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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
Bit. of Culinary wisdom.

The Cooking Club.
Peas and beans are the most nutritious
of vegetables and take the place of meat
to a large extent.
Pastry should be cooled off in a warm
room; taking it suddenly from the oven to
a cold larder will make it heavy.
If celery Is called for in stew or soup
recipe and is not available. use instead
a small quantity of celery seed, which
gives a very pleasant favor
Boil small potatoes In their skins. When
cooked remove the skin by rubbing in a
cloth. drop into boiling fat 10 brown quick
ly. Drain and serve at once.
A pinch of powdered gum arabic sifted
with a little Of the sugar put into cream
before whipping, hastens the process and
makes the cream hold the air longer
When making beef tea never add the salt
till the meat has been cooking for some
time. Salt acts upon the fibre and pre-
vents ii giving out al its nourishing prop
critics.
plain rice pudding, the variety that is
made with rice and milk and without eggs,
is much improved if a cupful of almond
meats, blanched and chopped very fine. is
put in to be cooked with the pudding.
IL chopped parsley for soups or any sauce
is blanched ii produces bright green in
stead of a dull one. Place the parsley i'm a
strainer and dip ii for few seconds in fast
boiling water, to which is added one-eighth
teaspoonful of soda Then squeeze dry in
the corner of the clean cloth and chop fine
ly. This method improves the taste and
color of the parsley.
A really tough fowl can be made into an
excellent roast if steamed for an hour. Be
fore placing in a steamer, put few stalks
of celery and slice of onions inside the
bird to flavor il. When il is taken from
the steamer fill with a well-seasoned dress
ing. The fowl must be carefully handled
in stufiing, as it is already half cooked and
may be easily torn. Truss it neatly and
roast until crisp and brown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

cts. stoles. neck pieces in all sizes and
muffs of the large pillow pattern, as well as
of the smaller style. The fur is very pretty
and deal be said i'm its favor, for it
will wear much better than some of its
longer-haired competitors. Its color. very
dark gray. shading in some cases to brown
and I'm others To black. will add color 10 the
face of the wearer instead of taking it away
as chinchlla and squirrel did Mole is to
be made with other furs as trimming. last
seasons liking for combining two furs being
continued A handsome stole piece with ends
reaching tn the bottom of the skirt had
bands Of ermine inserted three inches above
the bottom. 1t made pretty combination,
and doubtless the new fur will have many
admirers. The skin of the mole is very small
and where the skins joined there is
plainly seen tiny ridge Of fur. This feature
adds to the dressiness of the pieces.
New York. Aug. 2S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
"sIighting" May BE a Virtue.

Philadelphia Record.
We have just read of poor woman who,
when asked by a friend what she had been
doing to make herself look so WORKOUT, re-
piled. Cooking and eating and washing
the dishes. and oh. l am SO tired
How many they are these poor souls.
and how ones heart goes out TO them!
Theirs is a long. slow martyrdom. The
monotony of household routine wears on
them until the fretted nerves give way
entirely. They would not permit them
selves TO neglect a sicEIa duty. but they
cannot overcome the WEAKNESS which is
of the spirit rather than the body.
We dcn't know that there is much COM
ment TO be made, except in the way OF
sympathy; but 1t Will not hurt to repeat
a general caution against being too par
ticular, that conscientious fraflty or wo-
man. A womans conscience is perfectly
awful thing when she constantly heark-
ems to it's whisper of admonition on house
keeping matters. II becomes spoiled from
overindulgence so TO speak. IL reminos
he complained that it had tendency TO
get into his head
IL will always be found that the woman
who lives most happily in the domestic
relation and is most beloved by her chill
dren is the woman who avoids being over
particular. Not that she is slatternly, of
course; but she doesn't waste time worry
ing over being caught en- dishabilIe, or
over Mrs. So-and-sos noticing shreds on
her parlor carpet or dust on the mantle
piece. She possesses her soul I'm serenity.
She refuses to fritter away lifes energies
in such petty anxieties.
Once having embraced this easygoing
creed. it will be found that the stress is
removed from that perpetual round of
cooking and eating ard washing the
dishes" These will not seem such unin-
teresting and. wearisome tasks when the
must idea is dssipated.
We always fancy, by the way, that wo-
men ike this one stand in need of mental
relaxation There are some minor situa-
tions in life which eased by idling away
a little time over pleasing novel;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

