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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1903)
1HE DARKY'S NEW YEAR SONG Always ak for The peoples $tor The Place to Get Your Xmas Gifts We have the greatest Specialties in holiday goods ever brought to the cit3, so while you are out shop .pi.ug don't overlook the Peoples Store as we can save -you money. Christmas WeeK we will maRe a sp&ialty of Men's Boys Overcoats and Sweaters and Ladies' CloaRs and Furs. : : : L Abraham, Prop. " NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE, Rosebnrg, - . Oregon. hi -1 r"1ni II II 111 1 ii I I " ' I'lln'm "IT'I Vn1 I' ' 'f 'iMYIrTiii-f'-hirtrt 1 1 1 rn l"!t' fifcgjjt ROniNSON CltrSOE. Copyright. 1KB. by P. A. Obcr. JN B Christmas morning not many years ngc I found mysclt up a tree In Crusoe's Island. I was hunting meat for my Christmas din ner shortly lift er daybreak thnt morning, and as the most abundant sup ply was prom ised by the pec caries, or wild hogs, that ranged the Island, I had left camp and started out after them. It was great fun for awhile, for I fell in with a herd of about n dozen and had secured two of the "varmints' when the survivors, seeming to think that "turn about Is fair play," began hunt ing me. Then the situation assumed n different aspect entirely, for the pec cary when aroused Is one of the most bloodthirsty of creatures and as re vengeful as an Indian. Fortunately for me, a great gum tree stood conven iently near, and by means of the lianas that swung from its branches I was soon safe from harm and looking calm ly down upon the little black beasts as they raged around the trunk. But a peccary, as is well known, can enter tain only one idea at n time, and the Idea that possessed the shallow brains of my friends Itelow was how to effect my destruction. After rooting around awhile they all sat down in an attitude of expectation and patiently waited for me to descend. And toy would sit there, I felt sure, knowing peccary na ture as I did, until they starved me to death rather than allow me to escape. I had only a few rounds of ammuni tion suited to their needs, but I killed three more Itefore it was exhausted nnd peppered the hides of several oth ers so that If they ever had entertained the Idea of leaving they abandoned It entirely. I had not a morsel of food about me. The limbs I sat astride of were not so soft as they might have been if they had been made to order, nnd I was getting uncomfortable when I noticed a commotion In the herd. The leader of the band, n grisly old tusker with recurved fangs like Turk ish sclmiters. suddenly stood up and sniffed the air; then he uttered n 'whoof' of rage and despair, struck a 2:10 gait and disappeared in the Jungle, followed by all the survivors. I was Baved by a black man and a dog. It may or may not be true that the peccary has as intense a dislike for the black man as he has for a dog. but anyway the combination proved effective In this Instance. The man who appeared at this Juncture was tha while me done cut up nn' skin deso liawgs one, two, three, fo', flbc. Golly, massa, we done gut 'uutT meat fo' do Christmus dlnnali, ain' we? Not to menshun dls yere bag wlv two dozen lino fat crapauds In uui, sah." , Pappy Ned sot to work dressing (or. i to be exact, undressing) the peccaries, 1 being careful not to taint the llesh with 1 the contents of the peculiar musk gland j which the species carries on its back, and while he is thus engaged seems a good opportunity for me to make my explanation ns to the exact location of Crusoe's island. It is not. ns ninety-nine persons In u ' hundred think, the island of Juan Ier- ! nandez, on the southwest const of South America, but it is a good many 1 miles nearer the coast of our own Unit ed States, In the southeastern part of the Caribbean sea. I will not waste nny time, either the reader's or my own. In argument, but respectfully re fer the earnest inquirer to old Crusoe himself. Itohlnnn Crusoe. Ksq., mar iner, of Bristol. Kngland, wluwe adven tures were first written out and pub lished by