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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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- Kdward Everett Hale.
FOR THE CHILDREN'S LUNCH
BASKET.
Tho boat stand by for any lunch Is
tbo sandwich, wlilcli may bo vnrlcd ad
infinitum. Tlioy may bo mado of
white, brown, graham, ryo, wholo
wheat, rnlsln, or nut broads.
For tho llttlo child who needs Just
n lunch, one or two graham crackers,
ono or two bread and Jolly sand
wiches, n small apple and a slice of
sponge cako will make a good meal.
Cheese, llsh and eggs In various
forms or combinations may bo used.
A bit of chicken, lamb or beef roast,
light desserts leaving out rich pastries
and greasy, highly seasoned foods,
tea and coffee.
Baked Apples. Wash and coro tart
apples, plunge In a kettle of boiling
water, drain and let cold water run
over. Place In a pan In a hot oven
and bako until tender. Then tho skin
may bo easily removed beforo serv
ing. Sprinkle with sugar and servo
with sugar and cream.
Rice Cooked In Milk. Wash a
fourth of a cupful of rice, add It to a
cup and a fourth of milk heated In a
double boiler; stir tho rice In with a
fork and let it cook 20 minutes. Add
a tablespoon ful of sugar, salt to tasto,
and cook 20 minutes longer or until
the milk Is all absorbed. Sorvo warm
with thin cream and sugar.
Never teach a child to Hko coffee
or tea by warming tho milk with
thoso beverages. When a child re
fuses to drink its milk, glvo it straws
to drink through, and servo tho milk
In a protty cup or mug. Clear broth
or gruel may bo served this way, also.
A child has a natural craving for
sweets, and this should bo satisfied
with good puro sugar In Bomo form
A sandwich with butter nnd brown
sugar or scraped roaplo sugar Is al
ways well liked.
When tho tiny tot goes to kindergar
ten with his lunch basket, glvo him
lust enough to break his fast, and not
enough to keep him from enjoying a
good meal at noon.
Itico cooked In milk In tho oven 1b
a very simple, easy desert, and ono
good for tho llttlo people. Add a quar
ter of a cup of rice to a quart of milk,
a handful of raisins, pinch or unit and
Bugar to taato. Bako until thick.
Servo with a bit of butter nnd gratod
nutmeg, creamed with sugar, if bo
desired.
"Show me n man who hnn benefited tho
world by his wisdom, or his country by
hit patriotism, or his neighborhood by
his philanthropy, and yon show mo u
man who has mado the best of every
minute.
Orison Bwctt Warden.
SEASONABLE DISHES.
During tho winter, while oranges
and grapefruit aro abundant, 1b tho
time to mako our marmalade.
Grape Fruit Marmalade. Wash and
wlpo three each of grape fruit, or
unges and lemons. Throw away tho
thick end pieces and cut tho remain
der into very thin bIIcob. Itoject all
tho flbor and thick tissue, aud for
each measure of fruit allow threo of
water. Put into a kottlo and stand
well covered for 24 hours. Then put
on to tho range and cook ono hour;
then add an equal measure of sugar,
allowing a llttlo moro for good meas
ure. After tho boiling point haa been
reached allow tho marmalade to sim
mer until it Jells. Pour into glasuoB
and seal with parafllno.
Fresh Coconnut Cake. Cream two
tablospoonfuls of butter, add ono cup
of light brown sugar. Heat in ono wholo
egg and ono yolk; ndd Uireo-fourtliB of
a cup of milk alternately with two
cupfuls of flour mixed with two ten
spoonfuls of baking powder. Pour
into a square tin nnd bako In a mod
erate ovon. Whon cool, covor with
tho following icing: lloll togothor a
cup of brown sugar with n third of a
cup of water until tho sirup will spin
a thread. Havo ready a well beaten
egg white, nnd add thla sirup by ta
blcBpoonfuls, beating nil tho while.
Spread on tho cako and sprlnklo
thickly with freshly grated coconnut.
Apple Kuchen. Sift two cupfuls of
flour with ono-hnlf teaapponful of snlt,
two tearoonfuls of sugar nnd two
teaspooufuls of baking' powder. Cut
Into this four tablespooufuls of short
ening; add a beaten egg nnd throo
lourtha of n cup of milk. Put this Into
u well greased pan and placo baking
tipples, pared and corod nnd cut in
olghths overlapping over tho top.
