. THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-JOUKNAL , KK1DAY. AI'HIL 29 , 1910.
Iks Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
fho News , EntabllBhed 1881.
The Jouriml , Established 1877
THE HU8E PUDLI8HING COMPANY.
W. N HIIRO , N. A. HIIRO.
President Secretary
Every Friday By mall pur your , ll.liO.
Entered nt thf noRtolllcu nt Norfolk ,
Mob. , as Hocond clnHH matter
To"TepIionoH. "EiRTorTuT Department
Ho. 22 , HtiRlnuBfl Olltce nud Job KOOIIIH
No. 11 22.
llonmrd Shaw Is coining to Ainorl
en to be insulted. Who will take the
trouble to bother hltn ?
We count laflt ycar'H almanac to beef
of little value , yet an almanac dated
1GG7 brought JU86 at a HoHton sale.
Men conversant with the buslnosB
situation say that the turn of the
tide has come and that wo shall
BOOU see lower prices for the neces
sities Of life.
There have been 12,000 ! bills Intro-
duccd In this present session of con
gress. This Is law making gone to
seed. Let us reduce the < iuantity and
Improve the quality.
The United States will ha\c to "go
some" to welcome Its former chief
executive with more enthusiasm than
is being shown him In the European
countries he Is visiting.
Colonel Roosevelt would command
high salary an a land agent on his re
turn home. It is said that his trip
through Europe will Increase Immi
gration 200,000.
New Yoik papers ate complaining
about the number of abandoned farms
hi the state. Too many of its agii-
culturlsts get Into Wall street and
farm the farmers.
Japan has " > , ' > 0 met chant ships in
the water with a hundred moio un
der construction. The United States
has no merchant marine. Japan
means to get all the business she can.
The United States doesn't.
Empeior William's offer to defend
Holland in time of war is looked upon
with gieat suspicion by the indepen
dent Dutch people. They see in the
offer a plot to defend first and annex
nfterward.
Since the controversy over the Fair
banks expedition to the summit of
Alt. McKinley has been added to the
north pole low , it Is thought be.st to
Investigate as to whether there is a
Mt. McKinley or a north pole.
A fake count was convicted of mar
rying nineteen women and was sen
tenced to eight years in the peniten
tiary. He must have found the .soli
tary confinement of his cell an excel
lent rest cure after such a sti envious
life.
Poor Philadelphia has had to suf
fer a good many criticisms of recent
yeais and now It Is called by the Japs
who recently toured Lhe country from
Toklo In search of business information -
tion , the most impolite city in the
country.
William D. Howells is decidedly op
timlstic regarding the outlook for
good fiction. He says : "There are
infinitely more bad novels now than
ever before , but that is because there
are more novels ; the number of good
ones Is as great as ever. "
The new socialist mayor of Milwau
kee hits It right when he says : "Tht
workers of our city are Its most valu
able asset. " Any man who doesn't dc
a day's honest toll , who Is In good
health , is a drone and a menace tc
the prosperity and peace of any com
immlty.
The trolley extensions In the Unltet
States are Increasing so rapidly as
to form almost a network. St. Louh
is congratulating herself that wltl
the exception of a small gap a trol
ley ride may now be taken from thai
city to all important points in th <
middle west north of the Ohio and Ir
the eastern and New England states.
President Taft stated a truth thai
needs emphasis in his address to th <
Daughters of the Revolution when h (
said that patriotism should not be ar
occasional outburst every four or live
years but a constant feeling of alle
glance which every man and womar
entertains.
Governor Hughes does not want r
place on the supreme court. This i :
satisfactory to the people. Splendidlj
equipped as ho is for that position , IK
is such a dominant force for clear
politics that he can exert a still great
er influence for the common welfare
by a more active participation in pub
He affairs.
James J. Hill says the railroads o :
the country will need $10.000.000.00 (
In the next ten years for better
inents. We are certainly dealing Ir
big figures. A quarter of a centurj
ago wo were amazed when we contemplated
tomplated ten million dollars. Now
we Jim HIM and the rest of us
are beginning to think In billions.
If ever a man In public life lllus
trated the everlasting truth the om
man who is in the right is a majority
that man is Governor Hughes of Now
York. Ho Is hated by almost every
member of the state leglBlature and
yet they dare not refuse to do his
bidding. It will be due to the weight
of | IK ! own fearless Integrity If New-
York politics are purified and the
rights of the people respected.
