THE OMAHA DAILY 1133 E: WEDNESDAY, Al'HIL 2 1, J 901.
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DOWN THE LINE
HV JOjlAll I'M xr.
(Copyright, 1WJ, by Collier's Weekly.)
Ono of the courtesies o( municipal gov
crnmcnt In tho United States Is to extend
to visiting detectives nnd policemen the
"privilege" of our towns. It Is not n writ
ten law that these gentlemen shall be
treated as distinguished guests, nor Is It
customary for the mayor of n city to bestir
himself In their behalf, but among the
police officials of a community where thero
is nny wickedness to display It Is deemed
correct that "vlsltln" coppers" shall have
the way mndo onsy for thorn while they go
down tho "Hue."
The line differs In different cities, but It
Is found lu every locality In tho United
States containing 10,000 souls, and cases
are on record where a collection of 100
souls have considered a line lndlspensnble
to their corporate existence.
Spoaklng roughly, a line Is a community's
tenderloin, and what Is found In this quar
ter of a largo city may bo found on a
smaller scale In provincial county scats,
but In pollco parlance a trip down tho line
Implies u general survey of tho local
criminal situation. The front ofllce nnd
Its rougues' gallery are first Inspected dud
then the guest nnd ono of the denizens
of tho olnco stroll out Into tho streets, visit
ing pollco stations nnd "Joints" In general.
The next morning tho guest frequently has
a "head on" also tho host and wishes that
he had remained at his hotel and never
called at the- front oince, but on his re
turn to his provincial bvat he tells tho
"boys" how he did tho "metropolis."
A short time ago I wns .for tho nonco n
visiting pollco officer In one of our lnrger
cities, nnd ono evening I culled at the
local front office, throw down my card on
the desk and Bald I would llko to sco
the town.
"Anything special you'd llko to see?"
the officer In charge asked.
"No; Just tho town, that's nil."
"Hero, Jim," nnd tho Inspector beckoutd
to ono of hla "operatives" in an adjoining
room. "This la nn officer from tho wot
and I want you' to chow him nround and
explain to him how wo manage things
here."
"Jim" was a well-built, smooth-faced,
flashily dressed man about 45 years old,
whom tho "wlso" would have Immediately
picked out as a representative of ono of
two professions thieving or thief catching.
In penitentiary gnrb and with his hnlr cut
short, criminologists would havo pronounced
him a good specimen of the Araorlcan of
fender; uh ho stood in tho front ofllce with
tho othor "operatives" ho was obviously
ono of tho wisest detectives tho Inspector
bad. There was soraothlng familiar In
his face which niado mo' think that I had
mot him before, but on tho ovcnlng In
question no attempt was mado to prove
tho suspicion. A man whoso business It
Is to study photographs and try to discover
tho originals In public thoroughfares fre
quently thinks that ho rosognlzes In a
casual acquaintance a resemblance to some
man whoso track ho is following, but often
enough tho resemblance pertnlns merely to
a composlto plcturo of offenders which has
formed In the policeman's mind, and Is
wholly untrustworthy as a basis for cross
questioning. Nevertheless It was my frout ofllco host
" rather than the lino which interested me
In spending threo days of my short vaca
tion In the large city referred to. Tho first
night "was devoted by both to fencing. Tho
detectlvo tried to "foel out" mo, nnd I tried
to entrap thq detective. It Is n poor game
at Its best, hilt custom has mado It popular
before two oyes of the law "open up" wide.
Crookedness on the part of ono or the other
what makes It necessary.
The second evening tho dctoctlvo "opened
up" wide. Something had convinced him
that I was "right," or he had mndo up his
mind to tako his chances. It la pgsslblo,
too, that he had my haunting recollection
that there had boen n previous acquaint mco
f which Justified strulghtforward dealing.
"J?ut away that, coin, Jack," ho snld In
' ond of tho resorts whero I wns about to
pay for ,tho drinks. "You'vo spent enough
already for a westorn copper. " You boys
out on tho const ain't got tho graft that
wo havo. Let mo settlo the bills after
this." ,
Thoro was the unconcealed gratification
of tho "froo spender"' In making tho state
ment, but there was also a genuine good
' fellowship behind It. Henceforth tho game
' of "feel-out" would not bo necessary.
"Is the graft as good us It used to be?"
