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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
VICTORIA AS HAUSFRAU.
The Queen of Great Britain and Ire.
land Is to a Large Extent Her
Own Housekeeper.

Notwithstanding the enormous
to deal, the queen is to a large extent
her own housekeeper. The first thing
every morning paper of suggestions
from the clerk of the kitchen is placed
before her, from which in her own hand
she orders the menus of the day, both
for herself and such of her grandchil-
dren as may be with her. These menus
are at once sent to the kitchens, gardens
and other departments concerned, to
obtain the viands required; and their
contents duly entered, together with
the quantities of mntrials used, in the
books which are kept in the royal
kitchen.
The queens chef receives salary of
6 300 per annum, and has as satellites
four master cooks, two yoemen of the
kitchen, two assistant cooks, six ap-
prentices, and six kitchen maids, be-
sides pantry1hen and other lesser lights.
In addition to the great kitchen at
Windsor, there are the greenroom, for
vegetables, and the confectionery and
lPaStA A1tCACAs LIS ldot 10 a ulOSt ILL
portant department, controlled by a
confectioner with six assistants, and
fitted in the most complete manner.
All her majesty's favored cakes, bis
cults, pastry, etc., are made here, and
sent by special messengers several
times week to whichever of her resi-
dences the court may be staying at.
All stores at Windsor are under prop
FER supervision, no materials being
served without proper requisition
signed by the head of the department
concerned. Not bag of dog biscuits
can even be ordered for the kennels I'M
Jess on the printed form. In fact, the
whole establishment is practically as
methodically conducted as any great
London business. This method, which
was evolved by her majesty and the late
prince consort out of the chaos which
descended from the days of George w.,
entirely does away with waste, extrava-
gance, and moreover enables her majes-
ty to exercise that wise control over her
finances which enables her to keep the
grandest establishment on relatively
the smallest royal income in Europe
E. NJ. Jessop, in Pail Mall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
HIS SON HIS COMMANDER.
Unusual Reversal of Family Author
ity Crops Up In a Colorado
Regiment.

Out of the hurry and hustle of the
war there has come one of the most
remarkable cases of the reversal of fam.
lily authority ever known to military
men. A son is commissioned officer
in a regiment, while the father is pri
vate in the same regiment. The son
gives the father commands; the father
executes the orders; he touches his hal
when he passes his boy during duty.
On the rolls of the First Colorado in.
fantry appear the name of Ben Lear
second lieutenant, aged 10, and Benja'
min Lear, ST., private, aged "A. The
father is proud of the success of his
son and never tires of boasting to his
fellow privates.
Lieut.. Lear is fine specimen of the
young American soldier. He has all
the good qualities that are known as
"Western." He has go and push and
grit, very intelligent mind and ar
aptness for his work. He laughed when
asked about the family relations in the
regiment.
"Why, my dear fellow" he exclaimed
'don't you know that in regiment
there are no family relations? Here
we are all officers or privates or band.
men, and that en is the whole business
But, seriously, the curious relations
which l am bound to maintain with
my own father are ridiculous, and II
he did not have d fine sense of humol
himself they would be well-nigh insup
portable.
HE comes in here with a message
for instance, and stopping at the dool
he stands at salute until ! have time OF
am in disposition to receive him by
acknowledging his salute. Then he
does the goose-step and comes into my
tent, where he must stand at atten'
ton until the business is finished; then
he must salute again before he goes
out. Altogether it is laughable, be.
cause I am stickler for discipline
even though it does involve my own
father.
'sWhen it is fathers turn to carry
wood, draw rations, or do police duty
it is my task to issue those orders te
the old gentleman, and he touches his
cap and replies: Yes, SIR as respect
fully as you please.
''When the call for volunteers came
was a first sergeant in the Colorado
national guard and volunteered.
went with my company to Denver and
we were mustered in, ! kept my old
rank OF first sergeant In the First Col.
orado infantry.
when the regiment was recruiting
father came to headquarters and want
ed to enlist. l persuaded him not te
join, sand when left | was sure that
father would stay at home. where he
was badly needed on his paper. But
when the recruiting officer went back
to Denver for more men you can judge
Of my amazcment to find my father
in the first batch sent up = N. Y
World
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
WOMAN OF THE ANGELUs.
Peasant Cottage ut DarbizOn,
Near Paris.

