
with the cold and contracts with- the
heat?
Class (in unison) Yes'm. Ice.
Long Hyphen.
Patience He's married that rich
girl, and they've hyphenated their
names.
Patrice Oh, is that so? I heard he
was going to make a dash for her.
Big Words.
Bacon -Was his speech original?
Egbert No.
"Where do you -suppose he got it
from?"
"Out of the directory, I guess."
Easy Way.
"So you got away from the con
stable- when you were speeding. How
did you manage it?" -. .
"Simply threw dust in his eyes."
Worse Still.
"My father is so angry at our last
escapade, that he's cut me."'
"My father's done worse than that;
he's cut my allowance."
The Exception.
"Are the men boarders allowed to
smoke in that house?"
. "No; the only one allowed to do that
is the chimney." , ;
POKER THOUGHTS.
"Rente n. haven't you just joined
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals?'" . '
"Why?" ... -'. :- '
"Well, all last night you were talk
ing of 'fattenins the kitty.'"
You Vill Observe. .
He who ilearns in this old life
To depnd upon himself.
Though he meet with troubles rife.
Ere he quit acquires the pelf.
- -1 . Encouraging.
jaCk Once more, Molly will you
MoIly-yFor the twelfth time this
hnur I tiill you I will not. : . ,
Jack i;of the navy) Well, twelve
knots art hour Is not bad speed for
a littje craft like you. London Tit-
''-in', I I II Ml II II
TjpU m k
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CHARACTER TOLD BY RECIPES
Autobiography cf Housowife Is Re-.
; vealed in Cooking Directions ;
Which She Keeps.
By nothing is a housekeeoer more
distinctly known than by her cooking
recipes. A collection from different
sources is almost autobiographical.
Between the lines one may estimate
the amount of Income, the size of the
family, . the character -of their , enter
taining, and to'Boma extent the men
tal caliber of the writer.. One perron
may be habitually extravagant in the
use of eggs and butter,-another is
conspicuously stingy. The house
keeper, cooking for. a large family,
gives directions on such an ample
scale that the bride is appalled.
Some cooks run to the elaborate and
fussy, and and others restrict them
selves to the easiest and simplest
dishes. Some' evidently cater to del
icate stomachs, and show in their se
lections that there are invalids- and
children at their table. Others seem
to revel in delicious indigestibies. ;
As to the form . In which a ; recipe
Is given, the writer shows Plainly
whether she Is- systematic and me
thodical or careless and haphazard.
The order in which ingredients are
put together -and a careful measure
ment of the materials are Indispen
sable features of " a recipe. Nothing:
is so discouraging to 'a beginner as
the vague reference to "flour enough
for a stiff dough." or "milk enough
for a thin batter." The housekeeper
whose pantry shelves are kept in good
order is apt to write a neat and ex
ploit recipe. .The knack is worth ac
quiring. --
EGGS SERVED IN A NEW WAY
Style Known as "Washington" Is Rec
ommended as a Change From the
Old Method of Cooking.
Roll 12 . fresh, eggs for eight mln-
ntea; remove, plunge In cold water for
a minute, lift up and shell them; cut
a piece off the thicker end of each so
they will stand up; cut a quarter of
the white from the top so as to enable
you to easily scoop out the yolks;
when all are scooped out, place the
yolks in a bowl with one ounce finely
grated. Virginia ham, one saltspoon
chopped . parsley, one - saltspoon
chopped chervil, a tablespoon of good
butter and two - tablespoons thick
cream; season with half-teaspoon salt.
a saltspoon grated nutmeg. Mix the
whole together to a puree, place in
a paper cornet and carefully press in
to the acooped-out eggs; cut 12 round
pieces of bread, quarter-inch thick and
one and one-half inches in diameter;
toast to a nice golden brown; lay an
egg on each toast and place on a tin;
cover the eggs with the cutoff tops,
spread evenly over the eggs the fol
lowing sauce: Heat in a saucepan one
and' one-half tablespoons melted but
ter, add two tablespoons sifted flour,
stir well, then add one and one-half
gills hot milk; season with one-half
teaspoon salt, two saltspoons cayenne
pepper and a saltspoon grated nut
meg; sharply whisk for two minutee;
add one ounce grated Parmesan
cheese and whisk for two minutee;
add one egg yolk, briskly mix while
cooking for two minutes without al
lowing to boil; after spreading over
eggs, set in the oven to bake for ten
minutes, or until of a golden color;
remove to a hot dish and serve.
Puree Du Barry.
Divido one small f cauliflower one
weighing about a pound into small
bunches, and parboil in salted water.
