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Show I Uood 5 ALL IMMENSE DAMAGE WROUGHT BY COMMON POCKET GOPHER COOKING The Professor Vegetable Worth All the Time and Skill That Can Ba Given It Many Different Ways Dallcloua of 8ervlng. one of the dishes Asparagus which cooking can make or mar. It has always been esteemed a great deliIt was the favorite vegetable cacy. of the ancient Romans and waa IntroIt Is duced by them Into Britain. much more generally used in France and England than here. Fashion has decreed during the past few years that asparagus must be social funcserved cold at tions, but on the home table hot asparagus cooked en branche or cut up in a cream sauce will never go 01 Is EL8E. An ordinary a Quart of water. -- Fig. 1 nl St. ft 'Pi brick - Properly Thankful. Clark Howell of .Atlanta tells of tha sad case of an elderly darky In Georgia, charged with the theft of some chickens. The negro had the misfortune to be defended by a young and Inexperienced attorney, although It ia doubtful whether any one could hare secured bis acquittal tha commission of tba crime having been prored beyond all doubt The darky received a pretty severe sentence. "Thank yo' aah," said be eheerfuly, addressing the judge when the sentence had been pronounced. "Dat's mighty hard, sab, but it ain't anything what I expected. I thought, aah, date between my character and dat speech of ' my lawyer dat you'd banc me, snore! Dragging Their Hosiery. Little Arlcne was familiar with tba appearance of tha garden boss at home, but when she observed a Una of Bra hose, with Its great length and In the street, bulk lying serpent-likaha Immediately Inquired what it waa. Her mother replied that waa firemen's hose, and the child went on watching tba fire. Ia the meantime two additional Are companies dashed up, and these newly arrived fire fighters were carrying their respective lines toward tha burning building, when little Arlene spied . them. "Oh. mamma," sha cried, craning her neck out of tba crowd, "here cornea more firemen dragging their hosiery behind them!" Lipplncott's. tuilk-and-eg- V: -- j rape-Nut- s UP s S ttt I ' rro BAIT LAK1 'Maim CiT, n UTAH The Death of a Prince. Husband (reading the paper). I see that Prince Harold la dead. Wife (an anglomaniac, inexpressibly shocked). Is It possible? It seems too sad for anything. What waa the cause of bla death. Husband. He trotted a mile In 2:26Vt and then died of blind stag- gers. New York Sun. , Luneta Tea middle (Pig. l,a). In Cratogeomys, a group with, somewhat limited range Is the very best quality, and if you on the plains from middle Colorado real grub." Mrs. Jennings was a little startled have been southward Into Mexico, a single meusing ordinary tea, this announcement. She bad dian furrow Is present (Pig. 1, b). In by sev- order LUNETA the next time in the cooked beans frequently the largest group, Thomomys, inhabiteral years of her married life and nev- from your grocer and notice the ing the western balf of the United er until this moment had sha suspect- difference. States and adjacent parts of Canada from the great plains to the Pacific ed that the method of cooking them was below par. ' ocean, the upper Incisor ia either Nothing but the extra choicest, "How does your ' mother cook or has a fine groove In the tender young leaves are used, asked. beans?" she margin (Fig. 1, C). "Why," readily volunteered Jen- which retain all their natural The number of species of pocket nings, "she Just cooks them until 100 all is of have and gophers upward done. That's all there Is to strength and aroma by being they're exceedsimilar food habits and are beans Just cook 'em enough." packed in sealed tight tins. ingly destructive to plant life. No amount of questioning could Pocket gophers do harm In many bring out more explicitly the secrets Irish Abstinence. ways. They eat bay and pasture and of this toothsome home dish. cover grass with earth. They cause Solonel at regimental races (entertMrs. Jennings, however, in a sort of heavy loss of hay by preventing close desperation, reaolved to make one aining aome farmers) WoU, what ' , moving. Their burrows admit sur- heroic effort Nothing that was ever will you all have? face water and on sloping ground lead done to beans to make them tooth-aom- e There'll be tbref Spokesman waa to be left undone. whiskeys, yer honor, and the others-two- 's Accordingly she soaked them over taytotalers; they'll just be tak night and poured off the water next In' a shpot av wine. Punch. She then put