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densed From tha Mora
fi Important Telegrams.
Waininoron.
Hot Springs, Ark., will noycr bo
como an ldcnl health or pleasuro ro
eort unless tbo United States can ex
orcise complete admtnlstratlvo Juris
diction over the ontlro region now
covered by the city of Hot Springs,
Its contiguous territory and the gov
ernment reservation, according to a
report to Secretory Balllnger by Cle
ment S. Uckcr, chief clerk of tho In
terior department, who recontly In
vestigated tho conditions at Hot
Springs.
Two sots of charges affecting tho
administration of Hart H. North, im
migration commissioner at tho port
of San Francisco, wero rccelvod by
Socrotary Nagol of tho department of
commerce and laobr today. Thoy in'
eluded thoso of violating tho laws lu
giving entry to diseased orientals,
which tho ccxcutlvo commlttco of tho
Asiatic exclusion league recently was
Instructed to mako against tho com
missioner, and chargos mado by Im
migrant Inspector F. II. Alnsworth,
alleging leniency towards tho Hindus
and a disposition to admit them to
this country.
Chairman Tawnoy of tho house ap
propriations commlttco has succeed
ed in framing an amendment to tho
sundry civil bill providing tho pres
ident with a fund of $2GO,000 for tho
purpose of obtaining information con
cerning prices of manufactured arti
cles at homo and abroad that stood
the test of conformity with tho rulos
of the house. Dy a strict party voto
of 110 to 83 tho amendment was
tdopted.
General.
Tho Warren bill, Intondod to aid in
Irrigation projects, has buon favor
ably reported In tho house.
Additional areas In Wyoming and
Utah wero designated by tho interior
ropartment for disposition undor tho
cngndod homestead act.
"Wildcat evangelism" was denounc
ed at tho closing session of tho
flftloth general session of tho South
ern Presbyterian church by Dr.
Chnrlcs 11. Nesblt of Nashvlllo, Tonn.
Promler Rutherford tendered his
resignation as the head of tho
Alberta government cablnot.
Governor Hughes has signed tho
fcllls to enable tae Btato of Now Nork
to accept gifts of land and money or
ffrod by Mrs; J3. H. Harrlman and
others for a park ombraclng tbo Hud
eon river Pallsados.
Tho long-continued dlsputo bo
twecn Missouri and Kansas over tho
-boundary lino between tho two statos
will bo settled by tho stato In ac
cordance with a joint resolution
adopted by tho senate.
Senator Durkett's bill giving $42G.
000 for an addition to thoprosont
postofflco building at Lincoln passed
the senate
Not profits of 1110,000 woro realized
for tho actors' fund, to be dovoted to
tho caro of aged and needy stago fol
lowers, by tho roccnt lair hold In Now
kYork city.
Two towns woro wrockod aud
several pooplo killed by a tornado in
Oklahoma. ,
Congressmen whoso homo fences
sro out of repair aro worrying ovor
tho prolonged session of congress.
An experiment of lmmonso
potential vnluo, tho establishment of
ft "crodit union," will bo tried nt
Springfield, Mass,
Augustus L, Rovers, tbo great
grandson of Paul Kovoro, and said to
have beon tho lust direct descendant
of tho revolutionary hero, died at
Morristown, N. J.
Eighty;flvo tins of opium, valued at
$5,000 and believed to havo beon
smuggled into this country, woro
seized by United States government
agento in a Chinese grocery storo at
St. Louis.
Rev, William A. Wasson, rector of
tho draco Episcopal church at Rlvor
head, N. Y a fashionables summer ro
sort, Is going to glvo up tho pulpit to
defend tho liquor causo In 'tho United
States.
Tho Methodist Episcopal church
couth Is nglatntlng tho question of
removing the tlmo limit of ministers.
Theodore H. Prlco of Now York, tho
cotton king, indicted in Washington
for connection with tho cotton leak
scandal of 1008, cannot bo prosecuted
In tho District of Columbia.
Captain John Penmbrooko Jonos,
tho oldeBt graduato of tho Unltod
Stato naval ocadomy at Annapolis
and a veteran of tho Mexican and
civil wars, died at Pasadena, Cal.
Prewldont Taft takes full responsi
bility for the Lawlor letter.