When tender drain them and put in a
saucepan with one pint of boiled milk
and two medium-sized minced pota
toes, for the thickening. Cook gently
until the potatoes are done, then rub
through a tammy, add sufficient boiled
milk to make the desired quantity,
skim, add a large lump of butter, sea
son with salt and pepper, and. if not
sufficiently thick, the beaten yolk of
an egg may be stirred in at the last
moment before serving. The Epicure.
Sliver Polisher.
For cleaning silver, especially
knives, forks, spoons, ladles, butter
knives, etc.. make a strong solution of
salt and bicarbonate of soda, about
equal parts, and cold water. Put arti
cles to be cleaned in a dish pan and
cover well with the solution. Allow
them to remain about two hours, take
out and dry well with a clean cloth,
when it will be found that al I the
dust and tarnish have disappeared
and. the articles will look as well as
though rubbed with silver polish.
V Rice Meringue. .
One cup of carefully sorted rice
boiled in water until It is soft When
done, drain it. let cool . and add 1
quart of milk, the well-beaten yolks
of 3 eggs. 2 tablespoons of white
sugar and a little nutmeg, or flavor
with lemon or vanilla, pour into ; a
baking dish and bake about half an
hour. Let it get cold; beat the whites
of the eggs,' add 2 tablespoons of
sugar, flavor, spread over pudding
and brown in oven.
Coloring for Gravies.
Take a piece of butter the size of a
large nutmeg, two tablespoonfuls of
brown sugar, melt in a saucepan and
let It scorch brown; take It off and
pour in boiling water, slowly stirring
all this time, till thin enough to pour
in a bottle. .Will keep some time. ;
. ' .Orange Salad.
' Feel and separate oranges lato sec
tions, removing ipulp from covering
Mix two cups of. pulp with liitj cup
of diced celery and one cup . broker
nut meats. Serve on lettuce v-ilt
rlsa mayonnaise. ' r; .
TREATING SHEEP SCAB
Dip Made of Tobacco or Coal
Tar Is Preferred.
Warm Water Is Better Than Cold, as
Former Cuts Grease and Allows So
lution to Get to All Parts of
Animal's Skin.
Dipping in a reliable dip is the
proper treatment for sheep afflicted
with sheep scab.
Use a dip made of lime and sul
phur, tobacco and sulphur, or one of
the coal tar dips.
Remove all sediment from the lime
and sulphur dip. as it- injured the
wool. , . J . .
Tobacco dips should never be
boiled. ' L
For a general dip a tobacco or coal
tar preparation is to be preferred to
lime and sulphur, as a lime and sul
phur dip has little effect -in destroy
ing the sheep tick or louse.
A fresh solution should be used for
the second dipping. This is absolutely
essential if the lime and sulphur or
the tobacco and sulphur are to be
used.
Mix the dip well in the yat.
It is better to use warm water than
cold water in dipping sheep, as warm
water cuts the grease and allows the
dip to get to all parts of the skin of
the animal.
The . correct "temperature for. a
dip is from 100 to 105 degrees Fah
renheit.' Sheep can be dipped in the winter
if warm days are selected for that
purpose.
If. the sheep are badly afflicted with
scab, the thick scabs should be soft
ened previous to' the dipping of the
sheep by pouring some of the dip on
these-places and rubbing them with
some smooth instrument, or the scabs
Badly Affected With -Scabies.
can be softened- while the sheep are
being dipped, by rubbing the thick
scabs with a brush. Care should be
taken, however, not to draw blood,
as on coagulation it will protect the
mite from the dip.
Lambs do not need to be dipped for
so long a time as older sheep, as their
wool is short. They are also more
delicate in constitution, hence cannot
stand the dipping as well as older
sheep.
Always water sheep before dipping,
otherwise they may drink the dip
which is sometimes found in little
puddles in the dripping pens.
Each sheep should be held in the
dip . from two to three minutes, and
the head quickly immersed once or
twice just before the sheep leaves the
vat. '
A sheep in moderate length of wool
"nd allowed to drip thoroughly after
being dipped will carry away from
two to three quarts of the dip. . A
sheep after being, shorn will carry
away about a quart of the dip.
The question should not he, how
many sheep can-be dipped in a day,
but how well can they be dipped.
If scabby sheep are taken direct
from a pasture and dipped, they
should not be returned to that place
for a nerlod .of 30 davs. Hear?
rains are said, however, to disinfect
open fields. If the sheep have been
housed in buildings prior to the dip
ping, these buildings should be dis
infected before the sheep are returned
to them.
Purchase no proprietary dips ex
cept those having the approval of
your state agricultural department.
Use all proprietary dips exactly ac
cording to directions. ,
Best Crop Farm.
