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No. II 22.
Tlio "port" of Now York has n to-
Inl water front on rivers , bay , Bound
nntl ocean ofIll'j ' mllou , and all of
il IB butty.
The Chicago board of trade IIUH pro
mised to cut out all cornering of food
product ! ) . No more I'atten deals In
the windy city.
New Fouudland offers land free fern
n home to anyone who will come there
to live. The climate Is against
getting many responses on their lib
eral Invitation.
It has been found that the preval
ence of typhoid fever In India varies
regularly with the abundance of ( lies.
Jxit every family light them persis
tently this Benson.
"White Slaver" Lcvenson of New
York pleads guilty , but lots of men
not like this clean-up of vice that
tend to Increase their cost of
living.
Socialist Milwaukee Is to have n
municipal ice plant with Ice at cost.
Good idea , if the long haired aldermen
don't add a big deficit for operating It
to taxes.
Mr. Taft's railroad bill would cov
er up a lot of the holes the railroads
have made In the Interstate commerce
law , and it's up to the republicans to
put her through.
Kaiser William Is against beer , nl
though the feeling against the water
wagon among some of his subjects is
much like that of Uncle Reuben's
against the automobile.
The colonel comes homo June 18 ,
the anniversary of Waterloo , but the
American people will never place their
greatest motion picture show on so re
mote a suburb as St. Helena.
Higher railroad fares will keep some
of us hard worked people at home
this summer , but Dusty Rhodes and
other gentleman of the leisure class
continue to get free transportation.
Thirty-two Carnegie hero medals
awarded May 4 , and with the swim
ming season soon on , the small boys
will see that there shall be plenty of
opportunity for candidates for this
list.
Montclalr , N. J. , children vote for
a quiet Fourth. These are days not
BO much of plutocracy as of kidocracy
so that Montclair has hit on the only
way of getting rid of dangerous ex
plosives.
The country has suffered enough
from trusts without putting trust In
the democratic party to run the coun
try again. That would be the shakiest
trust of all.
Some thousands of Americans re
move every year to the western Cana
da region , but the number is not as
great as that of Canadians seeking
permanent residence in the United
States.
Walker Weston finds a square meal
at a New York hotel worth tramping
across the country for , and yet some
of the commuters kick If they have
to stand up on a fifteen minutes' ride
Into the city.
Some say Colonel Roosevelt will
now bo more anxious to succeed in
Heraturo than politics. We will bo
glad to examine any manuscript he
may submit , except on the subject of
"Ilhlnosceroses I have met. "
Dr. Mary Walker's recent promi
nence in the suffrage discussion re
calls a clover remark of Dill Nye's.
Ho described Dr. Mary , after she had
cdopted male attire as "the only self
made man in America. "
Uncle Sam's coast artillery man
aged to hit a target four miles dis
tant once in four tlines. Those
Dreadnaughts stand one chance In
live of getting hit if they come prowl
ing around Uncle Sam's domain.
A full third of the economic labor
of the German empire is performed by
women. During the past twelve years
the employment of men in Germany
has decreased 20 percent , while the
number of women has Increased 57
percent.
The Wright brothers have estab
lished a national institute of flying
near Montgomery , Ala. , In which they
have thirty pupils. It Is no longer up-
to-date to teach the young Idea ho\v
to shoot , they must be taught how
to Hy. x
In James G. Ulalno's "Twenty Years
In Congress , " he makes the predic
tion that the time would come when
the west would turn to free trade and
the south having ' -become a manufac
turing center" would be for protection.
The public docs not want to gue
up competition between railroads.
Competition made the human race out
of monkeys , It still prevails In retail
business , farming , and many other
lines , and Its work In the world Is
not over.
Admiral Io\\ey belluvos In a good ,
strong , elllclont navy , but ho does not
bollovo there will bo a war and urges
the need of a merchant marine , carryIng -
Ing the American Hag to the ports of
the world as the most picssing need
of the nation.
Hurina raises the best rice In the
world and under British management
Is increasing the annual output. This
Is another Industry that ought to
llourlsh In the Philippines If Uncle
Sam could learn from the British the
successful methods of handling It.