A mlBt of doubt continues to en
velop the peak of Mt. McKinley. The
Fairbanks party was financed to make
the ascent to discover whether the
I coords which Dr. Cook claimed to
ha\e left theie. They claim to have-
made the ascent successfully , but
found no trace of Dr. Cook. Now
theic Is a disposition to question
vhether the Fairbanks party teally
cached the summit of this Ice bound
; teak.
The Virginia man who obtained a
divorce from his wife because of her
violent temper , fully appi eclated her
ijood points and shortly after hired
tier as a cook. When he again en-
: ered the matrimonial relation , he
chose a young , pretty and amiable
school teacher who knew nothing of
practical housekeeping. He boasts of
Ills present household as the best or
ganl/ed In America.
While numerous great financiers
and students of economics have ac
counted for the high cost of living bv
declaring the Americans the most ex
travagant and thiiftless people in the
woild , the savings banks come to the
fiont with an entliely different story.
They present evidence that we have
more money in the bank tlun any
other people and own more than one
third of all the savings deposits in
the world.
The United States government Is
the greatest builder in the country.
It owns buildings worth more than
$1100,000,000 and spends $20,000,000 a
year for now ones. The government
carries no insurance on its property
that is , it acts as its own Insurance
company. It safeguards itself against
loss by erecting buildings that won't
bum. If it cairled insurance the pre
miums would amount to $000,000 a
year ; as It Is the yearly loss from
tire Is about $10.000.
A city is but the larger family. The
streets , it has been well said , are sim
ply an extension of the homo. And so
the street should be an expression of
the home. That means clean , decent
streets. When you Invite a stranger
Into the home you know that cleanli
ness and decency Is pleasant to him.
When a stranger conies into the big
family home called a city , what must
he think of the dwellers therein , to
find some , perhaps many , parts dirty
unclean , uninviting ? Clean up the
city , keep It clean , and the strangei
long to join the family.
Where so much ciiticism of the
com so of President Taft has been
made throughout the country It is a
positive pleasure to give him credit
for real and valuable achievements
It is principally due to him that this
countiy is not Involved at the picsent
time in taiiff wars with France , Ger
many and Canada. If our trade with
these three countries had been inter
nipted If retaliatory duties weie being
exacted on both sides and the han1
feelings which accompany such a
state of affairs were being cultivated
not only would our business situation
be far different from what it is , but
there might be a possibility for actua
war. More wars have sprung from
such seed than from any other one
cause.
Good citizenship as a creed wil
ha\e an inning In Chicago among the
membership of forty-four churches , re
llglous bodies and clubs which have
organied the Chicago Citizens congress
gross with high hopes for big results
Its purpose Is "to unite all men who
profess religious principles of life h
the application of their principles to
the duties and responsibilities of citl
zenship. " The congress has adoptee
a commission plan of government
with fifteen commissioners. The
membership promises to be such r mix
ture of religious faiths as rarely has
been seen and still more rarely holt
together w tli any permanence. As
one of its members says : "Tho firs
thing we know , respectability wil
stalk unchecked through the streets
of Chicago. There is no telling where
it movement of this kind will end
If we stick together we can do any
thing. Bye and bve we will judge a
ciiminal by his crime and not by his
money. "
ATTEMPT TO RUHN A SCHOOL.
The attempt on the pait of boys to
lire the Grant school building merits
the serious attention of the city au
thorltles. The fact that there is li
the community a boy so depraved as
to set a school house afire , gives sound
basis for alarm and the most drastic
action in running down the guilt )
jouth and punishing him should bo
taken.
ADVERTISING CITY.
The city of Des Molnes , whlcl
spends $ -10,000 yearly In magazine
newspaper and circular advertising
has this to say In an advertlsomen
appearing in the current Saturday
Post :
"In Des Molncs there is no trouble
over freight rates. The Greater Des
lollies committee has a railway rate
Xpert , employed by the year , to HO-
ure fair treatment and fair play for
nippers. IK'S Molnes Is not dlBcrlm-
natcd against. The uillways appro-
late the present Des Molnes as well
s Its rut 11 ie ceitalntk'H. "
THE REQUEST IS A FAIR ONE.
