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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. . rY t yr ffjT lA I SB III w Uvpt JLsJL AX 'KMjLsJL lill WKKT l tbe ph-uaure itnelf t'nnnot MiollI In not true leisure (die with true toll? Thou who wouldnt tako It, atlll do thy host; t'so It, not wnatu ltlse 'tis no rest. Goethe. RECIPES AND SUGGESTIONS. Through tho hot weather there 1b no centerpleco so attractive as fruit with frosh leaves. Tho nttractlvc baBkets that aro on tho market now make the prettiest of rccoptaclcH for both (low ers and fruL When serving cream cheese ot any kind, a plate covered with lcavoa In stead of a dolley 1b cool and Inviting. "When tho autumn Unto tho leaves an other gorgeouB nrrny of coloring Is ready at hand. Salad plates and often deHBerts Hko plo can bo "wonderfully beautified by a beautiful leaf or two. Green Tomato Mince Meat. This Is n rcclpo which 13 In great demand. Chop fine four quartB of green toma toes. Drain off tho Julco, cover with cold water. Lot como to a boll and scald thirty minutes; drain well. Add two pounds of brown BUgar, ono pound ot needed raisins, a half pound of chopped citron, a halt cup of finely chppped Buet, ono tabloBpoonful of suit and tho "Julco of half a dozen lemons. Stir woll and cook slowly until thick. When cool, add a toaspoonful each ot ground cinnamon, cloves and nut meg. Tomato Relish. Poel, chop und drain a pock of flno rlpa tomntocH. Add two cupfuls of chopped colery, six onions and six grconpepperB, ro movo tho BoodB from tho poppora bo foro chopping thorn; ono pound of brown sugar, two quarts of vinegar, ono cup of Bait two ouncos of mus tard sood and a llttlo nutmeg. Mix t" "roughly and put Into woll sterilized Jars. ThlB will keep Indoflnltoly 'with out cooking. Egyptian 8alad. Cut corn from three or four oara of cooked corn, leav ing tho hulls on tho corn and pressing out tho kernels; add oqual parts of cooked rlco, a tablespoon of chopped rod poppor, and mix tho wholo with mayonnaise dressing. Put a tabloapoonful Into tho heart leaves ot head lettuce. For thosu who find difficulty In di gesting cocoanut, try grinding it twlco through tho moat choppor. Tho archbishop of Cologne, being asked by Emperor SlRtsmund how to attain truo happlnem, replied: "Perform what thou promised whun thou wast oleic." DISHES FOR TEA. For tho supper, or evening meal, a tco dlah of cottage chcoso is woll liked, If nicely propared. Two or thrco quartB of thick, sour milk will make a sufllclont quantity for an ordinary family. Pour boiling water into tho milk, Btlrrlng until tho curdt form. Do not lot stand too long or it becomes tough. Drain In a slovo nnd season with croam, Boftonod buttor und salt For thoso who like tho fla vor, a fow chives cut Uno nro a good addition. Dlueberry Tpa Cake. This hot cako Is especially good for tea. Tho cako may bo baked in muflln pans, and by many Is proferrcd in this form. Cream two tublflspoonfuls of buttor, add a cup of BUgar, n boaton egg, throo fourths of a cup of milk, two nnd a half cups of flour sifted with two and a half teaspoonfula of baking powodor nnd a half toaspoonful of salt. At tho la6t add a cup of bluoborrleo. Baked Peaches. Scald tho fruit and romovo tho skin. Placo a layor of peachoB in a pan and Bprlnklo gonor ously with sugar; pour half a cup of water over thom. Bnko until tondor and slightly brown, nnd Borvo with cream. Georgia Drolled Ham. -Throo hours boforo tho meal, lay tho ham in tho following mlxturo: For two slices of ham, ubq two quartB of water, two tablcspoonfulB of molasses, pepper, parsloy and bits of buttor. Lot stand until ready to broil, thon drain and broil. Sally Lunn. Sift togothor two cup fuls of Hour and a toaspoonful ot salt. Heat an egg until light, add a half cup of warm milk, n half or a yeast cako dissolved In half a cup of wa tor, a tablospoonful onch of lard and butter and half a tablospoonful of su gar. Pour this on to tho Hour and biat woll, thon aot to rlso !i a warm plnco. It will tako about four hours. At tho oud of that tlmo beat woll again and pour Into a well-buttered pan; lot rlso an hour, thon bako a half hour In a moderate oven. Sally Lunn with warm maplo sirup is most dolldouB for an evening tea. Looking Ahead. Llttlo Nora (aged olght, to Edith, aged ten) What! A big girl like jou playing with a Teddy bear? Edith Yea, haven't you got ono? Nora Mlno is looked up in tho cup board, whoro it shall stop until I am married, whea I may bring It out for my children to play with, Edith What if ou don't have any children? NoraWell, thon, in that ease it 1)1 do for my