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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
JAPANESE SILK AND CHINESE
SILK.

AS between the two nations in the
Far East which produce silk. the
manufacturers in the United States
need to give the closest attention to
China. The silk industry OF Japan
is highly developed. 1t represents
science and the most progressive bus
mess methods. The silkworm in
Japan is a weT-groomed creature.
The Japanese worm is not Matched
unless the egg containing 1t passes
scientific examination. Nothing is
left to chance. The mulberry leaves
fed to the worms are grown upon
trees scientifically cared for and pro-
tected from disease and pests. There
is no loss in the growth Of the trees.
the Matching Of the eggs. or the feed
ing of worms which do not produce.
In China much IL left to chance,
because the father of the present pro-
Queer did not know any other meth
cd. While the mulberry trees are
cared for carefully in some lines. are
fertilized and cultivated and stripped
Of their leaves In the autumn to give
them a longer rest In the short win
ter. there 10 no protection for them
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
BANANA PIE.

The Woman's Home Companion
furnishes the following: Free enough
bananas from skin and coarse threads
to fill cup when the pulp Is pressed
through sieve or ricer. To the
pulp add beaten egg, one-half cup
full Of sugar, one cracked powdered
fine, one-half teaspoonful OF salt. one
third of a teaspoonful Of cinnamon.
two tablespoonfuls Of molasses. one
third of cupful of cream and one
half cupful of milk. mix thoroughly.
and bake until firm in pie pan iined
with pastry as for squash pie. Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
FRUIT MUFFINS.

Mix two and one-half cups OF nouf'
sifted three times, with four taoie-
spoonfuls Of sugar, and rub in three
dessertspoonfuls of butter; add one
cupful of milk, one-half teaspoonfui
Of salt and one cupful Of fruit-ber-
ries, chopped pineapple. raisins or
any kind desired. Pour the mixture
Into buttered baking pans and bake
half an hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
USEFUL HINTS.

A mustard plaster made with the
white of an egg win not blister.
The wax from dripping candles can
be removed from table linen by a
generous application of alcohol.
Young beets, boiled and chopped
fine, make delicious salad in COM
bination with white lettuce leaves.
Kerosene Is an excellent purifier. In
cleaning damp cellars rub 1t on all
the shelves and woodwork very thor.
ough1y. using 1t without water.
A tablespoonful of borax Is an
agreeable addition to the dishwater
and helps to keep the hands soft. in
stead of Irritating them. as soda does.
The best thing for burns Is linseed
oil and lime water in equal portions.
Cover the wound with sterilized cot
ton. dress carefully from time to time.
and it will gradually heal.
Steak Will be found much more ten
der if vinegar is rubbed all over 1t.
It should then be left for half an hour
before cooking.
If the housewife wants her con-
scmme to jelly. she should be sure
to crack the bones and cut. away the
meat from them.
Is 1t known that small pears make
delicious pickles when made after the
recipe for sweet picked peaches?
The fruit should be pared. but not
quartered or cored.
Very strong tea will stop the bleed
ing from a cut
Stews of any kind Of meat should.
merely bubble at the sides Of the ket-
tie and never really boil.
Blinds can be nicely cleaned and
frightened II after busting and wash
ing they are rinsed in clear water
and ammonia
One of the most successful ways to
darn woods and silks is to take rayel-
lings from the material. Split the
thread into the needle with the help
OF wax In this way the thread or
silk matches the goods exactly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
POTATO GARNIsH FOR ROAST.

Pare common sized potatoes and
,ut In a thick shaving round ana
eound without breaking; If cut too
Thin the potato will surely break.
Drop into frying basket and fry IN
deep not fat; sprinkle with salt and
arrange in curls or roses round a
roast. alternating with sprigs OF par
sley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
He Wanted HeIp.