Theie Is nothing unfair In the re-
Uiest of Norfolk and the tiavellng
public of northern Nebiaska and
outhcrn. South Dakota that the N'otth-
\esteru railroad company remedy ar.
njustlco now existing In the matter
of Incomplete train service to Norfolk.
The city of Norfolk as ttie metropo-
Is of half of two states and as the
; eographlcal and commercial hub of
one of the best regions through which
ho Northwestern system runs , la en-
Hied to consideration at the hands
of that railroad.
The convenience of the traveling
public ought to be enough of a facer -
, or to induce the Northwestern to
rant this simple request.
BOOSTING A CITY.
Many people have a sense of humor
lee keen for the advance of their
town. When any proposition looking
oward chic or business betterment Is
suggested , their first thought is a per
ception of Its weaknesses or absurd
aspects. Thoie is a certain self-satis
faction In being able to pick Haws noi
seen by duller fellow citizens. The
contagion of fault finding spreads , the
town ilses to a guffaw about It , and
one more chance to go ahead Is laid
: o slop under the daisies.
The power of criticism Is an unim
portant faculty compared with the
power of construction. A corner loaf
er may make perfectly just ciiticisms
on the governor or the president , hut
only one man in a hundred thousand
or a million can-do the work of thosu
lobs.
T. R. SPEAKS OF CRITICS.
In all his sermonizing , Colonel
Roosevelt has not hit the nail more
squaiely on the head than in his Sat-
ui day lecture when he paid his ic-
spects to men who strive and make
mistakes and to those who stand by
and ciitlclse. His woids are woitli
repeating :
It Is not the critic who counts ; not
the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles , or where the
doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man
who is actually in the arena , whose
face Is marred by dust and sweat and
blood ; who strives valiantly ; who
errs , and comes short again and again ,
because there Is no effort without er
ror and shortcoming ; but who does
actually strive to do the deeds , who
knows the great enthusiasm , the great
devotions ; who spends himself in a
worthy cause ; who at the best knows
in the end the triumph of high achieve
ment , and who at the worst , if he
fails , at/ least fails while daring great
ly , so that his place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who
know neither victory nor defeat.
Shame on the man of cultivated taste
who permits rellnement to develop In
a fastidiousness that unfits him for
doing the rough work of a workaday
world. Among the free peoples who
govern themselves there is but a small
field of usefulness open for the men
of cloistered life who shrink from con
tact with their fellows. Still less room
Is theie tor those who deride or slight
what Is done by those who actually
bear the brunt of the day ; nor yet
lor those others who always profess
that they would like to take action ,
If only the conditions of lite were not
what they actually are.
THE PAVING BONDS.
It is an insult upon the intelligence
of the citizens of South Norfolk to
give credence to the rumor that they
will vdte against the paving bonds as
a result of Norfolk's asking the North
western railroad to run trains uptown.
It is an insult upon the fair-mind
edness of Northwestern officials to
credit the rumor that that railroad
will attempt , through Its employes , to
defeat the paving bonds because Nor
folk and the traveling public have
seen lit to request simple justice in
the matter of train service.
There Is just as much progressiveness -
ness and just as much intelligence
among the citizens of South Norfolk
as In any other part of the town.
The South Norfolk people have built
up one of the most attractive , one of
the most modern portions of the town.
A very great many of them own their
homes. They are good citizens In
every sense of the word. And to cred
it for one moment the report that
those people would defeat paving
bonds just because there Is a differ
ence in opinion over train service , is
an Insult upon South Norfolk's good
citizenship.
Nor Is there any more Justice In the
attempt to give currency to the re
port that the Northwestern railroad
would bo a party to any such small
calibre movement. The Northwestern
unquestionably rejoices In the pros
perlty and development of every town
on its system. It Is one of the pctl
tioners to the city council for paving
And it is too big an Institution to
use that sort of methods * ln making
icply to simple requests from a body
of Its patrons.
The paving bonds must stand upon
their own merits. When the time
comes to vote upon the paving , every
Intelligent man will go to the polls
and vote according to his conviction
as to the desirability of this improve
ment.
The train service request and the
paving bonds have not the slightest
connection and it would be an insult
o any citizen to believe that he would
vote against his own judgment on
laving meiely because his uptown
lelghbor asked for better train ser
vice.
