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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1907)
E 70' I 'A,' U, ' .it ti 3 4 ' ! I I. Empire Coat. Those empire coat wraps are very useful for dressy wear, tho model of the ono Illustrated bolng of silver-gray trimmed with embroidered bands and gray velvet. Tho little pointed vest was made of theso ombroldered strips. An embroidered band also formed a straight collar, which Is hidden In the illustration, but tho ermine nock scarf. Tho coat was laid In plaits at tho shoulder, tho shoulder seam being strapped across with gray silk cords and buttons. Tho rovers were flnlshod by a folded scarf of gray velvet, and at the point of each rover was nt ,w taohed a largo gray silk tassel. Tho sides of the coat were slashed and held together by rows of gray velvet but tons andccmls. No Hope. ' Tho patient smiled serenoly. "J. "Nothing much to tell, doctor; I'm a , very ordinary person!" "You appear to bo well." "In fair health!" .; "How'b business? No conspiracies gainst you?V , "Dear mo, no! Everything is in moderate shape. I make a living that's, about all one ought to expect!" s 4,Clet along with your family?" . "Quite nlcoly." "And you are not dlsturbod by any thing?" ' "Oh, no; I-never allow myself to worry.'.' , The doctor went back. . ' '.'Don't see anything the matter with him so fdr," he said to the head of the institution. $ ''Well, guess' you'd better give him one more test. They say he's pretty td." So the doctor prepared for further enlightenment. , K ' ' "By the way," he Wd to the.pfttlent, -as he went back, after they had light ed cigars. "I.'forgot to ask you if you ware- it married man." ' The patient's eyes glistened. ""Yef, sir." - "How jlortg have you be.en married?" l "Ten years." "What ort or a. woman is your rife?V The patient straightened up. He rose 'from his seat and began to pace the tfloor rapldlly. His manner changed. ile grew ejcclt'ed. "What ort, of a woman is my wife, sir?" he, added. "Why, it would" take years to tell you. I can only say that I never saw her equal. It's Blmply wnridnrful how she treats me. For years,, now I've been reading my morn ing paper, at tho breakfast table, and " never once haB she interrupted me. come home from the club at all hours of the night "and she never utters a cross word. I have neyer known her to exceed her allowance. We can play cards fogether for hours in the pres ence of others and never does she get cross at me; and she has seen me make a hundred Welsh rabbits and never attempted to interfere. A won derful woman thatl Couldn't begin to tell you about her Never speaks unless w snokea to. Never wants to go way in summer. Never buys me any thing I can't wear. Loves all the mem bers of my family. Cook to penecuou Never" .Til doctor arose swiftly and, excus lag himself, once mora Joined the head at tae asylum. Wall?'' "1 fear at laat aacertaiaed tha trutk. The patleat Is iaeurablar Ltta. " , WUdow aauttara Jamltori. Women and Home. Couldn't Fool Him Twice. Tho heavy clouds wero massing in tho west, tho lightning was flashing and tho thunder was rumbling omin oualy Tho fond mother gathered hor young hopeful to her and tried logically to calm his fears. , "There's no danger, dear. God sends tho thunder storm to clear tho air, water the flowers and make things cool. You mustn't bo frightened. It won't harm you, and everything will bo better when it's over." Tho llttlo chap listened Intently ,and when his mother finished he looked at her quizzically. "No, no, mamma," ho murmured, "you talk exactly tho way you did laBt week when you took. me to the dentist to have that tooth pulled." Harper's Weekly. Although no official notices are to bo lsstiod on the subject, it is under stood it Is desired that in all public an nouncements respecting tho Queen of Spain her Majesty should be known as Queen Victoria Eugenie, and not Queen Victoria. The Cook Book. Cookies Two cups sugar, two eggs, ono cup sour milk, ono cup butter, enough Hour to mix stiff. Or Doughnuts Threo eggs; ono and one- half cups of sugar; ono and ono half cups of hour milk; ono tablespoon of lard; nutmeg; ono half teaspoon of soda stirr ed into milk. Use your judgment In flour. Plain Fritter Batter Ono cup of flour; ono egg beaten separately; ndd enough sweet milk to make a batter the consis tency of pan cako thon beat In ono-half tcaspoonful of salt and tho whlto of the egg. Vinegar Plrf Onb cup of sugar; ono- half cup of vinegar; three tablespoonfuls of , flour; one tcaspoonful of cinnamon; two cups of water; boll