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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
CARE OF THE HANDS.

With many persons abnormally
large knuckles are a matter OF heredi-
ty; in some cases they are the result
of outdoor sports or other exercises
that brings severe strains on the mus
cles of the hands. Many persons ruin
the shape of their hands unconscious
ly by sleeping wi.i them under their
head. II you have acquired the habit
OF thrusting your hand under your
cheek at night obtain a pillow tribe
smaller than the one to which you
are accustomed o. usc small pad to
thrust under the side OF the face while
sleeping. This will assis- in breaking
up the bad habit, and after awhile
you will be able to discard the go
between. If this plan does not suffice
dab a little strong perfume on the
hands before retiring. and II the hands
are brought close to the face the
strong odor is apt to awaken the
sleeper enough SO that the position
will be changed. After having dis
covered and removed the cause of the
enlarged knuckles it may be possible
to effect an Improvement, for the red.
swollen appearance can be greatly
reduced by gentle massage and the ap-
plication OF whitening lotion. Avoid
anything which tends 10 strain or
Harden the muscles Of the hands and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
HOUSEHOLD.
A STEAM COOKER.

Plot long ago l was called upo, Id
N emergency to officiate in the kitch-
~ of a relative who was not well
provided with up to date cooking uten-
sis. and whose stove was of too small
urea to admit of many things cook
ing at one time. There was good
sized boiler of granite ware with
well fitting cover, and succeeded in
fnding little tin pan, which exactly
fitted in the top of it. l put potatoes
on in the boiler to cook, and in the
pan I put the pudding for dinner,
then set it over the boiler and covered
1t with the boiler top. Both potatoes
and pudding were done to turn at
the right time. | always steam my
rice at home, so l managed about it
here by bringing it to boil on top OF
the stove in tight covered tin
bucket, and then set it in the oven to
finish. Every grain came out dis
tinctly. One never knows, until one
tries, how true it is that necessity is
the mother of invention.-The Epito
mist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29

all dlrecrious. Tle Dig one with The
bundle took a. bee line OF its OWN
along the path. rode it down, when
it dropped the bundle and made on
into the bush. I dismounted, and, 10
my intense amazement, found the
white bundle was my own little son.
OF course, there is no installing Buf.
f1es--he is the only white baby for fifty
miles around. Recognizing Inc, he
beamed with geniality, and his smiles
were proof that the young beggar
was sound. Sultan gave me very
warm time of it; he obstinately con,
nected Buffles with the balloons, snort.
ed, reared, plunged, and refused to let
me mount with the child, SO I put
down Buffies, tethered the horse to a
stump, and was preparing to foot it
home when thought of the Fountain
Clump and the forked branch dodge.
That was success; and now, Colling-
wood, my good fellow, ride on ahead
and tell the wife-relieve her mind
and prepare her for the joyful sur.
prise. l am utterly nervous and un-
strung"
/ shook up my mount and went
along at pacing race, yelling with
exultation like cowboy. The fort
soon doomed close up. I could dis
tinguish the anxious throng still in
the gateway looking out for the cap
tain's return, Mrs. Murdo very con.
spicuous figure in her white dress. AS
| galloped headlong towards them l
pulled out my revolver, and at every
shot in the air shouted en- accom-.
panying "Hurrah."
The men heard me, understood the
signal, and began cheering like mad.
AS I refined up amongst them, impul.
sively roaring
"Buffles is found-Buffies is safe!"
a volley of cheers ratified again and
again over the veldt.
A few moments later our baby nest
led in his mothers arms, and an emo.
tional crowd surged around the happy
parents until the door of their quar-.
tiers closed upon them and the re-
stored Buffles.-Waverley Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
THE PIONEERS.

love the man of nerve who dares to
do
The sturdy hero, stalwart through and
through,
Who treads the untried path, evades
the rut.
and in a forest clearing builds
hut;
Removes the tares incumbering the
soil
And POUNDS an empire based on
thought and toll.
With wants but few, no pioneer will
crave
4 crown in life nor flowers on his
grave.
He leaves behind the slavery of
style.
Che myrmidons of pride, deceit and
guile,
snlisting with the consorts of the
free
Che motto on his shield is Liberty"
What cares he for the monarch's jew
eled crown
Tor prince or plutocrat, for flames
renown?
Che turmoil and the strife of endless
greed
When honest toll supplies each sim
pie need?
Sc seeks not glory, yet the future
years
Weave all their laurels for the
pioneers.
y Newton (Ia) Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
Hash for Our Soldiers.