ABUSE OF PRIVILEGES.
Abuse of privileges Is the usual
iiKo tor the enactment of Htilngent
ind testilctlve laws. To Illustiate ,
theie was a time when a man could
lilvo as last as he pleased whether
In countiy or city. Some men abused
the privilege by not using common
.sense , people were Injuted , and the
result Is that neaily every town In
the country now has a speed limit.
People having milk to sell had the
in Iv liege of selling milk when and
to whom they pleased ; the privilege
was abused , some sold Impure and
adulterated milk and now only li
cenced dealers tan sell milk in th
cities. Business places once could
tiiinsiiL't business on any day of the
week and at what hours they pleased ,
but sonic of them made Sunday their
chief business day while others con
tinued throughout the entire night.
Now the letter as well as spirit of the
closing laws Is utilctlv demanded and
enforced. There was a time when a
man could clean up around his prem
ises or not as he pleased ; some abused
the privilege by allowing filth to ac
cumulate , conditions became danger
ous to the public health and the com
munity and so , in self-protection , re-
stilctlons such as the cleaning up and
kindled oidlnances weie passed.
Good citizens appicclatc llbeitles
given them but tlieie Is ever a class
who have so little icgatd for their
nelghbois , no matter what privileges
they enjoy and this is the element who
aie always making necessary the passage -
sago of this law or that law , that
the rights of the people may he sale-
guaided. If you aie abusing privi
leges you may enjoy , you may lest
assuied that some dav the people will
demand that they he taken fiom you.
It matteis not whether you be as ricli
as Rockefeller or as poor as Job. for
abuse of piivilego Is not llbeity , but
license and is icpugimnt to the spir
it ot the American people , the great
est lovers ot liberty the world has
ever seen.
AROUND TOWN.
Did you plant one ?
You had to lebuild that tire.
Be sine that the census man does
get you.
Noilolk didn't get the worst of that
weather , alter all.
Going to enter any chickens in the
Norfolk poultry show next Decem
ber ?
Hats and other tilings weie high
dm Ing the last thiee days of last
w eek.
No wonder the meat bills are high.
A Norfolk man paid $1 a pound for
a horse.
It's safe to count the Norfolk chick
en show hetoie it's hatched. It's on
the way.
Following that three days' wind ,
your head piobablj needed the ser
vices of a vacuum cleaner.
If the census man doesn't count
you , just holler about It. Norfolk
needs credit for every particle of pop
ulation that it owns.
All the "Tom Sawyers" In town will
be dug out and read over again , just
to get another glimpse of the man
who is gone.
But the bankers have to work like
the very deuce the day after they've
had a holiday. There may be some
consolation for you In that
The new Elks lodge at Columbus
ought to get along all right. Any
bunch that would have the nerve to
start a lodge on Friday.and the 13th ,
ought to succeed.
News Hem says that at the bankers'
convention , Kellgh , there were free ci
gars , soda water , and so forth. With
free "and so forth" It's no wonder
their eyes but then they had to get
up early to catch the train.
"I want to say this much , " a Norfolk
traveling man said. "In all my experi
ence with trainmen , I've never found
anywhere a hunch of fellows as oblig
ing to deal with as the trainmen on
Northwestern inns out of Norfolk.
They're A-l. "
The youths who started the fire In
the basement of the Grant school
building , seem to have proved that
there are real fire bugs In the town.
And It Is so serious an affair that the
city should bend every effort to run
ning down the guilty parties and pun
ishing them.
Who " can have read "Tom Sawyer"
and " "Huckleberry Finn" without feelIng -
Ing a lump In the throat over an
nouncement of the death of Mark
Twain ? He has made us all laugh and
made us all cry and he held a place
In the hearts of his countrymen that
was all his own. His humor was so
quaint and wholesome , and so spon
taneous that all the world regarded
him with a reverance that Is accord
ed to few. Some years ago It was re
ported that he had died but he re
appeared and gave out a statement
declaring the rumor to be greatly ex
aggerated. And all Americans wish
that this message might be as greatly -
ly exaggerated as was that
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
A c.vnlc Is always a liar.
Yours Is the only hobby that Is not
foolish.
If we weie a glil we would Insist
on being named Kubeita.
Doesn't It often occur to you that
the devil has a giudgo against youi
When you say a man lefuses to lis
ten to icasoii , it means that he falls
to agiee with you.