The greatest question pressing the
people of the empire state for solu
tion Is , who Is to be Governor Hughes'
successor ? President Sherman of
Cornell university and David Jayue
Hill , ambassador to Germany , have
both received honorable mention as
well as Loeb.
The declining birth rate and con
stantly Increasing Infantile death rate
In our great cities is one of the most
alarming problems our nation has t o
face. Saving the babies and women
Is not only humanitarian , but Is n nn-
tlonan service and a patriotic duty
of the highest order.
It seems a very wicked thing to
squander money when one thinks of
the good which might bo accomplished
with it , but what about the wicked
waste of ability , the throwing away
of 50 , 75 , perhaps 90 percent of one's
possibilities for success because he
never trained himself to use It ?
Congress has appropriated $500-
000 to raise the wreck of the Maine
from Havana harbor. A few years
ago a man offered to raise the bat
tleship for what he could get out of
the wreck , but as long as congress is
on the job the proposals to save half
a million for the government wll | be
promptly spurned.
Without doubt Sir Richard Cart-
wright of Canada is right in asserting
that an alliance between the United
States and the British empire could
compel world peace. But at the pres
ent time such an alliance is not feasi
ble. At some future time it may bo
not only practicable but imperative to ,
preserve world peace.
The latest fake in the line of cures
for sick folks is a sanitorlum where
the afflicted persons are given new
names upon entering the institution ,
upon the theory that this will discon
nect them with all their worries and
anxieties and work a cure for all ills.
If it will do It , there is more in a
name than most people believe.
In taking up the mission of dispens
ing philanthropy In an efficient , econ
omical and practical way , John D.
Rockefeller , jr. . lias before him a
task as stupendous as that of his fath
er In accumulating his vast fortune
and in creating the greatest indus
trial corporation in the world. The
application of sound business princi
ples to the disbursement of benevo
lent funds will In itself be a great con
tribution to benevolence.
The larger number of emigrants who
leave northern Italy annually go to
the Argentine Republic , while the
United States receives the larger num
ber from southern Italy. It Is gener
ally accepted that the Italians from
the north are a better class mentally ,
morally and physically than those
from southern Italy , it seems a pity
the northern Italians couldn't have
been headed this way.
An interesting controversy is going
on over a statement made in the Lon
don Times that despite the beautiful
things said by poets of the country
and the delights of rural life , 'most
of them preferred to live In the cities.
However It may be with English poets ,
our own Longfellow , Lowell , Emerson ,
Holmes and Whlttier , wherever they
lived , kept in very close touch with
fields , woods and flowers.
It has been discovered that cocaine
in large quantities is "being sold to
children in Philadelphia and that hun
dreds of them have been debauched
through its agencies. This is surely a
deplorable state of affairs to exist
in a civilized country and It is high
time to put a stop to it. Mercenary
scoundrels who supply children with
cocaine or any other drug are unlit
to be at largo oij the face of the
earth.
In North Dakota several months ago
spelling contests were inaugurated and
prizes offered. The aim was to create
an Interest in spelling and there has
been no disappointment in the re
sults. The children throughout the
state' have been applying themselves
assiduously to their work and already
show marked Improvement. In many
states a similar contest is greatly
needed. As a branch of study spelling
das been deplorably neglected.
When the pros and cons of our nn
tlou.il homo life nre Hummed up , It Is
not the very wealthy who can really
get the most and best enjoyment out'
of life. Never In the world's history ,
did any people enjoy more comfort and
have more pleasures , or have n higher
order of civilization than * the middle I
class of well-to-do Americans all over
the land nt the present time. They' '
have luxuries and conveniences that ! j
the kings and queens of a contuiy ago
knew nothing of.
Mothers' day will be observed this
year on Sunday , May 8. It Is another
Indication of the kindlier and nobler
Impulses that are stirring the lives of
men In this age that a day Is set
apait to pay tribute to the love aim
respect for mother. Never can men
pay too much devotion to the life or
memory of the one above all others
most devoted to them. A nation that
Inspires Us boys and girls to give hon
or and love to their mothers Is doing
much to perpetuate Its noblest self.
Melville E. Stone has recently tour-
< > ( ! the orient In the Interest of Ameri
can commerce and brings back the
report that the opportunity for sell
ing American goods in the far east
Is not so large as has been supposed.