until It thickens In a doublo boiler pour Into crust and bake. Excellent! it Mock Whip Cream Filling Ono and ono-half cups whlto sugar; ono largo' tart apple or two small ones tho whlto of one egg,.' ono-half teaspoon vanilla; beat till stiff, put between layora and on top of cake. Dressing for Cabbage Salad Qnp and ono half tablespoonfuls of sugar; one-half tcaspoonful of salt; one and one -half ta blespoonfuls of vinegar;1 mix all together and stir Into half a cupful of sour cream which has been previously bcalon stiff.. it Pop Overs Ono cup of milk; ono cup of flour; orio jegg; one teaspoon of butter? a pinch of salt; boat tho whlto and yolk .of th egg separately; then beat .all well together; put In tho oven and bako In gem paps. it . , To . Preserve Green drapes Sweat Ones-Take-four pounds of grapes to two pounds of sugar and a pint of water. boll the syrup and put tho grapes in whllo boiling; let boll three minutes and put In. jars. ' Fried' Cake-Two eggs, two cups of sugar, six tablespoonfuls of- melted lard, three, tablespoonfuls of baking powder, on.- and one-half cups sweet milk,, ono teaspoonful of ginger, and enough flour to roll out nicely. . Vinegar Pie Ono' half cup vinegar, ono and one-half cups hot water, one cup of sugar, yolks of. two eggs, one teaspoon ful of vanilla, ono heaping tablespoonful of corn starch. Bako with under crust, Use tho whites of tho eggs for frosting, Bake the crust and separate. No Egg Cookies Three cups granulat ed sugar, one cup lard, one-half toa spoon salt, qno cup nlco buttermilk, ono teaspoon soda, two teaspoons lemon ex tracts Mix In flour enough to mold out soft. Roll out thin, Sift over sugar and bako In quick oven. Very nlco. it To Keep Files off from Picture" Frames or Table If you have a, hanging lamp get somo green asparagus tops and stick around tho bottom of tho lamp, Tho flics will sit on the tops and dlo. Theso tops are very decorative and en banco tho looks of any dining room. Pumpkin Pie .For old fashioned pump kin pie that cannot be excelled by any modern recipe take ono and one-half cup fuls of stewed pumpkin; ono cup of boil ing milk; one-half cup of brown sugar two eggs, one-half teaspoonful of salt one-half salt spoon each of cinnamon and ginger. Line a deep pie plate with a good crust; fill and bako to a golden brown. Little Nut Cakes Cream together one half cupful of sugar with two table spoonfuls of butter; add one well beaten eta; two tablespoonfuls of milk; one fourth teaspoonful of salt and one oupful C flour with which has been sifted one teaapeonful of baking powder, stirring fa one cupful of chopped nuts; drop frets a spoon on well buttered tins, and bake in quick oven. Large Hat for Dress Wear. The drawing shows a lovely model of cream white felt, tho large brim of which drooped In a becoming fashion over the face. Tho under part of the brim was filled in with white maline, tho top of the hat showing a wreath of delicate yellowish pink roses, maiden hair fern and forget-me-nots about tho crown. Three full white plumes wero ui?ed at tho left shlo of tho hat A Feather Cake Ono cupful of whlto sugar; ono cupful of sweet cream; two eggs; ono tcasponful of vanilla; two tea- spoonfuls of good baking powder; two cupfuln of flour; this will mako two lay ers. - . it A Good Way to Make Starch Take ono cupful of good starch; stir In a llttlo cold water to mako Into a thick cream and have boiling water to pour over this till thick: then put in four tablespoons of salt and two of kerosene; stir and you will havo the best starch made. A Cheap Fruit Cake Two cups of suer- ar; one cup of butter; ono largo cup of sour milk; two cups of seeded chopped raisins; threo cupfuls of flour; four eggs added tho last of "all; ono teaspoonful of soda In tho milk; ono teaspoon of alr bdIco: ono teaspoon of cloves; one. tea spoon of cinnamon; bake 35 minutes In n slow oven In a loaf form and use boiled Icing on top. Sauce for Pudding Ono-half cup ot butter; ono cup of sugar; ono egg all beaten light and cook ih a dquble boiler 40 minutes. Do not stir, Cook this sauco until fine. Pour over any kind of stalo cake which has been well, steamed. Sponge Cake Three oggs, two cups sugar! ono tablespoonful of butter. Cream nil together. A pinch of salt, two tablespoonfuls sweet milk, one tea spoonful soda, two teaspoons of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of vanilla, threo cups of flour: beat all together, then add one-half cup boiling water, beat good and bake In a quick oven; bako in a loaf or In layers. if Chowder Eight quarts of