them In her morning. best pot and parboiled them, carefully drained them through a colander and net them back for a long and gentle boll. . Nothing, absolutely nothing was omitted; no time nor pains was spared. The whole day was dedicated to beans. Low Excursion Rates Via That night Jennings gave a hopeful amlle at the steaming dish and helped himself liberally, only to lay bis spoon, down a moment later In utter dejection. . "What did you do to themr be almost moaned. Mrs. Jennings drew a quick breath, flushed a little and In a voice of deadly calm went over minutely the many Oa sale Jane 6U. Ilk and lota to Sad. processes of the preparation. fooil hit nrtorra until Krptrnit-e- r "What do you mean by parboiling?" U. lull To boa Aosoiea svn4 fetors. KM Oe sale dallt , June Ul I 8estemr snta, Inquired Jennings. tnekMve. (mid lor unUI "Why, putting a pinch of soda Into SI. ISII-- To Los Ancelm snd return. 40. the first water." N. E. A. CONVENTION "Well, that's what did it. Mother Oa le Jane TTih la Jul fttfi, (nod for never parboiled hers." IA. Iwi I halt I ate return until to Cltr A peculiar gaap across the table rjan rrsarisco and return, via Loe Antetea , i caused Jennings to glance at bis wife. tor furtherl btrormaMna eeit oa Mrs. Jennings was trying desperately aretit or write to your T. 0. Pecs. o. r. A Utm Anrele. Cnl. hard to aay something. Finally ahe J. U. MaKlerfleld. A. U. P. A., IH Maia managed to 'enunciate quite clearly IHreet, Bait LekS CH. Visa. the words, "Tou selfish brute!" Never In all her married life but what's the use of giving details? Tbey by Pocket Gopher. Root Knots TI quarreled and continued the performance until both were reduced to tbat MANEJIT CURE rot terrible alienee tbat always follows a to the washing of deep gullies. Their domestic earthquake. -Opium Diseases. And then tbe doorbell rang. It was tunnels in dams and levees cause TW e f Ji tmr. Siliw, Xm tr.iil M many costly breaks. Tbey ruin gar- Jennlnga' mother. frtnOraliawmUe. THi IUUT IS- dens and Injuire many field crops. "I knew I'd surprise you," she said. ImBesides all this, and probably as "I expect I oughtn't to have come. Rut portant, Is tbe damage they do to fruit now tbat Nan Is married and gone and other trees. west I get lobesome toward While tbe pocket gopher no doubt and Mrs. Molitt persuaded me tospring come hsnk In she mtermnmtutn region the exercises choice In its diet. It Injures to the city for a couple of days. Ka With tnn I se rnh where It mat- mm atorien mr Inas, tend a letter "It reotlUaone to thai eoud . ateons nearly all common kinds of fruit trees. therll be lonely, I expect, but be inautuUon. enor and enenont ataelnsa It Is said tbat on some parts of tbe wanted me to come, and here I am. drnamnaot mnteea aum (mm SI U up, partus 4 per cent ln4eMt. rnareauSH ttee a tea. Pacific alope gophers do not Injure the Mary, I'm starved. will do. Anything WALKER BROTHERS BANKERS, peach, but probably this is because Just a cup of tea and a bite of aome Salt Lake Ottf better liked trees are available. It la thing. Myl What nice beaos! You're Wnte (or talortaaaoa. certain tbat the gopher of the a fine cook, Mary!" Valley often damages tbe And then It came out the domesSagacity. ' peach severely. tic tragedy. One would have It that a collie la Mother Jennings looked at ber eon, the most eagsciooa of dogs, while the few inches from the ground the hen "Tbe idea. Will Jennings yon talk- other stood op for the setter. will soon discover that It Is Impos- ing about my beans when you never T once owned a setter," declared sible to Import warmth to anything used to eat them! Of course I par-bol- l the latter, "whlrh waa very Intellithem. I always do. I know whst's gent. I bsd him oa tbe street one and the broody fever will soon abate. Wherever the ben Is confined, bow-eve- the matter with you. Tou've been day and be acted so qoeerly about a don't withhold food or wster overeating all winter. Ill fix yon up a certain man we met that I asked the and when relessed she will be ready dose of sulphur and tnolaaee and man his name, and to commence laying again In a short Mary will give you plenty of rhubarb "Ob, tbat'a aa old story I" the coleauce. Tbat always brought yon lie's lime. advocate broke la sneertngly. around when you got those cranky The man's name waa If It Is not the Intention to set them Partridge, of It don't pay to let the broody bms apeila at home," course, and because of that the dog remain on the nesta without attemptcame to a set. He. hoi Come again!" ing