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    - "J: OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1901. 5,
Sam Dingley's Resignation
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from the day that
pointed excursion manner ofry,ody ex.
uiu a in mil. Th? .nly p op.o on
the force who felt secure were the o.llce
boy, who was too Insignificant to Invito the
criticism of tho new Incumbent, and the
itenoKrnphcr, who was a pretty and tactful
oung woman. Jones took to buying 5 cent
Cigars and Manlcy bei;an to jauonlzo a
cheap lunch Joint, while various oih;r In
dividual economics HURKested the ehnnsos
incident to an lneoinlng administration.
For years tho Gold n Gate I'o eon II y
Conducted excursions running from Iloston
to Los Anselcs had been handled b a syu
Alcaic of five roads. Heretofore tho It. P.
had held the controlling Interest In the
pool, Its famous trademark bud decorated
all advertising matter and tho nppclntcej
to desirable positions had Invariably c m
trom It. P. headquarters In Om.hn. llln.h
man was an M. II & X. mnn from Chicago
and hl appointment to the Iloston ofl'c?
was accepted as proof that (ho M It. A N.
had gained control of th.- excursion bu I
Hcbs at a recent board meeting.
Ills llrst order was for a rall'ng around
his desk, with n gate on a tight spiln?.
Bomehow his prednccsror, Tom Mayo,, tin 1
never deemed a railing necessary. Perhnp-,
that waa the reaKon that to the day of hli
death Mayo'H name was on tho payroll
While he -fought a grim but loil.ig ba tl
for life, way up In the CatskllK ih I en
In tho oUlco rhoerfully worked overtime,
nnd the out-of-town agenlM huttlul busi
ness for him. Hlnchmnn, by the way, had a
poor opinion of out-of-town agents. They
lacked style and polish and were too
familiar when they drepped In tho town
office.
Excursion Conductor Sam ningley hal
tartcd when n mere boy as measengor
HALF AN HOUR LATER HINCHMAN LOOKED UP FROM HIS
In tho R. P. freight headquarters at Omaha.
Aided by a night school educntlfon. ho hud
pushed his way from one clerkship to an
othor until, when tho flrfct Golden Gate ex
cursion started across tho continent, ho
was pronounced the very man for tho placo,
a place which demanded diplomacy an well
ns knowledgo of the train service. Dlngley
wnB popular with the traveling public. Men
liked hlra becnuso ho novcr talked pollticn
but was n good listener. Women liked him
because he knew tho romance connected
with every point of intorest on tho line. And
children loved him. He was always ready
to make up a whist hand, nnd on Sunday
evonlngs when the train dragged across un
interesting deserts, he lod the singing with
nn oldfnshtoued collection of gospel hymns.
Hut Hlnchmnn know nothing of nil this.
Ho v In Dlngley only n quiet, stoop
shouldered fellow of -I0, who did not fill
out his uniform well, nnd who shulllcd Into
the office each trip with nn nlr of sclf-cfface-luent
that was not a good advertisement for
on up-to-date enterprise llko tho Golden
Gate excursions, Resides, Sam was u man
without friends In tho seats of tho mighty.
He had no Inconvenient relatives on the
list of R, P. stockholders.
So tho managerial mind decided that Sam
should bo the llrst R. P. man to step nsldo
for one with M. It. & N. nfllllntlons. Tho
decision was not cnslly executed, however.
Earn had a trying way of sending In correct
reports, and overwork held no terrors for
hlra. It had nlways boen customary to per
mit excursion men nbsoluto rest on 'ho
first day after their arrival In Iloston from
tho transcontinental trip, but Hlnchman
changed all that. Dlngley wns ordered to re
port at 8 n. m. tho day following his return,
nnd each tlmo ho was sent scurrying over
tho city or to nearby towns nfter passen
gers. Tho office forco watched the game.
nd talked It over when Hlnchmnn wns out.
Hut thoy never broached tho subject lo
Dlngley. In all matters dealing with com
pany affairs. Sam had a way of his own of
closing fars and lips to gossip.
So Hlnchman waited, not patiently, but
with secret wonder and chagrin nt Sam's
calm assumption of new nnd nrduous du
ties. Ho brought In passenger lists that
mndo Hlnchmnn weary, nnd It was weeks
before tho manager's opportunity canto.