Daniel Do Foe In 171!). was somewhere in latitude 11 degrees north of the equator when he was wrecked that Is, of course, assuming there ever fredemck a. oncn. A rECCAKT. was an entity called "Crusoe" In the flesh. Hut. whether ho ever existed or not. thnt Is where He Foe placed his hero when he had him wrecked on the coat of his Island. To quote the word of Cruoe himself. jut before It happened. "The master made an ob servation as well as he could ami found that lie was In about 11 degrees of north latitude, so that we were gotten beyond the coast of Gulnna and beyond the river Aroaiones. toward the Orino co, commonly called the Great river." Now. that would be evidence suffi cient for any sailor, but let Crusoe fur ther explain. as be does well along In his narrative, when he llrst circum navigates his Island kincdoni: "The land which I perceived to the west nnd southwest was the great Island of Trinidad, on the north point of the mouth of the river Orinoco." Trinidad, as everybody knows. Is oft the north coast of South America and with me back to our hut. Hang ing three of the pigs up In a palm tree to await his rc t u r n I' n p p y Ned shouldered i the oilier two nnd the sack of 1 crapauds nnd toted the load to camp, which was distant but a mile or so, i nnd I followed . nfter with my I gun. As Tobago Is n tropical Island the , meat would not keep n great while, nnd we really had much more than we could I eat, but Flippy Ned said he knew of some black people over on the other 1 side of the forest who would devour , what there was left provided he could get word to them in time. There never was a more beautiful situation for a hut than the site of mine on u hilltop above the forest line, with views of tropical woods and bhln ing shore, and, as the weather that Christmas day wns simply perfect. I ordered my man to make our "spread" In the open, beneath the cocoa palms, sheltered from the blazing sun by the golden rooftrees only. So he 6et the table out of doors and lost no time In getting at the cooking, which was done over an open fire. Pappy Ned was as adept nt preparing exquisite dishes from next to nothing as nny Pnrlslan chef thnt ever lived. We had n garden filled with -such plants as the manioc, tania. sweet potato, arrowroot, ynm, etc.. not to mention corn nnd mountain rice. From a wild grove of coffee trees I obtained the fragrant berry for my morning lwverage; also cacao, or choco late, from another cop1-? on the lorder of the forest, while the cocoa palms 1 aliove and around my hut held a de- i Melons cool drink In their unripe nuts. Pappy Ned dried nnd grated the cassa va tulK?rs. making "farlne." from which . he cooked great cakes more than n foot across. The Juice of the cassava Is poisonous In Its crude state, but It Is i converted into a palatable substance by heat and forms the basis of the nolcd "casareep." or pepper pot. We always , had a pepper pot on hand as a stand by. Into which we threw the odd pieces ; of meat left over nfter ordinary re pasts, and a goodly amount of the pec cary flesh was thus disjKwed of. the cassnrcep nctlng ns n preservative as well ns condiment. But pepper pot was n poor man's makeshift. Pappy Ned always declared, and the day be fore he had walked the beach for sea turtle eggs, several score of which be had brought back to camp, together with n fine fish he bad caught on the shore. After working three or four hours j9 Christmas 4 Groceries ; ;a't-asto how they enjoy themselves, and as this is f the one time when" evry. one should be feeling ' -tV their best it makes it (doubly necessary that thei f YiaidVbe spread with piire wholesome food. The j 2 pesKway.to oe sure 01 jjeiung uie ngm ivinu is iu W tfa'de- with a'house thati's reliable. We have- ever- J-iing inthe way of special eatables for the occa- V .T'-sio'n anSfet's- wWi you to do rour part. Don't y delay. rGornownow and order. Have them when you.want-tnem. Wishiltgr all our patrons a Merrry Xm&nd" a .Happy New Year WE -XRE : TO PLEASE i- . tor fu dfc o rr i - Phone' 181. ' Roseburg, Ore. A- When" Xmas comes