The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 9, 1910, Page 2

SPANISH STYLE DINNER THAT IS SOMETHING OF A NOVELTY. New Idea ty Which Hoste-s May Give Guests a Pleasant Surprise— Direction for Preraration of the Dishes. Serve oranges first. Remove the peel and all the white skin which ad: | heres to them. Put a whole one on each plate with a fork tightly inserted im the end. They are eaten in this manner, the fork being run into them | when put on the plate. Puchera (a Spanish Soup).—Fry onions and garlic in olive oil, add any kind of meat (beef, mutton or fowl either separately or together, cut in small pieces and seasoned with salt, and plenty of pepper). Fill up the puchera (an earthen pan) with water or stock, preferably the latter, a little vinegar; add garbauzos (a species of small pease). Use all vegetables in season, withholding potatoes until half or three-quarters of an hour be- fore the finish. {| These ingredients must sifnmer slowly, and when done the stock is poured off and vermicelli is added. Both vegetables and meat in Spain are served separately. This stock possesses far more of the vegetable element than the ordinary stock. Garlic, if used sparingly, will not be distasteful to the American palate. It is considered both wholesome and ap- petizing. The famous “olla podrida” bears a close resemblance to puchera. It is made from all kinds of meat cut dn small pieces and stewed with all kinds of vegetables. Frijoles (Spanish Beans).—Use two cups of pink beans. Wash thorough- ly. Put in plenty of water to soak ‘over night. In the morning drain off the water and place in a stewpan; ur over one quart of hot water, ,(not boiling), with a pinch of baking soda, and boil slowly until soft. When soft drain off the water and pour over them one quart of tomatoes, one or (two red peppers, two slices of bacon. Season with salt, place on the back of the fire and boil slowly for two hours. Spanish Salad.—Pare four large cucumbers, four large tomatoes, one bunch of crisp celery, two heads of fresh lettuce, three green Chili pep- pers, then chop all separately, very fine, and mix together. Add one table- spoon of vinegar, the juice of one lemon, season with pepper and salt and set {n a cool place until ready to serve. Spanish Puffs—One tablespoonful of powdered sugar, two ounces of but: ter, one teaspoonful of salt, one cup of water, yolks of four eggs. Put the water into a saucepan, add the sugar, salt and butter, and while boiling stir in flour enough to have it leave the pan, then stir in one by one the yolk of the eggs. Now drop a tablespoonful into boiling lard and fry alight brown. If done properly they will puff. A Tasty Dessert. A tasty dessert was invented by a Brooklyn housewife the other day. Sherbet glasses were filled with apple sauce—the red kind that is cooked until {t is mahogany color—a little nest was made in the center and this was filled with whipped cream and around the cream there were scattered finely minted nuts. This apple sauce may be kept in cans for an indefinite time and is always useful, either as an accompaniment for the meat course or for dessert. Order in Pantry. Nothing is so unsightly in a pantry or closet as a number of tin lids pitched loosely on a shelf. One wom- an has overcome this effect by nail- ing a narrow strip of wood to cleats about ten inches under her high pot shelf in the pantry. In the space thus made the lids are slipped. The handles prevent slipping and they can be had at a minute’s notice. Ranged accord- Ing to sizes, hunting for the right lid does not waste one's time. Cabbage With Milk Sauce. Cut a nice head of cabbage as for cold slaw; pour over it one pint of boiling water and stew for ten min- Pour off the water and pour When the milk boils, add a heaping teaspoonful of flour, mois- tened with a little milk; season with salt and black pepper to taste and add a small lump of butter. Serve hot. ECONOMIC USE OF MEATS Department of Agriculture Has Pre pared a Bulletin Dealing with the Subject. Discussion of the increasing cost of living has brought to light quite gen- erally that the cheaper cuts of meats | are more difficult to prepare for the table than the more expensive por | tions of the carcass, due to a lack of knowledge of how they may be made. appetizing and palatable. With a) view to providing the housekeepers of | the country with practical suggestions | along this line, the United States de- | | partment of agriculture has prepared | | & manual of economy in meat cooking that contains