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. pale straw color; add two table-,
cpoonfuls of flour and stir briskly un
til smooth; add ono pint of hot milK,
milk and water, -or water, pouring
elowly and beating hard; add one-hail
teaspoonful of salt, one-half saltspoon
ul of white pepper and a speck ot
cayenne; Just before serving, add a
tablespoonful of butter to it To make
9 brown sauce for soups, stews, grav
ies, lot the butter and flour brown.
To cook spring carrots, wash, scrape
and parboil for ten minutes, then
drain off water and return to the fire.
Add one heaping tablespoonful of su
gar, one cupful of stock, tablespoonful
of butter, and boil until tender, which
will take about half an hour; then
remove tho cover and boil fast until
the stock is reduced to glaze. Sprin
kle a little chopped parsley and serve
with the glaze on them. If any are
left, reheat in a white sauce.
For young beets, cut the tops off,
leaving a bit of the .stalk on the heet;
scrub well, but do not break or cut
off the rootlets; lay into boiling wa
ter and boil rapidly until tender,
which will require about three-quarters
of an hour; drain, and drop into
cold water, slip the skins oif by hand,
slice, and pour over them a sauce
made of one tablespoonful of butter,
one tablespoonful of sugar, two table-
ppoonfuls of vinegar, half teaspoonful
of salt, and a dash of pepper; boil up
once and pour hot over tho beets.
To cook egg-plant, peeT and cut them
into half-inch slices, sprinkle with
Bait and pepper, pile in stacks on a
tipped plato and let drain for three
quarters of an hour; or lay in salted
water for tho same length of time;
(this, to extract the bitterness). Make
a light batter with one egg, flour and
a little water, dip the slices into it and
fry In butter or nice lard. Egg and
cracker may be used instead of bat
ter. To bake them, parboil them until
tender, remove tho insidS carefully,
mix it with butter, pepper, salt and
tread or cracker crumbs, put the mix
ture into tho hulls, set in a pan and
take in the oven.
tho material should lis as much above the lands and palmo of tho coast of
Query Box.
Mrs. B., Mab., Young Mother, and
others. See article in another column
entitled "Sterilizing the Milk for
Baby."
Mrs. J. B. Many housekeepers pre
fer not to black the top of their range,
but wipe it off with a greasy cloth kept
for that purpose.
Housewife. If the corn is fresh and
tender, fifteen minutes is long enough
for it to remain in boiling water;
take out and wrap at once in a thick
napkin, for if allowed to dry hot the
skin will toughen. It is sometimes
cooked with the silky innor husk on.
Hostess. The sizo of eggs and the
sharpness of vinegars, are so variable
tYiat tho sauce made from one pint of
oil may not at all times be the same.
If tho vinegar is too sour, substitute a
tablespoonful of water. A true ma
7onnaiso dressing contains no sugar,
though sugar may be added, if liked.
Mrs. Hull. For green tomato pie,
X-eel and slice green tomatoes, add four
tablespoonfuls of vinegar, one of but
ter, three of sugar; flavor with nut
meg or cinnamon, and bake with two
crusts slowly. This much for one pip
Summer Girl. If the sauce curdles (
or breaks, it is probably from the oil
having been added too fast; jn that
case, take a fresh, cold yolk in another
bowl, beat until thick; add to this,
by tho half -spoonfuls, the curdled
eauce, slowly at first, but more freely
as It smooths, beating hard all the
time.
Annie. Tomatoes, to serve raw,
should bo set on Ice at least a half
tour before serving. Plunge them,
two or three at a time, In boiling wa
ter, leave while you count five, remove
ir.stantly to cold water, slip the peel
off, slice and set on Ice. Let the wa
ter always be boiling before dipping
another lot They may be eaten with
a sprinkle of salt, or with sugar, as a
fruit
Beginner. A spoonful means that
tho edge of the bowl as the bowl lis
below it a rounding teaspooniui; a
heaping teaspoonful should bo twice
as high above tho edge of tho bowl as
the bowl is below it; a lovol spoonful
is ono that tho top of tho material is
lovol with tho edge of the bowL Salt,
pepper and spices aro measured ad
"level" spoonfuls, unless otherwise
stated. A speck is what will llo in a
quarter of an inch square space) about
a quarter of a saltspoonful. Nearly all
cook books contain tables of measuros
and proportions, and the timo required
for the various cooking processes.