Appropriations of moro than $700,
00 were mado today by tho gonoral
education board for the endowment of
work of various colleges and for ag
ricultural work In tho south,
Leslie Clark who waB charged by
Frlnco Joseph of Braganza, with com
plicity In a mining swindle, has been
coqtencod to two oars in prison.
nniinriiniTiniir
uunucnoHi una
Tho national association of poor
law officials was organized nt SL
JvOUl8.
A platform advocating a "protective
tariff that will' cover tho difference in
tho cost of production here and
abroad," but not mentioning tho
Payne-Aldrlch tariff law, was adopt
cd by tho republicans of tho Ninth
district of Indiana.
4
Republican factions of Alaska aro
airing their differences at Washing
ton.
Peru has accepted mediation In set
tllng tho boundary dlsputo with Ecua
dor.
Luther West, alias Tommy Rogors
alleged to be ono of tho Mabray gang
was arrested at Webb City, Mo upon
orders of Inspector Swonson and
turned over to federal officers In Des
Moines.
A proposal to tnaugurato a world
wldo pcaco movomont boarlng the
name of the lato King Edward was
mado by Sir William Mather nt a
meeting of tho Poaco Society.
Tho troublo In Liberia with tho
wild tribes seems at an end for tho
present A mossago from Minister
Lyons nt Monrovia received at the
stato department Bays that tho chiefs
of turbulont tribes on tho coast bavo
taken tho oath of allegiance, and that
thoso of tho Interior will do bo soon.
A notlco was filed in tho Now Jer
sey Bupromo court by Prosecutor Gar
ven of Hudson county, that ho would
apply to tho court on Juno 7 for nn
order dlssojvlng tho charters of Ar
mour 6c uo., Morris & uo., uwui st
Co., and tho National Packing com
pany.
Now Orleans is putting forth strong
offorts to capturo tho exposition colo
brating completion of tho Panama
canal.
By tolling robbers thnt a bank
vault was locked with a tlmolockL.
E. Ellison, cnshlor of n bank nt Lay
ton, Utah, provented tho robbery of
tho bank.
A warrant hs been issued for the.
nrrost of II. L. Wolty, former prosl-
dont of tho Homo Socurlty Savings
bank of Dolltngham, Wash., which
was closed by tbo stato oxamlner
March 31. Ho is charged with em
bezzling 10,000.
Tho government c-f Peru formally
accoptod 'without rcservo tho medita
tion of tho United States, Brazil and
Argontlno In tho boundary dlsputo be
tween Peru and Ecuador.
Tho abolition of tho national
forestry in Arkansas as contemplated
by bills which havo beon introducod
in congress, havo beon enumerated
boforo tho houso public lands com
mlttco by Aloo F. Potter, associate
forester, and S. J. Record, supervisor
of tho Arkansas national forestry.
President Taft has roached a tenta-
tivo decision to mako a trip to Pana
ma to Inspect tho canal next Novem
ber. Ho expects to bo away from
Washington about throo weeks, re
turning Bhortly boforo congress con
venes carjy In Docomber.
Sweoplng reductions In express
chargos was ordered by tho Kansas
stnto railroad commissioners.
Flro destroyed tho storctfouso and
oil tanks of tho Union Portland Ce
ment company's plant at Dovll Slide,
thirty miles cant of Ogdon. Tho loss
Ib estimated at $150,000.
John H. Conversp, lata head of. tho
Baldwin Locomotlvo Works, of Phila
delphia, has created a fund of $200,000
to carry on ovangqllcal work.
It Is mado prominent that the Bur
lington has control of tho Colorado &
Midland railroad.
A modcrato earthquake, estimated
nt 46,000 miles away, was registered
on tho seismograph at Georgetown
untvorslty.
Tho sonato passed the naval appro
priation bill providing for the build
ing of two Droadnaughts.
Tho claim that American people
havo gono navy mad was mado in tbo
senate by Halo and Clay.
Edward Trlckott, former chlof of
tho Kansas City flro dopartmont, died
of pneumonia utter thlrty-flvo years of
actlvo sorvlco In tho department.
An edict recently promulgated es
tablishes national decimal coinage
throughout China and ordors the ces
sation of all colnngo by provincial
mints.
Penonat.
Congressman Boutoll favors taking
tho tariff out of tho domain of politics.
Attorneys of Dr. Hydo of Kansas
City havo filed a motion for a new
trial, It will bo hoard Juuo 4th.
Prosldont Taft accepted tho posi
tion of honorary president of tho
lcaguo of Unitarian laymen.