Ike. from the city. visited his Cou-
sin Jake in the country. and coon
hunt was planned for Ike's benefit
Very early in the evening the dog
freed, and Jake climbed up to shake
the coon out. A wild scrimmage fol-
lowed, punctuated by growing and
splitting on the part of the animal
and yells from Jake. Soon every
thing grew quiet. Jake and the ami
NAL each having reached the point
where they were willing to remain
quiet. Ike grew impatient and shout
ed:
Jake. have you got him?"
Yes, Ike, and l wish you would
come up and help me turn him loose
moment. please"-Memphis News
Scimitar.
Among the Sultan's plate are
babies, hafhs of solid gold
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

setting Sail.
-4Hmorrow l have wastes q sea to
ride,
Long wastes, beneath the blue ana
boundless dome,
And wild the wind. and white the
breakers comb,
But yet fear not shoai or sweling
tide E
Home lies the other side!
Some other morrow shall sail TIDE
vaster and darker. But In farther
skies
Through breaking mists what shin
ing heights may rise
And in great quietness shall ABIDE
With home the other side!
Harriet Prescott Spofford. In
Harper's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

EGG AND CHEFSE SCRAMBLE.
Break FIVE eggs into saucepan
and quickly add a cupful of grated
chees. Mix this lightly with fork.
ind when done serve with garnsh
If toast cut triangularly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

The enamel OF address cards IL. pro-
duced by rubbing over the card a
mixture of Kremnitx white. which is
a fine variety OF white lead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
SOME THINGS TO OBSERVE.

SOME THINGS TO OBSERVE.
To be a gentlewoman is what all
of us desire, says Cynthia Gray.
All of us may not acquire either
wealth or education, but any one OF
us may become a gentlewoman. That
is the whole story.
Not week ago saw standing upon
street corner waiting for a car. q
well-dressed, handsome woman. She
looked the gentlewoman- but sudden
ly she turned the tip of her tongue
over her teeth to clean them. She
had left home without brushing her
teeth,
You have seen women take from
the hair hairpin and with 1t give
their scalp a vicious little dig. There
may have been a hair out of place.
there may have been a-there are
numberless reasons why the scalp
may have needed that attention. But
the gentlewoman does not allow her.
self such liberties In public.
"I'll be comfortable, even ii I'm
not a gentlewoman," snaps someone.
The gentlewoman is quite comfort.
able. She merely straightens every
hair and makes herself comfortable
and ready" before she leaves home.
The gentlewoman is dainty in
speech. She avoids vulgarities and
speaks quietly and sincerely.
The gentlewoman Is dainty in
speech and laughter She never
laughs roughly. And you will notice
that she does not cover her mouth
with her hand either In speaking or
laughing. This Is one Of the most
common of the undainty things that
women do. this fumbling with the
fingers about the mouth. face and
chin. Keep the hands away from the
face If they had been needed in
talking they would have grown near
the mouth
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

Young farmers can borrow money
from the government at three per
cent In Norway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01
HARD WOOD FLOORS.

The hardwood floor is compara-
lively a new feature in the house,
and 1t is not altogether strange that
housekeepers may not always know
Just how to care for them A great
many treat them as they do carpets.
sweeping them with broomcorn
broom, which is intended we'll enough
to take the dust out of the meshes
of carpet. but not to polish hard
wood floors. The same woman who
treats aer hardwood floor in this
way would refuse to sweep off her
piano with a broomcorn broom, for
fear of scratching its polished sur
face; she would probably take a soft.
cotton FLANNEL buster and wipe off
the dust. and this is exactly what she
should do with her floor. The most
convenient way of doing It is to make
soft cottonflannel bag for the broom,
the dust is easily removed from a
polished floor in this way.
Such a broom Is also useful in
sweeping down walls. though feath-
er duster accomplishes this work
more successfully. A number Of
such broom covers should be kept
ready so that when one must go to
the laundry another may take its
place. Painted piazzas may also be
treated with a covered broom in this
way. even when in need of scrub
bling brush, and II not too dirty. will
look almost as we'll as II scrubbed.
and certainly better than if scrub
bed with common mop.-The Com
moner.
INFLAMMABLE FLANNELETTE.
Surely the days of inflammable
flannelette should be speedily num-
bered The death roll among chill
dren who have been fatally injured
by the ignition of this perilous fabric
is simply appalling. The wearing of
flannelette has again and again ex.
posed children to the same risk as
If their night dresses were soaked In
spirit. The fabric catches fire as
easily and burns with the same in
tense flame as alcohol. and the flames
are not readily extinguished. AN in
quest was held the other day on the
body of a little boy. two years old.
He was left to play in a room while
his mother was absent. He was in
a fiannelette nightshirt. The mother
had not left the room long when she
heard screams and found the boy In
flames He was terribly burned, and
the poor little fellow died within "a
hours of the occurrence" Such is
the sort of heartrending paragraphs
appearing in the newspa-
pers. One coroner alone has stated
that last year he held no less than 70
iyquests on children who had been
burned to death. and large proper
ton was due to fiannelette igniting.-
The Lancet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

sumatra grows the largest flower
In the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