to break them up. Learning fe Walk. Yoo're mistakes," reXrlood tbe If allowed to occupy tbe nesta aa There will be fewer anaemic boys other suavely. "Tbe dog dldat come long as they are dlspoaed they will and young men and girls If tbey will to a set, though almost Aa a often sit for weeks and may not start Indulge In more walking at this time quite matter of fact, tbe man's name waa to lay agln for several months. of the year. Less riding la carriage, cars and automobiles and more bel-an- Qnayle, and the dog hesitates en a toe exercises on tbe country roads cooat ef tbe spelling." Lipplncott's Soy Beane and Cow Peas for Hens. A most Interesting Investigation re- and paths should be the plan of all Magaclae. cently conducted by tbe bureau of ani- such persona. A certain eminent Getting It Straight. mal Industry has bad for Its object judge in Oregon Ukes a long distance "Prisoner yon are aeeesed of bav tbe determination of tbe palatabllity walk every mom-i- g and be la a "good of soy Mans and cow pvas aa a feed eater." A prominent lawyer cured lag stolen a gold watcb." TCa false. In the first place, I for laying bena. Three pens were blmoelf of stomach trouble by doing never stole It, and la tbe second. It i inn act fbi:b used, each receiving la addition to me gr their main a grain feed composed In Ing out Into tbe country morning, for several wasn't gold." rele Mele. the check pen of eqnal pans of miles and back. A young woman, who fregeees. wheal and whole com, and in the oth- wss engaged In clerical work in one Lady And did yon make yowr er petis row peas and soy beans In of the local offices, found that bealtll op cannSbaJfem? place of the wheat After a few days was being Impaired by too clwe at- oTjTgation give Missionary f npprelrg a grin)- bo' ft the cow peas and the soy beans tention to ber duties. She bad Not quite; but after modi trouble I were eaten readily and apparently ways believed that the could not o knires and rrtkhed. The hens aeeroed to do rive any benefit from walking snd prsoadd them to n quite as well on tbe cow peas or the preferred to "bupgy ride." A friefld forks. The Throne. soy beans as on the ration containing Induced her 1o take up walking as a Real Realism. wheat Fhe dii so, daily physical a "lie's sti'kVr frr and the thsnre In ber health Is very but re It t"Te. rarTla to Training Colts. and berelf relatives. atlsfactory Tbe way two colts are trained may The a!mof here prevailing daring the In the m'r'inA en? he Is Tjppoi4 to make a difference of a hundred dol- early morning hours Jut ss d Sol, M seT1y and he baa a lars la the prices of tfc m. laoe bolMins between J sjrron baa riwn Is g'.'rl.Tus as welL acta. Ixm'svllle Cornier Jinrnei. kx-a- J r4 watch. e, - - ' Calif ornia -- , sis buiy all tha time. Wa &z all kinds of Watches, Clocks and lottnimenta. Hava largest facilities west o( Chicago. Send us your All work guaranteed. , -- Quail or Squab on Toast. Take as many birds as required, pick, drsw, wssh thoroughly snd dry. Real Reason. v water until Ret giblets In boiling ' "I ana going to to send you my little Deeded. Rub each quail or, squab Fig. 2 Root of Apple Tree Gnawed kitten to keep yotf company." with salt and popper, have thoroughly f "Ho guod of you." piece of butter melting In deep "Doat mention IL Besides, we are good stewpan. put birds in and brown nice- atate west of the Mtasiaslppt, and east marlag." ly on all sides, then add enough sher- of that river in 'the greater part of ry wine to keep from burning, then Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and large BUSINESS WOMEn your giblets, a small onion, clove of areaa In Florida. Georgia, and AlaA Lonch Fi for a King. garlic, and some dry mushrooms all bama. Outside the United States they cut very fine with a dash of mace. Inhabit northwest Canada northward Aa active and successful young Cover tight and set on slow fire; test to Winnipeg and most of the Saskatj lMf MeJle ber food experience: with fork and when nice and tender chewan Valley. "Some yeara ago I suffered from Nine genera of this family of roon a platter with toast cut put perrons prostration, induced by con-- V ahquail are recognized, but only three dents wster more and add ape. sherry tlauofls bra! a strain and Improper thicken slightly, cook of them occur wttbln the United and (half half); food, added to a great grief. for five minutes, pour over birds and States. Tliono throe may. be readily "1 wss ordered to give up my work, diitlnguiftbed from one another by toast and send to