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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07
o HEART oE MINE.

o heart of mine, we shouldn't
Worry so
What we've missed of calm we couldn't
Have, you know
What we've met Of stormy pain,
And Of sorrows driving rain,
We can better meet again,
II ii blow,
We have erred in that dark hour
We have known:
When the tears fell with the shower,
All alone.
Were not shine and shower blent
AS the gracious Master meant?
Let US temper our content
With His own,
For we know not every morrow
Can be sad;
So, forgetting all the sorrow
We have had.
Let US fold away our fears,
And put by our foolish tears,
And through all the coming years
Just be glad.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07

| they may be quickly improved by
sleeping in gloves made of dogskin,
which is softening to the human cuti
Gle. Girls who unConsciOusly draw off
the gloves during the night should try
sleeping with their hands in gloves
from which the palms have been cut
and the backs and fingers filled with
bleaching powder.
Redness is a most notifying condi-
ton Of the hands. but it may fire.
quently be remedied by a paste of
powdered chalk mixed with sweet al
mond oil, spread thickly on them for
several successive nights. This treat
ment Will usually help any redness
save that due to poor circulation,
owing to lack of open air exercise or to
a contracted action of the blood YES
sells induced by tight corsets, sleeves
collars, shoes or gloves.
Pay strict attention to the tempera-
ture of the hands, for nobody cares to
touch those that are very warm, very
cold or very moist. If the palms per-
washing with powdered orris root.
This will absorb the moisture and keep
the skin pure without danger of the
serious results of checking the per-
spiration. If they are prone to occa-
sional dampness little cologne water
or solution of powdered alum will
answer. The most agreeable hand 10
shake is slightly cool and the most
disagreeable is icy cold. The latter is
indicative of either imperfect circula-
lation or unstrung state of the nerves.
The. most interesting hands of all are
those which are expressive. They must
of course be supple, and to make them
so should be exercised, first by lifting
them above the head until the veins
disappear, then by opening the fingers
widely and stretching them as far back
as possible, or slowly and steadily di-
viding them into groups and spreading
them widely apart. This will also i'm
prove the general appearance Of the
hand, as the fingers win be separated
instead of compressed.
1t will be cheering news to the girl
whose parents insist that she shall
learn practical housekeeping that
hands regularly exercised do not grow
old.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07
The QUIET DAYS.

From the rosy dawn to the sunset hour
The hills are bathed in a misty
light;
The half-fedged bird and the newborn
flower
Are scarcely seen through the veil of
white
Dreamy and slow through the autumn
haze
They silently pass-the quiet days.
The goldenrod swings by the roadside
gray,
The spider weaves a canopy bright;
The robins lit and the bobolink's lay
Wing over the meadow from morn
till night;
Dreamy and slow through the autumn
haze
They silently pass-the quiet days.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07
The Value of a Laugh and Yawn.

The laugh and the yawn are nature IS
exercises. The reasons are that there
is nothing that so penetrates to remote
fiber and hidden recesses of the body as
a hearty laugh. 1t stimulates the cir
culation and gives an onward impulse
to sluggish veins.
YaWning relieves nervousness and in
somnia and is q natural relaxing exer-
else. II is the body's plant of over
tension and fatigue and need Of repair.
With a full stretch from finger tips to
toes a renewal wave of vital energy is
sent through every strained muscle:
follow the stretch with deep breathing
and that with complete relaxation. Re-
peat three or four times and you will
have as much rest as if you had taken
a half hours nap.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07
HELENE vALEAU,s ANSWERS.

Miss Valeau viii reply to all ques-
ions asked by the feminine readers of
the IntermOEntaiC Catholic The well
known character and authority of her
replies need no introduction to those
already familiar with her ability. Miss
Naieau will take kindly and personal
interest in those who write to her. and
wiz spare no pains in seeing that their
INJURIES are answered fully and care
Iully- Write only OH one side of the
paper Address letters to Miss Helene
NaIeau, Intermountain Catholic.
A. M. Salt Lake: Women with sensi-
i've teet who must be on them r,,ucb
suffer frequently from callous spots ON
the soles. These can often be relieved
ny wrapping the feet in adhesive plas-
Ter taking care that it is put on
smoothly and without a wrinkle. This
pIaster will cause moisture and perspf-
id.ioi' which will finally soften the
appear.
nave had great big freclles for
many years, and every summer get
sun more until I feel like a freak
+iaNe urea several remedies but don't
seem to get rid of them. Is there any
lllng that l can do to remove them or
even part OF them? l would be so
grateful to you if you could tell me of
something that would even remove the
recent ones, for my face looks like a
yellow onion. NJ G., Salt Lake.
The Following lotion is a very eff
fective remedy against those obstinate
aIl-year-round freckles. often called
cold freckles- Jordan almonds Cblach-
ed, once ounce; bitter almonds three
Grams; distilled water, one pint; BIZ
chloride Of mercury (coaser powder).
fifteen grains. With half the water
make the almonds into an emulsion:
strain it and gradually add the mer-
curry previously dissolved in the other
half Of the water. When finished. add
enough Water-some will have wasted
to make it measure exactly pint.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-07
Care Of the Eyes VIII often Prevent
Wrinkles.