No unvaccinated person can vote in
Norway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

from worms and other pests. In spite
of all this loss and these drawbacks,
which would in time ruin the silk
business IL not corrected. the first
grade raw-silk product Of China Is
better than similar grades in Japan
and probably than in any other coun-
try The Chinese silkworm natur-
ally produces the largest quantity OF
the finest silk of any silkworm in any
country-Consul George e. Ander-
son. Annoy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-01

Among the Sultan's plate are
babies baths of solid gold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
COINCIDENCE EMBARRASSES
Charles n. calls Name Connectec
With 4 Rockford Escapade.

One week ago there appeared in The
Argus a story to the effect that Il
young man belonging TO well-known
Rock Island family had gotten into Il
difficulty at Rockford. requiring the
presence of his mother in that city
TO straighten out his affairs. The
name of the young man. out of con
sideration for his family. was withheld.
Since the publication Charles II. Cali.
who went from Rock Island two
months ago 10 take a responsible po-
sition i'm Rockford. has received n
number of clippings from The Argus,
with supplemented expressions of SYM
pathy from his young friends in the
tr:-Cities. or course these have been
forwarded for the purpose OF joking
the young man. for those knowing him
never would connect him with an c:'-
capadc OF the character OF the one re-
ferred to. However. the story has got
ten abroad among those who have
not an intimate acquaintance with the
Rock Island boy. and has been so cX-
aggeTa;ed that there are those who
have been led to believe that he has
been in trouble. Charley has taken
the coincidence good naturally. de-
spite the embarrassment involved He
has Il fine position in Rockford and Is
progressing splendidly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
SPORTING notes
Organize Wisconsin League.

Eeloit. Wis. Feb. 3.-The Wisconsin
State association OF professional base
bal! clubs was the name adopted at =
meeting OF the Wisconsin baseball
managers yesterday. Seven clubs
were represented and each posted =
forfeit to stay in the association to the
end of the season. the cities being
Oshkosh. Green Bay. La Crosse. Wat
sau. GAINESVILLE and Beloit, Wis, and
Freeport. III. Applications are on file
from two of three other cities and
Kenosha's place will soon be filled.
John Larie of Oshkosh was elected
vice president in place of Peter Breen,
Kenosha. and Tom Chivington of Mil
waukee was named second vice presi-
dent and honorary member of the
board of directors The salary of the
president was fixed at $1,000 for the
season and a salary limit for teams o.
$500 month. exclusive of the mana
ger. who was limited 10 $3.50. was set
The umpires are limited TO 500 ami
railway fare.
\ schedule committee. composed or
the presidents of the clubs and the
president of the association, will make
up n schedule as soon as the eighth
club is settled upon. and Will report
at n meeting To- be held in Oshkosh
within a month The constitution will
then be adopted. The local managers
will begin signing players at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
WESTON AND JEvNE
AGAIN PLAY CLOSE
Champion Calls Foul on Local Mar
In G1tne Last Even
ing.

In the billiard match between Lloyt
Jevne and c. E. Weston. last evening
Jevne scored 40 10 80 by Weston. This
makes the total for the two games
played in the match 50 to IS. Tn
game was Witnessed by a large crowd
and was in many respects a more in
terCsting contest than the one Wednes-
day evening. Weston was well in the
lead during the first half of the game
when a foul was called by Jevne. whf
Claimed that Weston struck a ball witt
the side OF the cue. Spectators stated
that there had been no foul. but rath
or than to- have any dispute the foul
was allowed. IL was claimed the ref
cree was negligent. and for the re
InaindeT OF the games =. German. oi
Davenport. will ofticiate in that capac-
ity. Jeyne made two runs of >. and
Weston made several runs of and ;,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
EXPERTS SEE THE ENGINE
Make Report to Coroner Investigating
the Scion, Iowa, Explosion