chopped green tomatoes, mixed with one cup of salt. Lot stand over night and drain well. Moll fifteen minutes in two quarts of vlnogar and o.no pint .of water, then drain tgaln. Take threo quarts of vin egar, two . pounds of sugar, ono-half pounl of whlto mustard seed whole, one-fourth teaspoonful of cayenne pep. per, ono tablespoonful' of cinnamon and one tablespoonful of clotes.. Boll the whelo forty minutes. Prize Lemon PIa Line a plo tin with good crugt and bake. For. the filling take one cup of sugar; the grated rind and Jutcq of one lemon; yolks of threo eggs; two tablespoonfuls of corn starch (a lit tle heaping).; stir sugar and yolks togeth er; add lemon Julco then tho corn starch and stir well together; then add one and one-half cups of boiling, water; put In tho stovo In a doublo boiler and cook until thick then pour into tho baked crust. For tho" top, beat tho whites of tho three eggs stiff; add two tablespoonfuls of sug ar; spread over tho top and brown deli cately In tho oven. it Pfetfernussso This Is a great Gorman receipt, made gonorally at Christmas time. Sift together two cupfuls of sug ar; four cupfuls of flour; two level tea spoonfuls of baking powdor with a half tablespoonful each of cloves, maco and nutmeg ,and one tablespoonful of cinna mon; ndd tho grated rind of a lemon and a half cupful of chopped citron; mix to a dough; add llvo eggs beaten vory light, but do not soparato yolks from whites. Shapo tho dough Into balls the size or a hickory nut with buttored hands and bako on buttored paper In a quick oven. Set the balls at least ono Inch apart in pan. This rectpo makes about seventy cakes. Sweet Spanish Pickles Two heads of cabbage of medium size; three dozen green tomatoes; two dozen cucumbers nnd eight small green poppers. Cut the cabbage in small pieces; also tho cucum bers; sprinkle with salt and let stand over night. In the morning drain In tho collander and scald each separately In weak vinegar. Throw this away. Put all in a crock and cover with the follow ing mixture three and one-half pint ot vinegar; four pounds of brown sugar; one tcaspoonful each of white mustard and celery seed; one spoonful of turmerlo and ground cinnamon mixed with a little cold vinegar. Cook all together; sour over the vegetables while hot and add a handful of raisins. Try this rectpo and you will never be without the oloklea. Hallmark of Wealth. A short, nervous man; holding In his hand a paper, entered tho office of the prominent specialist. "Ah, good morning, sir. You remem ber mo? I was ono of your patients." "Perfectly, sir. Be seated." "I havo Just received your bill." "Yes, sir." Tho patient waved tho paper excited ly. "I have come to ask you for an ex planation. This bill, sir, is four times as much as it ought to be. It's twice as much as I can pay." The great specialist looked sympa thetic. "Is it possible," he muttered, "that I havo made a mistake? No, that is correct. It's all right." "Now, sir," exclaimed the other man, "let me tell you something. I know you charged high. I knew you also went by nppearances. And so, when I came to you I made it a point of wearing my oldest and shabbiest clothes. I did it on purpose. How sir, can you, In view of this fact, dare to present me with such a whanging bill?" "That's why I did it." "Why you did it?" The great specialist smiled. "Certainly, sir," he replied, "t as sumed that no one but a millionaire could afford to wear such poor clothes as that." Life Gown of White Mull rimmed With Blue Mull and Lace.. It is impossible in a black and white sketch to do Justice t othis charming little frock, which was of sheer white material trimmed with lace and two inch wide bands of thin blue tucked mull. The skirt had three bands of the pale blue mull let in between strips of Val. insertion. Small tucks and little ruffles of Val. lace were also used as trimming for the skirt. The waist had bands of the pale blue mull let fn about the yoke and down the front In connection with Valenciennes insertion. Tho elbow sleeves showed a cuff band of the pale blue tucked mull finished with insertion and lace ruffles, the full part of the sleeve being trimmed with a group of. tucks finished with a frill of lace and Headed by a strip of insertion. A Sure 81gn. The late Barney Owens, the noted' old horseman of Point Bteeze, had a fine sense of humor, and at a dinner that he gave one Christmas to some New Jersey politicians, he impressed his guests a good deal with a toast that he proposed. "A toast to politics," he began. "A toast to politics and politicians. "I