Mrs. J. B. M. Bouillon is simply
beef tea made on a largo acaio, and
should be prepared iiko a plain soup
stock, allowing ono pound of meat and
bone to each pint of broth, put over
tho fire in cold water and boiled slow
ly to extract tho juices from tho meat,
seasoning with pepper, salt, celery
and, if desired, other flavoring. Mako
tho day beforo it 1b wanted, and sot
on ice over night Remove every par
ticle of grease while cold. When tho
stock is thoroughly done, it should
to strained into earthen jars, and if
kept in a cold place, will bo good for
several days. When ready to sorvo,
re-heat to boiling point and strain
through a thick napkin. Servo in
cups.
Grace J. There are quite a number
of floral magazines published, any one
of which would servo your purpose
better than a book on floriculturo, as
the information they give each month
is more up-to-dato; tho subscription
price is small, and tho subject mat
ter helpful and roliable. Tho florists
usually do their advertising in tho
early fall and spring, and if you do
not see what you want in tho adver
tising columns shortly, I will gladly
give you the addresses of several, if
you send me a stamped, self-addressed
envelope. I am always willing to aid
flower-lovers. Do not cut the sprouts
from about the canna; every sprout
bears a bloom stalk, and tho moro
sprouts tho more bloom. The canna
wants heavy mulching with rough
manure, or other material, plenty of
water the house-slops will answer
and lots of sunshine.
tho Belka, where, tho Arabs say, "the
cold is always at homo;" from Her
mon on tho north to tho desert beyond
Hebron on tho south. All climates
aro found witliin tho limits of this
peculiar land; it is llko tho world in
miniature. From Nazareth wo saw at
a singlo glance the snows of Lebanon,
tho olives of the lowlands, tho whent-
flolds of Esdraelou, tho land where
the Bcdoiun dwells in goats' hair
tents and cotton clothing, and the
Jordan valley where is never trace of
snow or frost et across Uils cntiro
strotch of country from the sea to
tho desert mountains between which
are four zones of climate is but a
ecant seventy miles. No ono may go
through this yet fertile land, study its
physical geography and noto tho lifo
of ltfl people, without observing its
wonderful adaptation to tho mission
of the Jewish people. None may visit
it without noting that tho Book finds
testimony to Its genuineness in the
Land. It helps to right understanding
of tho lives of the patriarchs and
prophets, kings and apostles. Moro
than all It affords a new glimpse of
tho manliness, dignity and grace of
Him who walked its holy fields. For
the chlofest charm of tho Holy Land
Is not its Bplendid scenery nor the
quaint life of its people, nor yet the
history of tho wonderful Hebrew na
tion that dwelt there, but that the employer, 'where does he live?'
A Touching Story.
Count Cassini, Uusslan ambassador
to tho United States, rolatos tho fol
lowing story:
"A Russian manufacturer had in his
pmploy a mechanic who for some timo
had been pleading as an excuse for ab
sence, that hlB child was ill. When
tho man did appoar for work his face
boro unmistakable signs of difisipa-
tlon, according to tho employer's point
of vlow. Tho wornmtui aid It waa
duo to loss of sleep.
"Ono morning when there was an
important pifceo of work to bo done
(for the mechanic was a flno artisan),
a fellow workman camo In and re
ported to tho manufacturer that the Ir
rogular mechanic could not come. Tho
child was very sick.
"Angered, the master demanded tho
place of rcsidenco of hl lying work
man, nnd ho himself would go and
rout him out of his dnnken stupor.
"Tho fellow- worl man, however,
gave such a detailed and Intrlcato
plan of tho district in which tho house
could be found that tho manufacturer
did not go to investigate.
"Next morning "the workman again
roported that the mechanic could not
come.
"'I will find him,' said tho Irato
Standing Pat.
Senator Marcus Aurelius Hanna has
given tho republican party a now
shibboleth, to-wit: "Stand pat" It
is culled from the choice vernacular of
the poker table. It means the player
who does not discard. It is the trick
of tho bluffer who hopes to win the
stake on nothing.
But in politics it may mean other
things. For instance, when tho pos
tal system was looted and plundered
by Itathbone and Neeley, Ohio repub
licans stood pat; and not oven tho
looters were disturbed. Tho bluff
seems to go at that
So now, with scandal after scandal
being exposed in tho postofflco depart
ment, showing a villainous public ser
vice and a corrupt party situation tho
republican organization stands pat
right through.
Down In Kentucky the law awaits
one Taylor who is charged with com
plicity in the assassination of tlhe
governor of the state while acting as
governor himself. The governor of
Kentucky says to the republican gov
ernor of Indiana, "Please grant a re
quisition that Taylor may bo tried,"
but tho republicans of Indiana from
governor down stand pat, and so it
eoes.