Much of the coarser cotton goods used
by them Is now manufactured In In
dia , while millions of dollars are now
Invested In flour mills on the Yang-
ste river making it impossible for the
American mills to compete with the
flour ground at home. However , there
are many millions to bo fed and It
does not seem likely that they will
be able to supply all their needs Im
mediately with home productions.
Chicago is having a long and per
sistent light with the smoke nuisance
a light that has already extended
over many years. The thing which
makes it so hard to suppress is that
the worst smoke offenders were "the
interests" and "Industries" which
could not be safely touched. One af
ter another they have abandoned * their
soft coal until the smoke nuisance
seems in a fair way to be done away
within the city proper , but the tug
boats still continue to belch forth
clouds of black , sooty smoke. The
tug boat is a condition , not a theory ,
but the time is near at hand when
the condition will be met.
An exciting time was experienced
by the inhabitants of the Scilly Isles ,
which He southwest of England , re
cently when the Minnehaha of the At
lantic Transport line went ashore.
The passengers were all taken safely
ashore , and then In order to save the
ship , 17,000 tons of valuable .cargo
was ordered thrown overboard and
in a short time the water was cov
ered with floating merchandise of
American manufactures. Automobiles ,
pianolas , sewing machines and furni
ture floated side by side with bales of
cigarettes and cheap novels. The
whole population of the islands turn
ed out to save the property and no
doubt for years to come those fisher
men will have some remarkable pos
sessions.
An experiment is being tried In Lon
don in providing model houses for the
working men at small expense at a
suburb known as Hampstead gardens.
They are built of cement and provid
ed with open plumbing and all modern
conveniences common to American
flats. They are light , clean , sunny
and easily reached for a low rate of
fare. The rent is from $10 to ? 12 a
month. Such cottages would be a great
boon to American workmen in all our
great cities. Here is a work for some
wealthy American philanthropist in
every large city , or small one for that
matter In the country. It need not be
a work of charity as a small profit
may be realized even when the cot
tages are rented at the low figures
mentioned.
KING EDWARD'S DEATH.
The whole political situation In
Great Britain has been revolutionized
in n day by the sudden taking off of
King Edward. He was regarded by
England as a great king , and the
balance of the world held him In
equally high regard. The death Seems
particularly unfortunate because Eng
land Is approaching a political crisis ,
and Indeed this very crisis is said to
have hastened the late king's demise.
There is public confidence In the
new king , George V , and his ability
to take up the reins of government
where his father left off.
GREAT PROSPECTS FOR NORFOLK
With an interurban railroad out of
Norfolk to Newman Grove , with a
projected Harriman railroad from
Winnipeg to the gulf , by way of the
Norfolk'-Yankton ' route , with Norfolk's
territory In South Dakota expanding
with the Dallas-Carter extension , with
a new Union Pacific depot In sight ,
with a Y. M. C. A. building to go
up , with a Carnegie library nearly
finished and with paving about to be
gin , as'we.ll as unusual activity in n
building way , Norfolk faces the com
ing summer with a smile which , In
stead of coming off , shows signs of
growing bigger as the days roll by.
This Is going to bo a great year for
Norfolk.
LET NORFOLK HUMP ITSELF.
The remaining few days of this
week are days when Norfolk should
hump Itself. Every person In the
town I who Is Interested In the city's
welfare i , or In the city's property val
ues i , should become a self-appointed
census i enumerator and help to see
to I It that Norfolk gets properly count
ed. i
This Is the first chance Norfolk has
had | In ten years , to take a federal
ceiiBUH. i It's the last chance we'll
have for another ten years. And
there i Is not a business house In town ,
not a dollar's woith of property In
the city , that will not bo affected by
the result of this count.
Norfolk needs credit for every In
habitant within Its limits. And If
theie Is a living soul In town white
or black , old or young who hasn't
been counted yet , you'll confer a fav
or upon the community at large and
yourself along with the rest , If you'll
call the attention of the fact to the
census enumerators or to The News.
The federal census figures are used
all over this nation as a means of
judging communities , and upon the
figures a very great deal therefore de
pends. In seeking locations , the very
llrst thing done Is to consult the cen
sus figures. In Investing money , the
investor Invariably consults the cen
sus figures as a guage.