much valuable informa. | tion, which will be issued free. It ts | known as “Economic Use of Meats in| the Home,” and may be had by ad- dressing a request to the secretary of agriculture, Washington. The contents covers a variety of subjects including 50 recipes of savory | dishes and much general information such as: General methods meats. Utilizing cheaper cuts of meats in | palatable dishes. j A simple put practical method of | clarifying fats, | Methods of extending the flavor of | meats. The recipes have been selected from a wide range collected from approved | sources and are all simple formulas calling for such items of food as are generally to be found in every house- hold and requiring no technical know)- edge to compound. | = ‘he Home | To cool a hot dish in a hurry place {t in vessel full of cold salt water, Slight -stains can be removed from black cloth by rubbing with a freshly cut raw potato, wiping it with a clean cloth. When you make griddle cakes, beat | the milk and eggs together with egg beater. They will almost melt in your mouth, Chicken salad is delicious if mixed with small pieces of green pepper and mayonnaise. Press the meat into | pepper cases. A few drops of lemon squeezed in the water in which potatoes are) boiled, just before they are done, will prevent them from turning black. | Woolen blankets should: be placed | in boxes lined with newspapers. Lay pieces of linen saturated with turpen- | tine in the boxes to prevent an inva- sion of moths. Vaseline will leave a stain that is hard to get out. Wash goods stained | with vaseline first in warm water and soap, then a few drops of chlorinated soda rubbed on the spots will cause them to disappear, of preparing | Spinach, Bohemian Style. Wash thoroughly and pick over one- half peck spinach. Put in boiling salted water and let boil twenty to thirty minutes, then strain and press | out all the water and chop fine. Brown two teaspoonfuls flour with one of but- ter and add one pint of rich beef stock; mix thoroughly and keep stir- ring while boiling for five minutes; season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve on small platter and garnish | with fried eggs. The eggs can be) omitted if you wish. This is a palata- | ble dish, as well as a tonic, for it) cleanses the complexion. It should be, eaten freely this time of year. | as | A Can of Salmon. | A can of salmon Is one of the most | reliable emergency helps that a house- | keeper can have in stock. It can be | served as a bisque, diluted with a| thin white sauce and strained, may be! served as a salad, picking the solid) meat apart, arranging on shredded let- | tuce or lettuce hearts, dressed with| mayonnaise and garnished with olives | or hard boiled eggs, or may serve as a} substantial part of a meal in a loaf! or scallop. | Tomato Fish Chowder. Fry two slices of pork, cut fife, then one-half can tomatoes and cook slow an hour with the pork, then put in the fish and potatoes in layers, shake a Hittle pepper and flour with each lay- er; when the potatoes are nearly done, add a quart of milk and one dozen crackers, split; take the crackers up separately; if the pork does not relish, add a little salt. This requires four pounds of fish and a quart bowl of potatoes. ‘ Graham Crackers. Take one cup of graham flour, a good pinch of salt, and mix with a very little cold water into a stiff ball. Roll out quickly, put into a large pan, and trace into little shapes with a knife or tracing wheel. Bake quick- ly. Will puff up and taste delicious with.or without butter or peanut but- TELLS OF “KELLY’S MEN.” Company Was First to Enlist in Confederate Army of This State ~Broken Up at Battle of Wil- son Creek—Few Survive. In answer to a letter in Friday's Republic, signed ‘‘A Boonville Boy,” asking: ‘Can anyone tell me what become of Kelly’s men after the bat- tle of Boonville, June 17, 1861?" | Nick McGrath, former Secretary of | State of Missouri and a member of Kelly’s company, sent the following communication: 1 We Give Away This Month $75 worth of Furniture Kelly’s men, or company, was the first company enlisted in the Confederate Army of Missouri. After the battle of Boonville it participated in all the fights in Missouri in which Parson’s bri- gade engaged, and up to the bat- tle of Wilson Creek, where the company was broken up. In this fight more than one-third of the company were killed or wound- ed. Captain Stephen Coleman was killed and Colonel Joseph Kelly, commanding the First Mis- souri, of which the Kelly compa- ny was