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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1900.
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TALES TOLD ON TRAVELERS
Troubles of Railroad Men Aired for the
Benefit of the Public
SOME REAL GRIEVANCES POINTED OUT
Careleasnesii with llitRKiiKC. Attempt
to Client, lli'iiilbrnd Trick nml
Other Woe 'Mint llenet and
1'rrplei Jlnnngtri.
Railroad men havo a few "kicks" com
ing. Tlicy have troubles of their own and
manr o( them. Whllo travelers may bo
justified In setting up a roar occasionally,
tho railroad manager has some warrant
for a continuous performance In that line.
A few of the grievances of tho managers
are detailed In tho following paper, written
for the Philadelphia Saturday livening Post
by P. S. Kustls, general passenger agent
of tho Uurllngton system:
The major part of nil mistakes In the
handling of baggago In tho United States
Is duo to tho carlessncss of the public In
stead of to tho fault of tho system or of the
men who execute It. Let me Illustrate one
of tho moat common combinations of cir
cumstances causing tho miscarriage of bag
gage. Your trunk Is delivered nt tha depot
In Uurllngton, la., and you deliver It to
the baggaeman thcro with tho Instruction
to "check to La Orange." Your homo Is
In Ijv Orange, III., nnd It docs not occur
to you that there Is uuother l.n Orango on
tho faco of thu earth. Hut tho baggageman,
not being a mlnd-rcader, naturally Infers
that you Intended to say l.u Grunge, Mo.,
a point comparatively near Uurllngton and
ono to which ho Is called upon to check
baggage every day In tho wcok, perhaps.
You pocket tho check, which plainly reads,
"Lu Orango, Mo.," and take tho castbound
train ,for Ln Orange, 111., whllo your trunk
Is forwarded to tho llttlo station of like
noma In Missouri. Arriving home, you
discover that your trunk has miscarried
and you state with great omphaBls to your
local agent that you told tho Uurllngton
baggageman to check your tho ploco to
"La Grange, 111." Your home Htatlon agent
Immediately telegraphs tho general bag
gago agent as follows: "Short C. U. Q.
way 16,781 from Uurllngton, Uwa, No.
16, 31st" which being translated roads, la
elToct, that he requests a plcco of baggago
bearing C. U & Q. way check 16,781, which
Rhould havo come forward from Uurllngton,
la., on train No. 16, December 31. The
gcnoral baggage agent then wires tho agent
at Uurllngton, who consults his records
and finds that the trunk In question was
chocked' to La Orange, Mo. Ho wires tho
gent there to forward your trunk to La
Orange, 111., on the first train. Tbero Is
no through train from this little Missouri
station to La Orango, 111., and your trunk
must start on Its home Journoy on a local
train to Uurllngton. When It urrlvcs there
It Ib tossed Into tho baggagecar of the
castbound train and In duo time Is un
loaded at your home, station. Forever
afterward you condemn, the American sys
tem of baggage handling on the basis of
what Is realty your own arror and not that
of tho' baggageman or of tho system.
Occaslnnlly a ploco of baggago disappears
altogether. No trace whatever can bo
found of It. This condition has brought
about tho practice of requiring every bag
gageman to mako a weekly report to his
superior, describing In detail every plcco
of unclaimed baggage on hand. In cases
of this kind we have claims from the
owners for tho valuo of the lost trunk and
tholr contents and we have learned to read
without uncharitable comment the long and
formidable lists of valuable articles In
lost trunks, bags and telescopes. Without
referenco to ho few cases of gross fraud
In Buch claims,- It Is cause for wondor why
peoplo so commonly overvaluo tho articles
contained in the trunks they have lost.
Underclothing which has ovldontly done
sorvlco for years Is generally valued at tho
prlco of new goods and wornout handker
ohlofs aro ordinarily appraised at M a
dozen; but tharo are hundrodB of claims
which do not belong in this class and which
will Ulustrato tho dlfllcultles against which
baggagemen aro compelled constantly to
contend
Attempt to Cheut Ue Itoad.