Norfolk hasn't as many people as
a good many -other towns of really
less Importance In Nebraska. This
Is true by reason of the fact that Nor
folk's location makes It a commercial
center of a far-reaching territory and
the people who are here are meet
ing the demands of that territory.
But the outside , far-away world has
no way of judging Norfolk's import
ance save from the census figures ,
and for this reason it is of very vital
importance that Norfolk business men
take off their coats and take a personal -
sonal Interest in seeing that the city
gets all that's coming to It In the
count.
The census of 1000 gave Norfolk
3,883 people. The present census
ought to give us'nearly 0,000 , but this
mark never will be reached unless
every breathing soul , counting those
but a day old , is Included In the enum
eration.
Once the census Is closed , It can't
be changed for ten years. This is the
time to count and count hard.
It is really a more Important event
than has generally been credited to
the census thus far In Norfolk.
AROUND TOWN.
Boost.
And don't fall to be counted.
Anybody want a street sprinkler ?
The census is a matter of dollars
and cents.
Norfolk Is going to keep on keeping
on.
It's a dry story that comes from
Hosklns.
Now aren't , you sorry you sold that
Rosebud land ?
"If women shaved , I'd be a barber , "
a Norfolk man said.
No , of course , that street doesn't
need paving. Just take a look at 'it.
The Hyde trial has reached the
stage of medical expert contradictions.
You don't count unless the census
man gets your name. And It's the last
chance.
This is the day the Norfolk-Newman
Grove interurban begins to look like
the genuine.
Norfolk will feel everlastingly grate
ful to any babies that are born this
week. We need 'em for the census
count.
The saloon question in Norfolk has
been settled for another year and the
city council Is advertising a water
wagon for sale.
They may bar The News correspon
dent from the Neligh murder trial ,
pending his testimony but The News
will keep right on printing the news.
"I don't know why It is , " says a
Norfolk man , "but I sure do like to
play golf and work up an appetite ,
though I am usually too tired to dig
a garden. "
No matter how late you stay up Sat
urday nights , In order to take advant
age of Sunday morning's possibilities
for sleep , you're bound to wake up
earlier on Sunday than any other day
In the week.
A little son of Dr. G. A. Young , for
merly of Norfolk , was greatly Im
pressed with the late King Edward
last year when ho saw his majesty In
England. Returning home on the ship
ho met an American boy who didn't
know about kings. The Young lad
went to his mother and said : "Moth
er , that little boy doesn't know about
the king. In his country they don't
have kings they Just have tafts. "
Did any one say wo did not need
paving ? Look at Norfolk avenue to
day and the question will soon bo an
swered. The mud all over the city
Is a foot deep and It Is impossible for
the workmen to keep the crossings
clean. Women's clothes are mud bespattered -
spattered when they reach homo from
a day's shopping and largo blotches
of mud are even seen on new hats worn
by business men who attempted to
cross the muddy street while teams
are passing. When voting for the
bonds for the Intersections , think ot
how the street looks today and vote
'yes. "
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Are you an authority on anything ?
If It Isn't dangerous a boy won't at
tempt It.
Some people can not bear to bo loft
alone ; they can not enjoy their own
company. How do you feel about It ?
Men who want to argue the tariff
with us on the street must carry
chairs ; we aie tired of aigulng stand
ing.
It Is a mighty rich girl who can
leslst the temptation to reply to an
advertisement of lady cashier wanted
at ? I1 a week.
It Is generally said of an AtehlHon
woman : "She accepts things so gra
ciously ! " But no one can recall that
she ever did anything for others.
If a woman refuses to lend a man
all her money , It Is perhaps because
he never looked at her sympatheti
cally , and said : "You poor little girl. "
Ralph Fisher , the Globe's "hoy" in
the composing loom for three years is
now working at Klostormeler Bros.
He wants to learn the plumbing trade.
Although the average layman Is
willing that the preacher should take
a vacation , it is never because he
thinks the strain of overwork de
mands it.
They tell of an Atchlson woman
who puts seventeen things In her
bimi lest salad and she once had the
great compliment paid her of a guest
eating BO much he died the next day.