a part, lost the use of his right hand by a bullet wound. After this he was made Inspector General of Price’s army. What few remained of Kelly's men after the battle of Wilson Creek were transferred to the Third, Fourth and Fifth Infantry of Parson's brigade. Private Alexander Leseur of the compa- ny, afterwards Secretary of State of Missouri, formed a battery, and with him went some of the com- pany. Of Kelly’s men, two, I now re- call, were killed at Corinth, One was my only brother, Patrick J. McGrath, First Sergeant of acom- pany of the Fifth Regiment, com- manded by Colonel McCowan, of Missouri. Billy Walsh, who wrote for The St. Louis Herald under the name of ‘‘Wilhelm,’’ was anoth- er of the fallen in that attack of General Van Dorn on Robinet Battery. Wat Marnell, a Corporal in the old company, with a few of the others left, were killed in the battle of Franklin, June 4, 1863, he in command of a company of the Fourth Missouri. Of the old company, few are left. Major James H. McNamara was the last to go. When they left St. Louis, May 8, 1861, there were about 100in the command. Only about four or five ever returned to Mis- souri. How Kelly’s company happen- ed not to be in Camp Jackson on the 10th of May, 1861, so often repeated in press advices, is known to few this day. It came about in this way: The company with others was in Camp Jackson, the Governor, anticipating an invasion at Jeffer- son City from St. Louis Barracks, ordered a command from St. Louis. This was furnished and Kelly’s company and a detail of Captain West's company were “ordered to Jefferson City on the night of the 8th of May, the sec- ond day before the camp was in- vaded. We proceeded by rail and burned the Osage bridge, af- ter crossing it. We remained at Jefferson City, camped at the Fair Grounds, from May 8 to June 12, 1861, when we left with the Governor and other State of- ficers to make a fight for Missou- ri on the Confederate side. The battle of Boohville, to which the Boonville boys refer, was not much of a fight as com- pared with others in this State. Our little command of about 250 was intercepted by a regiment which came by boat,chiefly regu- lars, from Jefferson Barracks. We had to show fight or run. Colonel J. S. Marmaduke, just from West Point, afterwards Gov- ernor, in command, was for a fight. Governor Claiborne F. Jackson and Colonel Joseph Kelly were not, because of the fewness of our members as compared with the other side. After a few rounds and the loss ‘of one side on our side, we re- treated in rapid order. The loss _on the other side is not known. I met in after years a one-arm- ed soldier in Jefferson City, who said he lost his arm in that skir- migh.in the cemetery at Boon- ville. He did not know of other losses or injuries. This-was the SERS Oe Coeaederion tt ; during the war. A $25 Chiffonier A $20 Steel Bed A $15 Rocking Chair A $10.50 Kitchen Cabinet A $6 Library Table Without One Cent of Cost to You! REMEMBER We will deliver all bills amounting to $10 or more to your home, unless you are close to a railway station, when we will pay freight to the station. livered and put up on Vital Washington News. | By Clyde H Tavenner. Washington, June 6.—Government | by stealth, is a fitting expression to jdescribe the gag-rule methods in- augurated under Mr. Taft. ; | Not merely the average employee lof the government, but the highest | officials, are afraid to give newspaper |men information as to what is going ‘on. Employees are being made to |feel that they owe no fidelity to the public, but that they are mere per- sonal servants of the coterie of men now in charge of the government. As a result of the discharge of Pinchot, Glavis, Kerby and other in- terior department employees, the average government worker feels that it is worth his position to discuss even matters of public record with a newspaper man. | The following official order signed | by George Otis Smith, director of the | United States Geological survey, gives jan idea of the Russian-like censor- jship that has been established over | government information: | | | | | | | person soliciting the same a promise the director (George Otis Smith) for approval.” drastic as this in the way of press before in America. annual appropriation for the expenses and child. appropriation. | Republicans appear reluctant to! voted to unseat ‘Uncle Joe.” of the national government was $340, - | 218 Republicans of the national House 000,000, or $6 for every man, woman | of Representatives are in a position In 1900 