Hints For the Holiday Dinner By Miss
Marcelia Arthur of Extension
Division.
The Idea of having a trukey for
Christmas dinner was made popular
by our forefathers and will continue
io be so until the end of posterity un
less the high cost of birds demands a
different choice.
Geese and ducks, although harder
to digest than turkeys and chickens,
are used to good advantage as substi
tutes for the turkey and chicken—and
especially should Ihey be used this
year when turkeys are selling at such
high prices.
The selection of a bird is of vast
importance to the housewife. Always
avoid a bird witli a. large skeleton un
less it weighs from 18 to 30 pounds. A
10 or 12 pound bird with a large skele
ton is absolute waste to the house
wife because it contains more bone
than meat, while a small, plump bird
of 10 or 12 pounds having a larger
proportion of flesh than bone is a good
bird. A good turkey has dark legs
with the cartilage of the end of the
breastbone soft and pliable—an abund
ance of pin feathers indicates a young
bird while long hairs denote age.
Good geese abound in pin feathers;
they should be plump, have soft feet
and pliable bills.
To Roast the Turkey.
To prepare a 12-pound turkey, drops,
clean stud and place in the dripping
pan and rub en'lre surface with salt.
Mix one-third cup of butter and one
fourth cup of flour until creamy and
then rub mixture over turkey. Place
in a hot oven and when flour on turkey
begins to brown, reduce heat. Baste
often with hot water and melted but
ter until turkey is cooked, which will
require about three hours, if a large,
old bird is used it is well to steam it
before roasting.
Potato Stuffing.
Mix thoroughly two cups hot mash
ed potatoes, one and one-fourth cup
soft stale bread crumbs, one-third cup
of butter, one egg, one and one-half
teaspoon salt, one teaspoon sage, and
lastly one finely chopped onion and
one-fourth cup finely chopped fat salt
pork.
Careful thought should be given the
choice of accompaniments for all
game.
Because chicken and turkey a~e
bland in flavor, they require a dis
tinctly flavored relish k while duck and
gee=e are well savored thpmselves;
hence they call for bland*relishes.
(’ran berry jelly, cranberry Ice,
peach pickles, celery, salted pecans,
plum jelly, etc., are all Rood accesso
ries for the Christmas dinner.
Salads as Vvaldorf, cabbage, combi
nation, lettuce, etc., are easily prepar
ed, and all the necessary materials are
available.
Mince, apple, or squash pie, plum
pudding, nuts and raisins, and ice
cream are all suggestive desserts.
Suggestive Menus.
Chicken soup with rice.
Roast Chicken, Dressing.
Mashed Potatoes Creamed Turnips
Peach Pickles Cabbagp Salad
Waters Apple Pie, Cheese
Coffee.
Cream of Celery Soup
Roast Turkey
Potato Dressing Scalloped Cabbage
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Dread Cranberry Jelly
Waldorf Salad
Mince Pie Nuts and Raisins
Coffee
Vegetable Soup
Roast Duck
Peanut Stuffing Baked Potatoes
Creamed Onions Plum Jelly
Biscuits
Lettuce Salad Cheese Straws
Pumpkin Pie
Coffee.
Suggestions for left over turkey are
turkey hash, creamed turkey on toast
or In timbales, scalloped turkey, tur
key in jelly, turkey loaf, etc.
Farmers Interested in Better Live
stock, Truck, or Fruit Growing
—Attention.
Every farmer with money invested
in Arkansas land who believes in bet
ter live stock or is interested in truck
or fruit growing should make plans to
attend the "Farmers* Short Course”
at the College of Agriculture, Fayette
ville. from January S to February 3 in
clusive. Special attention will be
given to live stock judging, feeds
and feeding and to good orchard man
agement as well as other questions
concerning profitable farming. If you
cannot come, send the boy.
Remember the School For Cotton
Classers.
Arkansas farmers should know
more about cotton and cotton class
ing. It will pay you to attend the Two
weeks School in Cotton Classing at
the University of Arkansas which
opens January 22.
Do you know the individual per
formance and value in milk produc
1 tion of your herd? ISetter get ac
quainted with them.
Keep the good brood sows.