know a man whoso son Is 10 years old. To find out what his son's tastes were, this man put In the boy's room ono day a Blblo, a bottle of whisky and a five-dollar bill. " If he takes tho Bible.' the father said to himself, 'it's a lgn he's going to be a preacher. If ho takes tho money, he'll bo a business man. If he takes tho whiBky, he'll bo no good a drunkard.' "And he crawled under tho bed and waited for the boy to coma in. "When the boy came in he wa3 whistling. He ran to the table like a shot and took the money and put It in his pocket. He took tho Bible and put It under his arm. He uncorked the bottle of whisky, took two or three drinks, smacked his lips and went out whistling again. "'By Jingo,' said the father, crawl ing out from under the bed, 'he's going to be a politician.' " The radium mines of Joachlmetal, In Austria, recently supplied the Vienna Academy of Science with ten tons of uranium ore, and this has yielded 1250,000 worth of radium, which Is to be used for research. ' Electric Versus Steam on Railroads. The broad question of the entlro dis placement of steam locomotives by electric traction on railways for pas senger and freight traffic is still open, tho matters of efficiency, reliability and economy of operation under all conditions, climatic, and otherwise, be ing yot unsettled, and all that has been done hitherto In this direction, except for tunnel and terminal service, may bo regarded as largely of an experi mental or tentative nature. Thus the effects of sleet and snow upon tho movoments of heavy traffic under elec trical operation are as yet unknown. Tho effect of a congestion of heavv traffic at ono point of a road Is also a matter of conjecture, while the possi bility of the tie up of a division by tho destruction of a power house must bo reckoned with. Further, the promi nent electric railway engineers, and the large manufacturers of electric railway eqiupments are not altogether united upon the best and most econ omical methods of operating long-distance railways. For example, the ad vocates of what are known as the "di rect current" and the "alternating cur rent" methods of electric traction uro more or less widely divided as to the respective merits of these methods. Certain advantages of electric traction on such roads are readily admitted. For instance, that the safety of tho traveling public can be better safe guarded .by electric traction than by an wother known means of railway lo comotion. Thus It would be quite practicable to arrange the blocks of: an electric railway that as a train passed from one block Into the next It would cut off the power in the blocki behind, so that collisions would be next to Impossible. It would also be practicable, by suitably arranging tho power circuits of an electric railway, for the operator at a tower station to cut off the power from any block Into which a heedless iriotorxnan might have entered in tho face of warning signals. Also, if high speed passenger service only on the rap'i lines of rail ways fs to be, considered, there is lit tle question that the electric locomo tive, wftb. Its revolving motor, forming practically a part of the axle of the' driving wheels, is inherently superior to the steam locomotive, a statement, which, can be made without disparage ment of that marvelous example of tho mechanical engineers' skill. The expe rience gained with electrically oper ated trains hate made it clear that with) proper attention to roadbed construe- . tion and car equipment, a speed of at least one hundred' miles per hour is feasible. But to operate a long-distance, steam railway for the purpose of operating a ievr high speed trains per day would be prohibitive as to cost. It can be done more economically bv a steam locomotive, since the engine carries with It Its own motive power,! and requires no extra rails, wires or! power houses for its operation. On the1 other hand, where trains are fre quent, practice has shown that under certain conditions;, it will doubtless be' more economical to burn the coal un-; der one large boifer Id a power house and have this power conveyed by wires Ih the shape of electrical energy to the electric locomotive or motor car. American Monthly Review of Re views. Bad Fix. Beggar Mister, won't you assist me? I don't know Where my next meal Is coming from. Mr. Slowpay Neither do r. th, butcher and grooer In Lonelyvllle re- iused me any more credit this morn ing. In Greece, after a prisoner has been sentenced to death, he has to wait two years before the execution can take place. 4