Not long ago a woman chocked two
trunks to Grand Island, Neb. In somo mys
terious manner thoy disappeared. Hor
claim for damages was, about J600 and tho
list of articles said to have been locked
lnsldo those two trunks was simply np
palllng In Its extent, to say nothing of Us
value, A closu description established tho
fact that she was a woman In moderate
circumstances, but an operatic prima donna
of tho first magnitude would havo been
proud of the advertising resulting from the
publication of that list of lost articles.
Tho claimant wont to Idaho to resldo, and
attor a lengthy correspondence we declined
to pay her demand, having spent much time
and money lu a searching Investigation
which compelled the conclusion that tho
clatm was fraudulent. As a result the
woman brought suit and, of course, had to
fllo In court a sworn statement enumerat
ing tho lost articles and their value, to
gether with a mlnuta description of the
trunks In which they wera contained. To
a commltteo of ladles selected from her
neighbors wo Hubmltted two trunks of tho
size and description of tho ones lost, and
requested these ladles to select from the
stock of a local storo an Invoice, of arti
cles corresponding exactly with tho list
claimed by the woman. This thoy did.
Then thoy wero requested to select from
tholr number two womon who wero known
to be masters In the art of trunk-packing.
Thcso experts then proceeded to pack tho
collection of articles Into the two trunks.
Thotr best efforts wero put forth, but thoy
wero ablo to pack less than two-thirds of
tho articles lnsldo tho trunks. This unique
domoustratlon resulted In an Indefinite
postponement of the trial of the case.
About this time occurred ono of thoso
clearance sales of unclaimed baggago which
all railroads hold annually, and among the
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pieces thus sent to tho auction block wero
two trunks from Kearney, Neb. Uy
chance they were recognized as the two
trunks I oat by the Idaho claimant. They
were opened and postlvely Identified an her,
and wero taken by a special agent to hor
homo A liberal valuation of the contents
could not have exceeded $75. The agent
was Instructed to deliver them to her and
to securo a release In full of all claims
for damages, together with cash sufficient
to cover expenses Incurred In tho Investi
gation and its consequent suit at law,
Thcso conditions wero promptly compiled
with by the woman, who will probably never
again attempt to extort money from a rail
road company on a "stuffed" baggago clatm.
The aim of every railroad Is to bring Its
train service to tho highest point of per
fection consistent with good business prin
ciples and to tbta end tho general passen
ger agent seeks to foster rather than dis
course Intelligent suggestions from tho
general public looking to tho botterment of
Its train schedules. IIo Is anxious to give
tho patrons nt his road the largest dogrco
of aocommodatlon and convenience In tho
matter of Its trains. People, however,
often fall to take Into account tho fact
that railroads are run for prolU and that
a charge In train scrvlco which increases
running expenses and promises no Increase
In business Is not a legltlmato demand.
Ono of tho hardest problems with which
tho general passenger agent has to grapple
Is tho Just allotment of trains, particularly
those engaged In suburban traffic. It Is
very difficult to dctcrralno Just what ar
rangements of suburban trulns will host
nccommodato that class of business; but
this porplexlty arises from no lack of ad
vice from tho public. Thcso suggestions
aro heartily welcomed, but tho labor of
thoroughly Investigating such complaints
and proposals Is beyond tho comprehension
of any person who has not directly handled
this peculiar phase of passenger business.
Not long ago n road doing a largo sub
urban business received n petition signed
by tweuty-four peoplo, requesting that the
6:17 train from tholr station bo changed to
6:27. A thorough Investigation developed
tho fact that moro than half tho signers
of this petition seldom or never went to
tho city on the 6:17 train, would seldom
use a train leaving at 6:27 nnd only signed
tho petition to "obllgo n friend."
Knew How to Hun the Iloiwl.
Another type of suggestion In this lino
Is well indicated by this Incident:
A prominent farmer, a man of Influenco
in his part of the staU suggested It would
pay to run two watns a day Instead of
ono over tho branch lluo on which ho lived.