Washington B. Thomas, head of tho
sugar trust, was summoned as a wit
ness for tho government.
San Francisco mtnlstors wore over
ruled In their obojctlous to tho Jof
frlesJohnson tight.
Hlnshnw and Norrls (Nobr.) havo
docllned to go Into n caucus to do
cido on action to bo taken on postal
banks.
Oliver Spttzor turned Informer in
tho sugar fraud Investigation.
Hon. W. J. Bryan publicly discussed
tho liquor trufllo in Chicago.
Memorial services for King Ed
ward woro hold In Washington.
Census returns show that compara
tively fow people attain tho ago of
100 yoars.
Bishop and Lady Van Scheole of
Swodon will mako a tour of the
United Stntos.
Ropresontutlve Kondall hns asked
that tho ulght-hour bill bo reported
to tho houso Immediately,
Lieut. Boyd Aloxandor, tho noted
travolcr, hns boon murdered by na
tives noar Wadal, In tho French Con
po. Reprcsontatlvo Norrls accused reg
ulars In tho Iioubo of forming an nl
llanco with democrats,
IS 10 GRAIN RATES
STATE RAILWAY COMMISSION IS
GUE3 AN ORDER.
WANTS A GOT IN CHARGES
A iReport to tho 8tato Railway Com
mlaslon on Phyalcal Valuation of
the Union Stock Yards.
Tho Stnto Railway commission has
issued an ordor in tho complaint of
tho Omaha Grain oxchancu nnnlnst
mo Burlington and Union Pnclcfl mil
roads, by which tho exchange sought
to havo tho rates to Omaha on com
and grain bo reducedthat lt,would..bo
placed on an equally with Kansas
City, which has a differential rate of
3 to 5 contB por 100 Dounds to tho
couth and Bouthwost.
Tha order reduces tho rate on porn
and grain and gram products taklnc
tho corn rate, but suggests to tho ex-
chnngo that it should go before tho
Interstate Commorco commission in
tho mattonor tho differential in favor
of Kansas City to southern points.
Tho oxchango or Omaha asked
practically that grain Bhlpmonts to
theso two cities bo placed on tho
mlleago basis, but while rocognizlng
tho dlstnnco Is a factor In tho making
of rntes, as that is a Question to bn
decided in another caso whoroln tho
commission Is to promulgate 'a rato
classification, this Question was not
passed on. Tho commission, however,
said tho showing mado was sufficient
to dcmon8trato that tho rntos com
plained of aro oxcesslvo, and ordered
a reduction ranging from 1 cent to
1.88 cents. Tho nctton was brought by
tho exchange becauso of a reduction
in rntes put Into effect by both roads
to Kansas City.
Tho rates promulgated by tho com
mission aro as fouows;
BURLINGTON.
Cents.
Armour 7.2
Llborty . . .' ,' 7.2
Kinnoy 7.3
Wymoro 7.4
Krldor 7.5
Odoll 7.5
Lanhnm 7.5
Hardy 11.0
Putmnn , 7.3
Bluo Springs 7.4
UNION PACIFIC.
Bluo SprlngB 7.4
Hluo Springs Jet 7.4
Stono Crusher 7.4
Stono Quarry 7.4
Taylor 7.5
Bnrneston .' . . . 7.t
Tho Rate Yard Case.
E. C. Hurd. engineer In charcn of
tho physical valuation dopartmont of
tno Stato Railway commission, has
mado a report tb tho commission
Bhowlng tho valuation of tho Union
Stock Yards at South Omaha. This
roport will bo passod upon by tho
commission, nnd then used li the
hearing on tho application of tho
stock yards to increano ratos.
Mr. Hurd reported tho present scalo
of tho company's property to bo $1,-
725,719.09 nnd tho reproduction vnluo
(now) $1,010,452.49. Tho valua as re
ported by tho company Is as follows:
Present value. $2,591,390.57: reproduc
tion valuo, $2,744,838.84. Mr. Hurd's
present valuation Is S7C5.G79.88 less
than tho valuo placed on tho property
by tho company. Tho vnluo refers
only to tho railroad property.
