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WILES OF THE CHEFS
BANUUET TIDBITS ARE NOT ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM.
“A < oil mnl n rrrnrli < o*»k « an Work
Miracle*” — The llre.mt of One
•M lilrl.eft" !l;m llcrn knituii to Sal-
latr Twelve IlmiBry Dlnrn,
it bus almost pnsxfii Into a prttverb
tlmi titan; of tlit- dishes served up in
cheap restaurants, when? nothing la
v isted, a re, to put It ndlilly, mysteries,
ltul, on the other liniid, moat people
who patronize fashionable and moro
anihliloiiH restaurants are (tonerally
content to accept the menu for what It
la said to he. This blind trust Is Home
■what abused, nnd the amount of "fak
ing" " lilt'll g*s’s on today III some of
the well to do CHtalillHliuientH Would
prohahly surprise those who arts tin-
Initiated In the higher branches of the
culinary art.
For Instanee, hy the addition of veg-
etillde Julee Jiisl heforc lining dished
up eisl cutlets are, at seasons when
saltuoii Is very dear, set before eus-
tomers ns salmon cutlets anil are,
needless to say, charged accordingly.
'1'bls 'Inception, according to au ox-
chef, is wisely praetIced not only In
better class restaurants, but also ott
Home of the great liners.
Another popular trick ns practiced
by the restaurateur Is to serve a veal
beef done up overnight In salted hand-
ages, while a skillful chef bus very
little dlllleully In palming otT llalllsh
for sole on epicures who prldo them*
selves on Hie soundness of their judg
ment of cooking.
tin one occasion some time ago a
dinner for seventy live people was or
dered at a well known fashionable res
taurant In the upper part of New York.
A large consignment of salmon had
been previously ordered, but, to the
consternation of the chef, the dinner
hour slowly approached mid still no
salmon arrived.
In despair (lie chef, u Frenchman,
decided to ‘‘take the bull by the horns"
and proems* another tlsli to do duly for
the coveted salmon. Accordingly he
sal to work to turn cod cutlets Intosalm-
oti cutlets, and this rapid trausioruin-
tinn was soon effected by all addition
of vegetable Julee. The waiters, who
nattirnlly were aware of this whole
sale deception, were given express or
ders to report any cninplilhltH to (lie
• lief lit once. However, to the Intense
delight of (lie cltef, nil passed off well,
and on hearing that Ins subterfuge bad
not been detected lie gleefully ox
claimed, "All. n cod and n l-'rcllcll cook
can work nilrnclos."
Hi peas III certain sense s of till!
year are tiiiiiirally a luxury finite Is*
yotld the reach of the mail of average
means, while even caterers for fashion
aide hotels themselves freiitieiitly have
ttn* greatest dlllleully In getting a suf
llclcntly large i|tnintIfy to meet the do
mend. However, to fake peas does not
offer any great d I III* ully In times of
stress, and hy adding vegetable color
ing mutter yellow pons are unite coin-
monly served up as green pens along
with the duck and flavorless new po
tatoes, which more ofleli Ilian not
from abroad.
ltoast veal served with a thick white
niiiicc makes, says a well known chef,
n most satisfactory substitute for ihn
breast of chicken, and tborefnre It does
not conn* altogether as a surprise to
learn Hint the breast of one chicken
tins been known to satisfy twelve
hungry diners.
‘‘Tile staff take good cure of tin*
Inviist of a chicked.” was (lie <•01111111* it
of a waller who was lifting for the first
time initiated Into the mysterj of how
to feed a dor.cn people off one chicken.
1‘crhnpn the cleverest deception prac
ticed hy eminent chefs Is the art of
iiuinufaeturing the lobster patty, so
dour to the heart of the epicure. This
appellxlng dainty would at tlrst sight
Hcem to defy even tIn* most Ingenious
cookery fakir. However, tier** again
Hu* artful chef Ins overcome apparently
Insuperable difficulties and many tooth
some looking lobster pul ties are tints
not always ipiito wlmt they are said
to be.
The Is worked In this way:
A common crustacean Is boiled and the
meat carefully chopped off nnd put Into
a mortar, while afterward part of the
shell Is added. The mixture Is then
Vigorously pounded as tine as |H>ssllile,
amt on the addition of thivorlng it
would tax tin* powers of the most
critical connoisseur to detect any dif
ference between the gastronomic mix
ture and the genuine lobster patty.
"The various deceptions 1 have told
you of." remarked a famous chef to
the writer, "are naturally not prac
ticed every day, but are only utilized
In times of emergency, and these emer
gency moments arrive more frequently
than the tl’Astful customer would like
did be but know." New York Tele
graph.