our expenses had} to stand before their constituents and increased to $600,000,000, or $8 for] report that they voted to unseat Can- every. man, woman and child. The|non as speaker. Page 3490 of the last Congress appropriated the colos-| Congressional Record shows that on sal sum of $1,044,401,857, or nearly} March 19 all but nine Republicans $12 for every man, woman and child. | voted against the Burleson resolution, This Congress threatens to spend| which would have unseated Speaker $17,000,000 in excess of last year’s} Cannon and made it possible to elect your lawn. concern themselves much about gov- ernment expenditures in relation to the cost of living. But one thing is certain. Government does not pick | REMEMBER | That we have a full stock of up-to-date Furniture, which we REMEMBER REMEMBER We sell the BEST LAWN SWING ON EARTH AT $12, de- A. H. Culver Furn. Co. Headquarters for Good Furniture A brief definition of ‘‘Cannonism’’ has been asked for. Cannonism means that when the interests of the common people and the interests of up these hundreds of millians of dol-| the steel trust, the sugar trust, the lars in the street. out of somebody's pocket. Unlike This money comes | lumber trust, the harvester trust and | the combination of New England cot- city and state governments, the na-j ton manufacturers come into conflict, tional government has but one way of raising revenue to meet expenses, and that is by taxing things eaten, | worn or used by the people. Hence jitis that increased cost of living is marching hand-in-hand with increas- ed Republican extravagances. ~ “Tam sorry,” said Senator Bristow, ) of Kansas, while discussing the rail- road bill, “that the senator from West | Virginia (Elkins) has deserted the /chamber, and 1 am_ sorry the senator }from Rhode Island (Aldrich is not | here, and that the senator from Mas- |sachusetts (Lodge) has also disap- peared.”’ A survey of the senate showed that the railroad senators, after having outlined the kind of legislation they had decided should be enacted, had filed from the chamber without wait- “Rule 2. That no interview shall ing to hear those who disagreed from be granted without securing from the | the railroad viewpoint. “Those of us who are here might that he will, before submitting the possibly be instructed," suggested a material to his publication office, | Democratic senator, upon noting Bris- present a copy of his manuscript to/tow’s chagrin, “but if the senator from Kansas imagines that anything he can say will influence those sena- So far as is known among newspa-|tors he is wasting his time and per men in Washington, nothing so} breath.”” “T am afraid the senator is right,” censorship has ever been attempted | answered Bristow. Then he went on addressing the democrats and the In 1890, under Cleveland, the total | empty seats of the standpatters. Lest we forget, only nine of the a new speaker. Every Democrat jthe latter get the legislation they {want and the people are forced to jtake that which they do not want. | The Payne-Aldrich law is a good illus- tration. The people said: ‘‘Wewant |downward revision of the tariff in |order that the cost of living may be lessened.’’ The corporate interests id: “We want upward revision in | order that our profits may increase.’” | The people were disappointed, and the campaign-contributing tariff trusts were obeyed. That is Cannonism. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, of | Wisconsin, sometimes thinks of the most unheard of things. For in- stance, in the Senate the other day in discussing President Taft's railroad bill, he said: ‘There is not one line in the statute to give to.the people reasonable railroad rates. All that has been accomplished is to afford a means of giving equal rates to the shippers."’ Now who except LaFol- lette or some other Democrat would think of that? Direct charges that the Morgan- Guggenheim sydicate caused the ap- pointment of the federal judge, the pete attorney and the United tates marshal who will represent the government in suits over the Cun- ingham coal land claims, (which Ballinger was so friendly to) have been made before the senate commit- tee on D veagy td A responsible ty, Judge James Wickersham, dele- gate to Congress from Alaska, made e charge. A Regular Tom Boy was Susie—climbing trees and fences, dit hi arr se Taree Bg Se es, bumps, burns or scalds, laws! her mother me B len’s Arnica ee cured hei ick. Heals everything Boils, Ulcers, Eczema, Old Sores, Corns or Piles. Tryit. 266% T. Clay’s.