The Itom unon which tho onclnoor
and tho company differ mostly, Is tho
rlght-of-wny. Mr. Hurd valued the
tho right-of-way and tho station
grounds, at $G71,498 nnd tho company
returned it at fi,273,800. Mr. Hurd
treats tho rails In IiIb roport as being
new when In fact, ho said they woro
second hand, for tho reason tho rails
woro no now from tho mill ns repre
sented In prlco by tho Stock Yards
company's report.
Department Commander Appoints.
John F. Dlonor of Syracuse, resont
ly elected commander of tho dopart
mont of Nobraska, Grand Army of
tho Republic, has announced tho fol
lowing appointments: L. M. Scothorn,
Lincoln, assistant adjutant general;
Joel Hull, MInden, Judgo advocato; I.
E. Allen, Geneva, dopartmont Inspect
or; D, W. Bird. Nelson, chlof muster
ing ofcollr; Brad P. Cook, Lincoln,
patriotic 'instructor; J. S. Hongland,
North Piatt, senior nldo and chief or
Btaff.
Physical Valuation.
Tho physical valuation department
or the Stato Railway commission is
gottlng along toward tho finish of the
valuation of tho Northwestern, Min
neapolis & Omaha and the Missouri
Paclflo railroads. The department will
placo a. valuo on tho phyalcal pro
perty of theso companies aud while
tho tabulation Is by no means com
pleted indications aro tho figures
will Bhow a higher valuation than
tho valuation fixed by tho State
Board of Assessment. Should this bo
truo tho work may be rovlowed.
Serving Their Sentences.
Three men woru wltnosses boforo
tho fcdoral grand Jury aro now begin
ning to sorvo their Blxty day sent
ences In tho county Jail In llou of pay
ing $100 ntlos for bringing liquor on
to tho Iowa Indian reservation near
Rulo, Nob. Tho raon Indicted woro
Virgil Redlck, oort Joslln and Davo
Ogdon. The lndlctmont followed up
on tho publicity following a Christ
mas celebration at the homo of ono
of tho Indians, Frank Dupuls, an old
Indian, had his hand shot off by
Thomas Llghtfoot, another Indian.
NO NEWSPAPEn MILAGE.
Members of tha Press Cannot Use the
8a me.
It hns been held illegal by the su
premo court for a ralroad' to Issue
mlleago to newspapers In oxchango
for advertising. Tho court gave this
decision In tho case where the at
torney gonoral brought an original
action to restrain tho Union Paclflo
railroad from carrying out certain
contracts it had with newspapers to
exchange advertising space for
mlloage. Tho court had heretofore is
sued a temporary injunction and this
has been mado permanent.
Tho opinion was written by Judgo
Letton nnd was concurred In by tho
court exaept Judgo Roso, who did
not sit
Judgo Lotton In his syllabus says
tho railway commission act, anti-pass
and 1-ccnt faro acts must, bo con
strucd togothcr. Ho said: "Under tho
law, in this state a ralroad company
or other common carrlor may not ex
chango transportation for services or
property by way of barter; uniformity
of chargo being required. To procuro
uniformity thero must bo a standard
measurement Tho only standard
measure possible in order to insure
absolute uniformity in tho chargo Is
money.
"A contrnct which provides for
transportation to bo Issued In ex
change for newspaper advertising or
for services tho valuo of which 1b In
determinate and which permits tho
amount to be paid for such services
to bo fixed by agreement of the
parlies, leaves tho rato charged for
tho transportation a variable quantity.
"A contract by a railroad company
to furnish to the proprietors of a
nowspaper, as requested, transporta
tion at tho statutory rato under cer
tain limitations, restrictions not re
quired in ordinary tickets In pnymcnt
for advertising to bo furnshed at
agreed rates, which agreed rates are
not specified in the contract, but
which aro to bo selected by tho
parties themselves, by another agree
ment, Is In violation of section 14 of
tbo Railway Commission act Section
10G62, amonded Btatuo 1909, which
prohibits common carriers from
charging one person a greater or less
compensation than another, and
which prohibits charging "other than
tho rato fixed and established."
"If tho proprietor of another news
paper may bo selected by defendant
to rccelvo transportation In return for
such services whllo tho proprietor of
another cannot avail himself at his
option of tho prlvllego of such con
tract, then, equality and uniformity or
chargo do not exist.
"Such a contract contravenes the
Intent and purpose of tho statutes,
which prohibits unjust discrimination
and which Book to presorvo to every
Individual an equal right to tho trans
portation Bervlco of every common
carrier within tho stato upon equal
terms with every other individual."