- Hash will probably be made a fea-
ture Of the regulation food of the
army. Commissary officers have been
instructed to make observations In
connection with the use OF canned
hash, composed Of fresh meats. pota-
toes and onions. This compound has
been already issued to some of the
troops as an experiment, and has
proven very popular and satisfactory.
The observations will cover a period
of three days, and will be made at the
following posts: Forts Meyer. Va:
Leavenworth and Riley, Kan; Thorn
as, KY; Sheridan, ILL.,; Slocum. N. Y:
Smelling. Mimi; the Preside. CAL:
Camp Thomas, Ca, and Madison bar
racks, N. Y. One of the points to be
determined is the different ways in
which the compound can DO served
without much trouble.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
MAKING PIN MONEY.

Whether a woman in moderate cir
cumstances lives in city or country
the question rises now and then of
how she can earn a little money.
Never mind what she wants it for;
it may be to help a child along in.
education, to pay an interest bill or
to get herself some better clothes.
We all know how these emergencies
will rise. If she lives in the city she
thinks if she was only on a farm she
could sell eggs and flowers; if in
farm house she believes that art nee.
dlework would pay if sent to the city.
OF both conclusions the latter is the
most erroneous.
1t is better to turn ones ability to
developing something at hand than TO
seek unfamiliar work in overcrowded
markets. A woman acquaintance OF
mine, who has recently started bust.
ness enterprise, has already discov.
cred that professional and business
women are more willing and eager to
help her with work and recommends
lions than women living in the seclu.
sion of home. They remember theiI
own experiences.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
REASONABLE MARRIAGE.

1t is the habit to say that in its
love making the world wags on I'M
changed in spite of all the talk about
the sexes cycling each the oher with
increasing deliberateness and discrim-
ination. But is this true? Is it not,
ON the contrary, an established fact
that those Americans who have been
subjected to the enlightening in
fluences of American civilization long
enough to be influenced are, as mass,
less eager to rush into matrimony,
and more restless once they are tied?
Whether this be well or III is aside
from the present purpose. which is
to say that world where men and
women were deliberate about mar
riage would be worth putting off death
while just to seas curiosity. II
nothing more. For example, suppose
that the men were really critical about
the capacities of women as home
makers1added that to their already
long list of expectations of the sex
from which their wives are chosen. Or
suppose that the women tried calmly
to picture what manner of being can
didates for the responsible position of
husband would be ten years after mar
riage-would be physically, mentally,
materially. Suppose it should come
to pass that man would lose his pres
ent advantage, whereunder it is pos
sible for practically any unmarried
man to get married at any moment,
II he is not particular as to the kind
of woman. Suppose that it were as
difficult for man to find wife as
it is for woman to find a husband.
What an all round bracing up there
would be in such society! How van
ity would wither. How eagerness to
please would thrive.-Collier's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
A GOOD SKIN FOOD.

Take one ounce of best mutton tai
low, one ounce of cocoannt oil tive
ounces of oil of sweet almonds and one
ounce of lanolin. Heat thoroughly in
double boiler and when cool beat
to a cream, then add, gradually, on,
ounce best witch hazel and one tea
spoonful of simple tinc;ure of benzoii
perfume. All the ingredients are Oh
tainable at any drug store. and the
compound is readily and easily made
The preparation is especially sooth
ing to the skin, and IS just the thing
for winter weather. 1t also whiten,
the skin. Rub small quantity into
the skin after first washing the faes
thoroughly with soap and warm wateI
and drying well.-New Haven Regis
ter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
CARE OF HANDS.

Most housekeepers who do THEN
own work suffer more or less in win
Ger with chapped hands, as dish wash
ing, taking up ashes, ETC., are especially
Irritating to them. If oatmeal is kept
on the washstand and little used
every time the hands are. washed it
will do much to keeping them in good
order. A preparation that will coun
teract the effect of ashes or alkali
soapsuds is made of common vinegar
and cream or milk in equal parts.
The hands may be saved great deal
by wearing heavy gloves when sweep
Ing and doing many kinds Of work.
and there are close fitting rubber
gloves that may be used in washing
dishes, etc. An excellent lotion to
use after taking the hands out of hot
water is made as follows: Honey,
one ounce; lemon juice, one ounce:
borax, one ounce; eau de cologne, one
ounce.-Lizzie Althus, in ConnecticS
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
q FA5HIP7
4MFANCY y