He was thanked for his suggestion nnd as
sured that it would bo Investigated. This
was dono and It was found Uiat thero was
nothing to tndlcato that a now train would
prove to bo paying. He was Informed of
this conclusion, but steadily persisted In
pressing bis demand. Later, the general
passenger agent, with other officials, mado
an Inspection tour in a special train over
tho line on which this man was located.
A question was raised by a member of tho
official party regarding tho condition of the
corn crop in that locality. The train was
stopped and several of tho officials alighted
and sampled tho crop. On returning from
tho field tho genoral passenger agent en
countered the owner of tho farm and apolo
gized to him for raiding his cornfield. The
man Introduced himself as tho person who
had petitioned for the extra train and at
once proceeded to tell tho official how
the train sorvlco of tho road should be
regulated. In turn tho general passenger
agent abruptly changed the subject of con
versation and, with a merry twlnklo In
his eye, gave tho farmer a protund lecture
upon the art of raising hogs, corn and
stock. Tho countryman immediately re
taliated by declaring that bo bad been1
farming for thirty years and thought he
knew as much about the business' as any
railroad man could tell him. He was In
vited to enter tho car and make tho trip
to tho end of tho lino and back to his farm.
Just boforo the train halted to leavo the
farmer at his homo ho turned to tho gen
eral passenger agent and laughingly re
marked: "Say! I guess l'vo caught onto
that hog business. I reckon you don't
really claim to know much about raising
hogs, and I guess I'll quit trying to toll
you how to run a railroad!"
Nearly every railroad In Its publications
requests from its patrons complaints of
unsatisfactory servlco at tho hands of its
employes, but tho public Is very opt to
forget that theso complaints, to be usoful,
should bo explicit and temperate, and should
not be brought forward on trivial and un
reasonable provocation. They are Investi
gated with searching thoroughness and tho
slightest complaint causes an amount of
labor, trouble and vexation which nono
but a railroad man can appreciate Re
cently a gentleman from the west pro-
ferred a written complaint to tho effect
that ho had not been given tho sleeper
borth be had reserved for his use. After
lengthy correspondence ho stopped at the
office of the genoral passenger agent and
introduced himself as the president of a
large western college. Tho railroad offi
cial sent for the correspondence and the
reports regarding his complaint and turned
the papers ovor to his caller, simply re
questing the latter to stato If, in bis opin
ion, all had been done In the matter that
could be reasonably expected. When tho
college president bad glanced over tho
thirty documents in tho pile, beginning
with bis postal card entering the com
plaint and ending with an official order
amending the rules of procedure In the
scrvlco, so as to avoid a recurrence of tho
trouble, ho removed his spectacles and re
marked: "I would llko to be Intrusted, for
one month, with this fllo of documents, In
order that I may place the papors beforo
my young men as an object lesson In tha
conscientious detail work Involved In a
largo business whero strict care and at
tention aro paid to tho smallest matters."
His request was granted.
Another patron, not quite so reasonable,
brought a violent complaint that tho porter
did not open or shut tho ventilators of the
car when requested to do no, Tho general
passenger agent made a personal Investiga
tion of this case, found that the porter had
an excellent record for polite and con
scientious attention to bis duties In gen
oral and that there was no serious cause
for criticism In this particular Instance.
The patron of tho road, however, was ro
lentlcss and demanded the Immediate dis
charge of tho porter. As the complainant
was at tho head of a large business, at a
point whore railroad competition was
strong, ho declared that all his future
shipments should bo transferred to an
other line unless tho porter wero at once
displaced. Greatly against the choice of
the general passenger ngent It was neces
sary to transfer the porter to a remote
section of the system, but good care was
taken to see that the Innocent man did not
suffer In point of wages by this transfer.
Conm'lcnce Tint Affected.
Tho last point at which tho general pub
lie seems Inclined to apply lis conscience
Is In dealing with the railroad. Persons
who would not take from n store goods
not belonging to them, even If clerks
should carelessly forgot to collect the
charges, do not hesitate to "brat" a rati
road out of a ride and take pride In the
transaction. A still larger class will not
attempt deliberately to defraud but will
not insist upon turning Into the railroad
company fare or tickets which conductors
have failed to collect. It Is a regrettable
fact that women with children aro the
most numerous offenders lu this particular.