An optimist is one who can think
of what fuzzy things peaches are , any-
'
I way , when the frost nips the buds ,
j and of the trouble in canning them ,
ami how the seeds scratch his throat.
When a young man calls on a girl
three or four times , her friends always
begin to whisper that ho is keeping
other young men away , as if there
were a troop of eligible suitors hang
ing outside ready to break In.
Why stand on the streets and ar
gue ? You must realize that you in
vent facts , knowing that the other fel
low does not know enough to contro
vert them. The other fellow plays the
same game as you ; he knows you are
ignorant , and takes advantage of the
fact. It is a waste of time to argue.
A bookmark is something a woman
keeps between the pages of Uplift lit
erature on the parlor table : She
never uses It in the trashy literature ,
oh no ! for the reason that , after she
begins on trashy literature she
doesn't stop till she gets through.
The girl who picks out the style of
automobile she wants , and makes out
a long list of other good things , does
not succeed in landing a husband ab
well as the style of girl who talks of
love in a cottage , and says she will
do her own washing at fir&t.
Note : It is proper for a guest at a
party to get the cherry left in his
glass of punch , no matter what con
tortions are necessary ? so long as he
doesn't spill the punch on the carpet.
He may be compelled to give himself
a shower bath to get the cherry , but
that is also permissible.
When a woman rides down to a
dry goods store she ties the horse
and goes In. Why ? Because no wo
man on earth will trust to a clerk's
judgment to select her calico and
thread. But when the same woman
rides to a grocery store a clerk haste
to step out to her buggy and tell her
what they have. She takes his word
for the condition of what she buys ,
and lets him make the selection.
A man was nailing up a box. A
neighbor saw him , and went over to
make suggestions. The neighbor stood
looking , cocking his head first on one
side and then on the other , like a bird
dog looking at a tumble bug or a toad
in the grass. The man knew the
neighbor wanted to make a sugges
tion , so he found a twenty-penny nail ,
and began using is on the small box.
"Great goodness , man , " said the neigh
bor , "you shouldn't use a nail of that
size. " "I know It , " the man replied ,
"but you seemed so anxious to make
a suggestion that I thought I'd give
you a chance. "
A woman who has been married
seven years recently cleaned out a
writing desk drawer that belonged to
her father whose death occurred a few
months ago , and came across a bundle
of receipts as big as a man's arm , tied
with red tape , and marked on the out
side , "For Mary. " She opened them ,
and saw that they were receipts for
her trousseau bills. The woman's
best dress now Is a 50-cent wool , made
by herself , and she has worn It two
years. When she read In the receipts
of lace she had put on a corset cover
that cost $1 a yard , she grabbed for a
fan , but had a lit before she reached
It. She revived somewhat , but again
scattered rugs over the floor when she
read that her wedding gloves cost her
father $35 , and her hose cost him $17.
She wears 15-cent hose now and fairly
foamed at the mouth when she rea
lized that some of her wedding hose
cost $3 a pair. And when she came
across a receipt of $17 for embroid
ering a slfeet , she tore out all the
hair she had pinned on her head , and
was beginning on that which grow
there when a merciful unconscious
ness overtook her. Her last thought
was of the sum total of the trousseaus ,
and those figures swimming before her
eyes , and her husband's voice grumb
ling in the next room because the
monthly gas bill was thirty cents more
than a month ago , proved too much !
She was nlnteen hours coming to.
Home Cotirse
In Domestic
Science
V. Some Breakfast
Suggestions.
By EDITH G. CIIARLTON ,
In Charge of Domestic Economy ,
Stnte College.
Copyriglil. 1910 , by American Preii
Allocation.
one has acquired some
WHEN of food materials
and what their function Is In
( he body the question that
naturally arises Is what foods should
bo combined In order to have a well
balanced meal. Without doubt every
kind of food has some value In the
diet and for some people Is a good
food. The question Is who may eat It ,
how much should be eaten and when.
Personal peculiarities must be taken
Into consideration In the discussion of
food and food values. A safe rule for
any person to follow Is to avoid any
food which disagrees with him. There
Is always something else that will fur
nish an ( > ( ] iial amount of nourishment
and fill all the ren.ulrom"iits of food.