I asked unhesjtattngly..
" 'Taln't what It was before tho reformers
got after us, if that's what you mean," was
tho reply; "but we're all payln' tho pre
mium on our life Insurance pretty regu
lar." And he. smiled.
It was tho third night of my Inspection of
thq line; tho rcsbrts were In full blast, tbo
"crooks"' of tho town were making hauls
and dividing plunder tho captain of tho
precinct waa dozing In his chair and tho de
tective and I were watching tho procession
at It passed .in and- nut of tho notorious
"Klondike." There had been u pmi80,ln our
conversation, and i wnB about to break it,
when the detective turned around, smiled
and said: "Will )nu tell mo your drenms
If I'll tell you mine?"
"Sure."
"Didn't you used to travel under the
Monaker Cigarette?"
"And Isn't your name Hlg I.ciiry?"
"Shnke."
"Say, how long have you boon thinking
about It?"
"Ever since 1 saw you In tho front ofllce."
"Samo hero. Sny, let's go over to old
Marm's an' have u talk."
Big Lenry declares that tho story ho
told at "Old Marm's" Is a strnlghtforward
statement of how ho became a detectlvo
and a full confession of his performances
after getting on tho force. It hns seemed
best to glvo the story exactly as I got
It without comment. It ran thus-
"Of course, I could n' kept on trnmpln','
ho began, "nn' there's reasons that might
'a' mado it better for me 'f 1. hud, hut I
wasn't enough of n 'dead one' to stick to
iranipin'. iou reniemoor wuon I enmo
back from England afler doln' the ton-spot
for that bank job. don't you? Well,' thero
ain't, no use lyin', thnt atrotcher In that
English prison certainly did mako my oars
ring. They never gave mo enough to eat
an' they killed my- nervo shuttln' me up
In that dungeon. I nln't squrnlln', mind
you, nbout gt'ttln' punished an that kind
o' thing, but I want you to understand how
I came to go trnmpln'. 1 camo back here
to America, un' I saw as well ns you sou'
those girls over thorp thnt If I did another
bank Job I'd go to pieces nil over, nn' I
thought the best thing I could do" was to go
an' hide among the 'hoe for nwhlle.
Courso my pals 'ud V staked mo 'f I'd
gone to them, but I thought 't I could
study myself best floatln' around for a few
months with the tramps. They're a dead
push right enough, but I wns dead ton, as
far as doln' any more good work was con
ceriifd, an' I guess they didn't do me much
harm. You saw mo In Cheyenne, nn' you
know how I looked an' ncted, don't you?
"Woll, I held It out with tho 'boes for
nearly n year, un', ono day, I made up my
mind I'd wrlto my sister who was llvln'
hero an' see 't she could get mo a Job on
the level. Her man Is pretty strong hero
In ono o' tho wards, an' I thought he might
gt me Into some machine shop, 'muse I'm
rather well up In machinery time locks,
and so forth" ho could not repress a smile
"an' I was wlllln to squaro It an' go tu
work.
"My sister, sho sent me some dough
an told me to como home an' talk the
thing over. Sho never know 't I'd been u
gun or done time; sho Just though 't I was
out of a Job. Well, I togged up on' came
back here an' loafed around for over two
months. Tho coppers had forgotten me
thero was only two 't over knew mc any
how an' tho guns 't 1 used to go with waa
ull settled or dead, so 1 went an' came as t
pleased.
"Well, one evening my brother-in-law, he
suys to me, 'Jackson' that's my right first
name 'will you take a place on the detec
tlvo force 'f I go to tho front for you? It
may lend to somethln' better, nn' you'll
get a hundred a month till the somethln'
better turns up.' I'd been llvln' off him all
tho whllo I'd been In town, an' It wns up to
mo to begin to enrn some coin, nn' 1 told
him 'Yes,' 't I'd take tho Job 'f ho'd get It
for me. There's been times since I took
tho Job when I've wished 't I stuck to tho
tramps, but 1 had tho notion, you know, t
I could bo on the level even 'f I was u ly
cop, so my brother-in-law, he got mc tho
Job, an' I became a front ofllco copper.
"Well, that's eight years ago, an' I'm
still runnln' lu an' out o' the front ofllce.