Damages Against a Newspaper.
Tho caso of Thomas Dountann
against tho Daily News Publishing
company of Omaha for libelous publi
cation, in which tno district court
found for tho plaintiff, has been
affirmed by tho supronio court.
Plaintiff is awarded $2,000.
Injunction Refused.
Judgo Frost of tho Lancaster coun
ty district court refused to grant to
Ira E. Tash of Alliance an Injunction
forbidding tho stato board or educa
tion locating tho now normnl Bchool
nt Chadron. Tho restraining order
was dissolved. It Is understood the
Alliance people will oppca to the su
premo court.
License Issued.
A llcenso was Issued to the Wood
men Flro Insurance company, a
newly-organized Lincoln company.
(Tho corporation begins business with
$100,000 paid-up capital and a $25,
000 surplus. About fifty men, mostly
Lincoln residents, are in tho Incor
poration.
The Nebraska Press Association.
Tho Nebraska Press association, In
Bosslon hero, elected offlcors as fol
lows: A. B. Wood, Goring, president;
J. M. Tanner, South Omaha, vlco
president; O. C. Johns, Grand Island,
secrotary-troasuror; Miss Annlo VIo
Gates, Nebraska City, corresponding
socrotnry. Tho executive committee
comprises N. J. Ludl, Wahoo; Ross L.
Hammond, Fromont; T. W. McCul-
lough, Omaha; ID. P. Purcell, Broken
Bow; A. W. Lndd, Albion.
Money for Public Schools.
Stnto Suncrlntcndcnt Bishnn hna
cortlfied to Stato Auditor Barton tho
amount of tho semi-annual school ap
portionment and tho amount duo each
county in tho state. Tho county of
Garden la not Included In tqo list, be
cause tho stato superintendent hna
no official knowledge of the school
census In that county. So tho amount
rtuo tno school districts In tho now
county has been accredited to Dnunl
county nnd when tho school census Is
tuKon tor Gurdon, tho amount duo
will bo paid it by Douol county.
No Power to Fine.
Becauso tho pollco Judco of Lincoln
had no authority to fine Gua A.
Jugonholmor $200 for violating a rulo
of tho Lincoln Exclso board the
supremo court has dismissed tho
petition In orror. Tho district court
had affirmed the Judgment of tho
police Judgo and nono of the lawyers
callod atentlon of tho supreme court
to the fact that the pollco conrt had
no Jurisdiction and that the affir
mant by tho district court was n
nullity, but on examination of the re
cord disclosed that condition.
A PANIG IN WHEAT
MAY VALUES DROP THREE
CENTS IN CHICAGO MARKET.
1
UTER HOWEVER BALLY COMES
t . k A .
uongs unloading and Bulla Who
Followed Big Leadera Sell Hold
inga and Pocket the Losses.
Chicago. Wheat was demoralized
Friday. To Thursday 'b h 111 mil nf
from 4 V6 conts In Septpmbor or G
cenis in, May tho market at tho bot
tom shortly boforo tho close, showed
extreme losses of 2 cents In -September
to 3Kg3ii cents In May. Tho
close showed an averago rally from
tho bottom of about 1 cents. This
wns duo largoly to tho fact thnt thn
raancet was sold to a standstill.
Tho market was violent at tho onen
Ing nnd registered further declines
during the first hour and a half of
trading. Tho pit fairly seothod. Prlcoa
of the samo option varied simulta
neously in different parts or tho pit
by a cent in September and n ennt
nnu n hair In May. May wheat, clnn.
ing last night nt $1.051.05V4. fell to
$1.03 ns discouraged longs or lesser
magnltudo unloaded and nockotnd
tlieir losses. July and Sontemhnr
wero sold In immense quantltloB to nn
extent by roroigners. Soptombor,
closing i-nuay night at 93 cents, drop
pen 10 ui cents, a loss Blnco Wed
nesday or C-li conts. July sold at 93
cents, as compared with 95 Vi conts at
mo cioso yesterday, a loss or 5
cents In two dnys.
Tho bulls have been whlnned bv
01a .Momer Nature, as traders put it.
Bulls loaded up with wheat carlv In
tho season, whon prospects as vlowcd
y mem looked dubious for adonuntn
world crops. But In tho United States
the rains descended and tho sun shono
to such purposo that tho Eloom was
lifted from apparently blighted pros
pocts. Europe predicted unusual
crops, nnd even far-away India took
arms against tho bulls, with predic
tions of a record-breaking harvost.