Barbizon, little village in the midst
of the forest of Fontainebleau, short
distance from Paris, has become goal
of pilgrimage for many admirers OF
Millet's work. and particularly for
those who know that the woman who
suggested to the great painter his ia
nous picture of 'The Angelus" still
lives there in little cottage stones
throw from where she was born. Mere
Adele's home is small vipe-clad cot
tage, in which she lives a frugal but
comfortable life, troubled only by the
overinquisitive tourists and by her
rheumatism. She must have been an
attractive woman once, for even now,
although she has witnessed the passing
of more than three-scere years and ten,
there are traces of former beauty in her
wrinkled face.
Mere Adele is lady, though she has
worn her fingers blunt by toll, and her
form. Is. leapt larader the burdens she hia.s
had to bear. When she looks at you hel
smile is like benediction, and thu
beautiful things of earth are not lost
upon her. her IndnueT Is cneeTIul, III
one who feels she has not lived in vain
If questioned closely she will tell you
of the day when the great artist came
through the dense forest with his wife
and children, leaving behind him the
gay city of Paris with its schools oil
painting and its models. She knows 6
great deal of the very bard days which
followed for Jean Francois Millet-the
toll. the anxiety, the disappointment
She nursed his five children, and did
the little field-work ia the garden ad.
joining the cottage. When he saw his
purse-girl, Adele, and her father rever-
emily bowling their heads in prayer al
the ringing of the Angelus he con-
ceived the picture which. If not his best
work, is yet the best known, and the
one most appreciated by the people.
Mere Adele calls herself child of God
She looks it in the painting. and she
lives it every day in her humble cottage.
Edward A. Steiner, in Woman's Home
COMPANION.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
Cold Fish Served with a sauce.

Fish en- vinaigrette is made by boil
ing carefully nice fresh fish. When
done take it from the fire and stand
aside to cool. When cold dish neatly
on large platter and squeeze over it
the juice of two lemons. Have ready
two hard-boiled eggs. the whites and
yolks chopped very fine, but separate
iy, also sufficient chopped parsley to
make two tablespoonfuls. Put around
the fish ring of the yolks of the eggs.
then a ring of the whites. then a ring
OF capers. then again the yoIks and
whites, and on the outer edge put a
row of fresh parsley or lettuce leaves.
Sprinkle the entire fish with finely
chopped parsley and serve it with sauce
vinaigrette or with mayonnaise dress
ing.-Ladies' Home journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
GAY cOLoRs REIGN.
The Coming Garments VIII BE Rain.
observation-disclosures of the
New Trimmings.

This is the only time of the year when
all women are impervious to the spell of
the bargain counter. Where the fresh
est and newest wares are displayed
there the earnest seekers after fashion,
able attire are gathered together. They
have all rallied nobly to the standard of
the crepon on one hand, and of the
heather mixture tweeds on the other,
and the charm of these fabrics is very
evidently due to their engaging colors,
for, with plaids setting the pace, this
promises to be a veritable rainbow win
ter Ordinarily the American woman
is conservative creature as regards
the radiance of her plumage in the au-
tumn and out of doors, but sopae change
of heart has been worked, and the COS
tune that refaatrs rs many as five diff
ferent tones is by high and unques-
| toned authority regarded as In excel
lent taste.
Shoe, changeable, and striped crepons
take precedence. and beautiful brown
! example of this weave, diagonally lined
in inch-wide bands of corn flower blue,
hliu tIC WuOic COStullc cuTlCueu Will
green bronze buttons and touches OF
fiame-colored velvet, is displayed by one
importer as noble example worthy OF
frequent imitation. Some of these ere
pons, 1t is well to mention, are so woven
as to show transparent spaces in light
ly silk slips, thereby adding MORE cheer
full webbed silk or wool threads, and
this necessitates their erection upon
colored tones to the already multi
colored costumes. Let 1t be borne in
mind, however, that various as are the
colors used they never clash, and that
a crepon wrought half of silk and half
of wool is not regarded as suitable for a
street gown. 1t serves for the theater,
afternoon calls, church and luncheon
purposes, and nearly all such toilets
are trimmed on the skirt.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
THE ART OF FACE WASHING.
Boiled water at Night Helps to Pre-
serve the SmOothness and Clear
ness of the skin.