Ono day Dlngley enmu In from his run,
looking like a man who had been on .i
protracted spree. His eyus were blood
shot and tho hand that laid reports on
Hlnchmnn's desk trembled violently.
Hlnchman accompanied his stereotyped
"Very well, Mr. Dlngley." with a curloiu
Ftaro and tho slightest smllo curved his
thick but colorress lips.
Ho gathered up tho reports and the
unllo became more pronounced. Dlngloy'3
usually labored and precUc hand was wa
vering nnd uncertain. Ileforo ho had
checked off half the report Hlnchmnn dis
covered four mistakes In figuring nnd some
atrocious spelling. Not thai n man could
be fired for Incorrect figuring nnd poor
spelling, but Hlnchman had a vaguo feel
Ing that at last his hand wna cn tho en
tering wedge. Ho walked to the rear of
fice, where Dlngley sat, renting his head
cn his hands, his eves closed wearily.
"A party of eight nt this address are
planning on making Los Angeles noxt
month, Mr. Dlngley. and you'd bettor run
cut there this morning Thero's nn East'
Newbury local at 10 30
No one save Dlngley heard the remark,
or what followed novcr would have hap
pened, There was an hour boforo train
tlmo nnd Dlngley. relaxing, threw himself
upon tho leather couch. When the excur
elon manager returned from Hnrvard,
vhlther he had escorted a couple of pretty
Chicago girls, he glanced over some papers
on his desk nnd then up at the clock.
"Dinghy back from East Newbury yet?"
Tho men looked nt each other In dis
may. It wns Manloy who finally spoke.
"We didn't know ho had anything on
for toduy, and ho seemed dead beat, sq wo
let him Bleep. He's In there"
Msnley nodded his head and started for
the rear office Hlnchman stopped him and
picked up a tlmo card.
"Don't troublo yourself, nor him. A
party of that size Is not to be neglected
and I'll feel safer If 1 see to It myself,"
Ho left the office with a scowl on his
brow, but on his lips was tho smile of the
morning. Manlcy looked at Jones and
groaned.
'That settles Dlngley's hash. Just tha
chance Illnchman's been looking for."
Wngley woko at last, stiff and dull. He
listened ralmly enough to the office ver
clon of his downfall and the departure of
Hlnchman. Hut his excuse, loss of sleep
during the la.it trip, sounded lame In the
presence of iho Icy Hlnchman.
"The business of the company, Mr. Ding
ley, cannot bo sacrificed for such excuses.
Our competitors are pushing us harder
than over and this Is no time for men to be
found sleeplnr at their post, so to speak."
Hut the Ilea that this single lapse of
duty would outweigh nearly twenty-five
years of faithful service never entered
Dlngley's head. Besides, he knew, and
Hlnchman did not. So It was a bewildering
shock when he found In hs mall, on re
turning from the next run, this brief nolo;
"May IT, 10. Mr. Samuel Dlngley, Ex
cursion Conductor: Dear Sir Circum
stances over which I have uo control com
pel me to ask for your resignation, taking
effect Juno 10. This will give you an op
portunity to look 'round meantime. I have
no objection to your putting In your tlrao
whllo In Iloston this trip, endeavoring lo
securo another position. Yours very truly,
"D. V. HINCHMAN, Manager."
Hut Dlngley did not put in his time
"looking round." Not that he had any
Intention of protesting against his enforced
resignation. Ho accepted the request as
ho had accepted every order Issued during
his connection with the system. He wrote
a formal resignation with a hand steadied
only by a strong will and laid It on Hlnch
man's desk when the latter was out. Tho
matter was novcr referred to by either
of them. In fact, Dlngley seemed suddenly
to hnvo surrounded himself with a dignified
rcservo beside which Hlnchman's as
sumption of superiority was grotesque.
Only a man who has worked loyally, al
most lovingly, for ono concern through
nearly twenty-flvo years, can understand
what Dlngley suffered during tbo last
transcontinental trip. At Los Angeles tho
agents and hotel men received the nows
of his resignation with unqualified disgust.