Kor a year thero wasn't n sqnarcr copper
In the town than I tried to be, nn' I pinched
swell guns Just ns quick ns 1 did drunk3.
Just to ahow you how level I was, let me
tell you some o' tho good pcoplo I settled.
1 put Throe-Fingered Jack away for four
yenrs. Molly Ann tho dun for two, old Hill
Dobhs for sixteen, Fatty from 'Frisco for
eight, und a big western mob o' dips I've
forgotten what they all called themselves
for from one to six years. Well, you Know
ns well ns I do that a mnn llko ma wasn't
goln' to settle people llko that unless he'd
squared it. Tho chief he saw't I wns wise
an' un to tho business he didn't know
nothln" 'bout my record, though an' ho
kept raisin' my salary when he could, an I
cot to llvln' a little high. You ain't nev.'r
been a gun, an' I know It, so you can't
understand how a fellow who has been a
gun feels when ho begins to got his tlfty
a week. It's Just the same as l( is with u
dog that's been runnln' loose on' starvln'
when he gets a home an' rcg'lar meals
nenln. I began to feel my oats, ns they
sny, nn' thlnlt o' the times when I used
to avcrago from seven to ton tnousana ;i
year. If Id been in nny oinor uuamunu
nn' somebody had 'a' been lookln' out for
hie the way respectable people look out for
them that they likes, I guess t I u a Decn
on tho level today, but n man who has
been a gun an' nln't got no ono lookln' out
for him can no more keep straight after he
begins to feci his oats tho way I did than
he can fly. 1 was dead, o' course, so iar as
doln' any moro Jobs was concerned. I
wouldn't 'a' touohed a bank with a hun
dred-foot llghtln' rod, but I begun to branch
out In tho business understand, don't you?"
And ngaln a smile ran over his hard face.
"Mind you. 1 nln t done a cussed tning
Blnco I been on tho force that they could
provo against me In a court o' law. Even
when the reformers cot loose an' tried to
Investigate tho department, thoy couldn t
pllo up any thin' against my record; but,
It's God truth, when 1 was a known gun,
robbln' banks on' being photographed an'
shut up all over tho world, In my own
mind I wns an ungel In paradise compared
to what I think I am now. You see, I
learned to know tho kind o' coppor 't 1 nm
when 1 wan a regular gun, an", God, how 1
hated him! We used to call 'em percen
tage coppers that means that thoy got
their percentage out o' our graftln's, an'
gave us protection In exchango. Well, I
guess you'll understand mo when 1 tell
you that the'porcentngo copper la Just about
as strong In this town as ne ever was. i
said 't 1 get fifty a week. That's what the
town pays me. Tbo guns a the girls hand
over another hunderd.
'Courso there's two sides to tho graft,
nn' 1'vo thought 'cm both out. If 1 wasn t
n 'dead one' for tho roal gen-u-lne old
graft I'd bo out o" this Job tomorrow
inornln'.- I got to stay in it mere ain t
another hanged tning i i can uo now.
Sometimes when l'rii tcelln' rather good I
flguro the thing out an' say to myself:
Why, Leary, they're nil doln' It In one
way or other, big an' llttlo. so why get a
grouch on?' An' I'll be honest with you,
nn open town, tho way this ono Is, helps
business a lot. Take the line, for Instance.
'Courso everythln' could bo shut up, an'
tho push could bo mado to Jump town, but,
hang It! the people In this country arc Just
fcolln' when they talk that rot. They
don't really want that kind o" town any
more'n I do. Even the farraors In the
country, with all their chowln' tho rag
about tho c'rupshun In tho cities, 'ud bo
Boro as the devil If thoy didn't have a placo
whoro they could go nn' blow 'emselves
ov'ry now an' then. An' see how many
people 'ud be driven out o' business If I
went It strong an' made tho lino hostile.
Soo tho money that tho cab people 'ud lose,
tho laundry pcoplo, tho places that sells
flowers, tho tho-ay-tres yes, an' tho land
lords, too. Why, this line here does a
business o' ten million dollars easy ov'ry
year easy! an' the town gets tho benefit
of It. So, ns I was eayln', when I'm fcclln'
rather good I don't seo the things so blu
as 1 scorn to now. I'm what your old In
spector out there on tho coast used to call
an unmugged thief, If you like say, the
old man did havo tho mugged on' tho
unmugged guns sized up proper, didn't he?