RAILROAD ROMANCE I
:j: By LOUISE OLIVER. g
The little waiting room, with its
egg stove aglow, was gratefully warm.
But the oilcloth-covered counter was
guiltless of food and the ticket office
minus an occupant.
Marian waited for someone to come,
meanwhile watching the clock anx
iously. Precious minutes were pass
ing and still no one came to serve her.
She was turning toward the door
when the stranger lifted his hat. "1
beg your pardon, but as the agent
doesn't seem to be around just now,
perhaps you will permit me to bunt
up a lunch for you. He may have
something hidden under the counter.”
Marian turned to the door again.
"Thank you, but as the train will
leave in a minute 1 am afraid I must
go. Good evening.”
He hurried to the door and held it
open for her. The storm had increased
in violence, almost carrying Marian
off her feet. Fine sleet cut into their
faces. He took her arm and together
they fought their way across the plat
form through the storm. Then they
stopped suddenly, aghast. The track
was empty and the train gone! It had
slipped away, its noise drowned by
the screaming wind.
“By George, that's ,too bad!” he
shouted into her ear. Marian was
thankful now for the storm and dark
ness, for she could not keep back the
tears any longer.
mere seemea to oe notning 10 uo
but to go back to the empty station,
which offered protection at least from
the storm. She might have to wait
some time for the next train.
As they went into the little waiting
room for the second time the fumes
of tobacco notified the travelers that
the agent had come in, evidently by
some other way.
“Hello, Bob! Where on earth have
you been?” asked Marian’s would-be
benefactor. “While we were waiting
for you to hunt us a bite to eat, the
train vamoosed and left us.”
Marian heard the other man whistle
with surprise. “Then I am afraid you
are up against it, Mr. Hays. There
isn’t another train tonight!”
Marian dropped limply to a seat.
The man went to the door and stepped
outside to tell his idea of the whole
business to the elements.
In a few minutes he burst into the
waiting room. “Say, Bob, there's a
gasoline work car down the track!
Is she all right?”
“1 guess so. The men left her there
on the siding. Why, what were you
thinking of? It’s frozen over like a
wedding cake.”
"J was thinking." said
“that as I know' enouglT"about them
to run one, we might thaw off the
icing with hot water and I could get
this young lady to Drexel in time to
catch the express. Any gasoline
around the place, do you suppose?”
“Why, there’s a bar’l of gasoline
back of the freight house. Been there
all winter. But, say. there's lots of
freight trains. You’d get killed.”
"No, we won’t!”
By the time the little car was ready
tho wind had calmed, and Marian,
wrapped to her ears in a borrowed
robe, sat like a queen on the soap box
the men had found for her. In a min
ute they were sliding along into the
darkness, their lanterns illuminating
the rails only a couple of feet ahead.
Marian was frightened, but gave no
sign. She would have risked her life
on a war balloon to get to Brighton
before twelve.
The car sped on past little stations
that were as quiet as cemeteries. No
freights overtook them, and at last
the lights of Drexel appeared.
The man held his watch close to
the lantern. "Good!” he cried. "Ten
minutes and we’ll be on the express
to Brighton.”
There had been little opportunity
tor conversation. In the waiting room
at Drexel Marian tried to thank him.
There were still two minutes before
the train was due.
“I wonder if you know how much 1
appreciate what you have done for
me, Mr.—’’
Hays! Endicott Hays!"
"Mr. Hays! My name Is Marian
Langley, and it is absolutely neces
sary for me to be in Brighton today.
It seems that all the heirs to the Lang
ley estate are in danger of losing a
great deal of money if I don’t have my
name on some stupid paper or other
before midnight.”
Endicott Hays looked at her in as
tonishment for an instant. Then, draw
ing a paper from his pocket, he cried:
“And this is the stupid paper. I was
going to Brighton to And you. I’m the
lawyer in the case. They told me you
lived there!’’
“And after they had discovered their
mistake, they telegraphed me to meet
you there, as you had already depart
ed,” laughed Marian. "Isn’t it too
funny?”
The man’s answer was drowned in
the noise of the express as it thun
dered in. But his look held inquiry.
“I’d better get on anyway and go
to Aunt Martha's for the night," said
Marian.