The threo days of his stay wore made
memorable in local railroad annals by a
round of dinners, suppers and theater
going that gave Dlngley Indigestion, but
did not ease to any appreciable extent the
sore spot In close proximity to tho sent
of tho Indigestion.
Tho train conductors on each division In
dulged In profanely friendly farewells.
The dining car men nnd eating house pro
prietors waved aside his proffered coins
with protestntlons equally friendly and
profnne. And under and above It all tho
steady clank-clank of the wheels seemed
to sing In minor key: "It's tho Inst tlmo
the last time, old man the last last
time." Llfw seemed to hold nothing for him
beyond that day when ho should lay aside
his blue uniform and leave the system
with which ho had been Identified so long.
When he turned In his final reports nt tho
Iloston otflco ho was spared tho mortification
of meeting his successor, a spruce young
fellow from tho M. R. ft N. headquarters.
And Dlngley left the nfllco with his usual
quiet and low-voiced, "So long, boys, seo
you later."
Hut that night, In his own room, he
drew from his watch chain the charm he
hnd worn for ten years, tho first piece of
expenslvo Jewelry he had ever purchased.
It was tho It. P. trademark !n trlcolored
ennmel, surrounded by tiny diamonds, and
tho heavy gold back was engraved with his
Inltlnls, For n mlnuto he held the trifle In
his hand, then reverently, with tho look In
his eyes which women wear when they lay
nwny the tiny shoes of n dead child, ho
laid the charm In Us leathor case. He
was no longer a part of the R. P. road
ami he hr.d no right to wear Us Insignia.
The next morning Mrs. Dlngloy sent for
a physician, who pronounced the troublo
nervous prostration and ordered perfect
rest. Dlngley smiled grimly. Yes, he had
nothing else to do now but rest. Hour
nfler hour he lay pa;slve, yielding to his
wife's tender ministrations, nut when tho
day nrrlved for his train to pull out for
the west, he grow ttrnngely restloss and
his wife understood. For tho first time
since tho excursions had been Inaugurated
Sam Dlngley was not In chargo of his
run. Ami he turned his face to tho wall,
murmuring:
"I could have stood It better. Jennie, I
believe, If It hnd come at any othor time,
but next month I'd been twenty-flvo years
with tho R. P. In ono capacity or another
and a quarter of a century Is n long time,
Jennie, to stick to one line. I'd llko to
have rouuded it out, dear. I set such store
by It."
Two days later Hlnchman sat nt his
desk with nn anxious look on his round,
well-groomed face. Tho hand which hold
n typewritten letter from the M. R. ft
N. headquarters twitched nervously nt
times. Tho communication read as follows:
"Subject Dlngley resignation.
"Chicago, Juno 10th. 18
"Mr. D. V. Hlnchmnn, Excursion Manager,
Golden Onte System. Iloston. Mass-
"Dear Sir: Referring to your communi
cation of Mny 10. In response to which wo
tent you ono of our most promising youn?
I men, Mr. flyers, to tnko tbo place of
Samuel Dlngloy. resigned, tt seems that
some grave mistake occurred. In tbli com
munication yen s-nte that Mr. DIngoy's
1 resignation was asked on the grounds of
, cnreleisness In reports and neglect cf
duty to an extent that Imperils our business
at this end of tho lino.' Replying up n y ur
, Judgment, we npprovr-d this action. It no-.v
A Story of Railroad
Politics By Anna
S. Richardson.
transpires that Mr. Dlngley Is one of tho
oldest and most respected employes of the
K. P., through which road he secured
a position with the Golden Gate combi
nation. The Inclosed communication from
Mr. K. II. Oorham, an II. P. stockholder,
will further enlighten you as to the situa
tion. We feci confident that your good
judgment will nnd some means of reinstat
ing Mr. Dlngley. If you cannot sec your
way clear to follow this suggestion, notify
me of the fact Immediately and stop will
i be taken from this end of the line to secure
some satisfactory settlement of the ques
tion. While we agree with you that when
ever an opening In the Golden Gate service
occurs It should be given to someone who
represents the M. It. & N. Interests, we
would also recommend that the utmost care
should bo tnkeu In creating vacancies,
Yours truly, C. It. SMYTHE.