Martin Schiilinger of Moline and
John j. Layden. of Davenport. were
selected by Robert y. Carson of Dav-
export, in accordance with instructions
from Fred w. Sizes. coroner of johnson
county. to inspect the boiler of c..
r. |. * p. locomotive, No. 1922. which
exploded on the night of Jan. so. while
pulling Il heavy freight train south
bound near Scion. la. Messrs. Schi!-
inger and Layden are practical men
in boiler construction and inspection
and are said 10 be well qualified for
this class of work
The inspection was made yesterday
and the inquest is being held in Iowa
City today. This locomotive being the
fourth one of the 1900 type that has
exploded on the C, r. |. * p within
the last few years. the verdict of the
coroner's jury will be awaited with
much interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-Herman Appel. New
York; =. &. Clifford. Rock Island: r.
W. Sinclair. New York: =. J. Temple
ton. Chicago: ]. T. Walker. Kansas
City: G.. l.. Wilkinson. Chicago: John
Hackenhurs;. Minneapolis: J. r.
Thompson. G. +. Starrett. l.. \. Vos-
burgh. l.. r Hilldreth. Chicago:
Charles q. Taylor. Niagara Falls; T..
r. Rowe. !. l.. Chicago; &. II. Harr.
Corning. y. Y: J. X. Hansen. S..
Louis; II. Moss. St. Louis: J. p. Wood
ard. Detroit: &. \. Haney and wife,
Newark: X. r. Elliott. Springfield: f.
T. Wiley. Peoria: W. r. McAllister
Milwaukee; W. +. Rudolphy. Chicago:
r. Hartman. Minneapolis: II. Hanson.
Belyidere: J. Ohlendorf. Freeport; G.
l. Patrick. New York: II. II. Rass-
weller. u. =. Odell. John L. Dorr. Chi
cago: w W. Selig. New York: w. w.
Newhall Kansas City: DIR. Hall, Min
neapoiis. Ben Jenk. Chicago; r. T..
Fowler. New York: W. T.. Clark.
Bloomington: x. J. Smith. Aledo; Ben
Herr ST Paul: Lawrence Cable. Sioux
Falls: j. T. Fitzpatrick. Des Moines.
At the Rock Island tEuropean)-H.
W. Long. Winchester; =. II. MacAr-
thur. T. Mauritzen. Chicago; w. ;.
Burr. Sterling: Henry w. Stricklins,
Galesburg: !. +. Johnson. St Paul:
9. T. Blakely. Buffalo Prairie; Ben
Haigh. Gable: Henry Stelck. Grant
Coe. Rock Island: Charles ii. Rath-
burn. Des Moines; George 8 Brooks.
Princeton: c. p. Walker and wife
Adrian. Mich: William b. Metcalf.
Springfield; Harry NJ Stultz. Chicago;
Ben c. Johnson. Racine; y. Hurley.
ialesburg: J. r Kramer. Chicago:
William Mooney. New York; Harry
tombstone. Boston. Mass; W. r. Ea
on. Peoria: J. r. Perry. Chicago: r
Downey. GAINESVILLE; William OF. Pom
.ac: W. n -nugench. Milwaukee: w.
\. Waldorf. Bloomington; Olaf II. Kys-
CT. Reynolds: W. T Johnston. Rey-
lolds:. W. N. Bartlett. Rock Island:
: p Price. New Abba. Iowa; W. III.
barton. Peoria: T. w. Powell, Rock
island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
MUCH IN THE name
One Of erious Troubles Of Mod
ern Drama, Says Manager
Schafer.
NEW PLAY FOR OTIS THAYER
Free Trip to New York to One Who
Will Suggest a Suitable
Title.