The face, exposed as it is to every
form of floating corruption, needs most
intelligent and unremitting care. 1t is
also the theater of the emotions, where
hate, envy, jealousy, anger and all the
.unlovely traits play their mimic part.
Bad facial habits, scowling, squirting,
grimacing leave here their indelible
lines.
Sighed faded beauty, as she gazed
at her white, shapely shoulders and
prematurely lined face: "Ah, me! l
have literally an old head on young
shoulders. l wonder why it is?' One
does not have to search far for the an
swer. The face bears the brunt of the
battle of life. Women do not realize the
value of an unruff1ed brow and serene
countenance until too oft indulgence in
unhappy emotions has fixed their fatal
footprints there. The utterance of
'prunes and prisms" is not SO utterly
absurd as it appears at first thought.
1t carries a bit of lesson. 1t repre-
sents desire to '.look pleasant" as
the photographers caution a sitter.
Why not try to imagine ones self be-
fore perpetual camera? The predom-
inant spirit that lies back of the coun
tenance molds the tractable tissue into
its own likeness as years roll on, so
that she who runs may read"
Washing the face every night in hot
water that has been boiled to soften it,
followed by cold water and gentle
massage, will undeniably smooth out
incipient lines and greatly retard the
formation of new ones.
The epidermis is horny substance,
containing not one particle of water,
therefore water cannot penetrate it.
Oil and yapor will. They soften this
pores and loosen all undesirable acc,l,
mutations.
Every night, before going to bed, a
short time should be devoted to the
facial bath. If the skin. be impreg
mated with blackheads and pimples, rub
in well little olive or sweet almond
oil, allowing it to remain on about ten
minutes. Wash off in hot, boiled wa
ter and pure soap, using plenty of fric
ton. Rinse in hot water until all traces
of soap have been removed. Then
dash on plentifully cold water in which
pinch of soda has been dissolved. A
few drops of benzoin added to the water
makes milky, fragrant bath. and acts
as a tonic and whitener to the skin.
Dry the face thoroughly upon soft
towel, rubbing upward and backward
toward the ear. If the skin feels at
all harsh finish with tiny bit of cold
cream to replace the natural oil re-
moved by the hot bath and friction.
A. youthful skin does not require the
cream and subsequent massage, but it
is of indispensable value to an aging
face.
faithfully and intelligently pursued
this simple treatment, in conjunction
with hints above given. will refine
coarse and greasy skins, eradicate mi
nor cases of eruptions, restore fresh
ness and color to faded faces and erase
many lines caused by time, worry and
facial expression.-Ledger Monthly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

spaces between these fit four small,
dark triangles of the same size. This
will give half of the block. Make the
other half by reversing the colors, and
join the two by their long sides. To join
the blocks, fit the points made by cut
ting out the three-inch squares from a
dark triangle into the corresponding
space of the light side of another block.
Ohio Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
ltenss That May Prove of Great me
terest TO the House,
wife.

If anybody can make perfect cup of
tea 1T is the clever demonstration who
gets a large salary from one of the
large tea companies for showing just
how the fragrant leaf should be brewed
TO achieve perfection. "Scald your
sarthen teapot" says this woman, suit
ing the deed to the word, lust so, and
never, never use tin teapot under any
circumstances. Measure out the tea,
allowing half teaspoonful for each
cup of boiling water, reducing the pro-
portions when several cups are re-
quired or increasing them if the tea
used is not up to the standard or if the
thinker prefers 1t extra strong. Have
fresh water that has just come to a
boil for the first time. Put the tea in
cloth strainer and pour on the bubbling
boiling water. Cover closely with tea
cozy and let the tea brew on the back
Of the range or at the table from three
to five minutes. If the tea is to stand
for some time remove the strainer with
the tea leaves, else the fragrant aroma
Is wasted and the tannin extracted"
Ounce jelly may be made in quantity
or a little at time, as the circum-
stances of the case determine. Wipe the
fruit carefully, removing all the stems
and the fuzz, as well as any parts not
perfectly fair and sound. Use the best
parts of the fruit for canning, preserv-
ing or baking, as the cores, skins and
harder portions or the small, knotty
ounces will answer quite as we'll for
jelly. The seeds especially must be
utilized, as they contain large portion
of gelatinous substance. Cover with
plenty Of water and boil until the pulp
is SOFT Wash we'll. and drain over
night preferably. The next morI9ng
measure the juice and put over to boil.
When it reaches the boiling point, add
an equal quantity of hot sugar; skim
and boil three or four minutesuntil it
Legins to jell in the spoon. Roll the
jelly glasses in hot water. and fill with
the scalding liquid, which should be
crystal clear and of q rich red.
There is a science in the putting
away of food in storercom or ice box
that is too often neglectedby the other
wise particular housekeeper. The slice
Of breakfast ham is often carelessly left
in juxtaposition with the dinner roast,
which spoils the flavor of the latter. A
dish of cold boiled onions is thought
lessly set near the butter. which at
once absorbs Its distinctive odor with-
put advantage to itself. Celery is laid
near the cream pitcher and turnips or
boiled cabbage set by the cooling Gus.
tard for supper. Through such care.
lessness and ignorance the loss is some
times quite great. Milk, cream and but
ter should be kept as much as possible
from all food, US they too readily alb
sorb any flavor at hand. Meat or poul-
try should not rest against each other,
but be arranged so that the air can cir
culate about them. If meat and poultry
are to hang, they sshould be suspended
with the choicest part down, that the
juices may settle Washington
SfaP
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Mushrooms Stewed,