"G. P. & T. A."
The enclosure was addressed to tho gen
eral passenger agent of the It. P. and read
as follows:
"Dear Sir My brother-in-law, Mr. Syl
vester, recently returned from a transcon
tinental trip via the Golden Gate Person
ally Conducted excursion route and he re
ports treatment so extraordinary that l
deem It should be brought to your atten
tion. Shortly nfter leaving Omaha Mr.
Sylvester was attacked by heart trouble, lo
which he Is subject at rare Intervals, nud
he owes his life to the rare good sense and
faithful ministrations of one of our em
ployes, Dlngley by name. Instead of put
ting Mr. Sylvester off at tho first stop, to
be carted off to a hospital and probably to
die enroute. Conductor Dlngley hunted up
a physician on board tho train and together
they pulled Mr. Sylvester through unc of
tho wrost attacks ho has ever had. Much
DESK TO SEE A WOMAN.
credit Is duo Conductor Dlngley for carry
ing out to the smallest particular every di
rection given by tho doctor. For two days
nnd nights ho never left Mr. Sylvester's
side In tho drawing room and he nlso wired
my sister to await her husband's arrival
In Iluffalo. It Is further to his credit that
he did not know Mr. Sylvester was related
to any stockholder or official of tho road.
If thero Ib anything In lino for such a man
as this In our service 1 think he should
hnvo it. Trusting you will givo this mat
ter your prompt attention, I romaln, yours
truly, K. D. GORHAM."
Hlnchman laid down tho letters with the
thought:
"Well, why in the nnme of Sam Hill don't
tho R, P. do something for him then?"
Hut tho next breath brought a realliatlon
that the 11. P. would demand the reinstate
mcnt of Us old employe, nnd due reparation
for his Inconvenience and humiliation. And
Hlnchman was the man who would have to
make it. Then he wondered angrily why
Dlngley hnd not explained the reason of his
exhaustion. Instead of leaving It for his
superiors to Infer. And to that question
consclenco gave quick reply. Dlngloy had
not been encouraged to explain.
Hlnchman looked up with a scowl. Tho
regular Saturduy half holiday was In force
ami the office was deserted. He touched a
button and ten minutes later n messenger
boy was sauntering In tho direction of nn
old-fashioned house, clinging pertinaciously
to the heart of commercial turmoil Just
such a placo as ono might expect Dlngley
to select. And half nn hour later Hlnch
man looked up from his desk to sec a
woman nt tho counter. She held a slip of
yellow paper and sho spoke with quiet
distinctness.
"Mr. Hlnchman?"
Mr. Hlnchman bowed. The scowl faded.
"I havo here a telegram which you sent
my husband, stating that you wished to see
htm immediately. As Mr. Dlngley Is sleep
Ing well for tho first tlmo In thlrty-slx
hours and his physician states that sloop
Is his salvation Just now, I came down to
see whether I could save him tho trip."
"I am sorry to learn that Mr. Dlngley
has been III."
Mrs. Dlngley's face plainly expressed
that she doubted Mr. Hlnchmnn's sin
cerity, hut she entered tho railing gnte
which Mr. Hlnchman held open In his most
courteous manner. Ah sho took graceful
possession of the chair he offered the ex
cursion mnnnger caught himself wondering
how Dlngley, tho quiet, unpretentious, awk
ward Dlngley, had ever won such a queenly
looking woman. Other peoplo had openly
expressed this same wonder not to Mrs.
Dlngley, but to each other when tho mar
rlago had been announced. Rut then neither
they nor Hlnchmnn really knew Dlngley
ns Mrs. Dlngley did.
Sho raised her eyes, a trlflo Impatiently,
to Hlnchman's face and ho shifted In his
chair. His t mth felt parched and the
words came hard.
"It seems. Mrs. Dlngley. that there was
some mistake about Mr. Dlngley's resig
nation" Hlnchmnn hesitated.
"I think not, Mr. Hlnchman. We wrote
thnt resignation together." Her voice
sounded strangely harsh, coming from be
tween such tender Hps.
Hlnchman tapped 'the lock In his desk
with a pencil.