shown in the accompanying pictures. A
gray tweed was used for the first, with fin
ish OF Straps. stitching and buttons. First in
the group is rough brown mixture
trimmed with brown passementerie. and be-
side II Is shown blue zibeline showing blue
buttons and stitching. Swapping will be the
lvored method % trimming. and IL is COM
hendable. for BY IL the tailor Is enabled to
give perfect ut and finish. the stitched
straps keeping the garment from slipping
I'm any way. Many straps are applied one
atop of another. the ends Of different
lengths being stitched firmly into place.
Skirts as well coats are being strapped,
and mixed suitings are made up In three
quarters coat and walking skirt every
seam Of both strapped. DO not attempt such
q garment unless you are sure your tailor
can make fine nj. for that Is to be- the es-
sential feature in winter tailoring. Skirts of
the heavy materials are made without lin
ing. so the added weight OF goods does not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
A Despised Fine Art.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Dishwashing is, of all household arts, the
most in contempt. But when properly done
Ii is not only an endurable, but really an
enjoyable task. OF course. everybody
knows that any one must have plenty of
hot soapsuds, hot rinsing water, and clean
dish towels, but no one says much about
the care of the sink or how the towels are
to be kept clean without swelling the family
laundry to unearthly proportions These
things are just a part of the easiness- of
dishwashing, if properly attended to. "A
greasy or muSty dish towel can spoil the
effect of the hottest soapSudS or the most
careful china wiping. Ergo, look after the
towels.
When the dishes are dried wash out the
towels in hot suds. Then empty the pan
into the sink. where the clean soapiness
will do excellent service. Then, placing the
towels back into the pan. pour boiling wa
ter on them. This scalding must not, in
the interest of the destruction of germs. be
omitted though you will have to add
plenty of cold water before you can ring
out the towels. Hang them outside on
towels light and clean possible.
When there is hot water in the boiler the
cleansing of the sink is simpler matter
But supposedly the summer housekeeper is
relying on a gas stove. So the first process
is TO run plenty of cold water into the sink
TO float over to the vent any coffee grounds
or crumbs. Never use a horrible germy
sink brush or even a shovel. Any refuse
other than what may be swept to the per-
forations with the finger tips is indicative
of imperfect plate scraping, and requires q
change in preparing the dishes for washing.
After the sink is cleared with the cold wa
ter 1t Is a good plan to take the hot soap
suds in which the towels have been washed
and thoroughly scrub the sink, soapng the
sides, corners and bottom as you work.
Rinse with the water i'm which the towels
have been scalded. and then run the cold
water faucet until no suspicion of millxiness
appears in the water i'm the sink. A sink
cleansed in this way should be as smooth
to the hand n well-washed jar, and as
pleasant object as any in the house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
THE ARMY OFFICERS WIFE.
A Problem Among the Officers which
Il Really Not n Problem.


One of the most delicate problems with
which the military authorities have to deal
is the army officers wife. In the navy,
where the duty separates the officer from
his family, there are none of the trying con-
siderations induced by garrison life in the
army. One of the features of this social fac
tor is the appointment to commissions of
men who have served in the enlisted force,
and there is always the terror that an army
officer, matter whence he comes. shall
bring with him a wife who is not up 10 the
service standard. The mere suggestion Of
anything which will add To this problem is
calculated to throw the military establish
ment into ethical hysteria; yet one officer,
Capt. T. Bentley Mott, of the Artillery
Corps, in certain plan he has proposed,
has approached this subject with fearless
ness and defiance and met the issue with
candor.
He has suggested that army commissions
be opened To the older noncommissioned Of
GERS, partly a reward To that class and
an inducement to have good soldiers remain
in the service. and partly in order TO obtain
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

i'm making the loaf to distribute the three
articles the batter WAS poured in the
pan, otherwise the complication of one
bridesmaid getting two or even three or
them might arise. 1t is not necessary that
these golden favors shall go into the cake.
The idea of the loaf on the table by itself
decorated with white ribbons and white
notices is new and the arrangement less
expensive than having the cake put up In
the conventional way in little boxes for the
guests to carry away. The bride. too, as
she goes through the cake-cutting cere-
mony, makes pretty and attractive pic
fNlrp
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
JANE adams TELLS WHY CO-OPE-
RATIvE HOUSEKEEPING FAILS.
To Slight Certain Household Work
May He Worth While-PracticaI
Culinary Hints.

club of women in an Iowa town, says
Jane Adams in Good Housekeeping. where
it seemed impossible TO procure domestic
employees, at one time undertook the begin
ming of collective housekeeping, conducting
the experiment upon the usual business ba-
sis. that they might not be confused with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
ChOristerS.

