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Library Note
By Keith Brownlow
Strange Stories, Amaz-
ing Facts of America’s
Past
Did Every Pocket Have
A Silver Lining? - When
William Jennings Bryan
carried his 1896 presiden-
tial campaign across the
country by train, some-
times delivering as many
as 30 speeches a day, he
unwittingly attracted a
band of faithful follow-
ers he hadn’t counted on:
pickpockets.
The candidate of the
Democratic, Populist, and
National Silver parties,
Bryan advocated the free
coinage of silver, at a ra-
tion to gold of 16 to 1. His
chief purpose in stumping
the country was to reach
the farmers of the Mid-
west, who would benefit
from the freer supply o
money the silver standard
would bring about. A
gifted orator, the energetic
36-year-old nominee ad-
dressed huge crowds at
every stop, assailing Wall
Street and extolling the
virtues of silver. To make
the point that silver was as
widely acceptable as gold,
he would ask his listeners
to raise their hands if they
carried gold in their pock-
ets, and then ask the same
of those who had silver.
What Bryan didn’t real-
ize, however, was that in
doing so, he was aiding
some 59 pickpockets who
would hop on the train at
the beginning of the day,
blend in with the others on
board, and then pile out at
each whistlestop to work
the tightly packed crowd
that had assembled. The
thievery became such a
serious problem that Bryan
finally had to hire a Pinker-
ton detective. On one oc-
casion, he even interrupted
a speech to point out a fast-
fingered operator.
Meanwhile, his Repub-
lican opponent, William
McKinley, conducted his
entire campaign from his
front porch in Canton,
Ohio. Special railway
excursion fares were of-
fered, and between June
and November 1896, close
to 750,000 people vis-
ited him, arriving by the
thousands from 30 states.
McKinley and gold tri-
umphed.
Books on Review
Title: Prague Winter
Author: Madeleine Al-
bright
Before Madeleine Al-
bright turned twelve, her
life was shaken by the Nazi
invasion of
Czechoslovakia the
country where she was
bom—the Battle of Britain
, the near-total destruction
of European Jewry, the Al-
lied victory in World War
II, the rise of communism,
and the onset of the Cold
War.
Albright’s experiences,
and those of her family,
provide a lens through
which to view the most
tumultuous dozen years in
modem history. Drawing
on her memory, her par-
ents’ written reflections,
interviews with contem-
poraries, and newly avail-
able documents, Albright
recounts a tale that is by
turns harrowing and in-
spiring. Prague Winter is
an exploration of the past
with timeless dilemmas in
mind and, simultaneously,
a journey with universal
lessons that is intensely
personal.
The book takes read-
ers from the Bohemian
capital’s thousand-year-
old castle to the bomb
shelters of London, from
the desolate prison ghetto
of Terezin to the highest
councils of European and
American government.
Albright reflects on her
discovery of her family’s
Jewish heritage many de-
cades after the war, on her
Czech homeland’s tangled
history, and on the stark
moral choices faced by her
parents and their genera-
tion. Often relying on eye-
witness descriptions, she
tells the story of how mil-
lions of ordinary citizens
were ripped from familiar
surroundings and forced
into new roles as exiled
leaders and freedom fight-
ers, resistance organizers
and collaborators, victims
and killers. These events
of enormous complexity
are nevertheless shaped
by concepts familiar to
any growing child: fear,
trust, adaptation, the search
for identity, the pressure
to conform, the quest for
independence, and the dif-
ference between right and
wrong.
“No on one who lived
through the years of 1937
to 1948,” Albright writes,
“was a stranger to pro-
found sadness. Millions of
innocents did not survive,
and their deaths must never
be forgotten. Today we
lack the power to reclaim
lost lives, but we have a
duty to learn all that we
can about what happened
and why.”
Title: After Camelot
Author: J. Randy
Taraborrelli
For more than half a
century, Americans have
been captivated by the
Kennedys—their joys
and heartbreaks, tragedies
and triumphs, the dark
side and the remarkable
achievements. Now, in this
ambitious and sweeping
account, acclaimed biog-
rapher J. Randy Tarabor-
relli continues the family
chronicle begun with his
bestselling Jackie, Ethel,
Joan: Women of Camelot
and provides an engrossing
and unflinching look at the
years....