Hut why shouldn't thero be little unmugged
thieves ns well as big ones? Ain't I got
a right to graft on the quiet so long as the
law enn't touch mo ns woll as his nibs has
ain't that right? Not a bit o' dough comes
my way that ain't given to me. Tnke thnt
Moll thnt wus In tho pollco court tho othor
morning. Sho banded mo those ISO. I
didn't ask for 'cm, an' I wasn't sup
posed to know thnt they wasn't hers,
lluffalo Red was In hero last weok with
some green goods. Ho gave mo two hun
derd o' good money, an' asked mo to forget
him when I reracmberod him that's the
way ho put it. Who could ever provo any
thing against mo about that? Nobody.
"Well, I could glvo you a big earful o'
that kind o' talk, 'causo that's the way they
all chow tho rag, nn' I do a llttlo of It
myself. There's nnothor thing that some
of 'em forgets to mention, too. An un
mugged thief you know what I mean, the
gun that nln't kuown to bo a gun can save
money. Before I lost my grip In tho
bnnktn' business I must 'a' copped out over
n hunderd thousand dollars, an' when I
camo back from England I didn't have u
copper. Since I have been In this busl
npss I've planted n cool ten thousand an'
my family lives well.
"Didn't know 't I was married, did you?
Got as nice a little woman an' two kids as
you' over see. I wish you wns goln' to
stay over for nnothor day, an' I'd take you
out to tho house. Thoy think I'm on tho
level." Onco ngaln a smllo a sickly smile
crossed his face. "That's ,tho mean part
of it. I have to keep two bank accounts,
one for tho graftln's an' one for the dough
that tho woman saves nut o my salary.
She'd go off her head 'f sho knew 't I
took money from these Molls on the Line.
Sho was brought up straight; don't know
nothln' 'bout grafttn'. 'Course I'd llko to
hand my wife nil 1 get, but she'd drop onto
my grnft 'f I did. I'd like to kriow what
the devil the big unmugged thieves Tell
their wives when thoy take homo their
graftln's. What does Ills Nibs say, for
Instnnco? Ho must lie llko tho devil, eh?
"If I thought I could do It well, I'd lie,
too, but you bsto to lie to a woman that
you're stuck on an' bellovcs everythln'
you say. She an' the kldsil get the money
'f I croak; I got that nil arranged. I
keep both the bankbooks In a safety deposit
box an' so? knows where tho key is in
cose 1 should drop off suddcnllke. 'Course
shoil wonder where tho dough came from,
but there ain't nobody that can provo that
It didn't come right. When I croak the
coppersil nil put flowers on my grave, an'
tho kldil never havo to be ashamed o'
their dad. It wns a wise guy that thought
out this unmugged thief racket. Nearly
every rauggod thlef't 1 uie to travel with
Is a tramp now, nn' they'll croak tramps.
I suppose they think I'm dead. None of
'em has ever recognized me here. I was
talkln' with a gun tho other day, nn' he
asked me 'f I ever saw tho gun they used
to cnll Dig Leary. Said ho was a square
bloke, nn' he had a Job he'd like to double
tip with him on. He wnsn't tryln' to feel
mo out he didn't know 1 was Big Leary.
Well, you may not believe mo, but for five
minutes I thought nbout opcnln' up to tho
guy nn' tnkin' his offer. I wnsn't cut out
to be n happy unmugged thief. My real
graft was tnkln' chances In nn open fight.
You'll laugh, but I onco called an un
mugged thief down, nn' he was a district
attorney, too. He'd promised to mako a
weak prosecution ' against mo 'f I'd tell
him where somo o' the securltles't I'd
got wns planted, nn 1 told him, nn' then
tho thief rnllrondcd me for two yenrs. But
I got my rap In on him before wo left tho
court room. 'You old coward!' 1 yapped
at him right In front o' tho Judge, 'you
ain't got the nervo to steul on tho level
an' you know you alu't. Ho ran out o'
tho court room. I'd like to hear somebody
say that to me I'd put his face In." He
paused for n moment and his eyes were
fixed on the table.
"By , I would!" he said suddenly,
striking the tablo with his clinched list.