Generally speaking, parents will not de
liberately misstate the age of tho child
traveling with them, but will simply hand
up their own tickets In a manner which
says as plainly as words; "Of course you
do not charge for children under 5 years
of age" this in spite of tha fact that the
child Is plainly 8 years old. Some, how
over, do falsely stato the age of tholr
children nnd frequently como to grief
thereby, as tho little ones are Inclined to
correct any misstatement of their age.
Ono general passenger agent, whllo rtdlhg
In a through train, heard a woman talking
In angry tones to tho conductor. Tho lat
ter finally seated himself with tho pas
senger official and explained the Incident,
saying: "That woman handed me one
tlckot for an adult. I know tho boy should
pay half faro and so I asked him, 'Son,
how old aro you?' and before his mother
could stop him ho answered, 'I'm almost
10, sir.' The woman wanted to box his
cars, but sho took It out, whllo fumbling
for her chango, by calling mo 'a mean
old busybody' and several other things.
Not long ago a general passenger agent
wns discussing this phase of public morals
with a woman neighbor, and she sharply
resented his observations as unfair, to wo
mankind. Ho quietly asked her when she
had paid faro, on tho suburban trains be
tween her station and Chtcngo, tor cither
of her children, both of whom wero over
S years of ago. Her explanation was not
forthcoming.
To distinguish between frauds and mis
taken honest people Is often a very diffi
cult matter. An lrnto old gentleman re
cently called upon mo and demanded n
ticket from Chicago to Now York, saying
ho had been robbed of his transportation
by our passcngor ngent nt tho Chicago de
pot. He could scarcely control his nngcr
sufficiently to answer my questions, but
finally managed to say that he had bought
of our New York agent a ticket from that
point to Denver and return. Uecnuso of
Bomo absurd rule ho was required to ex
chango It for another ticket at the Chicago
depot beforo ho would bo allowed to pro
ceed westward and ho said thnt tho Chicago
agent had only given htm a ticket to Denver
and return to Chicago, doubtless retaining
tha balance, vulued nt about $20, for his
own profit. Tho man was bo angry I could
get llttlo moro Information from him.
Learning, howovcr, that ho was an honored
captain In tho United States navy, I gave
him a ticket from Chicago to New York,
thus admitting, as ho said I must admit,
that this tlckot was his right and was not
granted tiB a favor. From what ho had told
mo I knew precisely tho form of his orig
inal ticket. It was In thrco pieces, two
separate "going and returning" tickets for
tho trip east of Chicago and a pink order
on tho Chicago depot for a ticket thence
to Denver and return. I was qulto suro
that ho had still In his pocket tho remain
ing pleco, good from Chlcngo to New York.
With somo diplomacy I managed to con
tinue tho conversation and finally suc
ceeded In getting him to describe the orig
inal transportation. He evon showed me
whero he had put the ticket In his wallet.
While ho was doing this I saw the corner
of the tlckot. Quickly lifting this out of
Its hiding place, I presented it to him.
At this he became still moro enraged and
completely turned the tables by declaring
that I should not havo treated him like
a spoiled child by giving him a new ticket
to which I knew ho was not entitled.
A source of much trouble Ib tha matter
of Bleeping car berths, their reservation
and tickets. Peoplo generally prefer lower
berths In tho center of tho car, and tor
that reason often reserve them well In ad
vance Somo of the early reservations are
not used after all, and tho knowing trav
eler will call at tho last moment for a
lower berth, hoping to got ono of those
which havo been thus released. When told
there aro none ho usually repllos aftor this
manner: "Than give me upper eleven,
which is reserved for me." If such a trav
olnr gets a berth ho considers better than
"upper eleven" ho Bays nothing about his
former reservation. This Is not so clever
as It might nppear, as tho abuse of tho
rooervatlon privilege In this nnd in other
ways has necessitated making certain rules,
such as selling tho reserved berth within
fifteen minutes before train ttmo If It bus
not been railed for. It would help to avoid
orrors It all passengers would reserve tholr
berths early, pay for them if reasonably
certain to mako tho trip and thon cancel
tholr rosorvatlons if tho berths aro finally
not wanted. You can always get back the
money paid for the ticket If you advise tho
agent of your chango In plans within a rca
eonablo time. This applies to rutlroad
tickets as well as to nlocplng car coupons.