If it could ever be said
that America had a “royal
family,” it would be the
Kennedys of Massachu-
setts. In this groundbreak-
ing biography, Taraborrelli
brings this complex and
dynamic family to life as
he recounts the years fol-
lowing the murders of Jack
and Bobby. He describes
the challenges Bobby’s
children faced as they grew
into adulthood; Eunice
and Sargent Shriver’s re-
markable philanthropic
work; the emotional tur-
moil Jackie faced after
JFK’s assassination and
the complexities of her
eventual marriage to Aris-
totle Onassis; the sudden
death of JFK Jr. And the
stoicism and grace of his
sister, Caroline. He also
brings into clear focus the
complex and intriguing
story of Ted Kennedy and
shows how he influenced
the sensibilities of the next
generation and challenged
them to uphold the Ken-
nedy name.
Based on extensive re-
search, including hundreds
of exclusive interviews,
After Camelot captures the
wealth, glamour, and for-
titude for which the Ken-
nedys are so well known.
With this book, J. Randy
Taraborrelli takes read-
ers on an epic journey as
he unfolds the ongoing
saga of the nation’s most
famous—and controver-
sial—family.
Out in Arlam - Upon the hill
By: Joyce Dorris
The nineteenth of April
came and went. I made four
boxes of brownies and we
enjoyed them. Eddie kept
saying he was 36 or 71, he
couldn't remember. I put
milk chocolate frosting
on the brownies and used
those big marshmallow
orange peanuts for deco-
ration. Everyone enjoyed
the decoration as well as
the brownies. Some of
the residents had coffee
with their brownies. One
of the boxes of brownies
was devil's food cake and
I put the brownies in the
pan then put the devil's
food over the top. It turned
out so good. Next time,
I'll do it that way for the
plan. Eddie got a card from
his daughter and me. He
had kept on remembering
when his birthday was, but
couldn’t remember his age.
We got a nice rain Fri-
day for three or four hours.
The little garden is really
doing well. The tomatoes
are about quarter size and
the cucumbers have some
blooms. I had some of the
butter lettuce for lunch.
It's not my favorite, but it
sure is pretty in the garden.
Gonna plant another vari-
ety next time. I have been
cleaning up the debris left
from our burn piles. We
had some wood stacked
between two trees that the
woodpeckers have had
quite a feast on. I set that
on fire but the rain didn’t
let it all get finished so
I still have work to do. I
am so glad to be able to
get outside. I have to be
careful walking. Those
pesky moles have tunnels
all over the yard and when
it rains those tunnels col-
lapse and leave places to
trip me up. So I have to be
careful. Nearly everyone
has some of those critters
on their property. On oc-
casion George digs one
of them out and he leaves
a bigger but he sure has
fun playing with the little
rascal until he eventually
kills it. It's fun to watch
that battle. I remade one
of the open bird feeders
but I need to put a sign
up. No Squirrels Allowed.
I've got the fattest squirrels
in Rusk County. They rob
the bird feeders and send a
JVTariiyn CorcZ&r
Hello everyone, I pray you all have a blessed week. I already have, we had fresh
broccoli, zucchini & yellow squash, out of our garden this week. Manna from heaven
is what it tasted like. Are you jealous? SORRY!!!!!!. AM I BAD!!!! !YES!
Have several folks who have asked me how to season or re season a black iron
skillet. I know how my Mother use to do it but not many of wash clothes out in a
wash pot in the back yard any more. She would grease it up real good and throw it
in the fire under the wash pot. I found another version and will share that with you.
1. Scrub skillet well in hot soapy water.
2. Dry thoroughly.
3. Spread a thin layer of melted shortening or vegetable oil over the skillet.
4. Place it upside down on a middle oven rack at 375 degrees.
(Place foil on a lower rack to catch drips.)