"I mean that there was some mistake
nhout the acceptanco of the resignation"
Why. didn't sho say something Instead
of staring at him with those great, ques
tinning eyes?
' It seems er that the company has de
cided not to accept It. in fact. I'd like
to know how soon you think your husband
would-fcel-feel-well enough to-rcsume
his duties?"
A Btrango light glowed In Mrs. Dlng
ley's eyes and the heavy lids dropped sud
denly. Hut the band on her parasol did
not quiver, though from under the long
lashes she caught a glimpse of the un
compromising typewritten characters on tho
letters from headquarters, lying on Hlnch
man's desk.
"I really don't see how It can bo ar
ranged Mr. Hlnchman. If we had known
two days since It might havo been ad
justed, but now We leave next week for
a month nt the shore. (Hlnchman gasped
Inwardly. A man out of a position and
planning for a month at the shorcl) Then
Mr, Dlngley goes to the P, & O. as as
sistant passenger agent, My cousin, Mr.
Bailey perhaps you ve heard of him?
(Hlnchman was groaning Inwardly. Who
hadn't heard of President Bailey of
the P. & O?) My cousin has been want
ing Mr. Dlngley to make the change
for some time, but Mr. Dlngley had some
quixotic notion of rounding out the quarter-century
with the R. P. and, of course,
the Golden Oato system Is really the R.
P. In his estimation. (Hlnchman failed
to tee the malicious light of triumph that
gleamed for a second in Mrs. Dlngley's
eyes.) I'll tell Mr. Dlngley, of course, di
rectly he awakes and when he Is well
enough, I know he'll drop down to see you."
Mrs. Dlngley was rising now and the
condescension In voice nnd attitude brought
a dull, purplish flush to Hlnchmnn's
checks. He fnlrly ground his teeth. Ho
rose and courteously bowed her to the door.
Then ho rushed back to his desk, slammed
It shut, grabbed his hat and went around
to his favorite cafe, banging tho office
door furiously behind him.
When Mrs. Dlngley reached homo she
tiptoed gently to her husband's bedside.
Ho wns nwake nnd she threw discretion to
tho winds. Sho disobeyed every one of
the doctor's orders and flung both arms
around her husbnnd's neck.
"Snm, Snml If only you could havo seon
his face!"
Dlngley blinked his eyes wondcrlngly
and clasped her hand nervously.
"What has come over you, little woman?
Whoso face? Where havo you been?"
"Oh, Sam, dear, while you were asleep n
telegram came from Mr Hlnchman nnd I
Jmt had to go down. You know the doc
tor said you weren't to be awakened and
I thought ho Just wanted to worry you
about something thnt was past and done
for. And I wouldn't let him, so there!
nut what do you think, dear; it wasn't
anything wrong this time, but I guess he's
had some terrible, terrible letter from
headquarters nnd they won't accept your
resignation nnd he's In nn awful stew
Oh, If you Just could have seen his face
nnd they want you to come back. He
hnted to tell me. It almost choked him,
but It hnd to come."
"What did you tell him?"
"Tell him? Why, 1 told him tho truth!
That you were going to the P. & O. nfter
you got over the sickness he'd caused
you. No, no, denr, I didn't say It quite
In that way"
"But you gnvo him to understand as
much?"
Mrs. Dlngley gazed up into her hus
bnnd's grao face and penitently nodded
her hend.
"I couldn't help It. dear. I Just hnd to
when I thought of all you'd gone through.
Oh, he's putting In nn awful day, I tell
you."
Dlngley wns struggling to his feet.
"Sam Dlngley, what are you trying to
do?"
"I'm going down to see Hlnchman, dear;
I must."
"But the doctor"
"I can stand It or I wouldn't try It. It
will do me more good than all the medi
cine In the world."
Mrs. Dlngloy misunderstood his mean
ing nnd busied herself In helping him dress
nnd prepnre for the 'ihort Journey to the
office. Then sho caught the happy light
In his eyes and sho burst forth, nlmost In
tears:
"Sam Dlngley, I do believe you're going
down to take that resignation back. You
won't refuse the offor from Cousin Oeorgo,
will you, dear?"
She clung to his arm, but be unclasped
her hands nnd kissed, her.