Scull anil Skull.
“Sculls" and "skulls" are really one
word In origin, and both at various
times have been spelled capriciously
with a "c" or a "k.” l’epyg, the diarist,
tells how he weut 011 the Thames at
ouo time "In a scull." at another In a
"skuller." The origin of the word Is
“skulle" or "senile." n bowl or goblet.
While the cranium was obviously ls»w-
llke in shape, a distant resemblance to
a bowl was also detected In the scoop
ed out blade of a "seiill" as opposed to
the flat blade of au oar proper.
T nlkliiu licit I ml Iter Hark.
‘‘Don’t you know, dear," said Ills
wife sweetly, "that It Is wrong to talk
behind a person's back?"
lb* was trying to button her waist
at the time, and really there seemed
to be provocation for his remarks.—
rtiilailelphla Ledger.
In the court of his own conscience
no guilty man is acquitted.—Juvenal.
THE TABLES OF STONE.
A furlottw Cairn In t Inn From Ilia
T.ilinnil n tmI thr Hi hit*.
Did you ever figure on the proba •
bh* size nnd Immense strength of
Moses, basing your calculations on the
dimensions of tin- tables of -1 .-•. as
given by the Talmudic writers? In
lie- Talmud (folio !:h, column s i It Is
said that the tables of stone upon
which the coiiitunndinentH wi * writ
tell were six ells long, six * .- la ml
and three ells thick. In th** Bible,
Exodus xxxll, In, we are told that
".M.i-i-s went down from the mount,
slid the two tables of the testimony
were in his band."
■ Hand," mind you, not hands, though
It must be admitted tlmt It would have
taken a strong pair of hands to per
form the task of carrying them, even
on the level. Now, we will put the
Talmudic and the lllhllcnl accounts to
gether and apply the mathematical
rule The Hebrew' ell or cubit was, nt
Its least estimate, a — lonsiiro of eight
een Inches, which * mid have made
each of the tables a atone block nine
feet long, nine feet wide nnd four nnd
one half feet thick. If common stone
weighed ns much to the square foot
then as It does now the tnhles would
tip the henm nt about twenty-eight
tonsi Wn* Moses one of the giants
of those days or has some one made a
mistake In calculations or In the state
ment of supposed facts? Kxchauge.
SARDINES.
Tlie War They Are Cooked Hn*l Pre
pared For Market.
Sardines are caught In nets, and after
being well washed the heads are cut
off and tin* llsh are sprinkled lightly
with salt. After lying for a few hours
they arc placed on grids in rows almost
perpendicular. The frames are then
plneed In pans containing boiling olive
oil. The oil Is changed as soon as It
becomes too black and dirty for con
tinuing the cooking process.
As soon ns the llsli are considered
■Ufhcleutly cooked, they tire withdrawn
from (lie pans of oil and the grids are
placed on tin* tables covered with Blue,
the surface of the table Inclining to
ward a groove In the center. The oil
Is thus carried to a vessel prepared to
receive It. Hound the table stand the
women whose business II is to pack tin*
llsh closely and uniformly In boxes.
The Imxes being full, the llsli nr
ered with fresh oil mid the lids are then
soldered down. Thus hcrmetlcnlly
sealed they lire placed In Iron baskets
and Immersed In holllng water. The
Hlimllcr boxes are thus boiled for half
an hour nnd tin* larger ones somewhat
longer. In proportion t<> six** of box.
The tlsli are then ready for the market.
-- Pearson's Weekly.
The Wt-nrlnu of lints.
More or less of 11 modern Imhll Is tlm
constant wearing of lints. Even its bile
ns 17.Tit Horace Walpole mentions us 11
malti r of course that ho never wears a
hat. •ileinciuber." he says, writing to
a friend noloiioiial> cureless nboiit h's
dress, who was expected home from
Holland, "everybody that comes from
abroad is supposed I > mine from
France, and whatever they wear nt
their II 11st reappearance Immediately
grows the fashion. Now If, us Is very
likely, you should through Itimlver-
tciiro change huts with the master of a
Dutch smack in 11 week’s time we shall
all be equipped Ilk** Dutch skippers.
You see, 1 speak very disinterestedly,
for, ns I never wear n bat myself, It Is
Indifferent to me wliut soli of a hut 1
don’t wear.”
Danirrmna.
A contributor to the "Transactions of
tin* Devonshire association" says Hint
when be came to a certain place as
vicar bo asked whether there were
any sick to be visited.