It Is not generally known that somo per
sons aro sufficiently crafty to "beat" tholr
way in a sleeping car. This Is a very dim
cult thing to do and can only bo accom
plished under peculiar circumstances. Not
long slnco a theatrical company chartered a
sleeping car, tho manager buying a ticket
for twenty peoplo, which, he said, con
stituted tho cntlro "troupe." The conductor
was u shrowd and careful man and checked
up very thoroughly to boo that tho numbor
of porsons represented by tbo ticket turned
in was not exceeded by the number of per
sons in tho car. Ho mistrusted fraud, but a
careful search of tho car failed to rooal any
extra passengers. Ho was on tho point of
returning to tho regular passenger coach,
at tho head ot the train, when he chanced
to think of tho "supply cellar" underneath
tho car. Quickly rotraclng his steps ho
throw back tho floor covering and lifted the
trap door leading Into this secret com
partment. Thore he discovered his extral
The comedy man of tho troupe confessed
that In the night ho had crawled out of his
hiding place and stowod himself away In
ono of the bunkn at the top of tho coach, a
place not readily vvlslllo to the conductor.
Theso statements and Incidents may servo
to Biiggest some of tho peculiarities with
which tho passenger olllclal of a railroad has
to deal, but the great burden of routine
work with which his department is prin
cipally engaged Is of n less picturesque
character nnd may thereforo bo taken for
granted Instead of described In detail.
CONWUUIALITIKS.
Miss Arllno Peek, the daughter of Ferdl
nnnd W. Peck, the United States commU.
Moner to the Purls exposition, will be mar.
rled to William a. Slrnms of Dayton, O.,
shortly after her return from Europe In
December.
.,e?1, re"n?tp, a farmer, and Miss
Mubol Herd of Poplar HlufT. Mo., were mar.
rled on the 2Sth lilt. Miss Heed Is the fifth
wife Mr. Derrlngton has taken. Throe of
his former wlveH died and less than a
month bro ho xecured n divorce from the
fourth, In all his marrl'n:en Mr. Harring
ton hns fhown an apparent dislike to
mothors-ln-lnw by marrying orphan glrln.
Miss Heed, llko her predecessors, Is parent
less. Sho Is 17 years of ago. while Mr.
Derrlngton has pnsped his 61st birthday.
Mrs J. n, Hltlman of. Atlantic City.
N. J.. Ik ono of tho most contented of
women, for rtio hnn a husband who adores
hor and an Income of $1.00) a mouth, which
sho can uso us pleaes her best. Enviable
ns her present position, It Is but a few
months since Mrs. Hlltman was a nurse
at the city hospital rf that place, She w.n
a widow, a Mrs. Davis, and Is a petite
brunette of wlnntmr manners nnd attrac
tive face. Her iircrunt husband U 4S vnnra
old. 'jwn months npo ho miffcreil from a
nervous amiction wnien tnreatened his llw.
He was forced to clvo un Ills 1mihIih.hh nml
enter the hospital, whero for a time his
condition was oonwldered critical by the
physicians. Mrs. Davis whs assigned to
care for him nnd under her enre ho nlowlv
regained his health. Than ho gallantly
ciiiii'iuuru 10 iiiko cure ai ins nurso and
she was willing,
A pretty romance culminated one day
last week In the marriage tit New York of
Dr. Herbert J. Ellis of Ithaca and Miss
Haynor Cohens, a cultured Jewish girl of
the metropolis. The couple met iome two
years ago when Dr. Ellis wns In New York
Htudylnr medicine. With a number of Ms
I'lnuimiiiiiiin ne win 111 n iironuway care,
when a flashily rirvfcHril rmiirli
With tho man was a beautiful girl. She
was trembling- In fright nnd It was plain
that life on Broadway was new to her.