grandchildren. Jsas: "".n TIk- bt thing tiro netirest. Then do in t K'ai'j) at the stars, but do llf' plain, common work n It rotnei, certain that dally !utl nml dally bread aro tho aweetrst things of life. SHORT NOTICE MEAL8. Every housekeeper Is occasionally or oftener confronted with tho unex pected guest, and finds It necessary to hurry up some kind of a meal. Sho is wlso who Iiub on hand somo things which aro not pcrlbhnblc, and may bo used In combination with oth er things In tho preparation of a meal. For a nourishing hot dish that may be prepared In twenty-five minutes, do not forgot Corn Chowder. Cut two ounces of fnt salt pork Into dlco and brown un til crisp; add two small onions, and whon lomon colored add a can of corn and four potatoes cut In dlco. With a pint of boiling water cook un til tho potato Is tender, then add a quart ot njllk, a gonqroun seasoning of salt nnd poppor, and Berve. For a cool night this In an dxcollent supper dluh. Canned Cucumber 8alad. Whon cu cumbers nro plentiful, this salad may bo canned for ftituro emergencies: Peel and slice thin two dozen small cucumbors and six small onions. Spread In layers and sprlnklo with salt; lot stand over night, drain, add a tablospoonful of celery seed, a quart of vinegar nnd a gill of ollvo oil. ..Hi woll and can In sterilized jars, Koop In a dark, cool place. Summer Relish. For thoso who aro fond of onions, tills will bo a most ap petizing dish: Cook as many eggs as thoro aro persons to sorvo; when hard, remove the shells and cut up, seasoning wllh two tablospoonfuls of butter, salt and paprika to taste, with nlno chopped green onions. Sorvo with bread and butter as a sandwich filling If so doslred. Lightning Cake. Molt a fourth of a cup of.buttor In a measuring cup, break an egg Into tho melted buttor nnd boat woll; add milk to fill tho cup. Mix with a cup of Bugar, a cup of flour and a teaspoonful of baking powder, nil sifted together. Flavor and beat for two or throo minutes. Pour Into a buttered pan nnd bako for twenty minutes. For llfo lit not an Idle ore, Hut Iron iIuk from central gloom, And hentcd In Inirnliur fears, And dipped In baths of hissing teats, And battered with tho strokes ot doom To shnpo anil use. i FOR EVENING PARTIES. The uow century salad Is sliced red pepper and chopped olives with a fow slices of cucumber. Pour ov?r It a French dressing after placing tho sulad on lottuco leaves. Normandy Salad. Stow gently In their own liquor n can of very small poas. Season with Bait and popper and a dash of sugar. Whon tho peas havo absorbed all tho liquor, cool and add a hnlf pound of chopped walnut meats. Pour ovor a half cup of may onnnlBo dressing. Jellied Salmon Salad. Drain and romovo tho skin and bones from u can of salmon. Mlnco flno, ndd a table npoonful of lomon Juice, a daah yf popper und a tablespoonful of chopped parsloy, with Bait to tasto. Mix to gothor any kind of salad dressing with a tablospoonful of golntlno dissolved In a quarter of a cup of cold water. Fill molds and sot away In a cool place. Servo on lettuce leaves, gar nish with olives. Most attractive salads may bo made and Borvod In npplo cups. Tho protty rod-chookod apple Is cut at tho stem and scooped out. Tho upplo nnd nny combination liked, as celery and nutB with dressing mako a nlco filling. Cocoanut Sandwiches. Tako a cup ful ot gratod coconnut, and halt a cup of chopped coocoanut, a toaspoonful of lomon Julco, two teaspoonfula ot powdornd sugar and thrco tablespoon. fulB of thlok cream. Spread on wafers or between bread and butter. Tartar 8andwlches. Chop tngothet throo largo sardines a cup of boiled hnm three small Bour cucumber pickles and a dash of mustard. If the plckloH nro not at hand a llttlo chow chow iloos nlcoly. Mix to a pnsto, add a touch of catsup and spread on buttered bread. Aeze2- 2a-. Frozo His Nose. 11111- Ever know a man to uuffoi from Btlcklng his none in another man's business? Jill Sure. I hud a friend who went down to call on a man who had n cold storage plant. "YesT" ) "Well, ho frozo his nose." Enemy of Rhetoric. Anothor thing that dopreBBet. ua slightly la to rofor in our classicnl way to Jovo's holts and thon havo tho lino type mnchlno mako ub Bptmk of 'em aa Joiiob'. Ohio State Journal. Epitaph. A peculiarly approprlnto Inscription on tho tomb of a captuln lu tho cerao tory of MontpnrnnsBo reads: "Carry arms! Present anna! lu placo! Rest!" WITH POPULAR t0 OW that It jb a llttlo too lato to want a straw hat, and considerably too early to buy a velvet or winter felt, a betweon-spnBons Idea has been launched In that dear Paris. It is tho black or white satin hat and It is trimmed with a gauzo butterfly. Tho "gauze" i3 lino mallno, of course, but "gauzo" goC3 hotter with "butterfly." Tho satin hat ana tho guuzo butterfly havo mado an instantaneous suc cess. Already tho manufacturers aro getting dnlly telegrams from nil polntB of tho compass, and nro laying wagers with each other as to which particular satin hat vrlth a butterfly Is ordered In said telegram. Thoso hatH usually havo soft crowns and somewhat flexiblo brims. They lit closo to tho head and aro worn without a hat pin. Tho liking for black Is a reaction aftor tho riotous vogue of riotous colors which lo passing with tho summer. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. PRETTY IDEA FOR MILLINERY I WHY SERVE CAKE WITH TEA? Hand-Painted Effects Are Among the Season'o Novelties and Havo Been Received With Favor. Tho application of nnallne dyes in hand-palntcd effects to millinery ' ot tho season is an entirely now device, and tho result 1b unique White os trich feathers, long and thick, aro dec orated in flower designs In natural colors. The design runs upward with tho quill and spreads out on tho flues. Another fancy is to paint the straw' hat directly, just In tho design tho flowers would mako, or fruit, wero It placed upon It. On tho brim or on tho crown, or partly under tho brim, or on Its upturned edge. Hero tho pattern Is traced In brilliant tones. Whlto strnw and "natural" straw aro tho only shades bo decorated. Any surface or quality may bo used. Gar don hats aro really protty done in this way. A design of chorries In red with green leavea nnd gray twlga of stems Ib, for Instnnco, especially odd. NEW STREEJ GOWN Model of Rose-Colored Charmeusc, Showing a New Arrangement of Pleats Trimmings of White Tulle. Suede Belts. Wldo suede bolts of soft color to match tho predominant shado lu tho printed design aro worn with chil dren's frockB of llgurcd muslin. A usual trimming for such frocks takes tho form of frllla of whlto lawn scal loped In tho color ot tho bolt with mercerized cotton. These trills some tlnios extend from nock to horn on each oldo of u tucked panel of whlto muslin. Tho bolt buckles ovor tho frills nnd tho panel, and is held In placo by narrow Btraps of tho print ed muclln. Gloves Held Up. I wna considerably annoyod by my long gloves slipping down my nrm aft er thoy had been wnahod onco, writes a contributor to Good Housekeeping. But I havo relieved the troublo by ripping n short placo in the horns nnd running in narrow elastic and hem ming down again. ' GAUZE BUTTERFLY Writer Criticizes Hostesses for Their Penchant for Serving Inappro priate Combinations. Anyone who servos wafers with tea 1b lacking in .gastronomic Imagination. Drinking tea and eating i wafer Is Hko having a picnic in tho woodshed, or wearing an Eastor hat with go loshes, declares a writer in tho Atlan tic Monthly. It is a huelesa compromise where there might bo a vivid delight. Many otherwise excollont hostesses fall to perceive tho relation between after noon tea and its edlblo accompani ments. They will sorvo you a hard, obstlnato biscuit that you break, red faced, on tho rim of your saucer, send ing, aa likely as not, your cup bounc ing ovor tho other edgo, and your ten splashing into your neighbor's lap; or they generously provide you with a hugo, gelatinous cube of cako that ad heres to your saucer, and renders you temporarily web-flngorcd, tho while you attempt to formulate an epigram on Henry Jnmes, or discourse glibly as to why women like men. Thora is yet another typo of bostesa who passes with your tea a dribbling sandwich, oozing salad dressing at oyory poro and containing, half con ocaled, a malicious, indivisible lottuco leaf. People who thus fall ot main taining tho fitness of things at tho tea hour havo no genuine apprecia tion of tho drink which they dispense, Upward Strokes of Beauty. When my llttlo girl was born tho old colored nurso I got for her told mo that if I 'brushed her hair tho wrong way it would mako it curly, writes a correspondent of tho Pitts burgh Dispatch. Whether that was what did it or not I do not know, but her hair, while it nover really curled, has always stood away from her head in a Boft, protty. way. Mammy's in structions sot mo to thinking. I real ized that all faces fall as they grow ofd, and I wondered why it wouldn't bo wlso to wash and dry tho face up Instead of down. I not only taught my llttlo daughter to do -this Bho al ways wipes upward but I began on myself. Today, at forty-Boven, not a muBclo in my faco haB fnllen; there, nro no droopy linos in it, and no sag ging shoWB