"We'll sec. dear wpill' seo."
Hlnchman hnd flnlshrd'.hls letter, the sev
enth that he had started. If wan not sat
isfactory to hlni. It would probably find
less favor at headquarters. Ho fumbled In
his desk for a stamp and a shadow fell
across the tessclatcd floor. He looked up
and saw a man peering, through tho glass
panel. It was Dlngley.
Hlnchman sprang to his feet and flung the
door open eagerly. Then ho remembered
and pulled himself together. The conversa
tion which followed between mnnnger and
excursion conductor Is not a matter of
record, but when Dlngley rose he said:
"This will be something of a disappoint
ment to my wife. Sho thought there was
a better prospect for me with the P. & O.
Heaven only knows why women have such
faith In their own husbands, but sho has a
notion that I might be president of the P. &
O. some. day. But, then" and his voice
broke a trifle "she don't understand what
It Is to work for one lino twenty-five years.
Why, a fellow feels as If the blamed road
couldn't turn n wheel without him."
Ho was In the main olTlco now nnd Hlnch
man's gate had swung out with a snap.
But nbovo the gate wns Hlnchman's hand,
cordially outstretched. His firm, carefully
manicured flngert. closed over Dlngley's hot,
nervous hand. Ho hesitated Just a second,
then looked Dlngley fairly In the eye.
"I don't believe you know, Dlngley, what
a nasty scrapo you've Bavcd me. Do you
havo any Idea what an amount of politics
there Is In railroading?"
Dlngley nodded his head sympathetically.
Ho had not worked eight long years In head
quarters for nothing. Hlnchman raised his
voice nervously.
"Man, It's h . The M. R, & N. send
mo down here with orders to weed out tho
R. P. men nnd substitute our own people
nnd then the first brenk I make to obey
orders they threaten to settle tho matter
satisfactorily from that end of tho line
which means my head would drop Into the
basket. Let me tell you It Isn't nlways the
little fish that get caught on the hook."
Hut Dlngloy was not listening. His hand
hnd Instinctively reached for his wntch
chnln. Yes, when ho got homo he'd take
out tho It. P. charm. Onco more he had
the right to wear It.
Table and Kitchen
Practical Suoacstlons About Food snd
the Preparations of It.
Dull) Menus,
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Cream Toast. Blackberry Jam.
Broiled Ham. Stewed Potatoes,
Entire Wheat Mutltns.
Coffee.
LUNCH.
Jollied Toncuo Salad.
Lettuce. MnyomiHlse.
Cottage Cheese. Fruit.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomuto Bouillon.
Veal Pot Pie. Plain Potatoes.
Strlnc Beans. Creamed Carrots.
Cold Slaw.
Blueberrv Hull. Crenm.
Coffee.
THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Creamed Dried Beef.
Hushed Brown Potatoes
Popovcm. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Stuffed Eggplant. Tomato Sauce.
Peaches. Cream.
Cereal Coffee.
DINNER.
Cream of Onion Soup
Bread Lnmli Chops. Tomato Sauce.
Rice Croquettes. Pens.
Lettuce.
Cheese. Wnfers.
Coffee. Cream.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Cereal. Cream.
Creamed Codfish. Plain Potatoes.
Toiist. Coffee.
LUNCH
Corn Oysters. Escalloped Tomatoes.
Fruit. Cake.
Tea.
DINNER.
. . ..Corn Chowder.
Baked Msh. Cucumber Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. New Carrots.
Stuffed Tomato Sal.ut.
Imon Jelly. Cake.
Coffee,
SATURDAY.
nitEAKFAST
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Broiled Lamb's Liver Bacon.
Lyonnalse Potatoes.
Rolls. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Deviled Eggs, Curry Sauce.
Plain Boiled Rice,
Fruit. Tea.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Fried Chicken. Crenm Gravy.
Escalloped Potatoes.
Tonuto nnd Cucumber Mavonn.ilsc.
Peach Soullle. Coffee.
run Qt'i:i:. or i-'iuriT.s.
Hon- to I'reimre the I.tmclna Pooch
for the Tnttle.
Tho bounteous earth hath yielded to man
no more delightful or delicious product of
tree or vine than the luscious peach.
