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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM, UTAH UTAH BUDGET The Kitchen ' The Utah Oil Refining company to planning to build u $10,000 warehouse in Provo. John Paul Jones, uged 8, died at Salt Lake as the result of Injuries received when the sled on which he was sliding collided with au automobile. Divorces grunted In Salt Lake couuty during the past year are estimated at about 800. This is lhe largest number on record in the local courts and about 100 more than lu 1010. Caught beneath fulling timbers and earth while pulling props under contract work with the Standard Coal company In the companys mine at Standardville, Gust Turen was fatally Injured. Two hundred person die annually la Utah of tuberculosis, and there are constantly 1000 cases of the disease in the state, according to estimates made by Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner. Taxes collected by the federal government in Utah during the fiscal year 1918-1exceed those of Idaho, Wyomand Montana, according to the aning nual report of the commissioner of Internal revenue. , Claims for compensation under the act Utah workmen's compensation must be presented within one year after the date of the injury, it is held by the supreme court in a decision handed down recently. The state road commission lias decided to close down all maintenance road work for the winter, the theory being that there are very few places in the state where such work can be continued with profit from now on. A special legislation committee of five will be appointed by the Logan Chamber of Commerce to go over any bills for proposed legislation that is to come before the next legislature which may affect that section of the Cabinet s -- Western Newspaper Union.) Western Newspaper Union.) yjJal920. (, 1320, When all Is Is given We dream hushed and peace to US our dreams and build our fair; castles through the turmoil of the day we've striven The evening brings us surcease from -- Farrell. all care. While A CHAPTER RAISINS. ON Though the price of raisia has Increased oivjt'j ? the wholesome from ten or twelve to thirty and cents, wTe still hope to be able to afford the use of them as free-- s ly as of yore. The are a few of the . of serving ways many thir-ty-fl- fol-lowi- - raisins: Raisin Puffs. T a k e one cupful of raisins, two cupfuls of stale bread crumbs, one cupful of boiling milk, teaof a cupful of sugar, spoonful of salt, two eggs, one teaspoonful of butter. Pour the boiling milk over the crumbs; when cold add eggs. the sugar, salt and Wash, dry and chop the raisins, add Brush four custard and mix well. cups with butter, put In the mixture and bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Serve' with a lemon sauce. Risin Marmalade. Take two cupfuls of seeded raisins, one cupful of brown sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of water, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, two cupfuls of strained apple sauce. Wash and dry the raisins, put through a meat chopper, add water and salt, and boil slowly for thirty minutes. Add lemon juice and Simmer thirty minutes apple sauce. or until thick. Put In jelly glasses one-fourt- one-ha- well-beate- h lf n and seal. Raisins and Bananas. Take one cupful of raisins, one cupful of bread crumbs, four cupfuls of bananas, one-hateaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and one tablespoonful of butter. Brush the casserole with butter, put half of the bananas in the bottom, cover with bread crumbs and then with raisins which have been stewed and thickened; the salt is to be added to the raisins. Cover with the remainder of the lf bananas and with sprinkle sugar; Cover, put In a hot oven and bake twenty minutes; reduce the heat and leave twenty minutes longer. Serve hot. was younger and its people were closer to nature it was a day of significance well worth celebrating. Among primitive peoples the year Is marked off in seasons, usually the planting, the growing, the harvesting and the season of rest, or it even may be by moons and suns. But let the division be what it will, it is based on those marked physical changes which appeal to the senses as light and darkness, heat and cold, the lengthening and shortening of the day. Think how deeply must the shortening of the days, as fall comes on apace, affect the Imagination of the The sun, their all powerprimitive. ful deity who gives them warmth and growth, and life, wanes and grows sluggish and sick until daylight becomes so short that the primitive hearts pray and plead and Invoke the malign and bantul gods to remove their pernicious influence from their dearly beloved How great is the Joy and feasting on the first day, the New Year, when he starts slowly back to them, to gain day by day a greater vigor and beauty, until In June he reaches the culmination of his power. So it is seen that the shortest day In the year, December 21, In our calendar, Is quite properly the last day In the year. And it Is equally fitting that the succeeding day, when the sun commences his return march, should be hailed by glad and happy hearts. The Moqui Indians, the communal pueblo people of the American Southwest, watch the shortening days with dread and celebrate with elaborate ceremony the turning point in the suns course. The Moqui New Years Is largecelebration, called Soyal-u-na- ,, ly a presentation of a singular and elaborate