it brings good cheer X and with his end in view Kruse & Newland, 'r u ' Staple and Faftcy Grocers HAYE UWm A -COMPLETE AND CHOICE STOCK OF Christmas Groceries OF ALL KINDS ' -The finest assortment of Hill's Pickles ever ' , brought to the city. ..Please remember that we carry in stock Chase & Sanborn's Coffees, Shillings Baking Powder andAYilhelms Best Flour. THE SUBVTV0RS BEGAN HUNTING ME. only other In that forest save myself, my sable servitor. Pappy Ned. He had been out all night hunting crapauds, or forest frogs, and was on his way back to onr camp with a backload of batrachlans, the legs of which were to be served up In a style which only Pappy Ned knew to perfection. "Goramlghty, massa!" he exclaimed In astonishment. "Was dat yo' gun goln' off pam! pam! lak yo' shootln' a reg'munt ob sogers? KI, but It's lucky ole Pappy Ned come 'long, hey? Dem hawgs done know Pappy Ned an' Jes' cl'ar out when dey hear um n-comiu along wiv dis ycr dnwg. Dey don' lak niggers, an dey don' lak dawgs nuther, but dey'se death on de buckra man." "Well, pappy, the buckrn mnn, ns you call me, has brought death to the pec caries Uils time, and they've good rea Bon for not liking me, I fancy. But you came along Just In the nick of time, old friend, and I owe you another reward for saving ray life a second time." lie had nursed me through n fever a few months before. "Oh, me massa, dat ain' nuflln'. Mo only too glad to sarve me good massa, fo shuah. Yo' Jes set down nu' rest. M ISTElt NEW YEAR, come crlong; Mako a mighty show! Blnsln" cr do Bnmo olo sonK Evcr'body know: Is one of ne finest Uritlsh possessions In the West Indies. The only other Is land which fully answers the descrip tion given by Crusoe In relation of lo cation to Trinidad Is that of Tobago, from which Sir Walter Italelgh prob ably derived the name of the "weed" We call tobacco. I long hold the theory that this was Crusoe's Island, nnd In order to prove It went down there on a hunting nnd exploring expedition, afterward writ ing a book about my ndventures which gives nil the evidence, even If It does not sutllclently establish the facts. At any rate, I "played Crusoe" for months In Tobago, the Island of the ancient mariner's ndventures, built n hut of palm leaves in the forest and for a time lived as good old Itobinson lived, with the exception that I did not have any goats; neither did I tempt nu at tack of rheumatism by residing In a enve. I even had riy poll parrot, my hammock under the palms and my "Man Friday." only the latter was not a Carlb, like Crusoe's factotum, but a black mnn, honest and faithful old Pappy Ned, who soon finished skinning those peccaries and was ready to go over the open fire Pappy Ned came to announce. "Dlnnah done ready, sah, at the same time handing me n "cashew cocktail" made from the Juice of nn aromatic fruit brewed with rum and stirred to effervescence with a "swizzle stick." The grand repast of the day opened with gumbo soup, followed by fish, frogs' legs and turtles' eggs, while In the center of the table wns peccary roast, flanked by n nicely browned guinea bird nnd n native wild turkey, with a vast assortment of vegetables from my garden. There were no drinks artificially cooled, Ice being nn unob tainable luxury In Crusoe's Island, but there were tropical fruits In nbun dnnce pines, guavas, mangoes, oranges nnd custnrd apples all of which had been plucked within a stone's throw of my hut. One thing only wns lncklng a good ly company to enjoy that Christmas feast in Crusoe's Island. But we were content, for. ns Pnppy Ned observed. "De good Gornmighty done gib us nil we want, mo" dnn we need nnd a heap sight mo' dnn we desarve." FREDERICK A. OHEIt. PLUM PODDING. Plain Direction For Mnklnsr Thin Clirintninn Luxury. Place In n vessel one pound of beef kidney suet, very dry, free from fibers and chopped very fine; one pound of seeded Malaga raisins; one pound ol currants, cleaned and washed In plentj of water; one pound of bread crumbs, sifted through u sieve; a quarter of a pound of lemon peel, chopped very fine; one pound of