the table. as there waa greet danger of my mind the grooving of tho upper front teeth. My stomach In Geomys, the group occuylng the falling me altogether. Tomatoes. Green Sauted wsa In bsd condition (nervous dyspep!lfslsslppl Valley and parts of theRelect smooth tomatoes, not quite southeastern United States, two dlssia, I tblnk now) and when O food wsa recommended to me, I bslf ripe, wash snd rut Into slices bad no faith in 1L However, I tried ibout half Inch In thicknesfl; drain, egg-uIt, and soon there wss a marked Im- try and dust with salt and pepper, BREAKING tablethe three crumb slices; put condition. In my provement of with or a oil bit of spoons drippings "I bsd been troubled with faint BROODY HENS ut!er for flavor In a frying pan, turn d bad used a stimulant to pell, revive ma. 1 found tbat by eating ind brown the other side. Remove Bet- - so Allow Iter to Star on cake turner to retain OrapeNuts at such times 1 wss re- from pan with or Three Two Neat for Dayi serve on Heated and dish lieved and auffered no bad effects, tbape. place eo4 ConHot llrr In Airy As to my with Hollandale sauce. which waa a great gala. Ieau or Coop other trouble nervous prostration, diet Spinach Salad. dyspepsia, etc on the Grape-Nutny w. r. rtrnDVE Take one half peck of fresh, crisp they sooa disappeared. Confining broody bena in a tight "I with especially to call the atten- spinach, wash thoroughly In several without food or water for sevtive of office girls to the great benefit waters, put la steamer and steam for coop as prsctlced by some, will, eral days, I derived from the use of Grape Nuts about 10 minutes; turn Into a colander aa a anon I use neon. I waa thoroughly and drain; tben chop fine, season with no doubt, bresk them, but when tbey released from their prison the tired of cheap restaurant and ordlo salt, pepper and two tableepoonfuls of sre are nearer dead thaa alive and hens mix well and press Into ary lunches, and so made the expert melted butter; Immeat of taking a package of Orape- small molds or cups. When cold place In no condition to resume laying Nuts food with toe, and tben slipping each form cm lettuce leaf and put one mediately. a hen first becomes broody It out at noon a ad getting a nickels spoonful of good salad dressing on Is When better to let her sit for a few dsys, each. worth of sweet cream to add to K. giving the ben a rest and allowing "I found that this shn pie dlxh. finber system to recuperate and then ished off with aa apple, peach, or an re. Cup Custards, break ber up. a or a bnscb of grapes made limcb fit A pint of milk should make half a After remaining on the nest two or for king, and one tbat agreed with docen small clips, snd three egrs three days the hen may then be conme perfectly, should be enough; beat the eggs with fined In an airy coop or pen. large mo on pe-tits "I throve diet three tablespoonfuls of sugar until my (Ira enough to admit of exercise but free that I did not have to give up my work light and add the milk slow- from anything of which she could at all, and In the two years have bad ly, stirringcreamy; well; fi!l the cups about rneke a nest. only four lost days charged up against Peed her lightly and give her threeq rters full, grate a little nutmm. on top, first flavoring with a of water. meg plenty "Iet rne add that your tii?elm)S of vanilla or almond 'or Another good Jail f?r the broody In the little book. Hoad to Wellville, lemon or rose anything btl liked. ben Is a small coop with a slat are. la my opinion. Invaluable, espethrough which the sir can circially to wot) en." Name given by culate. Ruai. To Remove Iron roani Co.. Raffle Creek, MUh. A sitting ben must feel the sensaItead "The Road to WellTllle" la ' Imon Juice and salt mixed together tion of warmth unjer her body hn and the be the may upon spots spread ekr. no Is the !et else she wl:l soon she In sun. opthe laid the article j Repeat There's a Reaeon. eratlon if neceasary. Etarrb may be give op the work. A ree .r In a coop s'jrb as time. tm , Tread on the article Instead of salt. When confined frm mrm hm mmm ti , mm 4 fall (mentioned and the coop Is raised a j vVhen dry wash out In clear water. !ot-to- e Park's Experts i g d ty' tinct grooves are present, a fine sharp one along the inner margin of the tooth and a larger one near the -- . t Jennings waa tired of his victuals. The sight of pork roasts, beef roasts and legs of mutton killed what little Chops appetite he could muster. fairly made him seasick and steak was fast becoming tasteless. It