mythic drama, divided Into two parts, In which offerings are made to effigies of the Great Plume Headed Serpent, the enemy of the sun, followed by a sun dance, In which the conflict between the sun and the Inferior hostile gods Is admirably portrayed by Moqui menpersonifying the various deities. It is hoped that the suns worst enemy the snake demon will be amply tribute placated; so rich will that for one entire year the sun shall be free from his persecutions, and the clouds which the snake wickedly swallows, shall gather and their moisture freely descend unon the parched and blighted land until It Is once more clothed In verdure. In a underground room there is erected, at Its west end, a screen profusely decorated with corn husks, cut cleverly In Imitation of Near the middle of the flowers. screen there is an opening and behind It stands a man who manipulates the By his side stands a .effigy snake. who has a large conch companion shell. In front of the screed sit three or four solemn priests and the audience, consisting of members of all the clans and their families, and behind them Is a row of men who act as chorus. When the rites begin the chorus commences to sing, at first a low, weird chant, then gradually rises to piercing intensity. Then the man behind the screen takes up the effigy of the great snake and thrusts It rapidly through the opening a number of terror-stricke- n SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS. When one has broiled or baked ham, the leftover may be made into a sun-go- most appetizing dish such as: Ham Timbales. Take two table spoonfuls of but of ter, a cupful of stale one-four-th bread crumbs, of a cupful of milk, one cupful of cooked chopped ham, one-ha- lf tablespoonful of chopped parsley, two eggs, salt and Melt the butter, add the pepper. breadcrumbs and the milk and cook five minutes, stirring constantly. Add the ham, parsley and eggs slightly beaten. Season with salt and pepper and turn Into buttered individual full. molds, filling them two-thirSet In a pan of water, cover with buttered paper and bake twenty minutes. Serve with: Bechamel Sauce. Take one and two-third- s , cupfuls of boiled ham liquor one-ha- lf or broth prepared from the trimmings and bone, with water, one slice of onion, one slice of carrot, a bit of bayleaf, a sprig of parsley, six pepper h corns, of a cupful of butter, of a cupful of flour, one-fourt- one-four- th one cupful of scalded milk, teaspoonful of salt and a dash of Cook the stock with the cayenne. seasonings twenty minutes, then strain. Melt the fat, add the flour and when well blended add the hot, seasoned stock and scalded milk. Cook until smooth and thick. Baked Apples With Figs. Wash the apples, remove the cores, leaving the blossom end unbroken. In the cavity of each apple place one teaspoonful of chopped figs and fill with sugar or Place In a baking dish and sirup. bake slowly until the apples are tenone-ha- lf ... , , der. Date .Pudding. Take three-fourth- s of a cupful of. sugar, two eggs, of a cupful of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, salt, one cupful of dates, seeded, and cut In pieces one cupful of walnut meats chopped. Mix sugar and eggs, add the one-four- th fruit, nuts and dry ingredients, then add to the first mixture. Mix and turn tato a buttered baking dish. Bake In a moderate oven until the mixture Is firm. jlctUt be-th- dimly-lighte- d d. , state. That Ogden may have a temple and new tabernacle upon the L. D. S. church property occupying the block between Twenty-firs- t and Twenty-secon- d streets and between Washington and Grant avenues, was the message received in that city last week. The subcommittee appointed by the executive committee of the Western States Reclamation association at Its meeting in Salt Lake last week will convene in Wastrngton January 15, Mrrzr times, accompanied by the unearthly and discordant wailing of the conch shell. The priest directly In front of the screen takes a little sacred meal in his hand, holds it to his mouth, uttering a deeply significant invocation to the serpent, and then casts the meal on the head of the effigy. One by one all the members present make their prayers to the hostile serpent god. So ends the first half of the drama, and on the morrow, or the New Year, begins the great sun dance. On opposite sides of the chamber there stand rows of men, bearing shields with elaborate symbolic designs. At the end of the room, all alone and unstands the sunbearer, supported, awaiting the onslaught of his horde of enemies. A signal and the song begins, and the lines of warriors on each side of the room surge against the sunbearer in attack. Eventually he scatters and vanquishes his many foes. New Years day finishes with feasting and jollification. " ''' The Aztecs of Mexico and Central America had a bloody and complicated ritual for their celebration of the re,, turn of their masterful the sun. We find scattered through the tangled jungles of Yucatan many huge ruins of the wonderful pyramid ceremonial edifices upon which horrible sacrificial atrocities were practiced in heralding the New Year. The Aztec has vanished from the face of the earth. The jungle has swallowed up altars. the The ceremonies occupied a period of several days. The Initiatory rites began before daylight of the first morning, when the chief high priest and bis wended their way in solemn procession ta the top of their pyramidal