It is almost axiomatic nmnntr annp.
ulators that tho trader who cannot
execute a quick, right-about-faco, In
pace with shitting developments, will
not last long In any market. Tho big
bulls In wheat seem to hold this rule.
having lost time In pouring out tholr
noiuings when nature pointed tho
way.
FARMERS SHOW BIG GAIN8.
Sp Says Senator Smoot, Addressing
the Senate.
Washington. Presenting a series
or tables, Senator Smoot Friday nd-
dressed tho senate with rerorenco to
tho condition of tho rarmor's of tho
country as compared with their con
dition in 189C. "Whllo tho prlcos of
practically njl commodities havo
shown some ndvancn clnrlne- ihn innt
row years," ho said, "tho products
or .the rarm show a much greater ad
vance than do tho nrlces of tho pro
ducts or mines nnd factories.
Girl Aeronaut Has Tumble.
Bristol, Tenn. "Tiny" Boradwln,
a 14year-old girl aeronaut, who wan
mailing a balloon aBcenslan and drop
ping rrom a parachute? dally during
carnival week here, descended upon
tho roof of n mill, and fell two stories
to the ground, breaking her left arm
and receiving other Injuries.
Danish Cabinet Resigns.
Copenhagen. Tho resignation of
tho cabinet, whoso policy or defonso
failed to receive support In tho recont
election, was placed boforo King
Frederick by Premier Zahle Friday.
Worlds Record Broken.
Norfolk, Va. A now worlds record
for big guns shooting, which Inci
dentally emphasises tho superiority
of United States naval marksmanship,
hnB Just beon mado by tho new bat-
tlcsshlp South Carolina. With Its ror-
ward turret twelve-Inch guns it mado
sixteen "bull-eyo target hits out or
sixteen shots In four, minutes and
fifty-one seconds.
KOCH DIE3 IN GERMANY.
Famous Bacteriologist Won Renown
oy Research Work In Tuberculosis.
Bndcn-Badcn. Prof. Itnhnrt ifnnh
the famous bacteriologist, died hero
from dlBeaso or tho heart.
born nt Klausthall, Hanovor, Ger
many, uecomuor 11, 1843. Prof.
Koch becamo dlstlngulahod as an In
vestor or micro-organisms, but pro
bably gained most renown as tho dls.
coverer of tho bacilli of tuborculosls
nnd cholera. He was eraduntAd in
18C0 from University of Qottlugon.
Vigorous Speech by Dolllver.
Washington. Senator Dolllver. in
a vigorous speech In tho sonato,
spoke for control of railroad cnnlt.
allzatlon. Ho prosonted his amend
ments on this question nnd urgod of-
flrmatlvo action. Hold ne thnt in.
calculable Injury had beon Inflicted
on tho Amorlcan pooplo by failure to
control railroad security Issues, he
declared It Important to rogulato, and
thnt tho powor or tho government
was ample. Ho denounced tho scheme
of consolidation of railroads at tho
oxpenso of tho people.
MAKING PIE CRUST DIFFICULT
Few Women Seem to Know How to
Prepare This Essential to
Happiness.
Who has not beheld that most
pathetic of all things, the bride, at
tempting to make her first plo crust?
Usually tho most difficult culinary
stunt is tho first tho Inexperienced
woman attempts, and Bho tolls over
It with Btlcky hands in a warm room,,
adding moro and moro flour so It will
not cling to tho roller, nnd In tho end
the crust that should bo flaky is of tho
conslstency of a board and can hardly
bo cut with tho knife.
To. brides and others attempting;
pastry tho first rulo is never to' mako
it in a warm room. Tho Ideal rolling
board Is a raarblo slab. This Is much
cooler than a wooden board, nnd tho
dough will not stick so readily to It..
Tho. hands nnd tho bowl In which tho
pasta Is mixed must also bo thorough
ly chilled with cold water. Tho but
ter UBed should bo unsaltcd or havo
tho salt mashed out of 1L It should
then be put In tho ico box and thor
oughly chilled.
To a scant half pound of pastry
flour ndd ono teaspoonful or Bait antf:
two tcaBPOOnfuls or butter. Thenn
should bo well worked togother with.
me tips or tho fingers only, an tho
hand Is too warm, and tho mlxturo.
must bo kept cool.