••oil, no, sir:" was the answer.
"Nobody Is ever 111 In Herrynarbor.
There Is tin old luan, to be sure, ever
ninety, who has taken lately to bis bed.
but there linin'! much the matter with
hint that I know of."
"1 thought to myself," added the
vicar, "of the story of the Scotchman
w ho said to Ills doctor:
•“Ye pit' a vara long face, doctor.
D'ye think I'm dangerously 111?’
“ ‘Na, 1111,’ was the reply, i don't
think ye’re dangerously 111, but 1 think
ye're dangerously old.’”
The MU,Inn Her.
One telegraph operator was telling
another of a quarrel he had had with
another at the other end of a wire.
"1 gave him llts over the wire for
about two minutes."
"What did he say?"
"Did not give him a chuueo to say
anything. 1 Just o;Hmed tiic key and
he ootild not come hack at me."
"Goodness," put In a bystander,
"wouldn’t It be tine If we could work a
scheme like that In matrimony? Just
open the key nnd that would bo the
eud of it." Now York Tribune.
^ Trrpi,
Authorities on forestry say that
seventy-live years are required for the
oak to reach maturity; for the ash.
larch and elm, about the same length
of time; for the spruce and tlr, about
eighty years. After this time their
growth remains stationary for some
years, and then decay begins. There
are. however, some exceptions to this,
for oaks are still living which are
known to be l.iMXi years old.
I'OMltlllttl,-..
"But," protested the tlrst dear girl.
"1 haven’t got the face to ask a favor
of him.”
"Well," rejoined dear girl No. ", "you
might visit a complexion specialist and
have your face remodeled."—Chicago
News.
To smile at the Jest which plauts a
thorn In another's breast Is to become
a principal In the mischief.—Sheridan.
NAPOLEON’S ACCOUNT BOOK
Sonic Htifrlr* Made Hurlnx Ills /
nt St. Ilclrno.
There was recently sold In London
the last liook of aceounts of Napoleon
nt St. Helens, from 1818 to 1821. The
expenses are classified by month and
were kept by Plerron. the ex-emperor's
malt re d'hote!, with entries by Mont-
bolon.
There nre many corrections I11 pencil
by the august exile himself, for lie
verified all the accounts and changed
English money, where It was used, into
francs. Some of the entries ure highly
Interesting, Thus, on Aug. 15, 1S1D,
the fete of the emperor, here Is one by
Montholon: “Artificial flowers, £5. Ex
traordinary expenses, £1 5s."
Napoleon's resources nt tit. Helena
were very modest, but bis tradesmen,
ns regarded their prices, never forgot
that be wns 1111 emperor - though an
exiled one. Among other occupations
to while nwny the time tlmt hung so
heavily on Ills hands, Napoleon went
in for gardening, nml among the en
tries are found: "Four wntcrlng cans,
£1 Ha.; 2 pairs of primers, £3; 2 axes,
£-1 10s." prices which look ns if the
exile was simply regarded as a subject
for tlciM'ing. "For mending the emper
or’s bed" £2 Is charged.
Toward the end of Ills life Napoleon’s
nourishment consisted almost entirely
of chickens, pigeons, nml eggs, and
them nre numerous entries for medi
cines. In March, 1821, for Instance,
thirty bottles of sirup, one case of
prunes, two cases of Burgundy plums;
in April, t*#i bottles of sirup, eight doz
en oranges, eight dosen lemons.—Lon
don Globe.
BAD CROP YEARS.
When Hlrda anil Anlinala Ito Nut
M11 It* nl the VlatlnK Season.
"When birds anil animals do not
mnto nt the muting season, It Is a sign
that 11 bail yearls coining,"said a farm
er.
"ijualls, gophers, rabbits and squir
rels all refuse to matu In certain
years. These years afterward turn
out to la* bad ones. The quails are
parilcularly weather wise. Hy instinct
tin* little wild creatures know that for
lack of rain or for some other reason
there Is to be a grass famine and a
seed famine, and, Instead of pairing oiT
and uniting and setting up housekeep
ing In little families of two, they re
main unmated In the large bands In
which they have flow’ll all winter, IIv
lug, ns it were, a kind of apartment
house lift*. That year inevitably turns
mil a bad one, tlimigli tin* bachelor and
spinsler quails, with a good deal of
picking and scratching, niniiiige to get
enough In cat. Kill to fetal families of
little ones in such a famine year would
be impossible.
"In California tin* squirrels In a fam
ine year not only do not m.ito; they do
not even live. They become dormant.