inner sleeves are fitted into the
broad kimono sleeves of heavy win.
ter coats.
Silk is frequently made into sep
arate skirts for wear with various
blouses.
No separate light waists with black
skirts are acceptable for evening
wear
A short coat, for street wear, but
handsome enough for any occasion,
is blouse jacket of baby lamb, belted
at the waist and having short skirt
of the fur below.
Gloves knit of white angora and
other soft woods are not as smart as
they we're a few years ago for city
wear. The style has been on the wane
for the past two seasons, and while
not absolutely past. is no longer fash
ionable.
One thing should be remembered by
the wearer Of tea gown. Not every
woman Is blessed with pretty
throat, and the slight decolletage so
attractive upon the right person.
should be avoided by the woman
whose neck leaves anything to be
desired. .-@
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
PNEUMONIA.
Rational Living. ls Strong Guard
Against Disease. ,a

The plea for simple life" in these
times of plenty generally falls upon
listless ears, SO long as it pertains to
any abstention in the matter of graf.
flying appetites and desires. The
average person is impressed with the
need of return to the simple life.
He frankly acknowledges the value
of the simple life, and says, Its a
good thing"-for the other fellow.
But when the doctor begins to talk
about pneumonia, one of the most
treacherous of all ailments, and urges
the adoption of a simple and hygienic
regimen as the surest way of avoiding
it. the "high liver" pricks up his ears
and shows signs OF becoming inter
ested.
In its last weekly bulletin the de.
partment of public health calls at
tention to the increase in the num-
Der of deaths from pneumonia, and
follows it with timely exhortation
to "the simple life" 1t does not occur
to the average man, of course, that
his habit of life has any relation to
his susceptibility to an attack from
this disease. AS matter OF fact.
almost any person in good health may
defend himself against this disease by
the practice of the simpler and more
natural modes of life. On this sub
ject the health bulletin advises:
A simpler housing with abundant
facilities for the access of sunshine
and fresh air and space enough for
each individual; simpler raiment,
which shall preserve the natural pow
err of the skin to resist the effects OF
draughts and chilrs and "colds;" a
simpler dietary. which shall not over
tax the digestive system, and less
cookery, so that the teeth may have
sufficient exercise to prevent theiI
premature decay; more exercise In
the open air, and, in general, a resort
to the simpler and more natural
modes of life to which each and every
one of us was born, and out of which
each and cvery one of us is removed
as promptly as civilization can act.
Pneumonia is an Inflammation OF
the lung tissue. In persons who are
addicted to excuses in eating and
drinking. however. and who give very
little attention to the ordinary laws
of hygiene. pneumonia is very apt to
be complicated with some other dis
ease. such as typhoid. Where the d.
gestion has become impaired by over
eating or by eating poorly cooked.
non-nutritious food. and the respira'
tory functions and circulation have
been weakened by continuous seden'
tary employment. with very little ex-
ercise or outdoor air. there is apt to
be little resisting or recuperative
power.
The warning of the health bureau
is timely and sensible.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
CLEANING RIBBONS.

I want to tell household people my
way of cleaning ribbons, which differs
from most For the white ribbons
every one uses so much nowadays
prepare suds of warm water and any
good white soap, and wash the rib
bons in it just as | would handker
chief. Rinse them in clear water OF
the same temperature as the suds
hang up until partly dry, and while
still damp roll it smoothly over .
wide card or piece of pasteboard roll
ing a piece of clean white cotton With
it. The latter must be long enough
to cover the ribbon; then place under
a heavy weight. Let dry before un
rolling. The cloth absorbs the ,mois
ture and the ribbon comes out looking
like new.
Colored ribbons that are soiled may
be cleaned by putting them in fruit
can, filling up with gasoline, and after
screwing the cover on tightly, leav
ing over night. Shape 1t up occasion
ally. Next morning take out the rib
bons, hang them outdoors, and leave
them until the gasoline odor is re-
moved. It is not necessary to iror
them. By pouring the gasoline OF
the sediment in the bottom of the can
a part of it can be used again.
To clean gloves l At them on my
hands and wash as II washing my
hands in gasoline, then hang In the
open air. Choose sunny. windy day
for work of this kind.-Alice, in De-
troit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
DAINTY HOUSE FLOWERS.

The care of flower vases and grow.
ing ferns is usually one of the duties
of the daughters of the house: if the
ferns are tended carefully. watered
enough but not too much. and moved
to a dark corner when gas and lamps
are lighted, they will last often for
years, while flowers will fade far less
quickly if their water is changed and
the ends of the stalks cut at least
every other day.
In winter, when flowers are scarce
and dear, much can be done with
sprig Of ivy or handful ct leaves,
while holly looks really we'll in vases.
and If the leaves are washed free of
dust occasionally will last at least a
month. A few pennies spent On bulbs
at this season will provide rlenty OF
sweet smelling Towering plants If the
bulbs are planted judiciously so as TO
secure succession New York Ame'
lean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
RECIPES.