The question now arises, how long
will the American people stand pat In
tho game. Poughkeepsie News-Press.
The Charm of Palestine.
So amid the beauty of a Palestine
springtime we have journeyed through
the Holy City. To describe the seven
weeks stay in detail would require a
volume There has been hero set
down 'but the merest outline of travel.
We have seen the land of Israel from J
Almighty manifested upon lis hills
and plains His glory and unfolded tho
promise of His redeeming gfacc, that
Bethlehem Is hero, and Calvary. The
Land appears to have been 'formed as
a framework for tho Book, and tho
Book was written that "ye may be
lieve that Jesus is the Christ the Son
ot God, and that believing yo may
have life in His name." From "Somo
Saints and Somo Sinners in the Holy
Land," by Waiter Williams.
Words of Jefferson.
These "Words of Jefferson" live to
day. Aro you interested in them?
Ho said tho judges should not be de
pendent upon any man or body of
men.
Tho law of the majority is tho nat
ural law of men.
It is better to abolish monopolies in
all cases than not to do It in any.
I am not among those who fear the
people. They, and not the rich, are
our dependonco for continued freedom.
Tho wholo art of government con
sists In the art of being honest
Where the press is free, and every
man able to read, all is safe.
If a nation expects to be Ignorant
and free in a state of civilization, it
expects what never was and never
will be.
Those who bear equally tho burdens
of government should equally partic
ipate of its benefits.
Wealth acquired by speculation and
plunder is fugacious In its nature and
fills society with the spirit of gam
bling. Do not be frightened Into the sur
render of true principles by the alarms
of tho timid or the croakings of
wealth against ascendency of the peo
ple. What a cruel reflection that a rich
country cannot long be a free one.
If wo can prevent tho government
from wasting the labors of tho people,
under the pretense of taking care of
them, they must become happy.
I think we havo more machinery of
government than is necessary, too
many parasites living on the labor of
the industrious.
Take not from the mouth of labor
tho bread it has earned.
The persons and property of our
citizens are entitled to the protection
of our government in all places where
they may lawfully go.
Whenever there Is, In any country
uncultivated lands and unemployed
poor It Is clear that tho laws of prop
erty have been so far extended as to
violate natural rights. Chicago
American.
'Very simple matter,' said tho
workman.
" 'Simple,' roared tho nanmactureir,
yestord'ay you inn do believe that it
was nlmoBt impnswlhlp to find him.'
" 'Truo,' said the man, falteringly,
'now you just look for the hotipe with
crape on the door.' " Toledo Bee.
"As5fmilnt?on.
After all the Philippines tto-.?crca
seem to bo in the assimilating busi
ness. About 25 per cent of tho sol
diers wo have over thcro aro sick oi
on tho verge of collapse and the sur
geons say Americans at tho best can
not withstand tho climate more thau
threo years. A significant fact has
lately leaked out to tho effect that
General Davis hns been looking for a
site in Benguet for a sanitarium with
a capacity of 0,000, "where soldiers
may be Bent to recuperate." This tells
wholo volumes in a few words.
Johnstown (Pa.) Democrat
Dog Day Don'ts.
Pon't hurry.
Uon't walk on the sunny side of
tho street if you can avoid it
Don't wear a heavy black hat and
thick stuffy clothes. A light crash
suit will mean money in your pocket
and comfort in your frame.
Don't drink alcoholic liquors, or bev
erages rich with sugary sirups or ico
cold water. Pure water, or carbon
ated mineral water, cold but not Icy,
is bc3t for quenching thirst and far
best for the health. Drink It freely,
but in small quantities at a time.
Don't wear a high, tight collar. Even
the fool fashions to which men make
themselves slaves will permit you to
put on a collar half an inch lower and
half an Inch longer than you wore in
cool weather.
Don't ask your neighbor if it is hot
enough for him.
Don't worry.
Don't All your Btomach with rich,
highly spiced, carbonaceous focd. A
bowl of bread and milk is better than
beefsteak a l'enfer.
Don't swear at the weather fore
caster. He is doing his best
Don't run to catch a car. Walk
slowly and catch the next one, or the
cne after that Exchange.
AJN OLD AND WKLL TKIKD HEMKDY.
MBA. WD.BLOW'8 SOOTIIIKO Stbitp for Children
terthlne should alwajs to tueJ lor children viMJb
teethliijr. It sof tens tho KUtns, allays all pain, cure
wind colic and Is tho best remedr for diarrhoea,
Tvrentj-nyo Mnta a lotUe It Is tho best.
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