As by 11 miracle, they remain dormant
until a season of plenty routes with
the next winter’s rains." Exchange.
For Her Welfare.
Mrs. Loodltcart lmd man* up her
uitinl that most id tin* so called charity
of the present day was not, strictly
speaking, charity at all. Whoever gave,
sin* had concluded, did so for the pleas
ant sensation of seeing Ills or her
name figure on subscription lists, and
she did not agree wi!!i this ostentation.
"Hen*, my good until," she said ouo
day Inst week to a man who had beg
ged aims of her, "here Is a threepenny
piece, ami please to understand that 1
do not give tills because I hope to bo
rewarded for my charity some day,
but because it gives me pleasure to
do so."
The burly beggar looked dubiously at
the tiny silver coin.
"Look ’ere, mum," he said, "lu this
’ere wicked world we don't orften get
the chance to enjoy our-elves. Why
not make It a shillin' an' ’nvo a real
good time?" London Tit lilts.
I ■aiiorluiil ( or reel Ion.
I'ltder the terror in France people
learned to he excessively emit Ions in
all they said and still more cautious in
what they wrote.
An old letter Is said to he lu exist
ence of tin* revolutionary period In
which the author had at tlrst written to
a friend, “I write under the reign of u
great emotion."
Then, apparently refleeting that it
was dangerous to speak of "reigns" at
sue'.i an epoch, he amended the sen
tence thus;
"1 write under the republic of a
great emotion."
Foret liouu lit.
“That fellow Mulkley you were en
gaged to at one time may have some
of your old love letters, may be not?”
asked the husband. "And aren’t you
afraid be might be cad enough to"—
“Not a bit." replied the wife deci
sively. "He knows I’ve got a trunkful
of bis love letters to reciprocate if ho
ever does."—Judge.
Helped Ilia Ambition.
“Thank you, judge." said the prison
er sentenced to thirty days on bread
and water.
Seeing that the magistrate was puz-
zled. he explained that he loug had de
sired to try the simple life, but lacked
the courage to begin. — Philadelphia
Ledger.
An Exi-tptton,
Mrs. Peagreeu—Is 13 always an un
lucky number?
Not when you bold all of the trumps
In a game of whist.—Kansas City In
dependent.
Diagnosis.
Knlckor— My wife says she feels like
an old rag. Boeker—Then the only cure
Is to buy her some new ones.—New
York Sun.
A. E. BROD’S
Cut Price Store
A snappy list of seasonable sundries
For Friday and Saturday
Prices for these two days greatly reduced
Bargains in Dr y oods.
Victoria best apron gingham, guaranteed colors,
sale p.tiee per yard 4 l-2c
American and Hamilton best print calico, pop
ular price of this fabric, lie and 7e per yard,
sale price per yard 3 f-2c
Southland plaids, this fabric warranted extra
heavy, fust colors, far superior quality to any
sold at tic and 7c per yard, sale price 3 1-2c
Greatest Shoe Offerings in the His
tory of Sales.
.Too pairs ladies’ shoes and oxfords, selected
stock, in itll sizes, better shoes than you can
get elsewhere for 2.oo. sale price 98c
Misses’ and children’s slippers, finest quality
colt skin patent leather; this is an exception
ally great value at 1.50, sale price. 79c
Uo.xic W ard quality oxfords, popular price of
this shoe 3.00, sule price 1.69
Men’s good quality vici kid oxfords, great value
at 2.00, sale price per pair 98c
Men’s and young men’s colt skin patent blucher
oxfords, actual worth 3.00, sale ju ice 1.69
reat Bargains in Clothing.
Men’s and young men’s line tailored pants, well
worth 1.75 and 2.00, sale price 98c
250 pairs extra special value men’s pants, reg
ular 3.00 value, sale price 1.49
All 10.00 and 12.00 3-piece suits go in this sale
at only 5.98
Men’s fancy half hose, worth 15c a pair, in this
sale two pairs for 15c
.T. & P. (’oats thread, seven spools for 25c
Fireside ball thread, ten balls for. 5c
Hoys’ knee pants in all sizes, well worth 35c
and 50c, sale price 19c
500 elegant self heating smoothing
irons given away free of charge.
COME AND GET ONE.
A. E. BROD
!0 Greenville Street
Newnan, Georgia
Sixty new arrivals. No old, weather
beaten, damaged stock to work off.
Ask any farmer who uses a Studebaker farm wagon and he
will tell you that it has cost him less for repairs and has given
him longer sendee than any other wagon he ever owned.