As Its botnnlcnl name, Primus Perslca,
indicates, It halls from the roynl Persian
gardens, From thence to Greece nnd sunny
Italy, losing nothing by transplanting from
Its native soil. In no country of Its ndop
tlon, however, hns it taken more kindly to
the chnngc than In the land of the "western
sun." In America tho peach thrives and
comes to perfection from the sunny south
lands to the far northern states, varying,
of course, as to time of maturity, according
to locality.
How It Differs from Other Foods It Is
characteristic of all fruits that when ripe
tLcy may be enten In their raw state. Most
may be eaten ilther raw or cooked, nnd In
somo instances their food value nnd llavor
Is incrensed by the cooking and the addi
tion of sugar. The peach, however, Is n
notablo exception, ns cooking destroys or
completely changes the delicate and char
acteristic flavor that makes this fruit a
surpassing favorite above all others.
While the peach, like ill other fruits,
consists essentially of two parts, tho Juices
nnd the cellular structures In which the
Juices are retained, they, unlike other
fruits, seem to partake more of tho nnturo
of substantial food, and arc entirely satis
fying to dellcatci enters ns a frequent sub
stitute for heavy vlnnds. Their delightful
combination of meut aud drink makes
them nn exceedingly welcome addition to
our summer dietary, aud especially to those
whose nppetlte revolts against mcnts or
any form of hot foods served for tho early
morning meal or luncheon. No raoro de
slrablu form of refreshment can bo offered
at either meal than a dish of ripe, mellow
penches.
Another notable distinction the peach
possesses from other fruits Is tho small
amount of saccharine matter contained In
Its combination. This deficiency and the
soft, delicate texture of the flesh of per
fectly ripe, unblemished peaches makes
them well suited to the gouty and dia
betic. To Serve Peachea Whole When the fruit
1b very rlpo It Is best to servo them whole,
as their beauty of form nnd color add much
to tho enjoyment of eating them. Do not
wipe them unless It Is necessary. Arrange
them on a dish and decorate with peach
leaves or leaves thnt resemble thorn In
shape nnd color
Peaches nnd Cream This Is n very popu
lar way of serving them and Then the
peaches nro pared and sliced Just before
serving and the cream Is rich, sweet and 1
cold, no more delicious dish can bu I
Imagined. Serve with well-cooked cereal
that has been set away to cool In fancy In
dividual molds and you have a dainty and
nourishing brcakfnst.
Broiled Penches These nro a chef's
specialty. Select large, ripe freestone
peaches; cut them In halves, removing the
stones; then stick them full of shredded
sweet nnd bitter almonds or use a few
of the poach kernels instead of the bit
ter almonds. Dust them well with pow
dered sugar nnd broil them In a fine double
wlro broiler. Serve them hot with scalded
cream flavored with orange and croutons of
sponge cake browned In butter.
Poach Cups Beat two eggs without sepa
rating until light; add them to a pint of
milk. Measure two and a half cups of sifted
flour; add half a teaspoonful of salt and
two tnblespoonfuls of baking powder and
sift twice again. Make a well In center
of the flour, pour the liquid In gradually,
stirring It Into tho flour until you have a
thick batter; add two level tnblespoonfuls
of melted butter and mix well. Grease small
custard cups or muffin tins; drop In a
spoonful of the batter, then half a ripe,
yellow peach purel and stone removed,
placing the hollow side of the peach up.
Cover with another spoonful of the batter
and dust with powdered sugar. These can
be either steamed half an hour or baked
In the oven for twenty minutes. Serve with
orange sauce.
Peach Tattles Hollow out little stale
sponge cakes, brush with butter Inside and
out, place In each cake two halvta of
peaches, peeled and arranged In natural
form, putting a llttlo orange marmalade
or strawberry preserve In the center.
Sprlnklo with sugar and choppod almonds
or peanuts and bake In oven until peaches
aro tender. Servo with pencil syrup flav
ored with vanilla or llttlo sherry. Very
rlpo peaches should be used, so as to re
quire long cooking.