, It usually takes a stionger hint to
Induce a visitor to go than was re
quired to get him to come.
It a woman has pioper pride she will
never forget her dignity , not even
when i mining to a lire.
1 Our idea of an unusual man Is onu
who doesn't have a lot of woithless
junk he considers valuable.
Many people Imagine that unless
they show their bristles constantly
they will be Imposed upon.
An old fashioned mother's Idea of
"neglecting duty" Is to hiie a nurse
to take care of the children.
No man wants to H\o long after his
uinge of usefulness Is restricted to
helping the doctois make a living.
The older people get , the less re
gard they have for looks In thell
"nighties , " and the mote lor comfort.
It has been our expeiience that
when the weather Is pleasant and fish
ing agreeable fish won't bite.
1 "I don't caie what the fools think , "
an angiy man said today. "Then you
don't caie what anybody thinks , " an
other man said.
Since women aie tiansgiessing the
lights of men more and moie each
day , how long will it be until they tip
their hats to men ?
Eveiy boy is willing to do some
work , and most of them specl.ill/e on
litigating the gtades with a hose and
no/re ) .
Theie is a certain man In Atchlson
who Is veiy cold. Church White com
plains that he walked down town with
him this morning , and lio/o one ot
his teet.
When a young mother goes insane ,
tlieie is always a suspicion that her
Insanity Is duo to pu//.Hng her brain
to'Inj ; to Invent an enUiely new name
ioi 1 er baby.
An old fashioned woman's Idea of
public disgrace Is lor any man mem
ber of the family to get so mad he
stays down town at a hotel all night
This is the time of the jear when
a man leels like giving up his busi
ness lor his hobbies , if he believes
one Intel feres with the other.
When a man makes a lot of money ,
the people look at him as if to say ,
"Now what share of that do you in
tend to give to your wife's kin ? "
A certain man in Atchison will
never be content until some woman
takes poison lor him , and thus for
ever establish the fact that women
love him.
"The girl with new low shoes , pretty
ankles and fancy hosiery does what
she can to avoid contaminating the
home by dragging in the germs from
the sidewalk.
What lias become of the old-fash
ioned man who sat around down tovvn
until noon , and then said , as ho start
ed away : "Well , I'll go home and see
if the neighbors have brought in any
thing ! "
Among the things which -
every woman
man knows may be mentioned the
fact that man objects to house cleanIng -
Ing , and objects if the house Isn't
clean.
An automobile agent said today , "I
know that I represent the best auto
mobile In the world , and to save my
life I can't understand why people buy
other machines. "
Several years ago an Atchison wo
man became famous for home-made
pies. Finally her reputation became
so great that she employed a profes
sional baker to make them.
Speaking of the wisdom of ago
there are very many mote foolish old
men than there are wise ones. But
It Is also a fact that the "young
blood" Idea has been greatly over
done.
The chief of police say that when a
citizen Is accused of maintaining a
nuisance and a policeman goes to him ,
the citizen claims that the man mak
ing the complaint wants to buy his
property , and Is trying to make It so
hot for him that he will sell at a low-
price.
Are you as good a workman as there
is In the shop ? Or do you admit that
others are more competent than you
are , and then fuss because they re
ceive more pay than > ou receive ? If
you want to get ahead , bo the best
workman on the job ; It won't he long
before your pay Is raised.
Chauncey Devero Appleton , the hey
statistician , has llgipml that that tea-
son there aie not so tinny marrlues
these days Is that young men no
longer walk with the young men no
longer walk with the young women
In the gloaming./ finds that In the
old-time marriage engagements.
"What. " he asks in clarion tones , "has
become of the gloaming anyhow. "
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
IV. Vegetables In the
Diet.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON ,
In Charge of Domeitlc Economy , low *
Stnte College.
Ccpyrlglil. 1910 , by American Frcn
A ioclilion.
are three main reasons
THERE vl7 , (1) ) to develop
flavors and , make foods mote
palatable , ( ' . ' ) to make some
foods more digestible and ( .31 to kill
gorniH. AH a title , simple methods for
preparing foods aio preferable because
they preserve the original flavor. Veg
etables , which will form the principal
subject of this article , are better vvheu
cooked simply without the accompani
ment of other Ingredients.