when Shakespeare said. What's in
name? 4 rose by any other name
would smell as sweet he failed to
reckon with the modern drama" said
Manager ". II. Schafer. OF the Sweet
Clover company. that delightful play
that il coming to the Illinois. while in
the city the other day. In about six
weeks / am To put on I'm New York
new political comedy drama by +. T..
Rose. tine wcIl-known playwright. in
which Otis II. Thayer is To play the
star part. and although | am getting
letters from my printers every day
urging me 10 give them the title Of the
play. am unable to- do so because |
realize how all-important is the name
under which a play is produced. and
81 far have not found one that suits
me.
THE scenes of the play are laid in
the village of Gridley. in Coffey coun-
Is. Kansas. the story being one of the
triumph of clean politics over boss:sm.
Hannibal Hawkins. wealthy. philoso-
phising and big-hearted farmer. is in
love with Ruth Leighton. the school
teacher. but hcsitates-to speak to her
Of il because of his age.
TrIrLed BY the BOSS.
He is mentioned as a candidate for
state senator. David Worldly. the 20
litical boss. knowing of mis- great pop
ularity and also of his honesty. tricks
him into declining the nomination by
telling him that Ruth is in love with
a young lawyer in the town named Hair
grave and that she is anxious that IIar-
grave get the nomination.
After Hargraye's election ne intro
duccs an infamous land-grab bill. 1T the
instance Of the boss who dominates
him. and the people rise up in ind sna-
ton and decry IL. Hargraye's colleague
IN the senate dies and leaves a vacancy
which is To be filed by special election.
Hawkins. having learned of the fal-
sity Of the boss story TO him regarding
Ruth. runs on an independent ticket.
defeats Worldly. the boss. and kills the
bill in the senate. OF course. he mar
ries Ruth. Hargrave repents of his err
ror. the boss is exposed in all his in
iquity. and this. as all good plays do.
ends happily.
Free Trip for Title.
Now. YOU would not think il very
difficult To hit on happy title for that
story. would YOU? Well. you try it. IL
has worried me SO much that if any
one will suggest a title TO me that
like. I will pay their way TO New York
To see the first production of the play.
and gladly entertain them al my ex-
pense. If any of your readers want to
relieve my mind and think they have a
good title. they can reach me by mail
at the opera house here or at 1858
Broadway. New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
viii Lecture on the Pore.

The Pope" will be the subject OF
the lecture to be given this evening
at Sacred Heart church by Father
Healey, the Paulist missionary. There
was congregation that nearly filled
the church out to hear the lecture on
The Catholic Church last evening.
Father Healey is a most interesting
speaker. handling his subjects with a
simplicity that makes him understood
by the young as well as the old. and
his lectures are growing more popular
as his stay lengthens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
De WITT IS BEATEN
Aaouoketa Bowlers Victorious in
Two Matches Here
Yesterday.
Mn ALL THE SIX GAMES
Teams Of the Tri-City League
Scheduled to Play This
Evening.

The match of six games played by
teams Of MaQuoketa and De
Witt yesterday 1t the Central alleys
vas an easy victory for the Maquoketa
1owlers. who won every one of the six
games. The scores We're overwhelm-
ing. and ut no tine did the Dewitt
team have any show of winning. The
tabalated scores are as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
A Touching Story.

is the saving from death. of he baby
girl of George A. Eyler. Cumberland,
Nd He writes: at the age of II
months, our little girl was in declining
health, with serious throat trouble
and two physicians gave her up. We
were almost in despair. when we re
solved to try Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption Coughs and
Colds. The first bottle gave relief;
after taking four bottles she was
cured, and is now in perfect health
Never fails to relieve and cure cough
or cold. At Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store, so cents and 81 guaranteed.
Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
Give Your Stomach a Rest.

Your food must be properly digested
and assimilated TO be of any value 10
you. If your stomach is weak or dis
eased take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure II
digests what you eat and gives the
stomach a rest. enabling it 70 recuper-
ate. take on new life and grow strong
again. Kodol cures sour stomach, gas
bloating. heart palpitation and ali d
gestive disorders. Sold By all drug
gists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-03
mACCABEES INSTALLATION
Island City Tent t;o.ds Ceremonies
Last EVENING.

Island CITY tent, k O. T. u. at its
regular meeting last evening. installed
the following officers elected at the
regular December meeting:
Past Commancer-M. T. Stevens.
mmander-Charles II. Harris.
Lieutenant Commander-H l.. Oar,
by.
Record keeper-D. r. McFarlane.
Finance Keeper-C. c. Pinkerton.
Chaplain-Andrew Graham.
Physician-Dr. +. ID. Paul.
Sergeant. A. Cool
Master at Arms-N. G.. Willhite.
First and Second Masters of Guards
F. Lorenzen and F. l.. Helmka
Sentinel-B. F. Rhodenbaugh.
Picket-C. a. Schenebricker.
Tent Deputy-C. F. White