The Studebakers are the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world; they get
first nick of materials; have unusual facilities; their more than fifty years experi
ence has shown them how to build the best vehicle on earth. These reasons have put
Studebaker Vehicles and Harness
in the front rank. Exceptional materials, exceptional facilities, exceptional experi
ence, exceptfonal skill, produce exceptional goods. You don’t buy a wagon or car
riage or a set of harness very often. Why not be sure you are getting the best?
The more you investigate the Studebaker fine., the more you will be satisfied as
to its superiority, It’s the kind oT bargain which the longer ,^v*gaWTti r
you have it the better you like it. Lome in and see.
■AL
Orr & Powell,
Newnan,
Georgia
Moat It In Claimed, Have
Their C hsiruotcrlntic* Odom,
The neuieuess of the sense of smell
is far greater In many of the lower ani
mals—dogs. for example—than In man,
nml they employ It In guiding them to
their food. In warning them of ap
proaching danger nnd for other pur
poses. The sphere of the susceptibility
to various odors Is more uniform and
extended In man, and the sense of
smell is eapnble ot great cultivation.
Like the other speJul senses, It may
be cultivated by attention and prac
tice. Experts can discriminate quali
ties of wines, liquors, drugs, etc. Dis
eases have their characteristic odors.
Persons who have visited many dif
ferent asylums for the insane recog
nize the same familiar odor of the in
sane. It Is not insane asylums ulnae,
hut prisons, Jails, workhouses, armies
in camp, churches, schools and nearly
every household that have characteris
tic odot-s. It Is when the Insane, the
prisoners and the soldiers are aggre
gated in large groups or battalions
that their characteristic odor is recog
nized. Most diseases have their char
acteristic odors, and by the exercise of
the sense of smell they could be util
ized In different diagnoses.
For example, favus has a mousy
odor, rheumatism lias a copious sour
smelling, acid sweat. A person af
flicted with pyaemia has a sweet, nau
seating breath. The rank, unbearable
odor of pus from the middle ear tells
the tale of the decay of osseous tissue.
1 In scurvy the odor is putrid, In chron
ic peritonitis musky, in scrofula like
st;ik’ beer,, la. luterinitteyL. fever, like
fresh baked brown bread, in fever am-
monlacal, In hysteria like violets or
pineapple. Measles, diphtheria, typhoid
fever, epilepsy, phthisis, etc., have
characteristic odors.—Philadelphia Ucc-
ord.
Fair Warning*
An old time English barrister was
John Williams, a sarcastic wit and a
I bachelor with au Intense prejudice
against marriage. His clerk one day
asked him for n holiday to get mar
ried, and some months afterward, on
entering his chambers. Williams found
bis dead body suspended from the
door. He engaged another clerk and
asked hint if he wits married. "No,”
the clerk replied, but thinking that Wil
liams \qould regard marriage as a
: guarantee of steadiness he added, "but
I am going to be." "Vftt* well," re
plied Williams, "but understand this—
when you hang yourself don’t do it
here!"
Fixing; Her Fnce.
She started, recoiled and then bent
anxiously nearer her mirror.
"A wriukle, as I’m alive!" she ex-
cluimed.
She was of a bouyant temper, how
ever.
"1 suppose I’ll have to put a good
face on it.” she said, reaching forth
with for the necessary materials.—
i Puck.
An Economical Place.
i Short—I say. oid man. will you lend
j me S3 for a.t hour? Long—No. Go and
; sit in the park for an hour: then you
; won’t need It."—Chicago News.
Dr. Ridley is Chief Surgeon.
I)r. Frank M. Ridley, Sr., of
LaGrange, has been appointed by
Pres. 0. A. Wickers ham, of the
1 Atlanta & West Point road, to be
chief surgeon of the system to suc
ceed the late Dr. Hunter P. Coop
er, of Atlanta.
Barbecue at Moreland.
There will be a barbecue at
Moreland on Friday, Sept. 7th, for
benefit of the Presbyterian church
at that place. Everybody invited
to be present and enjoy the occa
sion. The barbecue will be first
class in every respect and the cost
only 50 cents.
Unnecessary Expense.
Acute attacks of colic and diarrhoea
come on with;tot warning nnd prompt
relief must.be obtained. There is no
necessity of incurring the expense of a
physician’s services in such cases if
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy is at band. A dose of
1 this remedy will relieve the patient be
fore a doctor could urrive. It lias never
been known to fail, even in the most se-
! vere aud dangerous cases and no family
I should bo without it. For sale by Dr.
| Paul Peniston, Newnan, Ga
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