"For myself I don't care sn much, but thoc
kids o' mine are goln' to have a decent
start, an' I'm unmugged, an' I'm goln' to
stay unmugged. I tell you, Cigarette, there
nln't nobody that can provo anything agaluat
me. Do you understnnd?"
A month later thero appeared In the police
columns of tho public prints, with tho sen
sational caption of "An Unmasked itoguc,"
tho following "story;"
"Tho pollco department Is once ngnln In
disgrace. A trusted oporutlvo of tho detec
tive forco of ten years' standing met his
death Inst night In ono of the tenderloin
resorts under circumstances which prove
him to havo been an ex-convlct nnd a most
unscrupulous pollco officer. His right name
woh Jackson Fcndors, and ho was known
by this name nt tho ccntrnl ofllce, but ho
was notorious a decade ago, both In this
country and In England, ns tho bank burg
lar, 'Big Lenry.' Ho met his denth nt the
hands of an old confederate In crime, who
la now at pollco headquarters. According
to tho arrested man's statement tho, detec
tlvo had tried to 'Bhakc him down,' a term
of the thief's Jargon to describe a pollco
officer's demand for money. It scorns that
If the monoy Is not forthcoming tho discov
ered thief muBt leavo town or go to the
central offlco with the detective. Both
Fendors and his nnsnllant arc reported
to havo been under tho Influence of liquor
at tho time of the shooting, and both drew
their revolvers, but tho detective wbb too
slow. His companion shot him once In the
head and again In the lungs. Fendors'
dying remark will doubtless bo mado U3e
of by tho murderer s counsel. 'I deserved
It,' he Bald, nnd then brenthed his last.
He leaves n wife nnd two little boys."
TABLE AND KITCHEN,
Practical suoot'ons About Food and the
Preparations of it.
Dully Mniui.
THURSDAY.
UKKAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Hashed Veal on Toast. Baked Potatoes.
Souffle Bread. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Baked Trlpo with Potatoes.
Broiled Tomatoes.
Fruit. Cake.
Ten.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Broiled Mushrooms. Crcnmed Egss.
I'otato Scons. Coffee.
LUNCH.
' Scalloped Clams.
Macnront Balls. Chccso Sauce.
Cereal Coffee.
DINNER.
Corn Soup.
Hrolled Shad. Cucumber Sauce.
Mashed I'otatoes. Spinach.
Cress Salad.
Lemon Jelly. Coffee,
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Breaded Veal Cutlets. Crcnmed Potatoes.
Cereal Gems. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Surdlue and Potato Sulnd.
Wafers. Cheese.
Pop-Overs. Lemon Sauce.
Cocoa.
DINNER.
Tomuto Bisque.
Hamburger Steak. Brown Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. Stewed Carrots.
Lettuco Salnd.
Coffco Junket. Whipped Cream.
SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Shad Roe. Crpum Suuco.
Duchess Potatoes.
Entlro Wheat Mulllns. Coffee.
DINNER.
Tapioca llrotli.
Fried Chicken. Now Potutocs In Cream.
Asparagus on Toust. Hollundulso Sauce.
Baked Mushrooms In Cups.
Lettuce Salad.
Strawberry Shortcake. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Crab Salad, Queen's Style.
Broiled Tomutoes.
Thin Bread and Butter. Cocoa.
A HUNCH or AMI'AHAtaUS.
Conklnir nnd HervliiK One of (lie Mont
IIcIIcIiiiin of VcKKtnlilm.
This vcgctnblo Is a native of Europo and
In Its wild state Is a seacoast plant. Tho
young shoots form the edible portion and
theso aro mado more succulent by cultiva
tion. This plant was known to tho ancient
Greeks nnd Romans, who valued it for its
medicinal properties as woll as esteemed
It ns a delicacy for tho tablo.
Asparagus contains a crystalline alkaloid,
aBparagtne, which Is thought tp possess
medicinal qualities similar to tho water of
sulphur springs. This nsparnglne, a nitro
genous substance found In vegetables, bo
longs to tho albuminates, but has no nutri
tive value. Asparaglno is nlso accredited
with having power to act ns a enrdluc se
dnttve nnd to quiet palpitations.
Although tho white nsparagus brings tho
highest price, It Is not equal to tho small
green variety In taste or delicacy. It Is
probably preferred by many on account of
its being more pleasing to tho eyo when
served.