5. Bake 1 hour; let cool in the oven.
ROAST CHICKEN
1 (4-to 5-lb.) whole chicken
1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
1 lemon half
1 tsp. seasoned pepper
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove neck and giblets from chicken and reserve
or discard. Rinse with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of
cavity with 1/2 tsp. salt. Place lemon half inside cavity. Mix pepper, rosemary and
remaining salt. Brush outside of chicken with oil. Rub 2 1/2 tsp. pepper mixture
into skin. Sprinkle remaining pepper over both sides of the breast. Place chicken
breast side up on a lightly greased wire rack in a lightly greased shallow pan. Add 3/4
cup water to pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees
and bake 30 minutes. Baste with pan juices; drizzle with melted butter. Bake 15
to 25 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in thigh registers 165 degrees,
shielding with foil to prevent over browning. Remove from oven and baste with
pan juices. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
ROQUEFORT NOODLES
1(12 oz.) pkg. wide egg noodles
1 Tbsp. jarred chicken soup base
1/2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup butter
6 to 8 green onions, sliced
4 to 6 oz. Roquefort or other blue cheese, crumbled
1 (8 oz.) container sour cream
Cook noodles according to package directions, adding chicken soup base and oil
to water. Melt butter in a large heavy
skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
Reduce heat to medium low, and stir in blue cheese, stirring constantly until cheese
is melted. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream until blended and smooth. Toss
the cheese sauce and the noodles together. Add seasoned pepper to taste.
BACON-AND-CHEDDAR CORN MUFFINS
6 bacon slices
2 cups self-rising white commeal mix
1 Tbsp. sugar
11/2 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
4 Tbsp. butter melted
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cook bacon until crisp; drain then crumble. Com-
bine commeal mix and sugar, make a hole in the center. Stir together buttermilk and
egg; add to commeal stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in melted
butter, cheese and bacon. Spoon batter into greased muffin pan, filling almost full.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire rack to cool. (I would
take the muffin while its hot and butter it and chow down).
lot of time at their dinners.
I enjoy watching the birds
eating and it's really good
to see one of the unusual
birds visiting along with
the regular doves every
evening, and, oh, yes, the
squirrels, fat rascals that
they are. Along with our
fat dog George, they need
to join weight watchers!
I put out some more
Roundup around the
trees and hope the grass
doesn't come back for a
few months. I grabbed a
handful of berries while
I was out in the orchard.
I see that the wind has
taken some of the peaches
off. Maybe they needed
thinning! My beautiful
rose bush, Rio Samba, is
blooming. The first of the
day lilies is yellow. There
are lots of buds on most of
those plants. Did you know
Rosemary blooms? I have
a four-inch-square (more
or less) four year old plant
and it had tiny blooms this
year. I love pinching a
piece of it when I pass by. It
smells so fresh and leaves
your fingers with the clean
fragrance. Those black
birds with brown heads are
cleaning out the bird feed-
ers in minutes. Fifty to one
hundred of them at a time
swarm in and clean out
the feeders and all that has
been spilled below them.
Michael was here and
has cleaned out the left-
overs. He cleans up the ice
box every Monday.
It was still too wet to
do much outside work.
Lots of the suckers grow-
ing on the tree trunks. My
muscles wont squeeze the
pruners hard enough to do
much help.
I cooked a butt roast to-
day and it was tougher than
any meat I've ever cooked.
I had cooked that cut be-
fore and had no trouble
but this one was so tough
you could hardly cut it. I'm
gonna grind up what's left
and make spaghetti sauce
of it. Can't waste a roast
when I don’t even buy very
much except hamburger. I
am running out of venison
burger meat. Hunting sea-
son better hurry before I
run completely out. I heard
about a country funeral to-
day. Unlike a country mar-
riage with shotguns and the
couple riding off on a mule.
This was a beautiful family
affair. Laura Jane Hunt was
in her eighties and only
a few close relatives are
left. All went like a regular
church funeral except at
the closing of the service.
Her casket was placed on
a wagon pulled by horses
out to the church cemetery.
Down Sour Lake, Dairetta,
Liberty way... Somewhere
down there. I knew Laura
Jane slightly. She had spent
her last seven years in a
nursing home. She was
an ex-sister-in-law to my
husband's sister Dorothy.
I planted some radishes
and cucumbers. I can have
a mess of greens this week.
They are almost the right
size. I saw some tomato
vines for ten dollars at
Walmart yesterday with
tennis-ball size tomatoes
on them. It's pinto beans
for the main menu today.