O wind and waters. We alone
Have chanted the primeval tone
Since Nature first began.
All other voices change, but We
Abide. the soul OF harmony
Interpreting to man.
He listens, and his heart is fain
To fashion an immortal strain,
Yet his sublimest lay
Is but the music of a tongue
Attuned to silence. and among
The echoes dies away.
John B. Tahb. in the September Att;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

CORDS will be made
this winter in the
matter OF wearing
wash goods within
doors, or shopkeep-
ers will experience
heavy losses. The
stores are filled with
I n e S e materials,
which are TO be used
chiefly in waists.
Wearing such in
doors has been a
growing practice for
several sea sons, but
the preparations for
IL never were so no.
ticeable at this time
Of x-Qar Tho navU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

Shirtwaist suits make ideal costumes for
early school days and are much in vogue.
This one is both smart and durable and is
made from wood brown Sicilian mohair.
piped with tan color and trimmed with
ornamental buttons. The yoke on the waist
is notable feature and marks the very
latest style. A May Manton pattern of
above waist 10. 44S7. sizes II TO 10 years,
or skirt No. 4i5s. sizes u To 10 years, will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

PATTERN COUPON.
For patterns OF garment illustrated above
send ~ cents tcoin or stamps.b
cut out illustration and inclose IL in letter.
Write your name and address distinctly and
state number and size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept. The Journal.
indianapolis. Ind.
Allow one week for return OF pattern.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
NO LAW VIOLATIONS.
Wild West Show Drew Large
Crowd Last Night.

FROM thursdays Daily.
The Wild West show was attended
at both performances by large crowds,
and the show gave excellent satisfac-
ton. The attendance in the evening
was much larger than was expected.
The show appeared under difficulties, be-
ing late to arrive, the ground being
very stony for driving tent stakes and the
soil too soft for the hol ses.
No cases of house breaking were re-
ported to the police, although num-
Der of grafters were following the show.
All of the police were on duty, and two
specials were on.
The show left last night for Red Wing.
The show officials and employees were
courteous gentlemen. The manager
feared some trouble from several rousta-
bouts whom he discharged at st. Paul
and who followed the show to this city.
and carried a big gun, but there was no
trouble of any kind
No grating games were allowed in the
city, much to the chagrin of those who
wished to operate them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
BIDS WERE HIGH.
Those for Grading Cherry and Wilton
Streets Opened.

From Thursdays Daily.
The board of public works opened bids
this afternoon for the grading and i'm
proving of Cherry street from Fifth to
Broad streets, and for the grading OF
Wilton street, in West Mankato.
For doing the Cherry street work, E
Clausius bid 80 cents yard, Brown &
G. bid 3lh cents, and Monks & Co. bid
321s cents. The engineers estimate
was rs cents yard.
There was but one bid on the Wilton
street job, and that was by H. A. Hurd
who bid 65 cents a yard. The engineers
estimate was so cents yard.
The board of public works considered
the bids to he too high, but took an ad-
journment until p. m. Previous to
that hour its members went out to look
over Wilton street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
HIS MIND AFFECTED.
Rev. Idris Jones, Formerly Of Cam.
bria, Committed to Rochester.

From Fridays Daily.
Ramsey county has presented Blue
Earth county with bill for the expense
of committing Rev. Idris Jones to the
insane asylum at Rochester. Mr.. Jones
resided in this county for over a year and
therefore established his residence here,
and the county will have to pay the
bill.
Rev. Jones came to the county come
thing over year ago and filled the pull
pit at Cambria. He appeared to be odd
at times, but he was good preacher. He
complained of being lonesome, and suffer
ed from sleeplessness and did not appear
, to be very well. He is forty years old
and single man. He has no relatives in
this country, but his father is popu
pal preacher in Wales and has endeavored
to have his son return to that country,
but without success. The young man
preferred to wander around in this coun-
try, preaching here and there. He left
this county two or three months ago.
Toward the last his mind seemed to be
slightly affected. The case is a sad
one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
NEW FACTORY.
Refrigerators Will Be Manufactured
IN Mankat0.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mankato will soon have another manu-
featuring establishment, and it will be OF
the kind that ought to be favored by our
citizens, especially during this kind of
weather. Its output will be refrigerators.
Mr.. DeVaux of ST. Louis,an uncle of H.
A. DeVaux of this city, is in Mankato
making arrangements for the launching
of the enterprise. The plant will be To-
Gated in the packing house building,
where the Worlds Stock Food company's
factory is located.
Mr.. DeVaux was engaged in looking for
a house this afternoon with the expecta-
ton of moving his family to the city.
The manufacture of refrigerators ought
to be paying business, as there is a
steady demand and prices are well main
tanned. Our people will wish the new
enterprise success and welcome Mr.. De-
'Vaux to the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
WORKED HIS GAME.
Smooth SWindler Resorts to an Old
Racket and Wins Out.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
A slick young swindler worked his
graft last Wednesday on the Queen CITY
Tailoring company at Sioux Falls and got
away. He was young Englishman,
giving the name of Arthur James. and
claimed to be from Albert Lea, Mimi.
He represented that he was in the city
visiting j. H. Earl, who has represented
a southern investment company here. Co.
ing into the store of the tailoring con-
Germ mentioned he negotiated for a suit
and light overcoat, and being asked for a
deposit of $40, he presented a draft
signed by L. HI. Rosenkrantz and drawn
on an Albert Lea bank He received
S25 in change and when the draft reached
Albert Lea a message came back that the
paper was forgery and with instruc-
lions to arrest the swindler at once. He
has not been seen since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
NOTES FROM JUDSON.