powdered sugar, four tablespoonfuls of flour, a quarter of an ounce of nutmeg and allspice, a pint of brandy nnd six eggs. Mix the whole well together. Dip n strong cloth In cold water and wrlnff It out to extract all the moisture. Spread It open on a table and butter It liberally with butter softened to the consistency of cream. Dredge over with sifted Hour nnd shake the cloth to remove nny excess of the flour that failed to adhere to the butter. Lay In the center of the cloth the prepared mixture. Form It In the shape of a ball nnd raise up the edges of the cloth, bringing the four ends together all around, so ns to Inclose the preparation well, then tighten and thfirmly. t t .1 ' .(:,, M.itii , , thr i'-. i ii r w:i er. WU. n this Im;n pi. n-c In the plum pudd ng and let It tt.ok ror three hours. Then remove It and have It stand for live minutes before cutting the string. Un do the cloth carefully and Invert the pudding on a hot dish. Sprinkle it with sugar. Pour over some brandy or rum nnd set It on fir. Serve Imme diately with hard sauce. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. tor. Boil until Vender, Tlien press through n colander. Add a teaspoon fill of butter, a dash or nutmeg or cin namon and sweeten to taste. Cranberry nnd Apple Snncp. Take one quart of cranberries, two cupfuls of sugar, two cupfuls of wa ter. Pick over the berries carefully and wash In cold water. Put them into n porcelain lined saucepan, with enough wnter to cover, nnd cook until tender. Then add the sugar and re move from the stove Just ns soon ns the sugar has been dissolved. Servo hot or cold. Select the berries careful ly; boll them slowly without stirring. If treated In this way they will retain their shape and the sauce will be clear and transparent. Apple sauce Is for roast goose. Peel und core six tart apples. Put them in to a saucepan and )us covej; with wn- l'recnti For Men. i In silverware there are toilet articles such ns talcum Jars, cold crenm Jars, silver mounted brushes, combs, clothes brushes, whisk brooms, flasks and shav ing brushes. Bath robes come In the most attrac tive guise, nnd the man who has none will surely bless the sister or mother who gives him one. Gorgeous heavy silk mufflers, em broidered suspenders, neckties of white silk, linen or silk handkerchiefs nnd chest protectors arc some of the things men must expect, ns they generally put off buying them until after Ch'istmas. Other decorations for a man's den are the hideous but picturesque Japanese masks, swonls nnd bayonets. Panel decorations In oriental design will sure ly please If they are well selected. A wastebasket would not be amiss, and one of the new corkscrews, with n horc top. silver trimmed, would be highly acceptable. "Howdy, howdy do. Huh; Happy days tcr you, Huh! LotB cr money. Weather sunny. En do whole uky blue. Buhl" Mister New Ycnr comln" 'long, Trompln" crost de snow; Say ho Rwlno tcr right de wrong; Mako do roses growl -MA -v ... , 1 The Tilt or the Workingman United OES If you once try them you will always wear them. A complete line of shoes for men and wo men. We also carry a fine line of slippers. Re pairing of all kinds promptly and carefully done. James Millikin, North Jackson Street. Roseburg, Ore "1 TOO W'SE FKH YOU, BUIlI" "Howdy, howdy do, suh; Hiah'a my love ter you. sub! Give you money. Milk en honey. Make dat ole coat new. sub!" Mister New Tear, go yo' ways'. I done my schoolin'; Been a lot er New Year days; I too old fcr foolln'! I too wise fcr you. suh. Wld yo' "Howdy do. suht" Talk too cheap: Go sew en reap En bring dem skies er blue, suh! Atlanta Constitution. THE NEW YEAR'S TABLE. Dlilin Hot nnd Cold Suitable Far thr Day. Following is a list of hot and cold dishes suitable to be served Informally on New Year's day: Hot Chicken consomme, beef tea. clear green turtle soup, chicken okra In cups, oyster poulette. chicken. lob ster and sweetbread, croquettes nnd patties, lobster Newburg. Cold Pickled oysters, roast turkey, partridge, quail, boiled bam. tongue. Salads Chicken. lobster, potato, crab. Sandwiches II am. chicken, tongue, sardine, cheese, nut. beef, turkey. Sweet Dishes ice cream, biscuit. Sor tonL biscuit glace, cafe parfalt. straw berry porfatt. charlotte russe. meringue glace, meringue a la creme. New Year's cookies, chocolate, lemon, orange and Jelly layer cakes, fruit cake, mince.