The boys and girls of the farm In
terested in farm life and agriculture
mean more to the country than Lrofit
able crops of wheat, oats and live
stock. If the young people are inter
ested in farm life it means they, will
take charge of the work of the farm
and become useful - and valuable citi
zens.. They have no desire to move
to town and lose themselves in the
city. . They recognize the . beautlfa
side as well as the profitable side of
farm life. Too much attention cannot
be given to the boys and girls. r They
should be made partners with mother
and father, and their every question
relative to plant and animal life an
swered. In this way .they will, see
deeper than the surface, and will take
pride in the. work they are doing.
Growing Table .Vegetables.
Plant several , kinds, of beans-to de
termine which succeeds best in your
soil. . ' ''-:
. Plant an abundance of beets to al
low for greens.
, Sweet corn planted every two weeks
will ftfve a long succession. '
Start cucumber seeds in the house
or a cold frame. v
To Clean Plumage. . ;
The plumage of a- white fowl can
be cleaned of stain, by washing with
a clean white or transparent soap
that is f re a from much alkali. Make
a strong lather and use your hand
and a scft hair brush. Stroke the
feathers downward, from the head to
the tiil.
STARTING OF SEEDS INDOORS.
Soil Must Be Kept Warm and Moist,
but Not Too Wet Avoid Crowd- :
Ing of' Plants.
Shallow boxes or flats are consid
ered best for starting seeds indoora,
but pots do not take up so much
room, and are less .unsightly, so for
starting just a few seedlings or to try
choice seeds we - often use a pot,
writes Lulu G. Parker in the Farmer's
Wife. We have started pansy and
other seedlings often in the big pots
in which rubber plants or oleanders,
or other things which do not shade
the soil, are growing.
The soil must be kept warm and
moist, but not wet. For this purpose
a piece of glass over the top of the
pot will help to hold the moisture, but
this glass must be tilted up some
what in order to let in some air or
the soil will sour and the seedlings
mold or damp off.
Sift the soil for the top layer and
cover the seeds about twice as deep
as the seed is thick. Press the soil
firmly over the seeds with the palm
of the hand or a little board before
giving water so that they will not be
washed out. For very fine seed it will
be a good plan to spread a damp cloth
over the soil and then sprinkle the
water on the cloth until the seeds be
gin to sprout.
After the seeds begin to sprout they
must be kept in'the lightest window
and never allowed to get too dry or
to grow too crowded.
The rest depends upon the seed it
self, therefore always buy from a
reputable seedsman.
PROFITABLE WEIGHT OF PIGS
Should Not Be Fed After Reaching
Age of Nine Months Money In
Young Animals.
Experiments made for the purpose
of determining the economic weight
of a pig show conclusively that he
never should be fed beyond eight or
nine months 'old, and the largest profit
is found, as a rule, in a weight not ex
ceeding 200 -pounds. What is known
as the food of support, says a writer
in the Farm and Home, plays a very
important part in the profit or loss
of large weights.
Suppose, as many farmers say, that
a pig is not to be killed until he
reaches S00 pounds. He must take
from his food an increasing amount
each day to support or maintain the
weight already gained, or else ha
drops back. The experiments indi
cate that 2 per cent, of the live weight
in food must be taken each day to
support that live weight.
If the animal weighs S00 pounds
this amounts to six pounds of food
daily, or over 40 pounds per week,
and as the only profit is the food that
ia applied to make new weight, it re
sults that over 40 pounds of food
are consumed per week from which
no profit whatever is reaped. It fol
lows that the most money can ha
made from young hogs killed at a
medium weight.
MOWING MACHINE IS UNIQUE
Object Is to Provide Bars That May
Adapt Themselves to Uneven
ness in the Ground.
The Scientific American in describ
ing a mowing machine invented by A.
J. Anderson of 22 Greenwich street.
New York, says:
This machine is self-propelled and
is provided with new and useful
means for controlling the cutter bar
frame. The principal object is to pro
vide a machine having' a plurality oi
bars thereon, the frame carrying the
bars being more or less loosely con
structed whereby these bars may
adapt themselves to nnevenness in ths
ground when the machine is in use.
v Mowing Machine.
A further object is to provide means
for, removing the cutter bar driving
mechanism out of operative position
in order to permit the machine to .be
run over the ground with the bars in
operative. The illustration herewith
represents the machine in a side view.
Egg Type In Hens.
Many poultrymen claim there is an
egg type in fowls and that they can
pick out the good layers as veil as the
poor ones in a flock. This claim is
based on the theory that certain pe
culiarities of form or shape, such as
long body, wedge shape,Mroad rear,
small head, etc., indicate good laying
qualities. Experiments have shown
that hen3 with long 3 well aa short
bodies were . indifferent layers, and
conversely . good layers have beea
found with short bodies, as well aa
long ones. So far as tests have gone,
theory does not hold good- '".':
Mixture for Laying Hens. 'JV
A splendid mixture for laying hens
is equal parts of cracked corn, wheat
and oats, which should be scattered
in the litter so that the birds will bo
compelled to take exercise by scratch
Ing for it.