A fine rain fell Monday; just what the
corn and late sewing needed
Mrs Ruth M. Roberts of Judson and
Mrs Richard Roberts of Cambria were at
Mankato last week.
Hon. William r. Jones is visiting his
sons, G. G.. and Columbus. Mr.. Jones is
one of the old pioneers of this town and
has put in many hard clicks" in early
days which counted much to build him
self and family a good home. He re-
tired from the farm several years ago
and has been making his home with his
son, Hugh, at Marshall, Kan.
R. G. James Use passing cigars because.
of the arrival of big baby girl at his
home Sunday night.
Mrs. Edith Hollander of Minneapolis,
| who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs E. j. Roberts, for several
weeks, returned to her home last FRI
day.
E. n. Jones was at LIE Sueur last week
where he bought one of the finest regis
tered shorthorn bulls that ever was
brought to this town. 1t is understood
that he made the trip by team and was
accompanied by his wife and child. They
report having had nice time.
The ferry boat at Judson is nearly fit
ed up for running condition. Mr.. Elk
land will operate the boat after it is
completed.
E. J. Lloyd is visiting at the home of
E. N. Jones.
, Salem town line church is undergoing
repapering and painting. Carl Peterson
of Lake Crystal is doing the work.
Robert Roberts of Manchester college
| is staying at his brothers John G.. Rob-
erts.
Hugh Hughes, cousin of H. ]. Roberts
| of Mankato was in this vicinity last
week shaking hands with friends and old
acquaintance; also his brother, John, of
South Dakota is visiting William j..
Jones.
Mrs. E. T. Evans expects to leave for
North Dakota next Tuesday where she
expects to spend few weeks visiting
with her husband.
William j. Jones of Butternut valley
| is quite poorly.
E. n. Jones and Conner Evans drove to
Mankato Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Alice Wins was the guest of Mrs.
Ruth Roberts last Monday.
Miss Nellie Evans is visiting with Mrs.
VIM. Owens.
Grant Lewis is again able to be about
after brief trouble with poison ivy.
j. G. Roberts complains that the wolves
have peen troubling his sheep. One OF
his lambs was killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
CAMBRIA NOTES.

Evan I. James and Morris Jones were
in Mankato Monday.
Winnie Williams has moved 70 live
with her sister, Mrs. Hugh Owens. neal
Lake Crystal.
Mrs Reese and Mrs. Jones of Mime
apolis visited friends and relatives in this
vicinity last week..
Miss Anna Lloyd of Mankato spent a
few days in our neighborhood, recently
John c. Jones of Mankato was at his
old home Wednesday.
Mrs. Bowen of Clay county, Iowa
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
W. c. Rowlands, returned to her home
last week.
At the base ball game Saturday, be-
tween the older Cambria ball team and
the Judson boys, Cambria came out far
ahead.
The net proceeds from the box social
held at school district No. rs, Monday
evening, were $500. The entire sum
to be used toward getting school Ii
brary
Great preparations are being made this
year toward getting fine time at the
Fourth of Judy celebration to be held
at Wagner's grove. At nine a. m. the
younger ball team will play game with
Butternut. The little daughters of Will
liam f. Jones of Mankato are expected
to sing in both morning and afternoon
meetings, and an excellent speaker from
Stewardsville will give an address. There
will be concert in the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
RuraI Mail Service.

Speaking of the rural free mail de-
livery The Duluth Herald says: The
popularity of the rural free delivery
mail service is as great as ever, in spite
of the scandals connected Herewith. The
demand for routes continues as lively
as ever The renewal of the extension
of the service, which was suspended at
the time of Superintendent Machen's re-
moval, has caused general satisfaction
and the applications for new routes are
constantly increasing. Some idea of the
way this business is growing may be
gathered from the statement that there
are now on file in the office of MIR. Bris-
tow over 10000 applications for routes
In addition to this there are 1000 pro-
posed routes which have been inspected
by special agents and found ready Tor
putting on the service. All that Is
necessary in the case of these 1000 pro-
posed routes is to authorize the service
to begin, appoint carriers and go ahead
Each of the 10000 applications for
routes bears the Endorsement and sig
nature of member of congress"
It's popularity will not wane. The
residents of the rural districts must have
their letters and their newspapers de-
livered to them daily. Should the rural
free delivery of mail be suspended what
complaint would be heard from the
farmers? Congressman would be pes
tered to death until the service was re-
inaugurated The day is not far dis
tant when the rural free delivery OF
mail will be in vogue all over the coun-
try. This is bound to be the result.
The rural mail delivery service has
been one of the great factors in the good
roads movement It's work is two-fold.