Peel and scrape the inside Of the
flaps and rub the buttons with piece
of flannel and salt, sprinkle salt over
them. and put in sauce pan with some
whole pepper, simmer over slow fire.
and when done, stir in little butter
and flour, and two tablespoonfuls of
cream, and boil together for a moment
or two, and serve with sippets OF toast.
Boston Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
where-sympathy Is Needed.

Il don't know" said Mr.. Snaggs, as he
came In from the lawn and sat himself
down on the porch and famed himself
vigorously. Idon't know why so much
ado should be made about that poem
concerning The Man with the Hoe"
why, my dear, think of the toll OF
centuries which bows him down, speak
ing hereditarily."
"Oh, pshaw, that's nothing. What
the painters and poets ought to work
at. and excite sympathy for, is the man
with the lawn mower.n-Pittsbprgp
Chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
The HeadIonr Career.

"How are you getting on with your
automobile?
II can start it all right, but l can't
stop it unless / run into something"
Chicago Daily Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Mrs. Catterson-What pity you
have no children.
Mrs. Hatterson-I don't know. If l
did have, I wouldn't be able to take
such an active part in the mothers
congress.-Brooklyn Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
Frozen Almond Custard.

A half pound of blanched almonds, to
which six tablespoonfuls of sugar have
been added, mixed with custard made
of the yolks Of fonr eggs and q pint Of
sweetened milk, will make delicious
dish. When the whole is cold peHpa Il
to a paste. adding quart of cream.
After straining this put 1t into freezer
until ready TO serve. N. Y. Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

(which do you prefer" said the call
er, "golf or whist?"
''Golf," answered Mrs. Blykins
promptly. 1T fatigues my husband so
much when he plays it that he doesn't
talk about it in his sleep."-Washing-
ton Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
IRISH CHAIN QUILT.
Our Grandmothers We're Very Fond
OF This Attractive and Easily
Constructed Pattern.

Cut nine-inch squares of light and
dark cloth. Divide each of these into
two triangles; from the right-angle
corner of each of these triangles cut
three-inch square. To the hypotenuse
or base of the dark apex-gouged tri-
angle thus obtained join the bases OF
smaller light-colored. triangles made by
dividing three-inch squares. Into the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
DECORATION NOTES.
Pretty Materials for Curtains and
HanEings Are Now Easily
r. Obtainable.