sanctuary. .. Here, the high priest retired alone to a small temple, whose doorway opened toward the east, and as the rising sun crimsoned the Bky he knelt and sprinkled thickly upon the marble floor the sacred meal. As the first rays of the sun strike slantingly across the floor of the tiny temple, the bended priest beholds a miracle. Faintly, at first, then stronger and stronger, grows an Imprint in the meal of the naked foot of their war god. Upon this miraculous manifestation the high priest announces to the assembled couriers that tfyelr god had returned to them, and that the' grand festive occasion Is Inaugurated. e The first feast rites were of a and horrible nature, consisting mainly of sacrificing youths to the gods. It Is said that they were feast- war-god- sun-god- s grew-som- oi r,oziA?r ed for days previous to the ceremony, that they might be In a pleasing condition upon their last and the war gods first great day. In other cere- monies human beings were killed and participants in the sacrifice enveloped themselves In the bloody skins of the victims, while they took part in a frenzied dance. flayed, and the Across the Pacific ocean, the Alnus of Japan,5 are celebrating an exceedingly curious New Years custom. For a thousand known years the Alnus have stood still in their civilization, following all their primitive customs and ceremonies generation after generation and century after century, practically without change. New Year with them is the day of their greatconest feasting and sisting largely of an extravagant use of sakl, or rice beer. The principal ceremony is the great bear feast, called Omsia, In which a huge bear Is slain and sacrificed as a special offering to the god Kamiil, who Is the guardian and protector of their homes throughout the year. It Is necessary to conciliate this god by the special donation of bears meat that their lives may be free from the persecution of the unseen, Intangible spirit demons who seek to do them harm. It is said that the bear for this feast Is raised from a cub, suckled by an Ainu woman. As the end of the year draws nigh they fatten the feast bear for the coming celebration with The killcarefully prepared foods. ing of the. bear Is done in a curious logs are lashed, way. Two one above another, to a standing tree, and extend horizontally resting upon the ground. The entire clan takes part in the killing, which Is accomplish ed by putting the head of the animal between the logs and squeezing out Its life. " merry-makin- . fair-size- d according to a call Issued by William Spray, chairman of the subcommittee. Professor Leo J. Muir, state superintendent of public " instruction, has sent letters to various superintendents' of districts urging each to see that their full force of teachers attends the Utah Educational association convention in Salt Lake at the close of this month. Working with lightning-likrapidity, In tearing his blanket into strips and making a rope, James M. Armstrong, 50 years of age, held at the county jail at Ogden for an investigation as to' his sanity, committed suicide by hanging himself to the door of the detention room. No vehicles will be reto have quired lights attached to them, according to the decision of the city commissioners at Ogden. The action came upon the petition of an Ogden n resident, who asked that all vehicles be1 required to have lights attached. The eight officers and directors of the Sugar company named in two indictments returned by a federal grand jury at Butte, Mont., two weeks ago, charging violation of the Lever act In the sale of sugar at an excess price, arranged for bond at Salt Lake last week. Charles Lundgren, of Cedar City, suffered the loss of an eye as the result of an unusual accident. Included in some wood thrown on a camp fire was the nest of a wood rat. In the nest was some giant caps which the rat had cached. The resultant explosion caused the Injury to Mr. Lundgren. Practically all the beets In the Gir-- , Ini d dis rict have been delivered at the factory. The total receipts, according to latest report, are 162,000 tons at Garland and 70,000 tons for the Brigham City district, for which the sugar company will pay to the farmers of the Bear River valley e horse-draw- n horse-draw- Utah-Idah- o . , Political appointments at the state capltol In the control of Governor-elec- t Charles R. Mabey will depend upon what action the senate and house take in regard to legislation which Mr. Mabey proposes to ask for In his coming message to the legislittle less time than a month. First lature. Mr. Mabey made this statement last week. comes that one with which all Amerof A new possible source for oil dethe and those icans, people England on the continent are familiar. It is velopment In Utah is indicated In the ushered lu In much the same way as annual report of the state Industrial in any other part of the world, per- commission in the offee of Governor haps, but there Is the oriental setting Bamberger. It Is in the cannel coal to the scene, which Is so picturesque which so far has been demonstrated that having gazed upon It you close to exist in a five and foot your eyes, thinking thus to forever seam in a small area of a few square keep the vision. miles in the Colob coal ileld. New Year Period In Peking. The New Year period in Peking reminds one of the three Sundays that came together In a week, for It has three celebrations of the new year In one-ha- lf |