at my chin. My eyelashes' aro nhyays noticed because thoy curl upward so prettily (they didn't beforo I began tho upward treatment), and my daughter's aro Just Hko them. Best Use of Scent. Tho best way to ubo scent, if you caro to use it at all, Ib to put a deli- cato extract in an atomizer and spray yourself with it Strong scents aro offensive and tho most subtlo and cluslvo odor Ib that obtained from a generouB uso of sachet bags laid among one's llngerlo, In tho drawerB with ono's handkerchiefs, gloves nnd veils, nnd possibly fastened In tho front of one's stays or In somo Inner fold of tho bodice. Ono can buy many dlfforont kinds ot powder for sachots, but whatever you choose, hellotropo, vlolot, rose or carnntlon, remember that tho addition ot a llttlo orris pow der will, add to its strength and mako it inoro lasting. $ Touch of Black. Tho black lorgnotto ribbon is a fea ture of this Bcason'o dreBB. Tho nar row blnck ribbon ot molro silk has tiny gold or Joweled slides, and from It may depend, In lieu of a lorgnette or monoclo, a locket, watch or any othor trinket. Tho narrow lino of black against a whlto bodlco Is par ticularly smart and effective Thoso ribbons nro seen In navy bluo, crim son, ovon In green and pink; but black Is tho correct monoclo huo, and a enutolr ribbon of any other color ia not correct form. state of mm Has Greatest Area of Any Central America. in Facts About Character, Resources and History of the Country for Which a United States Protectorate Is Proposed. Now York. Or all tho Central Amer ican BtatC3, Nicaragua has the great est area. Tho country In almoBt exact ly as largo as Now York state. Tho population of Nicaragua Ib about GOO.OOO; that would give about twelve Inhabitants to each square mile. Thero aro fow Europeans in Nic aragua. Tho great mass of its popula tion consists of Indians, negroes, mu lattoes and mixed races. Tho popula tion descends chlolly from tho native Indians, from their Spanish conquor ors and from tho slaves introduced during tho colonial period. Intermar rlago with othor South Americans, and also with Europeans, has further com plicated tho race situation. Ilcnco In Nicaragua wo find half-castes with Eu ropean featuros and Indians with fair hair and bluo eyes. Desplto the fact that thero Is hardly any immigration the population is in creasing with great rapidity. Among tho Europeans in Nicaragua the Span ish element is naturally tho most prominent. Tho capital of Nicaragua Is Mana gua, a city of some 35,000 people It Is situated on tho Lako of Managua. Tho largest city In tho republic, how. ever, is Leon, with about 03,000 peoplo. The chlof ports nro San Juan del Sur on tho Paclflc, and Blueflolds and Grey town tho latter known to tho Nlc araguans as San Juan del Norte on tho Gulf of Mexico. Nicaragua is a typically tropical country. It Is a very rich country nat urally. Its three main sources ol wealth aro agriculture, timber and mining. In agriculture tho chlof prod- Facade of National Palace, Managua. net Is coffeo. Tho coffeo estates are largoly in American and German hands. Another important agricultural product Ib cocoa. It is grown chiefly in the south along tho Paclflc coast. Sugar is also widely cultivated. To bacco is also grown; the leaf is good, but as It is not well cured it is not ox ported. Like many another region bor dering tho Caribbean sea, Nicaragua finds a profitable export in bananas, which are grown In largo quantities, especially near Blueflolds on tho Gulf of Mexico. Aa to timber, the Nlcarnguan forests contain splendid mahogany and cedar trees, tho wood from which is largely exported- The forests also contain many valuablo dyo woods, gums and medicinal plants. Rubber 13 also grown there. As to mining, tho gold mines aro very tmportant and aro worked by American and British companies. Tho gold export averages a million dollars a year. Nicaragua trades with tho outside world, but tha volume of commorco might be grontly extendod. Of tho ex ports about a third como ,to this coun try; tho rest go chiefly to Groat Bri tain, Germany and France. Of tho im ports more than half como from this country, and tho remainder mostly from tho three countries above men tioned. At Corlnto tho steamers of four shipping companies, two American and two Gorman, now regularly visit the port. Tho only railway In Nicaragua Is tho 6o-callod National railway, an Amorican concorn having a total length ot about 170 miles. The lino runs from Corlnto to Leon Managua, and othor cities. On tho various lakes Bteamcrs ply as well as on tho San Junn river. These lakes furnish, from end