Tho tendor part of the stalk Is easily di
gested when eaten In small quantities and
much relished by Invalids. It certainly is
ono of our most popular nnd most delicious
vegetables, but is not cultivated to such
an extent as to make tt plentiful or tho
prlco within the reach of all; therefore It
must still bo regurded us somewhat of u
luxury.
Conk Inn .inrnuii.
Asparagus, llko most frcah green vege
tables, Is generally overcooked nnd tho
flavor and good qualities are lost nnd
spoiled. If aspnragus Is to bo kept for
somo time beforo It Is cooked, placo the
hunches In nbout an Inch of cold water,
with tops uppermost, and keep In a cool
place.
Blot tells us thnt there are only four
ways of preparing asparagus without chang
ing or destroying tbo natural taste of the
plant The simplest manner, of courso, Is
tho best, If you wish to enjoy the full
flavor, Each stalk must be thoroughly
wnshed In cold water to free It from grit
or snnd, and tho tough end broken off, ns
ull below tho tender portion U woody and
useless as food, except, perhnp, to flavor
soups. Bind tho stalks In small bunches
with n strip of muslin; place In u kettle
and pour over them Just suilkicnt boiling
water to merely cover; simmer gently un
til tender, but not soft. It must not be
boiled too lung, nnd Is really better a llttlo
underdone. Take It from the water as
soon ns tender. Take up a stalk by tho
thick end, holding It between the fingers lu
a horizontal position; It must be flexible
enough to bend slightly, but not fall
heavily.
The tlmo required to properly cook as
paragus depends on Its freshness nnd nge;
fresh und tender stnlks require hut a vory
fow minutes, not more than fifteen or
twenty. If older or slightly wilted, from
twenty to thirty minutes will bo necessary.
HiMV to Kilt AniiiiriiKUM.
Asparagus Is eaten with the fingers
whether it is served hot or cold, und when
arranged on toast it should bo dished with
tho white ends of tl(c nsparagus on the
toast and only tho tips covered with tho
sauce or melted butter; this leaves tho
ends dry, so they may be tnken up with
tho fingers.
Do not throw away tho water In which
the asparagus has been cooked or the
tough ends of the stalks. Cook tho latter
In u little water, add this water to that re
maining utter cooking the tender stalks
and uso It for making a cream of asparagus
soup, nddlng u fow of the tips and tcudor
stalks cut Into small pieces.
ABp.iragus Salad Cold boiled uBparngus
served with plain French dressing or
mayonnaise makes a' most delicious und re
freshing salud. It served with mayonnaise,
use tho tlp3 only, hnvu tho asparagus very
cold and do not mix the dressing with tho
snlnd; All small, crisp lettuce leaves with
the tips und place n spoonful o( dressing on
tho top.
Iced Asparagus For u hot dny this Is
I delicious. The tips and only tho tendcrest
part of tho stnlk must be used. Boll or
steam very carefully so na to havo tho ns
purngus firm and not soft. Whllo still
warm dress with oil, vinegar, suit nnd
pepper; when cold pack in Icq and salt and
freeze.
Asparagus and Shrimp Salad Tako two
cupfuls of cold boiled nsparagus points nnd
placo In a bowl with one cup of shrimps.
Season with salt and paprika and toss
lightly with sulnd fork-to mix. Tnko tho
yolks of throe hard-boiled eggs and rub
through a fine sieve. Bent in sufficient oil
ninl vinegar- to mnke tho mixture tho con
sistency of cream. Season with salt mid
paprika and .pour ovi!r the asparagus and
shrimps, Servo with a" border of crcs3 and
sinnll rod radishes' or pickled beets cut Into
fancy shapes.
Cream of Asparagus Squp Boll tho
points und stalks separately. When the
stalks aro soft mash and rub them through
a coarso sieve. Heat a pint of milk In
double boiler. When Bcaldlng hot thicken
with two level tablespoonfuls of flour nnd
two level tablespoonfuls of butter rubbed
to a smooth paste. Add tho water In which
the asparagus wns boiled nnd tho pulp.
Scnson with salt and pepper to tnsto and n
very llttlo sugur. Add a half cup of rich
sweet cream nnd then ,the tips. Lot tho
soup get thoroughly hot and servo.