Eddie and Mr. Weame like
them when I cook them
until the juice is thick. With
some com bread and green
onions. Dinner's served. I
will have a little mess of
greens. I'm the only one
who eats them around here.
Frank James is setting out
some Jalapeno plants. I
think he said six. I didn’t
put any out. But I've got
green onions. I'll get a few
more tomatoes put out
and maybe a few yellow
squash.
Frank James gave me
a huge carton of rice so
I guess I'll cook some of
that for those pintos. I
took Eddie rice and pintos,
chocolate cake, iced tea
and some seasoned french
fries. I have been taking
too much at a time. Got
to cut down so nothing is
wasted. I cooked black-
eyed peas Friday. What's
left I will make black-eyed
pea patties. Hope you have
a great week. The weather
has been glorious, and
those weeds in the yard are
really growing up by leaps
and bounds especially the
dandelions.
Up on the Hill.
Maybe I can catch up
with my news this week.
This past week was very
busy at THS with TAKS
tests for four days. On the
days that classes were not
testing, they were able to
take field trips to museums
and colleges. They also
took fitness tests on some
of the days. Mr. Vemett
Richardson, Mr. Roy Platt,
Mrs. Cindy Sessions, Ms.
Marybeth Hearn, Mrs.
Aparicio, Ms Manole, and
I accompanied them. Mrs.
Cathy Windhan and Brad-
ley were with us when we
went to Marshall. Visiting
with Cathy brought back
many memories from her
school days. The students
were well-behaved and
represented THS very well.
On Wednesday, Jerrie
Strahan, Beverly Tippett,
Maria Aparacio, Mahalia
Manole, and I represented
the high school. I was
privileged to introduce Ms.
Manole in Mr. Lindgren's
place. Dr. Mid Johnson,
Mary Lynn Tinkle,Calvin
Smith, and Donna Tip-
ton were also there. Mrs.
Tipton was the Timpson
Middle School nominee for
Shelby County Teacher of
the Year; Ms. Manole was
nominee for High School
Teacher of the Year. Mrs.
Ivins, Gladys Hooper, Te-
resa Bums, Tammy Sparks,
Shelia Morris, and Silisha
Bolton attended from el-
ementary. Mrs. Bolton
was nominated for El-
ementary Teacher of the
Year. One of our former
teachers and THS student,
Monica Eakin Fitzgerald
was nominated as one of
the Joaquin teachers of
the year. She was intro-
duced by her principal, for-
mer TISD teacher Sheryl
Graves. We appreciate the
Shelby County Chamber
of Commerce for sponsor-
ing this event every year.
Guest speaker, SFAprofes-
sor urged all the teachers:
"Never say that you are just
a teacher". You have one
of the most important jobs
in the world! After I left
the reception, I stopped by
to visit Bmce and Patricia
for a while. I also got to
visit with and hold Lynk
Stokes, such a friendly,
cute baby boy!
Speaking of babies,
Taylor Stewart will cel-
ebrate her 3rd birthday
this week.
On Friday afternoon,
I went to visit Aunt Marie
at Lakeside and there sat
Uncle James. They are so
happy to be together in the
same place. I visited them
on Saturday afternoon.
Jay, Suzie, Shari, Leroy,
and Katie were there visit-
ing them. Uncle James
really enjoys seeing those
granddaughters.
As I was leaving Stock-
man for Center on Sun-
day, I met up with our
cousin K Franks. He and
his fiance had been to the
Ramsey Reunion at Fra-
zier Hall. We had a good
visit in front of the old
Stockman store building.
We talked about our days
as grandchildren of Tom
Franks and his brother
Uncle Buddy Franks. Each
family had a large family,
lived near one another, and
worked, played, and sang
together. I encouraged
them to come back to the
Franks' reunion the second
Saturday in June. Lurlene
reported a great crowd and
a good time; most of the
Dan Ramsey siblings were
represented there. Aunt
Marcelle Cobb Ramsey is
the family matriarch.
On Sunday Christopher
and I, as usual, took a short
trip to Lufkin to see Gray-
cie. Zachary and Pam say
the only reason we come is
to see Graycie. We really
enjoy watching her as she
entertains us.
CM K
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