to end, about a hundred nnd fifty miles of navigation. Thero nro, un fortunately, fow good wagon roads in Nicaragua. The Outlook. Lawn Parties In Cemetery. St. Louis, Mo. Lawn partlos In a cemetery aro tho newest society diver Blon hero. The young folk frolic In the subduod light of Japanese lanterns nnd occasionally stroll among the white and ghostly monuments of tbe dead. I "' I I' i '"f Is? ( 225rfJiwOft ''' 1 j HE CARRIED AN UMBRELLA. A dear old Indy who wan very "sot In her prejudices was asked Just why she didn't Hko a certain man. Sho had. no particular reason that sho could, think of nt tho instant, but sho had been so emphatic in her expression of dis like that sho know sho would havo to find some excuse at onco. Just at that moment sho happened to glnnce out of tho window and saw him passing by. Ho carried a neatly rolled umbrella though It hardly threatened rain. Quick as a flash she answered her quostlonor, "Ho carries an umbrella whether It's raining or not ho la a 'softlo " "But," said her friend, also looking, out of tho window, "here cornea your Bon William, and ho Is carrying an um brella." This did not stump tho old lady. "But that's another matter I don't like him. anyhow and bc3ldoB, It all depends on. who carries the umbrella," she replied triumphantly. That Is tho position Bome peoplo have taken regarding that wholesomo and refreshing beverage Coca-Cola. Thoy havo said a good many unkind things about It and In each Instnnce have had It proved to thom that tholr talcs were not truo. Finally they seized upon the fact that Coca-Cola gets much of Its refreshing: , delldousnesB from tho omnll bit of caf feine that it contains. They looked upon that as a splendid argument against it. Then, like tho old lady who was remind ed of son William, they wore reminded that It is tho caffelno in their favorite beverages, tea and coffeo, (oven more tunn In Coca-Cola) that gives thorn, their refreshing and sustaining quali ties. But does that stop their criticism of Coca-Cola for containing caffeine? No their answer Is similar to tho old; lady's they Bay "But that's anothor matter" what they mean is "Being prejudiced against Coca-Cola and lik ing tea or coffee, it all depends on what carries tho caffeine." Wo think the Joko is on thom for caffelno is caffeine, and if it Is not harmful in ono it can't bo harmful In another. Wo all know that it is not harmful In tea or coffee that It Is really helpful In whatever it is this is bound to includo Coca-Cola. Of course, tho truth is, that having started an attack on false premises and having had what they thought were good reasons for criticism proved to be no reasons at all, they aro grasping at an oxcuso which does not exist, to explain a prejudice. So you see, after all, it all depends on who carries tho umbrella to peoplo who aro determined to be unfair. Let us bo fair. Adi. Hearth-Hunger. "Beyond tho need for bread, a wom an's needs aro two; deeper than al cravings save the mother's passion, flrm-rooted in our endless past, is tho-hearth-hunger. The trees that Bweep my chimney have their roots at tho world's core! Tho floweis In my door yard havo grown there for a thousanC years! What millenniums havo done, shall decades undo? Wo are not so shallow, so plastic aa that! We will go into tho mills, tho shops, the ofli ces, if wo must, but we know wo aro off tho track of life. Neither our de-. sire nor our power Is there." Cornelh A. P. Comer, In Atlantic. Then What Did Papa Do? When ono dish was passed, mamma said she just loved to eat of It, but that tho food would not agreo with her. axton Bald ho liked bananas, but he didn't daro cat them. Then Jean, tho flvo-year-o:d, said: "I lovo watermelon, but I can't eat It." "Why can't you eat watermelon?" said papa. "Bccauso you don't by me any," sho said. Conjugated. Inquisitive Friend Don't you find that your wife Is very subject to moods? Enpeck No; she baa only ono mood, tho imperative, and I'm the one thnt'a subject to that! Judge. Ever notice how much fuss men make about their honor on tho stage? Never judge tho cook by her rerer ences; you can't eat them. Like a Pleasant Thought of an old friend JTOSl Toasties with cream. Sweet, crisp bits of white Indian corn, toasted to an appetizing, golden brown. A delightful food for break fast, lunch or supper always ready lo serve instantly from the package. "The Memory Lingers" For a pleasing variation sprinkle some Grape-Nuts over a saucer of Post Toast ies, then add cream. The combined flavour is some thing to remember. rostnm Cereal Company, limited llattle Creek, Michigan hi' 1 I M- s