England's Great Storm.
Grievous as hna been tho damage
wrought In Kuropo by, recent storms It
ts unlikely thnt they woro moro vio
lent thnn England's great storm of
3703. A Btroug west wind had sot in
about tho middle of Novomber and It
Increased in vlolenco until on tho
morning of the 2Gth few peoplo ven
tured out of their houses, and on that
night houses were unroofed, buildings
torn down aud thouBnnds of peoplo
wero killed. About 2,000 Btncka of
chlmnoya wero blown down In and
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Hake until nearly done, take out and
sprlnklo with sugar, cinnamon and
bits of button Ilcturn to tho oven,
and bako until a rich brown. Servo
while warm.
SYMPOSIUM ON BREAD MAKING.
To have good results in bread mak
ing, ono must havo good yeast, tho
right tempcraturo and careful hand
ling. If ono ubos tho dry yeast, add ono
cako to a pint of potato water and a
cup of lnnBhed potatoes, a tablespoon
ful of sugar and a little flour, enough
to make a thin batter. Sot away to
rlso from noon until night, then Bet
tho bread, using a half a cup for threo
loaves of bread. This yeast will keep
until It Is all used, If kept In a cool
place. Salt is added when tho bread
sponge Is set. Knead tho bread into
a stiff loaf at night, then in tho morn
ing, the first thing, cut It down, then
knead; let rlso and mako Into loaves.
When moro than doublo its bulk It is
ready to bako. When baked, do not
cover with a cloth, but let it cool In
a free circulation of air.
Light Rolls, To two cupfuls of
bread flour add a quarter of a cup of
yeast, ono and a half cupfuls of milk
and water mixed, ono teaspoonful of
salt, two tablespoonfuls each of Bugar
and butter; beat woll nnd let stand
until light nnd full of bubbles. When
ready to knead, add a well beaten egg
and Hour enough to mako a dough stiff
enough to handle. Knead, using Just
as llttlo flour as posslblo until the
dough feels clastic. Let it rise ngaln
until doublo its bulk, form into rolls,
brush with butter, and when light
bake in a hot oven.
Caraway Sticks. Uso tho dough
made for light rolls. Roll a small
pleco in tho hands until a roll threo
IncheB long with tapering ends is
formod; score with a sharp knife,
brush with butter, sprlnklo with salt
and caraway Beeds, and whon light
bako in a brisk oven. Koep well apart
In tho pan or they will not havo a
nlco crust.
Haisin and nut bread may bo pre
pared by adding tho desired amount
of fruit and nuts to tho same dough
used lor tho rolls.
I'oppy seed and chopped almonds
may also bo used to sprinkle over rolls
or a sheet of dough, which can bo
served In bIIccb when baked.
A delicious fruit bread has grated
lemon rind, chopped figB, ralslna and
almonds.
The sccrot of success lies In embracing
every opportunity, of seeking high nnd
right onds, and In never forgetting1 tho
golden jule of catechism, "Doing your,
duty In that station of llfo to which It
shall please God to call you."
Duko of Wellington.
A WORD ABOUT CHEESE.
Choeso Is one of our most highly nu
tritious foods, and ono which will, with
a bit of bread and fruit, mako a well
balauced meal.
Tho Information that chceso is in
digestible has been handed down from
ono generation to another until somo
peoplo really bollovo it.
Ono reason for this belief Is the fact
that it Is eaten on top of a meal
which Is too much for a stomach to
dlsposo of easily, and tho attack ot
Indigestion is attributed to tho
choeso, whon tho wholo meal itself 1b
to blame.
Tho varieties of choose are bewild
ering and aro Indeed a study. Tho
hlBtory ot different cheosos as to their
origin is exceedingly Interesting read
ing. Tho kind of choeso to servo with
certain courses Is now a puzzlo to
many an entertainer for it is quite a
breach of culinary otiquotto to servo
tho wrong ono nt any course of tho
dlunor.
Somo ot tho popular cheeses aro,
Noufchatol, Gruyero, Roquefort, Cam
ombort, Fromago do Brie, Gorgonzola,
Sapsago, Stilton, Cheddar, Edam nud
Parmesan, not forgetting our own
delicious Amorlcan choeso ot various
kinds, which aro a closo second In
many cases to tho foreign products.