Sho looked nppealtngly at Ellis. He was
not slow to recognise the situation. "Why
did you bring a yoiinar girl like that to
this cafe?" he demanded, striding- toward
the. man. Tho girl took refuge behind
Ellis. Tills angered the man and he sprang
at the student. A fight followed and the
rough was worsted. A love affair followed
the tirl'B rescue from the cafe. The younrf
man was Infatuated and when ho proposed
TABLE AND KITCHEN, j
Practical Suggestions About Food and the
Preparations of It. i
TAIILI3 AM) KITCHEN.
SiiKKesthinii on Whnt In lint and How
to Prepare l'ood.
IJnlly Menu.
THURSDAY.
HHEAKFAST.
Ilaked Apples,
Cornmeul Mush. Cream,
Sausage, linked Potatoes,
Orldlo Cakes. Syrup,
Coffee.
LUNCH.
Bllced Cold Mutton,
Boiled nice, Scalloped Tomatoes,
Fruit, Waflles,
Ten.
DINNER.
Ulsquo of Tomato.
Broiled Steak, Fried Green Peppers,
Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Carrots,
Winter Squash,
Apple, Custard Pie,
Coffee.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Steamed Rice. Stewed Figs, Cream,
Broiled Smoked Fish,
Stewed Potatoes,
Entlro Wheat Clems, Coffee.
LUNCH.
Hot Salmon, Oyster Sauce.
Potato Cakes, Cereal Coffee,
DINNER.
Celery Soup,
Escnlloped Oysters. Potatoes,
Stewed Tomntoes, Pickled Cabbage,
Sardine Salad,
Chocolate Pudding,
Coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit,
Cereal, Cream,
Lamb's Liver, Bacon,
Hashed Potatoes,
Orlddlo Cakes, Syrup.
Coffer.
LUNCH.
Stuffed Peppers? Plokled Oysters,
Fruit, Cake,
Cocoa.
DINNER.
Cream of Corn Soup,
Broiled Chops. French Fried Potatoes,
Pons, Baked Sweet Potatoes,
Egg Salad, Floating Island,
Coffee.
SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Rlro Boiled lu Milk. Stowed Dates,
Broiled Chops, Frenrh Fried Potutoes,
Mush Waflles. Maple Syrup.
DINNER.
Clear Soup,
Roasted Tamo Duck. Onion Dressing,
Apple Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Cauliflower,
Caramel Sweet Potatoes,
Colery Salad.
Snow Drift Pudding,
Vanilla Custurd,
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Fricassee of Lobster and Mushrooms,
Brown Brcud and Buttur,
Fruit. Cake,
Cocoa. '
How to Stew Tomatoes.
Whllo tho fresh vegetable Is In tho market
thcro aro so mnny Inviting ways of serv
ing It without resorting to stewing that
this modo ot preparation Is not missed,
but when only the canned artlclo Is to be
had It Is well to know how to cook and
serve these In tbo most palatablo way. In
cold weather, when moro meat nnd fower
fiesh vegetables aro on the diet list, the
stewed tomato, nicely cooked, should be
a frequent and welcome visitor on tho din
ner table.
In regard to stewed tomatoes, ono must
acknowlcdgo that we seldom find tbom
sustaining the reputation for savorlness wo
distinctly remember when they wero leBs
abundant and cheap than now. Certainly
tho stowed tomatoes our mothers served
on their tables wero much better In flavor,
even though tho varieties in those early
days were much moro acid and watery.