In cooking any food the tltst great
essential to success Is to be accurate
Iu method. Accuracy In incamirliiK
and combining Ingredients with a
knowledge of the effect of heat on dif
ferent food materials , combined with
Interest In the task , can almost alvva.vs
be rolled upon to Insure a successful
finished product. Indeed , It can bo
safely Mated that there is no such
thing as luck In cooking. Success de
pends upon a knowledge of certain
physical mid chemical phenomena
which always occur under certain con
ditions. It Is Igiiotitnco of or lack of
attention to these underlying principles
which results in so many unsatisfactory
and Indigestible dlnhcs being served on
our tables.
Composition of Vegetables.
There are a variety of food mate-
rlnlfl which cannot bo classed an nutri
tious , and jet they have a distinct
value In the diet. For Instance , fresh
fruit and vegetables are not especially
nourishing as far as inaMng blood and
muscle and giving heat and energy are
ronooined , but both should bo given an
important place In the dally bill ot
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COMPOSITION Ol" I'llUITB AND VEGETABLES.
U. Composition of potato. 2. Composition
of cabbage. 3. Compoultlon of turnip.
4. Composition of currot. 5. Composi
tion of cucumber. C. Composition of ap
ple. 7. Composition of walnut. ]
fare. There are also some food mate
rials which , while very nutritious , re
quire a considerable effort on the part
of the digestive organs to make thorn
available for the body. So It is clear
that one must know something about
the structure , composition and food
value of any material before It can be
handled Intelligently. Now , what about
vegetables and their preparation for
the table ? Practically all green vege
tables contain a large amount of wa
ter , with a smaller percentage of
starch , a very little protein , some
sugar , gum anil woody fiber.
The older the vegetable the harder
the woody fiber becomes until the veg
etable which has been left in the
ground till late In the Reason can be
torn apart HUe eoaise threads. It IB
this fiber which renders vegetables
hard to digest and which iicccsHilatef
cooking iu order to soften It. Most
vegetables contain some mineral mat-
| fer and certain volatile essential oils
iwhlch give them their characteristic
flavor. If the cooking Is not properlj
performed the essential oils ma ;
change In their character and the orig
inal flavor of the vegetable be de
stroyed.
Vegetables are useful In the diet for
three reasons :
First. Tbe mineral salts are needed
to keep the blood pure and for bone
formation In the young. People who
are denied fresh fruits and vegetables
for any length of time arc likely to de
velop certain skin diseases.
Second. The woody fiber , Just be
cause of its IndlgcBtlblllty , has a value
in the diet. It furnishes waste matter
and ballast and assists the action ot
the Intestines.
Third. Some- vegetables , such as po
tatoes and corn , are rich In starch and
when eaten with the protein foods ,
such as meat , fish and eggs , serve to
nainnce the diet.
Preparing VeQt bl i For th T ble.
All green M'gctabli'.s should be fronh
and crisp when put on to cook. If for
nny iciiHon a vegetable IIIIH bectime soft
i > r vvltlieied It should be soaKed In very
cold water until It again bin-omen
plump and crisp. All vcgetable.s.should
be thoiougbl.v cleaned before cooking.
Cabbages , cauliflower and brusscU
sprouts should be soaked , heads turned
down , iu cold , Hailed water to which 11
few spoonfuls of vlnegitr tuny ho add
ed. If there me worms or bugs In
the vegetable they will crawl out In
half an hour of a little longer.
To be cooked ptopetly vegetables
require rapid cooking until tender.
Salt Is usually added to the water be
fore the vegetable Is put In , except In
the case of potatoes , which are better
If salted Just before draining. It l.s
always better to cook vegetables un
covered , IIH this allows the encapo of
gases formed In the cooking. If those
are retained they give the vegetable a
strong odor and flavor and are some-
tlniPH found to bo Injurious. Wo all
know that cooked cabbage scouts to
be more dlflleult to dlgeHt fliaii when
eaten raw. This is because the kettle
is generally kept closely covered itnil
the gases do not escape. Cabbage con
tains a relatively large amount of .sul
phur , which makes It Indigestible mid
will cause llatulonce when Improperly
cooked. It Is one of the most useful
vegetables , being available almost any
seaNon of the year , when other green
vegetables are dltllcult to procure It
Is therefore worthy of care In Its
preparation to suit It to the Individual
tastes and appetites. The quickest
aixl simplest methods of cooking It are
the best. It toulros ( | plenty of boiling
water , a hot lire to keep the water
bubbling till the time and thorough
ventilation , that the sttong smelling
gases may bo carried off In the ste.tm.