For macaroni cooking and all au
gratia dlBhos thore Is no choeso that
oqunla tho Parmosau; it is procured
nlroady grated, and if bought In tho
Italian market you are sura to get tho
real thing.
If ono has the leisure to look about
In various shops nnd will collect tho
different varieties of choeso, study
their hlBtory, where nmdo and how,
tho knowlodgo will bo forever helpful
in ono's travels.
For raroblts, souffloB and tho Hko
thoro Is no cIiocbo which approaches
tho good old Now York; In fact It Ib
good anywhoro and at any courso.
around London, In tho Thames only
four ships remained botweon Indon
brldgo and Limehouso; COO wherries,
300 Bhlpbonts nnd 100 llghterB and
bnrgeB wero entirely lost, nnd many
wero badly damaged. Tho damago In
London alone wrb estlmatod at $10
000,000.
Exactly.
"Now I know why It is called a
cross-examination."
"Why, Dorothy?"
"Uecause tho lawyer U bo cross."
UT of tho conglomeration of styles
which the beginning of winter
UBhered In, many are passing and a
few are to remain for spring. Here
is a pretty nnd rather plain cloth
gown for present wear, which may bo
copied In taffeta Bilk, figured or plain
voile (or both), In white embroidered
fabrics in fnct, in any of tho beauti
ful Bummer materials. It will be found
strictly up to dato when tho time
comes for wearing It.
A very pretty development of It
showa a plain skirt, quite full enough
to stop In at tho normal stride, with
tho hip drapery made of figured voile
having a white ground with colored
flowers. Tho bodlco is made of thia
vollo combined with shadow Iaco.
There is a glrdlo of leaf green messa
lino ribbon nnd n sash which extends
about tho figure under the drapery
and ties in a bow (at tho right sido)
with short hanging ends. These pret
ty voiles sell at. a very reasonable
price In the neighborhood of forty
conta a yard and mako up Into as
elegant looking dresses as those that
coBt four or five times as much.
Wo aro to have a spring and sum
mer season with everything flower
decked. Small flowers on hats,
PRETTY BONNET
TO ADORN THE
SMALL MAIDEN
IT IS a delight to mako tho pretty llt
tlo bonnets and caps which amall
daughters and little sisters look so
adorably sweet in, and it 1b by no
means difficult.
Hero Is ono made of chiffon taffeta
silk, with plaited ruffles of moussel
lolno and lace. Tho puffed crown Is
simply a circle of silk about eighteen
IncheB In diameter, with rows of
shirring nt tho edge. This is sowed
to a narrow covered head band or
bandeau, bound with pin shirring
wire.
Underneath tho band tho ruffles aro
placed after being gathered Into amplo
fullness. The knlfo plaiting may bo
mado of tho same Bilk as tho crown
rrr'm
nnd need not bo hemmed nt the edge.
It Ib poised under tho lace.
By way of trimming, a narrow rib
bon niching Is placed about tho crown
and a roBotto of baby ribbon with
hanging ends Is placed at tho sldo.
Ties of ribbon nbout threo inches
wide comploto this protty pleco of
hondgear.
Bonnets of this kind nro tmado up
In all tho colors thnt children wear,
and aro very practical for almost
every season of tho year. Tiny
boquots of fruit blossoms, llttlo Juno
roses, forget-me-nots, nnd llttlo daisies
aro added. Flowers and ribbons aro
of nil things the best for children's
sllllnory.
S2C3SC3EZZ3S;
dresses with sprays or single blossom
of small flowers, flowered ribbon gir
dles nnd vests, parasols with millinery
flowers ndded for adornment, or with
flowers printed in the coverings. A
little study of the styles will betray
tho tendency to tho quaint old-fashioned
Ideasjn which flowers wero the
paramount means of expression in us
ing color. Nothing prettier has ever
been thought out.
The llttlo gown pictured is not at
all difficult to make. It la an "easy
going" fit but must bo draped and
hung correctly. Almost any pattern
houso can provide a paper pattern
for guidance In cutting this dress.
Moro material is required this season
than for tho past two.
Flounces and hip "draperies aro to
tho fore, but it is not likely that wo
shall go to extremes in the matter of
growing fond of voluminous Bkirts.
The narrow band of fur which fin
ishes tho bodlco on tho gown pictured
can bo omitted for spring or Bummer
wear. But if tho gown is mado for
wear In southern winter resorts this
narrow border of fur appears on tho
sheerest of materials as lace, net and
chiffons.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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When mado of the darker colors, as
brown or tan, with whlto or cream
laco ruffles, bonnets of this kind nro
qulto durable.