Add gradually thrco-fourlhn of
cuprul or cold water, mixing It Into a.
POStC. The nnfrtrt flhmilil hn
not so that It clings to tho rolling,
pin.
Dust the board llchtlv nnd Unnnri
tho pasto until it is clnstlc and frea
rrom lumps. Do this as quickly as
possible, for tho loncor von knend it
tho tougher it makes tho flakes when
baked.
Lot tho paste Btnnd for flvn mln.
utes, covered with n bowl, In a cool
spot, then roll out Into nn nhlonir
sheet one-half Inch In thickness. Placo
one-half pound of buttnr which hna
beon chilled nnd had the salt mashed
out or It, at ono trad or this shoet or
dough nnd rold tho douch over it. fhr
butter having been patted flat so that
it covers one-hnir or tho dough, press
tho open edges or this dough, wrap
ping together tightly to cxclurin thn
air, then rold ono end or tho pnsto
over and tho othor undor and roll
lightly. This roldinir. turnlnp nnrl roll.
ing should contlnuo bIx times. If
mo paste SUOUld Stick to tho hnnrd nt
any time, immediately nut It nwnv
to chill. Tho butter should not tin nl.
lowed to bo seen outsldo or its dough
covering: when thin la thn
it Immediately with flour. When rolled
iinauy 11 should bo one-hair nn Inch
thick.
Macaroon Pudding.
Soak six macaroons in onn-hniff-nt
or milk (or UBO tho tlnv mnr.nrnnn
that may bo bought in bulk, and soak
about a dozen). Hent a pint or milk
In a double boiler, add ono beaten egg,
two tablespoons cornstarch, pinch' or
salt and the macaroons. Stir well to
mako it smooth and cook about twenty
minutos. Take rrom tho flrn nnd nriri
a Httlo vanilla. Butter a pudding dish,
sprinkle sugar over tho bottom and
sides, turn in tho pudding and sprinklo
sugar on top. Cover and set where it
will cool gradually. Servo very cold.
Tho sugar will make a sauce, or you
may uso oranges also when von nrvA
the pudding.
Icing.
To make tho iclnc. nut into n irrnn.
Ho saucepan ono cunful suirar nnd onn.
hair cup water and boll gently, with
out stirring or shaking, until bubbles
commence toi rieo from tho bottom.
This will toko about flvo minutes.
Beat tho whites or two eggs to a Btiff
rroth. and pour tho hot Rvmn nntn
them In a thin stream, beating tho
mixture all tho time. Continue to beat
until the icing is thickened, then
flavor with vanilla. Use all of thin fnr
the Icing or put two-thirds between
the cakes for tho filling, and to tho re
mainder of tho Icintr add nn nunpo of
melted chocolate and spread over the
top of the cako.
To molt tho chocolate, shnva nn
into n cup and set in n pan placed
over tho tea kottle or In hot water.
Band Portiere for Summer.
Tho band nortloro Is n now ldn.i in
summer furnlshlncs. Tanentrv hnmin
In a variety or color combinations aro
arranged alternately with groups or
volour cords and tassels, ono cnW
predominating bo tho drapery may bo
cnosen to harmonlzo with the other
furnishings In tho room.
Ono set or portlorcs will answer for
two rooms, as tho bands nro alike on
both sides. They nro mado to lit-doorways
six to seven feet wldo, nnd soven
feet Blx Inches high, the longest cord
reaching to tho ground.
Spiced Rhubarb.
Sprinkle 2V, noundn of nilcpd rhu
barb With ono pound of sugar and let
stand over night. Drain In tho morn
Ing nnd add to tho ulco ono cuprul or
water, ono cuprul of sugar, and one
hair cupful of elder vinegar. Put on
to boll with a nplco bog containing:
one-half teaspoonful each of cloves,
mace, allspice, ginger and cinnamon
Boil until It forms a nice avrun. thon
add rhubarb and boll until thick.
Apple Puff Pudding.
Peel, core nnd fill with sugar, sir-
largo or eight small apples. Bake
slowly nnd coo in serving dish. Beat
whites of two eggs, a pinch of cream
of tartar, and threo tnblespoonfulH of
powdered sugar; heap ono or two
spoonfuls on each apple nnd brown In
tho oven. Serve with custard made of
tho egg yolks, Half this recipe Ib
nouga lor a small family.