the market for making sash curtains,
but. after all, Scotch madras, the genu-
inc sort, holds it's own for attractive
ness. especially in its ecru tint or deep
cream, which harmonizes with nearly
all colorings in furnishing.
Scotch madras showing the design
covering its ground well and leaving but
little ground to show is the most ar
tistic in se,f-colors. Scotch madras in
stained glass colorngs, and. sslriN't'ry cen
ventionaf. designs is the most decorative
urapery one can have for windows.
Never were cretonnes and chintzes
more beautiful than they are this sum.
mer, nor more varied in the style OF
their designs. For large houses the
all-over rampant poppy and thistle de.
signs in low tones of their natural col
ors on a cream ground are lovely.
Extremely beautiful are the cotton
liberty velyets; their texture is ex-
quisitely soft and their designs and col.
orings are in keeping. Liberty velvet
of dull blue ground shows an ali-oyer
swaying lotos design with stems and
flowers in shades of indigo blue.
Some of the beautiful chintzes and
soft-finished cretonnes, as also the
repped cretonnes. may be put. to very
decorative uses in the way of applique
work. For example, large poppy de-
signs, .hollyhocks and peonies and their
stems and leaves may be cut from the
eretonne and applied, for instance, to
linen curtain as frieze.
A beautiful treatment for gray linen
curtain is TO lay under the top Dor
der of orange-colored twill and to work
bold scroll design in outline for cut
work, and then to cut away the gray TO
show the orange twill as design.-La-
dies World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
SO Gov.

Jack-Didn't Miss Footlite's costume
strike you as being rather immodest?
Tom-Not a bit of it. On the con-
trary, it seemed to shrink from observa-
tion.-N. Y. Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
How He KnnU

Husband-You sharpened. your Lead
pencil last night, didn't you?
Wife-How do you know?
Husband-I've just been trying to
shave myself.-Tit-B Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Miss Annie E. Cunning, Tyre. Mich
says, 81 suffered long time from dys.
pepsia;. lost flesh and became very weak
Kodol Dyspepsia ure completely cured
me-" 1t digests what you eat and cures
all forms Of stomach trouble. 1t never
fails to give immediate relief in the worst
cases. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Mr.. ]. Sheer, Sedalia. Mo, saved his
chjld's life by One Minute Cough Cure.
Doctors had gisen her up TO die with
Group. It's an iufallible cure for coughs,
colds, grippe, pneumonia, bronchitis and
throat and lung troubles. Relieves al
once. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
EATS n..sz MANY USES.
Housekecpcrs VIII Not Neg
lect to Put in Practice.

There are many fats that can be used
in cooking. All of these should be saved
by themselves for culinary purposes.
Fresh pork fat should always be saved,
as it is as nice as lard for frying. Nut
ton and lamb fat, however, is strong
and of no culinary value. Beef fat is
valuable for frying, but should be mixed
when tried out with about half its bulk
of lard or tried out in chicken fat A
coordination of various meat fats used
in the kitchen makes a better medium
ing than pure lard and is more
me. Butter is the poorest fat
Ag. 1t cannot be successfully
yep frying, as doughnuts and
are fried, because it burns
" be heated to the proper
"a Keep two separate jars
It's, one for coarse fats,
iner. Those jars of a
With straight sides like
Ger jars. are the best Tor the pur-
pose. For keeping soap fats a lard
pail of the size that holds five pounds
when filled is the cheapest and most
convenient to use. Try out all the
pieces of fat until only scraps are left.
Fry slice of raw potato in it TO clarity
iit IL the fat is used in cooking, and pour
st into the jar in which the general fat
lis kept Save chicken fat, which is
delicate enough to use in place of olive
oil for dressing, in small jar by itself.
Turkey fat is too strong to use in cook
ing, but, like lamb and mutton fats. il
should be tried out, but strained into
the soap fat. 1t pays to keep this fat
clean and to strain it as it is tried out
from time to time. 1t is easy to keep a
supply of soft soap in the house from
this source, which will be very valuable
for house cleaning and washing up
greasy pots and kettles. even if it is
used for no other purpose.-N. Y. Trib-
une.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Castleton-Hello, never saw that
clock in the drawing room before.
Harold--No, but when sister heard
you were coming she had it moved in.
Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Loafers and postage stamps are 1sn-
ally stuck on corners.-Chicago Daily
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08
The one paw Cold cure,

TITO STtS U0y VUIU OUI0s
For cold in the, head and sore throat use Ker-
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quini- :, the lone
Day Cold Cure"
Eli T. Reynolds Pharmacy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Should your best girl decline to par
take of ice cream at your expense after
you have dropped a mild hint pertain.
ing to the scarcity of the almighty dol.
lar--that is love.-Chicago Daily News
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-08

Il was nearly dead WitS dyspepsia.
tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and
eTew worse. used Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. That cured me " 1t digests what
you eat Cures indigestion, sour stomach,
heartburn aud all forms of dyspepsia. Eli
+. Reynolds.