Doubtless this method of serving has
grown Into dlBrcputo with thoap who pos
sets fastidious tastes throupfi'- the uneavory
stylo employed In most 'restaurants. Theso
arc, as a rule, watory ,nnd InHlphl, or so
ncrld nnd hot with pepper as. to bo uneat
able by most persons, SomoJ cooks who
dlsllko watery texture, add to them cracker
or bread crumbs to absorb tho Juices or
thicken with flour or cornstarch. Neither
of those methods can properly bo called
stewed tomatoes. By adding tbo crackers
or crumbs wo havo n dish, resembling a
scallop, and tho addition of flour or corn
starch will glvo tho rich, palatablencsB nc
quirod by long nnd careful cooking. In
UBlng canned tomatoes It Is bad policy to
buy any but tho best. Tho cheap grades
aro apt to bo watery, with green or decayed
portions and hard, green cores. They are
principally wasto, ns the green nnd decayed
parts should not bo cookod with the rest
and tho water evaporates In tho cooking.
Tho proper way to stew them to get tho
rich, condensed flavor la to reduce them
by evaporation. Place them In porcelaln
llnod or agatn saucepan, leaving them un
covered. This allows rapid evaporation of
tho wator, and a largo surface being ex
posed so directly to tho heat they cook In
a moro uniform mannor and much quicker
than when In ,n doop, narrow vessel.
Somo tomatoes will rcduco to a pulp quickly,
while a much longer time Is required for
others. When canning your own tomatoes
remember this fact, and select one variety
at a time: Cook until tho water and pulp
are reduced until you havo a creamy, smooth
consistency. If allowed to cook too long
tho seeds will be very bard, It Is best
to remove thcso by straining tho Juice be
foro cooking.
Do not add tho sugar, salt and pepper
until nearly done. When tomatoes aro
very shnrp uso a little baking soda, as well
ob sugar, for much of tho latter will de
stroy tho flavor of tho tomato. Tho old
fashioned stowod tomatoes wero seasoned
as follows: Ono lovel teaspoonful of snlt,
one-eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper, two
toaspoonfuls ot sugar and three level table
spoonfuls of butter to each quart of to
matoes. By way of variety In flavor tho sugar Is
omitted and a piece of bay leaf, sllco of
onion, sprig of parsley and four wholo
cloven, with a llttlo vinegar or lemon Juice
aro added n short tlmo before tomatoes are
done. These must bo taken out before
sorvlns.
Ileelnles.
Frlcasseo of Lobstor and Mushrooms
Cut ono largo lobster Into pieces over an
Inch long and half an Inch wide. Mltico
fine a tablespoonful of boiled ham. Add
ham to two cuptuls of chicken stock, add
a lovel teaspoonful grated onion and namo
of minced parsley, Bait pepper to taste.
Cook above ten minutes, thon strain,
thicken stock with three tablespoonfuls
brown flour, add tho lobster and half dozen
mushrooms cut into quarters. Cook half
nn hour over boiling water. Turn Into a
heated dish and ndd half a gill or more of
heated sherry. If the wlno Is not used, add
a llttlo lemon Julco.
Apple Cake To ono pint of Blftcd
flour add two teaspoonfuls baking powder
and half a teaspoonful salt. Sift together
several times, Beat ono egg and add to a
cup of sweet milk wlt,h two tablespoonfuls
of molted butter. Stir this Into the (lour
and add enough moro milk to make a soft
dough. Roll out the crust halt an inch
thick and cover tho bottom of a well
greosod, long, shallow pan, Now cover this
crust with juicy apples, pared, quartered
and tho sharp sldo ot tho apple pressed Into
the dough. Sprinkle with a little cinna
mon, brown sugar, and dot with bits of
butter. Bako In moderately quick oven un
til both crust and apples are a light brown
color. Serve with cream.
Mutton a La Venison Have a leg
ot mutton larded with salt pork and sea
son with pepper, sweet basil, sweet mar
joram. While roosting baste frequently
with plenty ot butter. About an hour be
bore serving spioad with enrrant Jelly ana
brown, in the oven.
Candled Sweet Potatoes Pare six
medium-sized potatoes, boll ton minutes,
drain and out U bait lengthwise,
pl.ico In n buttered pan. Boll half a cup of
sugar with four tablespoonfuls of water and
two of butter for five minutes. Brush tho
potatoes with this and bake In oven half
an hour or until tender nnd clear looking.