If cabbage and radishes make you un
comfortable each time you partake of
A DAINTY BUEAKrASr.
them , why eat them at all ? They are
largely water , woody fiber , with some
mineral matter and flavoring extracts ,
and any of these ingredients can be
obtained from any other vegetable or
fruit and possibly at less cost to the
digestive organs.
Then , too , the matter of nourishment
and cost should always bo considered
when planning the meals for a day.
When cucumbers , which are more than
90 per cent water , are selling for 25
cents apiece the housekeeper Is hard
ly excusable if she provides them for
her family at the expense of eggs ,
milk , bread or some other food from
which nourishment is derived. Eggs
contain about 1-1 per cent tissue build
ing material. Dried beans have about
20 per cent of the same constituent.
When the former are selling for 40
cents a dozen and the latter for 5
cents a quart It is the part of wisdom
and thrift to have baked beans on the
table more frequently than omelets or
soulllcs.
The best all round dinner will in
elude a clear soup to stimulate the ill
gestlve juices , a properly cooked moat
dish. 11 vegetable or two one fresh if
possible bread and butter , to which a
simple des ert. preferably fresh fruit ,
is added. Tea and coffee are not nee
essary for'nourishment or for aids to
digestion. In fact , it is better to omit
them altogether. Once a day Is often
enough to serve meat to any family.
Even the farmer who is engaged in
active outdoor work will be Just ns
well fed and better nourished It he
eats flesh food only once a day and
gets his tissue building material from
eggs , beans , macaroni and cheese or
some other of the proteld foods. Sensi
ble people are learning , even If slowly ,
tliat n large amount of meat is not
necessary in the diet of even hard
working people.
What Is For Breakfast ?
Many housekeepers consider the bug
aboo of their daily work Is arranging
the menus for the over recurring
breakfast , dinner and supper. They
hall with delight any suggestions for
new dishes that will furnish variety in
any bill of fare. Breakfast Is general
ly a light meal In most homes , but Its
simple menu should present some vari
ety , and every dish included In it
should be prepared Avlth special care.
In my opinion , meat dishes should ap
pear but seldom on the breakfast ta
ble , a little thinly sliced bacon or a
piece of delicately browned fish be
ing the exception. There Is generally
quite enough starch , too , In the break
fast menu without serving potatoes.
For your consideration lot me suggest
one or two breakfast menus that will
be not only appetizing , but furnish the
required amount of nutriment as well.
Hakcil Apples.
Cereal With C'icuni and Sugar.
Da con nnd Poached Kggs.
Hot Muffins. Jam.
Coffee.
Sliced Oranges.
Cereal With Cteam nnd Sugar.
Codfish nails.
Grlddljcakos With Sirup.
Toast and Cocoa.
Fruit of Any Kind.
Dacon and Grlddlecakea.
Toast. Coffee.
Any one of those menus affords
enough variety to satisfy the most ex-
nctlng appotlto and can bo served In
qunntltv sufllclont to appease any
hunger. The majority of people wlK
not care for the entire bill ot Aire
which , however , is varied enough tt
please any taste.
Fruit should always form a part ol
every breakfast. Nothing else can
take Its place In spite of the waitress
nt n certain hotel Insisting when I
lulu-il for fruit. "We haven't any fruit ,
but we have nevornl klndx of break-
fuat foods. " Uncooked fruit IH hctlei
for breakfast than preserves , thoimh
much less of the llrst Is seen tm tlui
tuhlc In country homes. A little jam
or marmahule or a fruit butler Is n
delicious relish with the toast or hot
bread at the end of the meal.
A dainty breakfast dish which I
have enjoyed at homes where meat
never appeared was designated by the
simple name fruit ( oast. To make It
toast slices of bread carefully ami
keep hot In the warming oven. To
one cupful of strawberry or raspberry
juice heated to a boiling point add
one-half tnhlcspoonful of cornstarch
diluted with a little cold water. Cook
until boiling , stirring constantly until
thickened. Pour this over the ullees
of toast and serve hot , with cream If
desired. A cupful of the fruit sauce.
will be required for each three slices
of bread.
Dacon ns It Should De.