Tho dainty tints aro notvery suc
cessfully cleaned aud therefore such
millinery is for wear on dress-up
occasions
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
New Materials for Toilet Articles.
If you must bo abreast of the tlmoa
throw away or glvo away tho toilet
articles In silver. Ivory or celluloid
which havo been your faithful friends
for years, and got everything new in
art glass, which comes In tho most
alluring tints of cream, rose, mauvo
and green and in classically severe de
signs. Tho little boxes for powder,
rouge and soap havo square bottoms
Hko the baso of a Corinthian pillar
and convox covers Hko tho dome of
tho Madololno, whllo tho clock cases,
pin trays and mirror backs aro equal
ly plain nnd ponderous. If you don't
care for toilet articles in glass, oven
of tho mbst artistic sort, you may
turn toward thoso In alabaster, or
whnt looks like alabaster. Theso
come in shnpes similar to tho articles
In glass, but aro puro white and prom
ise to bo moro durable.
Powder Puffs for the Purse.
Llttlo crochoted powder puffs aro
tho latest novelty for tho purse. They
can easily bo mado at home.
Crochet two circular pieces about
tho bIzo of a silver dollar out of mer
cerlzod cotton of nny shade desired.
Carefully sow them together, leaving
small openings through which to pour
In tho powder. Fill tho bag full with
tho powder, so that it will sift through
easily when patted gently on tho face.
Then mnke a pretty, edge around the
circular pleco by crocheting a fow
rows of plain chain stitch, each ndded
row to bo cuught Into tho middle of
the preceding ono, which gives a Rort
of ruffle effect An opening can safe
ly bo mado by cutting n atltch or two
when It Is necessary to roflll tho puff.
Shirt Bosoms.
The Bhlrt bosoms which woro intro
duced in chiffon on tho chlfTon and
crepo do chlno blouses this wlntei
aro evidently to continue aB tho dls
tlngulshlng foature of tho tailored
waists for early spring. There is one
difference, however; thoy aro now de
veloped in a contrasting material. For
Instance, on a model in light wolght
linen tho shirt bosom Is of plaited
handkerchief linen, with a tiny floral
design in color scattered over it. this
color not being repeated on tho Robo
splerro collar.
Advance Is Due Essentially to De
creased Cost of Hauling Different
Farm Products to Market.
It Is n matter of common observa
tion that, when any community haa
passed from a condition dominated by
bad roads to a condition which is
characterized by good roads, land val
ues In that community advance. It la
plain thnt no system of good roads
can directly Improve tho soil fertility
ar tho quality of farms. It is equally
truo that good roads can and do di
rectly improve tho site value, or th9
value which accmea to tho farm by
A Southern Road Before Improvement.
Virtue of Its situation with respect to
markets, schools, and towns, and the
accessibility of these.
In dealing with this matter of In
creased farm values from a strictly
economic standpoint, it has .been
pointed out and it Is worth remember
ing, that where farms have advanced
In value the advance Is duo essentially
to decreased hauling costs. The ad
vance in fnrm values, In other words,
measures partly tho Increased value of
the farm as a plant for tho business of
farming. That Increment of valuo
which is due to those things that are
described as social advantages or Im
proved social conditions has no nu
merical measure.
When his road is Improved the land
owner appreciates tho Improvement
and frequently sets an increased valuo
upon his land. It la difficult, however,
to analyze the entire increment of
value which follows'good roads. There
Is no doubt that the cost of good
roads is met by some form ot taxa
tion, which, In many Instances, causea
the land owners to add to tho selling
price of their land that amount which
thoy estimate tho good road has cost
them in taxes.
This process Is more distinctly ob
served In city property transfers,
where direct assessments for sowers,
sidewalks, and pavements aro invari
ably added to the original cost of tho
property. The important point that Ib
becoming more and more understood
by land owners is that good roada re
quire a considerable Investment of
capital, nnd furthermore that such an
Investment is a paying one. Here nro
a few Instances of actual conditions
which havo been observed in various
parts of tho country.