Young cabbage will cool ; in twenty-
live minutes Late in the season It
will requite at least forty minutes.
OvetoooKod cabbage Is daik colored ,
has a strong flavor and Is a cause of
digestive disturbances. When the cab
bage has been cooked until tender It
may be setved with only butter and n
seasoning of pepper , or either of the
following sauces ;
Sauce No. 1.
One cupful of cream , one teaspoon-
fnl of salt , one eighth leaspoonfttl of
pepper , one tablespoonul ! of flour , one
tablespoonful of butter , one egg yolk
and four tablespoonfuls of cheese.
Melt butter , blend with dry Itmro-
dlents ; add cream. Cook until mixture
thickens and pour gradually over egg
yolks. Add grated clierse and allow to
melt.
Sauce No. 2.
Serve with one-quarter cupful of
melted butter , one tablespoonful of
lemon juice or vinegar , throe teaspoon-
fills of Worcestershire sauce anil one \
tablespoonful of chopped pimento erred
red pepper.
Unlvcisally ns potatoes are served ,
there Is no vegetable which is more of
ten sent to the table absolutely unlit to
oat When Kept In a closely covered
vessel or allowed to cook In unbroken
skins they will become soggy and dark
and have a rank flavor. If put on in
cold water or allowed to cook slowly
so as to become water soaked the pota
toes will be most unpalatable Few-
vegetables nre more popular or more
delicious than a potato properly baked ,
while one that Is heavy , watery or
baked until the sUIn Is thickened anil
toughened Is sutllclenl to cause dissen
sion In the family circle.
Pot- baking select medium sized po
tatoes , soiul ) well and dry them. Iltk
In a shallow pan in a moderately hot
oven until sott about forty-live min
utes. When soft press between the-
lingers to break the skin and allow the-
steam to escape.
Creamed Potatoes.
Wash , ncel cut in dice of uni
form .size % cupfuls of raw potatoes
Cook in boiling water until tender ,
adding salt Just before draining
Drain , return uncovered to tire to dry
off ; then add one cupful of white
sauce. Cold boiled potatoes may be
used cut In dice and reheated In milk
White Sauce.
Two tablcspoonfulij of butler , two
tablcspoonfiilH of flour , one-half teaspoonful -
spoonful of suit , one-eighth teuspoonfu !
of pepper , out- cupful of milk , one-
fourth cupful of cheese , grated , and
one tablespoonful of parsley. Melt
butter , add flour and seasoning and
when blended pour on milk gradually ,
stirring constantly until boiling.
Potato Salad.
Three cupfuls of cold boiled pota
toes , four tablespoonfuls of oil. two
tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley , two
tablcspoonfuls of v Incgur , one table.-
spoonful of onion , one-half tcanpoouful
of salt , one-fourth teaspoonful of pop
per and two hard cooked eggs. Blond
carefully and allow to stand on Ice for
one-half hour. Combine with boiled
dressing. Chop whites and grate yolks.
Potato Apples.
Two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes ,
two tablespoonfuls of butter , otto-third
cupful of grated cheese , one-half teaspoonful -
spoonful of salt , a few grains of
cayenne , a little grated nutmeg , two
tablespoonfuls of thick cream and
yolks of two eggs. Mix Ingiodletits in
order given and beat thoroughly.
Shape as small apples. Roll In flour ,
egg and crumbs. Try in deep fut and
drain on brown paper. Insert a clove
at both stem and blossom end.
There nre numerous ways of prepar
ing all vegetables ; hut. as previously
stated , the simple methods are the
best The main point to remember is
rapid cooking Iu constantly boiling wa
fer until tender.
Sunday Rest For Railroad Men.
The Chfcago and Northwestern railroad -
road has determined to make Sunday -
day a day of rest as far as possible.
Work in all departments of the road \
other than In those nctuallj necessary
to operate the system will bo suspend'-
ed. and the employees will have the
day to themselves.
Death IB but the dropping of the
flower that the fruit may swell.
Beocher.