Bacon for breakfast Is appetizing
and If properly cooked Is a dish so
easy of digestion that It may be eaten
by Invalids , and young children may
be given bacon gravy. But , like many
of our standard foods , It Is so simple
that Its preparation Is often neglected
'and ' it comes to the table grease soaked
and unappetizing.
In order to slice bacon properly It
must be cold and firm. Cut off the
rind and tough lower slclii , then slice
very thin. Heat a frying pan until it
is very hot , place the Imcou In It and
turn constantly until It Is crisp. Do not
serve bacon that looks greasy and fat.
It must be dry , and each Kllco as It is
fried should be drained on brown pa
per befoie going to the table.
After frying three or four slices eras
as many as can be done at one time
in the skillet pour out all the fat and
reheat the pan again.
Precautions ,
Bacon , being nearly nil fat , Is more
digestible than pork , which Is part
lean and part fat , and therefore Is
better for persons of weak digestion.
Beef and all dark meats are more
stimulating hum white meats and
should be avoided by persona having a
tendency to rheumatism.
A Cup of Good Coffee.
Though I have said that coffee Itself
Is not nourishing , that it would better
be avoided by persons of nervous tem
perament or by those whose digestion
is easily deranged , there are a sulll-
cient number of persons to whom the
cup of breakfast coffee is almost a
necessity to make it important that
coffee should be properly made. There
are physiological objections to even
the perfectly made article , but these
can be greatly Increased If the bever
age Is not prepared carefully. Occa
sionally It Is dllllcult to procure cream V
for the morning cup of coffee , and
when cold milk is used the concoction
is most unpalatable. The French and
German cooks have a method by
which they substitute hot milk for
cream , giving most satisfactory results.
Cafe au lalt , as the beverage Is called ,
Is made after the following recipe :
One cup of ground coffee , one egg ,
one cupful of cold water , live cupfuls
of boiling water iuul one and one-half
cupfuls of scalded milk. Wash the
egg , break and beat. Add crushed shell
and the cold water. Mix with the wa
ter nnd let stand about ten minutes.
Add the boiling water and stir thor
oughly. Place on the front of the
range , bring slowly to the boiling
point and boll three minutes , no long
er. Add about one-half cupful of cold
water after removing from the tire
and do not allow the coffee to boll
again. Strain Into another coffeepot or
pitcher containing the scalded milk.
When serving add sugar and a little
cream If necessary. When cream Is
scarce this Is a most satisfactory meth
od of making coffee.
Cooked cereal or one of the numer
ous prepared breakfast foods usually
has a place on most breakfast menus.
If properly and sufllclently cooked
nothing can surpass In public favor
and In nutriment the time honored
dish of oatmeal and cream. But un
less It has been cooked a sutliclcnt
length of time to Insure the thorough
cooking of the starch the prepared
breakfast foods are preferable.
Cereals should be thoroughly cooked
because
First. Starch Is thus made more
accessible to digestive fluids when
granules are broken open by heat.
Second. Heat softens woody fiber
( cellulose ) .
ThirJ. Cooking Improves the flavor
of cereals.
Until the fireless cooker came into
general use it was sometimes n dilll-
cult and expensive test to cook the
cereal us long as required without
keeping a fire in the kitchen range all
n'sht or rising at au unreasonably
early hour to start the breakfast. But
these convenient little devices have
very greatly reduced the time and
cost of preparing foods which require
long , slow cooking. A description and
explanation of their use will be given
in a subsequent article.
It has become the fashion in certain
quarters to underestimate the food
values of most of the cereal prepara
tions now on the market. It has been
asserted recently by a very high dietet
ic authority that ordinary white flour
broad furnishes four times ( ho nour
ishment contained In an equal weight
of cereal. The fact remains that these
preparations have served and arc still
serving nn admirable purpose In mak
ing popular the use of n very neces
sary form of food.
Friendly Advice.
Mrs. Jawlmck The doctor says 1
must sleep with my mouth shut. How
can I get into the habit ? Mr. Jawbiick
Try practicing It when you are
awake. Cleveland Leader.
The Difference.
She When a man starts to talk he
never stops to think. He And when o
woman starts she never thinks to
stop.