Baked Peaches This Is a nice way to
serve peaches when they aro a little tco
green and hard for entlng uncooked: Cut
them In halves, pans and remove tho stones,
placo them in lnyers, with smooth side up,
In n deep enrthen pie dleh, with tho bot
tom of the dish Just covered with water;
sprinkle sugar over the peaches nnd cover
und bake In the oven until tender, but not
soft enough to brenk. Theso may be served
hot or cold with whipped cream or
meringue.
Peach Souffle Put n quart of
sweetened yellow peach pulp Into
a glass dish that has been tem
pered to the heat of oven. Cover with a
rich egg custard to tho depth of two Inches;
then with the white of tho egirs left from
the custard, beaten to a stiff frost, piling
It up roughly, dust with powdered sugar
and placo In n slow oven until tho egg
whites aro a delicate brown.
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HERE ARE A FEW
OF
Timely Articles
By Eminent Writers
that have appeared in The
Twentieth Century farmer
during the first six months of 1901.
"What Ihu Government Has Done for the Fnrmre," SEO
KETA KY OF AGRICULTURE JAMES WILSON.
"The Advance Made in the Study of Insects," Prof. LAW
RENCE RRUNER, State Entomologist of Nebraako.
"Some Leading Features of Kansas Agriculture," F. D.
COB URN, Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Ag
riculture. "Why Live Stock Men Oppose the Grout Bill," J. W.
SPRINGER, President of the National Live Stock A
sociation.
"Arguments in Favor of the Grout Bill," J. B. RUSTITON,
Ex-President of the Nebraska Dairymen's Association.
"New Department of Agriculture in Iowa," G. II. VAN
IIOUTEN, Secretary of the Iowa State Board of Ag
rlculture. "Review of the Last Century in Dairying," Prof. D. U,
OTIS of the Kansas Experiment Station.
"Redeeming the Semi-Arid Plnins," C. S. HARRISON,
President of the Nebraska Park and Forest Association.
"Pertinent Facts About Seed Corn," N. J. HARRIS, Sec
retary of the Iowa Seed Corn Breeders' Assocnition.
"Question of Feeds for the Dairy Farmer," E. A. BUR
NETT, Animal Husbandman of the Nebraska Experi
ment Station.
"Proper Care and Treatment of the Soil," R. W. THATCH
ER, Assistant Chemist of the Nebraska Experiment Sta
tion. "History of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture," Ex
Gov. ROBERT W. FURNAS, Present Secretary and
First President of the Board.
"Irrigntion and Farming," GEORGE H. MAXWELL, Ex.
ecutivve Chairman of the National Irrigation Associa
tion. "Making Winter Wheat nardy," T. L. LYON, Assistant
Director of Nebraska Experiment Station.
Articles on Soil Culture and Conserving the Moisture in
the Semi-Arid West, H. W. CAMBEL.L
Special Articles each week, JAMES ATKINSON, of the
Iowa Experiment Station at Ames.
Letters of Travel FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Other writers contributing to The Twentieth Century
Farmer, are:
Chancellor E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS, of the University
of Nebraska.
Prof. CHARLES E. BESSEY, State Botanist of the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
R. M. ALLEN, President Standard Cattle Company.
C. R. THOMAS, Secretary American Hereford Breeders'
Association.
B. O. COWAN, Assistant Secretnry American Shorthorn
Breeders' Association.
Prof. n. M. COTTRELL, Kansas Experiment Station.
Dr. A. T. PETERS, Nebraska Experiment Station.
Hon. J. STERLING MORTON, Former Secretary of Agri
culture Father of Arbor Day.
Prof. A. L. HAECKER, Nebraska Experiment Station.
E. F. STEPHENS, President Nebraska Horticultural So
ciety for Ave years.
E. WHITCOMB, Friend, Nebraska, Supt. Bee Exhibit at
Nebraska State Fair.
0. H. BARNHILL, Shenandoah, Iowa, Secretory South
western Iowa Horticultural Society.
Women's Department conducted by Mrs. NELLIE
HAWKS, of Friend, Neb.
Veterinary Department in charge of one of the bt veteri
narians in the west.
What other Agricultural papir can match this?
Evary weak in tha yaar for ona dollar.
Send you name on a postal for sample copy and club
bing list.
Twentieth Century farmer
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