Mock Suet Pudding.-One cupf1
of bread crumbs. one cupful of cole
water, half a cupful of molasses. one
egg. one cupful Of fruit, two cupfuls
OF -four, one teaspoonful of soda, hal.
a teaspoonful of salt. two level tea
spoonfuls of cinnamon and one-fourtb
teaspoonful of cloves; mix well and
steam in a buttered mould one and
one-half. hours.
Amber Manufactured and re
move the soft inside OF a pumpkin;
then chop quite fine; to six pounds
of pumpkin add the rind of two lem,
ons. peeled very thin; then chop 1t;
then add the juice of lemons. five
pounds Of graduated sugar, two
ounces of green ginger. or one ounce
OF dried ginger. chopped. simmer
slowly three hours, -.---
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
NEW IDEAS IN BEAD PoRTIEREs


When the craze for bead portieres
began to wane, a novel idea was in
troduced in their manufacture. which
has resulted in adding greatly to their
popularity, as well as their beauty.
Instead of using long glass beads
entirely, tiny shells in the natural
mother of pearl colors were combined
with them, and now the saells ara
dyed in solid colors to match the color
scheme of the room. For instance, il
the room is red, the shells are dyed
the same shade, using green and white
and pale yellow beads to carry OUT
the pattern in the centre
Sometimes rope portieres are at.
taehed to the grille over the beads ts
give heavier appearance to the hang
ings. The green shells with the green.
pink and white beads maize lovely
combination.-New York Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29

do not expect a decided improvement
in few weeks-patience and perse-
verance are required.
The evening world., 1904-07-07
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Hard training rival OF Robert fizmmons and "Phiadel
phia Jack" oBren is almost over
To-day and great fighters will do only the light
work that necessary the lungs clear and muscles 10 the
quired pitch Of elasticity
Both and the only rhng watched with anxiety
bulletin fight will be held night the Phla
delphIa Bail Park, under the sky
This auspcous Fitzsmmons under similar
Corbett Carson New 1897
took the championship world the conQuero
Sullivan.
That under the blazing Snowsorms had prevailed
xh, up 10 the morning Then by
the the and the nsh Two
m conclusion the elements ansered by the defeat OF the
CHAMPION turned a bowling blizzard
This ngh Philadelphia will be under the glare Of electric lights
with the instead OF the dazzling sunlight But II will be
IN. nr,t time that the
won him the highest honors Of the ring
the OF tho titles
hot for FYrmnons for the spectators
still for big black Bob Armstrong
IF FITZ EVER LANDS.
,r.ckea oBr he
.,r b, ,,nlns and gnashns o ouakerown.
II was this way
Armstrong uad
daily rr.lns
The evening world., 1904-07-07
EVENING WORLD ugEE@ SPORTS EDITED BY T ROBERT EDGREl
TRAINING IN FIGHTERS CAMPS IS ALMOST OVER NOW
Both Fz and Orien Are Watched with Anxiety Now Is
the Weather Bulletin the Men Meet n the Open Air in
Philadelphia Ball Grounds To- Morrow Night
testing his own endurance and saving his hand,

punches testing his endurance and
o. real
change OF programme was due
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slightly
his
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seconds Black
moars
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philadelphia possibly
Is
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doubt will
the with
su, possible
Of his
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b, tredt the IIot An
Is another Mccoy
The evening world., 1904-07-07

riders on In Ave squads, eight seconds
apart instead of starting them alto
gciher This will give every rider a
chance and do away with ''cTowdlng
Al the fast riders In the East are
cntersde IA tAis event. and as the prize
Is to be a grand piano. one OF the most
interesting races OF the season should
result Extra officials will be stationed
around the track to pievent an rough
riding aud the track managers say
that II the race proves as great success
ss they eSpect they Will run more OF
item during the summer.
In the I1tcr-City team pursuit race,
which N to be another feature OF the
days sport, the entries are coming In
rapidly, and II Il senerelly believed
that every large city In the Eas, will
he represented. The ia est team - enter
IL composed of Dove. Ivy and spain,
the colored riders. and they Will be sure
starters.
There will also be a one-mllc handicap
and a one.third- mile novice. Entries
close with c. w. Wills, n Paul Build
'~s- 49,. vN-'. CifN