Brooding1 Chicks.
A poultry authority says: "Whil
much may be said in favor of hens foj
hatching, it Is rarely profitable to de
pend upon them for-brooding chlckif
when considerable numbers' are to b-
raised." ' . ' : . " - -
L "
(Conducted by the National -Woman's
Christian Temperanoe Union.)
TENDENCY TO SHORTEN LIFE
Insurance Companies Testify to 'Be
lief That Use of Alcohol Is Dan
gerous to Longevity. .
All insurance companies have long
recognized the fact that even the mod
erate use of alcohol shortens life. This
is evidenced by the answers made to
a question sent out to various com
panies by a New York paper. The
question read as follows:
As a rule, other things being equal,
do you consider the habitual user of
intoxicating beverages as good an in
surance risk aa the total abstainer?
If not, why not?
The replies were:
Aetna Life: No. Drink diseases the
system. y
Bankers' Life: No. For habit is like
ly to grow.
Berkshire Life: No. Drink destruc
tive to health.
Fidelity Mutual Life association:
No. Less vitality and recuperative
powers.
Hartford Life: No. Moderate use
lays foundation for diaease.
Massachusetts Mutual Life: No.
Drink causes organic changes. Re
duces expectation of life nearly; two
thirds. Michigan Mutual: No. Drink dan
gerous to health and longevity.
Mutual Life: No.
New York Life: No.
Pacific Mutual LUe: No. Predis
poses to disease.
Provident Savings Life Assurance
society: No. Drink cuts short life ex
pectation. Security Mutual Life: No. Drink
snortens life.
Union Central Life: No. Use fends
to shorten life.
United States: No. Use affects
heart, stomach, liver and kidneys.
VITAL QUESTION OF REVENUE
Cost to National Government From
Saloon Evil Is Comparatively Light
Income Is Immense.
The most dangerous phase cf the
revenue question Is the national one.
The cost to the national treasury from
the saloon evil is comparatively light,
and the revenue derived is a very
large sum. The reports of the com
missioners of internal revenue, issued
August, 1910. show receipts of $208,
601,500.09. This immense revenue
paralyzes the moral nerve of the au
thorities at Washington, and little
help in controlling the evil can be ex
pected from that quarter until the
work In the various states is far ad
vanced. - '
Government officials and the public
generally will some time be convinced
that it is a short-sighted economy,
very poor financiering, to foster an in
dustry which makes so many people
non-producers, results in the degen
eration of whole families, and throws
an army of incapables upon the Btate
and upon "charity." Imagine this na
tion free from drunkards, and with
the criminal and pauper population re
duced to one-tenth of Its present show-
ing how many more people there
would be earning regular Incomes and
paying legitimate taxes! Facts per
taining to this side of . the question
are piling up in prohibition states,
counties and towns, and are doing
much toward answering the revenue
argument of the antl-prohihitionlsts.
For obvious reasons this argument is
not so conspicuous where the terri
tory covered by prohibition is local;
and the more local the proposed law
the less opposition from the fiscal
standpoint
A Dutchman's Logic
' A temperance meeting was being
held In a mission hall, and several
speakers had dealt with the evils of
alcohol and the benefits of sobriety.
Among the gentlemen on the platform
there was a genial . Dutchman, who
waa asked to speak, and after some
hesitation he did so in the following
manner: "I shalj tell you how not vas,
I put mine hand on my head, and
there was one big pain. Then I put
mine hand in my pocket, and there
wos nothings. Now there lsh no more
pain in my head. The pains in mine
body is all gone away. I put mine
hands in mine pockets, and there ish
20.- So I shall stay wit the temper
ance." " '
Time to Think.
: "Laws have been made striving to
keep men sober on election day, but
what we want is to keep the citizen
ship of America sober every day in
the year, so, that they will .have had
full time to know what liberty means,
to know what the welfare of America
means." Archbishop Ireland.
Peril, Loss and Inefficiency.
. Science and .hitter, experience are
teaching that the use of spirits is de
structive to the efficiency and health
fulness of all who use It In the busi-
a . . -
ness worm we great scruggre is to
keep alcohol, and alcoholic brains out
of responsible positions, for the selfish
reason that it means peril, loss and in
efficiency. -Journal of Inebriety.
. Somewhat Difficult -
It is just about as easy to buy re
finement as it ia to gTvsp a sunbeanu
Chicago P.scord-IIerald,
Bits. "
taw petple thsre."