Aspnragus on Toast Wash tho ospagus,
trim to equal lengths, to In smnll punches
nnd boll until Just tender; drain nnd placo
tho thick ends of tho stalks on nicely
browned slices of toast which you havo
What Shall We
Have for 0essert?
This question aripifw-ln tho family,
tvery day. 'Let us answer it to-day. Trj
Jell-O,
n delicious and healthful dessert. Pre.
pared in two minutes No boiling 1 no
baking I add boiling "water and .set to
cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp
berry and Strawberry. Get a packagf
It your grocers to-day. ' lo cts.
If You Purchase
of tho Boston Fish Market you will then
bo suro to have the best the market af
fords. IIOSTON KISII MARKET,
C. O. FISHER, Prop.
FISH and SALT MEATS OYSTERS and
1 GAME In season.
Telephone HIM). 11. 't No. Kith SI.
TIIK GIKI. WITH THE FHV
IMi IA!V IS THE ENGINEER OF
OUR FATE. If lbs uaoa lard wo rfali tb
poaalblllty of dlaeaaa from Bwlno. If she
uaea
WESSON
ODOBLESS COOKING OIL
wo aro promoted It la a purs cleanly
vegetable produst. It la dlgeatlble, whloh
lard la not. Dyapoptlca can -with Impunity
enjoy food oooked In It without suffering
ntterwarde. It la odorless, doe not taint
the atmoaphera of adjoining rooma. It la,
superior to choice (melted) Sutter and Lard
beoauae It la
rloher.coea
It remalna aweet
and clean until
the Uet drop
doee Ita appotlz
Ing work;-
further
and ooatt
leaa.
pond 4 ennta for our
new OOOK bOOK.
ft v
raj" n n
i o cram ana Body.
It builds splcndra
strength Cov the
weak or the well.
Its rich nut-flavor-tempt
the palate
nndthelffe-buildinjf
qualities in it sat
isfy the physical
demands.
BATTLE CREEK
iSANITAKlUnFOODOO.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH,
previously moistened with Iho nsparnRUs
liquor, l'our sauce Hollandalse over the
tips.
Fried Asparagus Wnsh, trim the nsparn
gus and parboil for threo minutes; drain
perfectly dry, then dip Into beaten egg and
bread crumbs und fry In deep, hot fat.
Sprlnklo with salt nnd serve.
Asparagus In Ambush Cut off the tender
tips from twenty-live fine stalks of aspir.a
gus nnd bbll in salted water until tendtr,
then drain. Tako n dozen stale rolls or
baking powder biscuit and cut off the topi
and scoop out the luslde; put these cases
with tho tops In tho oven to dry, but not
brown. Heat halt n pint of milk tu n
double boiler, add two level tnblespoonfuts
of butter, salt and pepper lo tnsto nnd ho
well-beaten yolks of two eggs. Stir and,
cook until It begins to thicken, then ndd th.i
iisparngus Hps nnd heat to boiling point:
then fill tho enses with the mixture, tit the 1
tops on and servo very hot,
Aspnragus Omelet Mnke n plnln omelet
by breaking four oggi Into u bowl, nddlng
four tablespoonfuls of cold water nnd bent- ,
Ing with long, decided Btrokes Just enough i
to mix the yolks nnd whites thoroughly
Season with a little pepper nnd pinch of
salt. Put a tnblespoonful of oil or but'er
In an omelet pan nnd when hot, but not
smoking, turn tu the eggs; shnke tho pan
for a few seconds nnd ns soon ns eggs hecln
to set nround the edge tnko n spatula or
flexible knlfo, lift the edgo carefully, tilt
the pan nnd let the soft, uucooked part run
Into the pan, Contlnuu to do this until the
center sets like n soft custard, then remove
the pnn from the tire nnd lay over one-half
of the omelet hot seasoned tips of plain
boiled asparagus. Fold the omolet over,
turn out on a hot platter nnd serve at one.
Siitc nt Viilmititi- I, nml.
DENVBK, April 23. The Nowa snys: To
day President Frank Springer of the Max.
well land grant will nlllx his slgnnturo to
tho last of tho papers necessary for Hih
Colorado Fuel nnd Iron company to gain
possession of n princely tract of 2jon00
acres of tho richest conl and timber laud
of Colorado. Tho denl Involves $1,000,000.
$1,500 in Prizes
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First Prize a $500.00 Piano.
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