Baste every fow mlnutis with the sirup.
HIco Waffles Beat the yoftis of three
egg3 very light, ndd one cup' of sour
or sweet milk, beating rapidly. Melt two
tablespoonfuls butter and udd to three
cups of plain, boiled rlco and te.isroonful
of salt. Sift thrco level teaspoonful bak
ing powder with thrco cups ot Hour Into a
mixing bowl. Add the milk and egg grad
ually to tho flour, beating to a smooth bat
ter. Now add this mixture to the rice and
beaten egg, and give tho whole n good beat
ing. Bake on wcll-gre.iscd waffle Irons and
serve at once.
Potato Croquettes Cold mashed potatoes
will answer nicely for these. Tako two
cuptuls of mashed potatoes; add two eggs
beaten light; two tablespoonfuls ot cream,
a tablespoonful ot chopped parsley, a tea
spoonful of onion juice, two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter, a grating ot nutmeg
and salt and pepper to taste. Mix all
thoroughly nnd place In a saucepan over
tho fire and stir and cook until tho mixture
leaves tho sldea of tho pan. Then turn out
to coo). When cold enough to handle, form
Into cylinder-shaped croquettes about two
and n half Inches long and an Inch thick,
Dip Into beaten egg and roll In bread
crumbs and fry In hot fat samo as other
croquettes.
Pressed Chicken Cut up fowls as for
frlcasseo; placo In a kottle and Just cover
with cold water. Cover closely to recover
tho steam. Cook gently until the meat
leaves tho bones. When about half done
It will requlro nbout three hours to cook
add a teaspoonful of salt. When done
removo bones, fat nnd gristle, chop up tho
meat Into cubes, keeping whlto and dark
ocparato Put I ho bones, skin nnd gristle
beck Into tho liquor; ndd a sllco of onion,
llttlo parsley and stalk of celery. Rcduco
until thero Is about one-half, then strain,
Season with salt nnd pepper. Put the meat
In a squaro tin mold, In layers; then pour
tho Jelly ovor It, cover nnd lay a weight
on top to press It down.
Corn Pudding Take twelve ears of corn,
scoro and scrape out tho pulp with a silver
fork, leaving tho hull on the cob. Separate
three eggs nnd boat whlto and yolk sep
arately. Add tho yolks to tho corn. Then
add four tablespoonfuls of melted butter,
a teaspoonful of salt, a quarter of a- tea
spoonful of pepper and a pint of milk,
Mix thoroughly. nat the whites of tho
eggs to a stiff froth nnd add to tho rest.
Buttor a pudding dish nnd pour in the
mixture. Bako In a modernto oven for
forty-five minutes. If tho corn Is not
sweet or freshly gathered, add a table
spoonful of sugar to tho mixture.
An Interesting Dlseoverr.
A fow years ago a scientist, engaged In
the study of food substances of all sorts
from various pnrts of tho world, hit upon
n method whereby wheat nnd other cereals
may be directly converted Into tho most
dollclous and toothsomo bread without
being ground Into flour In tho usual way.
The grains aro converted Into llttlo gran
ules turned slightly brown, nutty In flavor,
representing tho grains with alt their nour
ishing salts, nnd everything needed for
building up blood, bones, brains and mus
cles. Thoso who uso this food freely &re
not likely to Buffer from Indigestion nnd
.Intestinal Activity. Immerso quantities of
Qranola aro used In New York and. other
largo eastern cities and other ports. Sold
by leading grocers.
Siiunilron noliiK n Cruise.
NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-The battleship
Keursarge, flagship of the North Atlantic
squadron, sailed today for Hampton Roads,
where rendezvous Is bolni made of tho
torpedo fleet nnd several ships of the
squadron for a cruise. Tho Kearsargt"1ias
taken the plnco of the crulcer New York
ns flngr.hlp during tho overhauling of tho
lntter at tho Brooklyn navy yard. It lj
said that tho Kearsnrge Is trie first battle
Bhlp to be made a flagship
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