In Lee county. Virginia, a farmer
owned 100 acres between Ben Hur and
Jonesvllle, which ho offered to sell
for $L800. Two or three years ago
this road was Improved, and although
that farmer fought tho Improvement,
ho has since refused $3,000 for his
farm. Along this same road a tract
of 188 acres was supposed to have
been sold for $0,000. The purchaser
refused the contract and the owner
threatened to sue him. After the road
improvement, and without any Im
provements upon the land the same
farm was sold to tho original purchas
er for $9,000.
In Jackson county, Alabama, tho
peoplo voted a bond Isbuo of $250,000,
for road Improvement and Improved
24 per cent, of tho roads. The 1900
census nve the value of all farm
lands In Jackson county as $4.90 per
aero. The selling price at that time
The Same Road After Improvement,
was from $G to $15 per acre. Tho
last census gives the valuo of Jack
son county farm lands ns $9.79, and
the selling price Is now from $15 to
$25 per aero.
The prlco of farm land, like that ot
any other commodity, Is ruled by the
relntlon between supply nnd demand.
When tho price of farm land advances
It measures a readjustment between
tho supply and the demand. This re
adjustment, in some cases, Is sharp
nnd Immedlnte. Ono distinct Item ot
Increased values is becoming more
evident from year to year; that Is,
immigration Into the rural districts
where 'road conditions are favorable
especially ts this truo with regard to
owners of automobiles. Thore aro
repeated Instances of this kind In New
Englnnd nnd those states which have
been nctivo In Improving their roads.
Favors Immigration.
Immigration Is particularly marked
whoro road conditions aro favorable;
In fact, tho Hgures of the department
Room to Indicate thnt good roads in
directly Increase tho demand for rural
property; and tho price of farm land,
Hko that of any commodity, Is rulod
by the relations betwoen demand and
supply.
'
"ll It. Samuel McKlnley, 1215
' Grand Ave., Kansas City,
Mo., writes: "I can honestly Bay
that 1 owo my llfo to Peruno,
j. raveling' irom town to town,
and having- to go Into all kinds
oi Daaiy neateu buildings, ply
ing1 my trado as auctioneer, It la
oniy natural mat I boa colds ire
auentlv. "Last December I contracted a
severe cold which, through neg
lect on my part, settled on my
chest. I heard of Peruna. It
cured me, bo I cannot pralso It
too highly."
uquia mcaicincs can bow procuro
reruns in laDiei form.
The Wretchedness
of - Constipation
wMi uiuuy uz uvubumu uy
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetable
act surely and
genuy on tne
liver. Cure
Biliousness,
Head
ache, Dizzi
ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty,
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
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HEAVIEST HORSE ON RECORD
Figures Show Clydesdale Weighed
More Than Any Animal of His
Kind Known to History.
Tho weight of the heaviest horse
ever known was 3,000 pounds. This
horse, a Clydesdale, was exhibited In
New York in 1S89. It was 21& hands
high and although only five years old
measured 32 Inches round the arm,
45 Inches round the stifle or knee
Joint, 95 Inches girth, 34 round the
hip and 11 feet four inches in length.
It was of perfect proportions, with a
head 30 inches In length. A French
authority gives tho weight of horses
as follows: Excluding ponies, which
have an average weight of 440 pounds,
tho weight of horses varies from CCO
t-j 1,540 pounds. The weight of cart
horses varies between 1,100 aud 1,540
pounds. Tho weight of cab and
coupe horses, which is about tho samo
as that of cavalry horses, varies be
tween 990 and 1.05G pounds. Theso
weights aro for adult animals.
Disproving a Proverb.
Lady Cook (Tennessee Claflln) wao
talking in Pittsburgh about time's
changes.
"Woman used to wear' the hoop
skirt," Bho said, "and tho wind blew it
up outrageously. She now wears the
slashed skirt, a much more modest
affair.
"Time changes all things," ended
Lady Cook. "I said to a young man
the other day:
" 'Distance lends enchanment.'
" 'But not,' ho answered, 'when
you're taking your girl homo in a tax
Icab.' "
Tame.
"What do you think of football?"
"Oh, It's rather tame," replied tbo
militant suffragette.
True love may be a myth, but there
are a lot of mighty satisfactory Imita
tions. Appetite
Finds Ready
Satisfaction
In a bowl of
Post
Toasties
and Cream.
Thin, crisp bits of In
dian Corn cooked and
toasted so that they have a
delicious flavour
Wholesome
Nourishing
Easy to Serve
sold by Grocers everywhere.
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