wasn't that he couldn't think of things he'd like to eat. His mind theae gyring daya had a tendency to run to the old place back home. His hungry victuals soul longed for the like well, dandelion greens or, better still, mustard greens. Mrs. Jennings was tired of trying to resurrect for Jennings the flavor of the old home days. Nothing she did suited Jennings' Jaded appetite. She was just making up her mind to try partial starvation as a cure when Jennings remarked one evening in a last stand sort of voice: "There's nothing in this town fit to eat except beans. Now, Mary, if you could contrive to cook up a tot of beans that would taste like ir.y mother's I believe I'd quit being so homesick for old-tim- Faces of Pocket Gophers, Showing Pouches and Inoiaora. (A. Geomyi; B. Cratogeomya; C Thomomya.) Uy most people the simplest way of cooking asparagus Is considered best, (By DAVID E. LANTZ. Aaalatant Biological Survey, United States Ivpart-msays the Delineator. Cut oil the toughof AgTlcuHura.) est ends of the stalk where it 1s white Three groupa of North American and woody, and bind the remainder of are generally recognized as the stalks together with a strip of mus- mammals enemiea of the fruit grower and forlin. Immerse the stalks in boiling ester. These are pocket gophers, rabsalted water, with the tips projecting bits, and short-tailefield mice. Each two Inches above the water. In this of these does enormous damage, often way they will steam tender, while the to thousands of dollars uprest of the stalk is cooking, Holl until amounting on a plantation. In some localtender, but not mushy, and serve with ities single make the profits from orthey white sauce, drawn butter, mayonnaise exceedingly uncertain.. Of bechamel or llollandalse sauce as pre- charding the three, pocket gophers Inflict losses ferred. fully aa great as those caused by A French woman eating asparagus either rabbits or field mice; and since takes a Rtalk at a time In her fingers, they work underground, the injury is dips the bead In the cream sauce, end concealed, often until It is too late for daintily nibbles her way down the protective measures. stalk as far as it seems tender. In Pocket gophers, locally known also this country it Is usually served on as pouched rata, salamanders, tuzas, buttered toaHt, each slice being dipped or merely gophers. Inhabit more than In the asparagus liquid. half the entire of the United For those who would cling to aapara-gu- s States outside territory of Alaska and the islcooked as mother used to cook it, and possessions. They occur throughthe directions are simple. Cut the ten- out the greater part of almost every der portions of the stalks Into half-Inclengths. Simmer in boiling salted water, only Just enough to cover, until tender; then season asparagus, liquid and all. with milk or cream, butter, salt and pepper, and serve on toast or in deep saucers. In this way the whole delicate and distinctive flavor of the asparagus Is preserved. Canspes of asparagus make a dainty entree, and, though adopted from the French, find increasing popularity here. The foundation of the cannpe is the same, no matter what the filling may be. Take slices of bread about two Inches thick and stamp them out Into neat rounds with a. biscuit cutter. With a smaller cutter mark a circle In the center of each round and scoop out the cruras to the depth of an Inch, taking care to leave the sides and bottom quite firm. Arrange these in a tballow dish and pour over, them a 5a!f pint of milk, to vblcb a beaten egg has been added. Then take up very carefully and slip Into a kettle of boiling fat. Tbey will brown almost immediately and must be removed when a pale golden brown. Some ctoka prefer to drop them at once Into the hot fat without the batb Drain on soft paper. The Pugilist Then my brother's no brlckl Tha Professor What do you meant Tba Pugilist Us never absorbed that mach water In bla life. -- Liked Little Enemies of Fruit Grower and Forester In Some Localities Make Profits From Orcharding Exceedingly Uncertain Since They Work Underground Is Concealed, Preventing InjuryProtective Measures. nt will absorb What He TION OF ASPARAGUS. Cures all humors, rheumatism, relieves that tired feeling, restores the appetite, cures paleness, nervousness builds up the whole system. SOMETHING! THE MUCH CARE NEEDED IN PREPARA- Sarsaparilla catarrh and Get it today ia usual liquid form ekoeeUled tablet called Sareatabe. IN m rw eyrjfy 'ri Mail Bank tti by - Mla-sisalp- r, eerrl. r'lm." - eir. te |