-ap-plc and pumpkin pies, fruit tarts, all varieties of fresh fruits, varieties of cheeses, crackers, biscuits, wafers. Beverages Lemonade, tea. coffee, chocolate. I Roseburg I Brewing j I Ice Co. ' j Srilsner ffieer 5 ZTAe S3eet that will maJcc itloseburff famous t Doctor sa3's drink Pilsner Beer. It will improve 1 your health. Is made of pure malt and hops. No better beer made than ours. Try our Bottled Beer t for family use. Deliver- free. Jfew Year's Cooklra. Bent to a cream three-quarters of n pound of butter and a pound of sugar. Add three eggs and beat them through the butter and sugar till thoroughly mingled. Then add half a pint of sour milk nnd a level teaspoonful of salera tus dissolved In a tablespoonful of hot water. Next put In a gill of caraway Feeds and a level teaspoonful of mace. Stir In flour till the dough Is stiff enough to roll out thin. After It U rolled as thin ns pic crust cut the cookies out with a scalloped round cut ter, lift them with a pancake knife from the pastry board, put them In a dripping pan. sprinkle over each cooky a little sugar and bake them In a mod crate oven. ..uconomv farcet.. w - C07207722 A GEORGE HOHLHAGEN, Pr.p Wholesale and Retail Butcher 1 wo S3 The Xm Vrnr'x Wajianll Cup. Throughout all Europe the wassail cup In one form or another Is a feature of the day. In old times one cup of gigantic size served the entire compa ny, nnd when n man arose and took the huge vessel In both hands to drink to the guests a trusted friend rose with him and with drawn sword stood by his side lest he should be traitorously stabbed In the breast while drinking. Selected. A Vcr and a Day. "I always feci a pity for the poor young men of Greenland, those Hsklino chaps, you know." said Clarence. "No matter If those poor fellows keep their New Year's resolutions a whole year people would throw It tip to them that they could hardly stand by their prin ciples for two days. Sad, Isn't it? Very." Chicago Tribune. Yenrs nnd Men. The year Is dying: soon "twill lie Ilchlnd ua In the fading past. We wntch It going, nnd we sigh To think It couldn't ulwnys last All pensive for a little while Wc count the vanished yenrs nnd fret. Then greet the new one with a smile And hurry onward nnd forget The passing years are like the men We have to serve they pass away Wo mourn the master dead, and then The new one welcome and obey. Wc soon forget. If he Is kind. The virtues of the kindly dead: Wo do not mourn the years behind If hope Ilea In the one nhend -8. E. Klscr In Chicago Record-Herald Kind Old Mnn. Ascum What did that rich old uncle of yours give you for Christmas? Some thing useful, I'll bet. llnuskeep Yes; a little device for sav ing coal bills. Ascum Ah! An arrangement to at tach to the heater. Ilauskeep No; to keep on my desk. It's a bill flle. Philadelphia Press. The Only One In Captivity. Museum Patron Well, what new freak have you for the holidays? Manager The rarest thing on earth Uie man who doesn't buy more Christ mas presents than he can afford. Then He Took Another. Comfort Brown Don't you think It nonsensical-nil this kissing urider the mistletoe? Tliomns Tubbs Sure thing! But a little nonsense now nnd then Is rel Ishcd by the best of men nnd women! A Synonym. Spacer Give me a synonym for the word Christmas. Popper (moodily) Broke! Dealer in Live Stock 1 We respectfully solieityour patronage The Market was established in 1S92 and is the only first class Market in Roseburg. Nothing but the very best quality of livestock is slaughtered MARKET ON JACKSON ST- $ ROSEBURG - - OREGON g LooR around before buying your Xmas Presents i We have the finest assort ment of Holiday Goods on the market. Also a full line of Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes. LOHR SONS, OPPOSITE THE DEPOT - - e .