"And I’d better go to Brighton, too,
so I can come around in the morning
and be properly introduced. May 1?”
“Perfectly splendid,” agreed Marian,
as they boarded the train for the re
mainder of the trip.
(Copyright, 1915. by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
Emeralds are worth moite a karat
than any other precious gems.
SEEMS HARD LAW OF NATURE
Most Advanced Types of All Living
Things the Hardest to Preserve,
Multiply, and Develop.
The undersized and ugly bronchos of
the southwest endure readily the strain
of conditions which kill bigger, strong
er and more tractable horses. It is no
trouble to raise mongrel puppies, but
often the larger part of valuable litters
from the most admired stocks of the
best breeds of dogs cannot be saved
by veterinary skill.
The most advanced types of civil
ized man suffer from numerous bodily
ills which seem never to touch sav
ages, immune in their tilth and their
ignorance. It is not easy to develop
the brain beyond the average limits
of human growth without impairing
physical vitality und efficiency.
All the Way up from simple vegeta
ble forms of life the law of nature is
that the most advanced types shall be
hardest to preserve, multiply and de
velop. It is u vast handicap upon prog
ress whicli often seems to mock the
endeavors of mankind. It is as if ef
fort more than achievement were the
foremost purpose, the chief goal of
tt'.an.
No Useless Formalities.
Traveling with Sir Arthur Mark
ham on one occasion, the conversation
with the present writer turned on the
limits of self-defense. “1 shot a man
once,” said Sir Arthur. “And what
happened?” 1 Inquired; “was there
trouble?” “No,” came the reply,
“there might have been elsewhere, but
It was In a wild part of Itussia. The
man was trying to enter my bedroom
window at night, and I shot him. He
fell outside. A small patrol of Cos
sacks was passing within reach of the
sound of the revolver. They came
along, secured the wounded man,
asked a few questions, and disposed
of the whole business by hanging my
burglar on the nearest tree. I heard
' no more about the matter.” This
method of dealing with a very plain
business seemed to be thoroughly in
accord with Sir Arthur’s wish to have
things done without any bothering red
! tape or formalities.—Westminster Ga
zette.
FARMERS, ATTENTION!
Every farmer with money invested
in Arkansas land who believes in bet
ter live stock or is interested in truck
or fruit growing should make plans to
attend the "Farmers Siiort Course”
at the College of Agriculture, Fayette
ville, from January 8 to February 3 in
clusive. Speq^al attention will be
given to live stock judging, feeds
and feeuing and to good orchard man
agement as well as other questions
concerning profitable farming. If you
cannot come, send the ooy.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK & MONROE HY.
South North
7:46 a. m.Huttig.3:59 p. m
9:50 a. m.Monroe 2:07 p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m..... Huttig. 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERY ILLE & SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a. m. Huttig 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m. Farinerville.5:45 p. m
local, t
10:10a.m. Huttig 2:22 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
* Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and gofs to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M,
C. A. Berry, Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEI'I AH, COUNCIL. U. 6.. R. &
S. M. Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compar
ions welcome T. B. Wfaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Recorder.
HUTT1G CHAPTER No. 320, Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Ftiday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson. Sec'y.
HUTT1G LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
M. L. Phillips, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTT1G REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W. 0. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R. Dickerson, Guardain.
Mrs. C. A. McCormack. Clerk. a. .
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quiry as to how they are provide suitable and satisfactory presents for their relatives and
friends without too heavy a drain upon their time and purse.
May we help you to solve the problem and put you in the way of doing your Christmas
shopping with pleasure, satisfaction and economy? Our Holidays stock this season will be
larger, with better selections and variety than ever before. We are preparing to offer a well
selected stock that will meet the wants of everybody. High priced presents, low priced pres
ents, useful, ornamental, practical or pretty; remember we will have the best of kind and near
ly all kinds.
We take the liberty of making a suggestion regarding the time to do your Christmas shop
ping and earnestly urge you to do it at ONCE. There is much to loose and nothing to gain by
waiting. Come early while the pick is choicest, avoid being crowded and make your selection
at leisure and in comfort, from a complete assortment. We extend a cordial invitation to all
to come in and see our assortment of Holiday Goods, without feeling the slighest obligations.