Of all "fatal-to-bcauty" habits, that
OF totally disregarGing the way of US
ing the eyes is among the worst. Ger
ta!nly Eo!3e exceeds 1t for detrimental
effect, because carelessness of condi-
tions Will cause crows feet Just as
quickly as VIII squirting. For instance,
unless the light is so placed that the
object is easily seen, a woman uncon-
sciously twists those facial muscles
about the eyes, and then the trouble is
begun.
Another injurious act is TO face the
light so that it strikes directly upon the
eyes, while the object looked at is in
shadow It is q common sight to see
woman sitting on the deck of a ferry
boat or train reading a newspaper or
e book with the light in ncr face, while
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
Instructions to Correspondents.

The late Sol Miller's instructions to
county correspondents were charac-
teristic. Here are few of them:
'Milch" COW, when speaking of
milk COW, can never get into these
columns if we are about, and have
our senses. The person who so writes
it incurs our deadly enmity.
The writer who is writing of two or
more married ladies and calls them
"mesdames" would rob a henroost,
and we hate him. we Will
not countenance a writer who, in
speaking of married lady, and wish
ing to give her maiden name also,
says Mrs. Brown, nee" Jones.
If any writer, speaking of the bill OF
fare, set up at any meal, calls it
menu" we shall club him at sight.
-. Any person who writes us
proposing to give a resume" OF GER
tain events may as we'll not spoil his
paper and waste his time, ink and
hostage. Those who wish to
describe a dance or party will please
take notice that Wee sma' hours,
"Trip the light fantistic toe" and
'All went merry as marriage bell
are completely worn out and indi-
cate that the writer has not sufficient
brains to express himself in language
of his own.-Kansas City journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
Got What He. Called For.

A tall. sallow individual entered
Girard avenue restaurant day or two
ago, lail his broad trimmed sombrero on
the char beside him, and in answer to
the walters query as to what he would
have, said fiercely: 'Fried rattlesnake."
The wa ter, not at all abashed, went to
tie hole in the wall and roared: "Fried
rattlesnakcH Pack from the depths
came the answer: Fried rattesnake!'
The man with the sombrero looked SUR
prised, but waited. The cook below,
evidently alive to the situation, skinned
an eel, fried it, and sent it aloft, roaring
out again: "Fried rattiesnake!' to. which
the waiter responded in the same words,
as he took the dish from the dumb wal
er. When the Wand was set be e him
the tall person arosn, put on his hat,
walked to the cashiers desk, paid, h
bill and went out tiout touching tie
dish. zone on him. said the waiter
''pll eat dis snake meself. - Philadel-
phia Record
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
FEWER WOMEN IN PRISON,

Curious and interesting is the fact
that, although the population at the
Connecticut State prison has within
the past few weeks reached new
high record, the number of women
convicts shows drift toward shrink
age Of the 544 convicts now housed
in Wethersfield only nine-or 1.6 per
cent. of the total-belong to the sex
that doesn't spit on the sidewalk.
Not for nearly nine years has the
roster of female prisoners been so
small as it is now, the last previous
date when similar number was re-
corded being February 9, 1899.
Three of the present nine are serving
life sentences for murder in the Sec
ond degree.
Oddly enough the number of Of
tenders in petticoats who are serV-
ing sentences in Wethersfeld now is
considerably smaller than the figure
forever half century ago. For
instance, in 1844-sixty-three years
ago-the census of female felons
was twenty, or more than twice the
present count, although the popula-
ton of the State is now three times
as great as it was then.
Reasons for the striking decrease
in the ratio of female conVicts are
various, but probably the main cause
is the growing reluctance of courts
to infiict the prison stigma on
women. This reluctance is an indi-
cation (if not vindication) of the
kindlier standards CT judgment which
mark high civilization and which dis
close a deepening respect for woman
and for womanhood.-Har
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
NAMING THE BABY.

Ghe choice of a name for the baby
seems to be regarded as most i'm
portant thing even among people
whom we are apt to regard as unciv-
ilized And, curiously enough, these
very folk contrive to avoid the argu-
ments that so often ensue when
father and mother disagree over
whether the little stranger shall be
called Jack or Marmaduke, Priscilla
or Jane.
The Mohammedan father and
mother each write their choice of a
name on a slip of paper and place
both in the Koran. Whichever slip is
drawn first is the name given to the
child.
A pretty Egyptian custom is to
light three candles, naming each after
a god or some exalted parsonage.
The child is called after the candle
which burns longest.
Hindu mothers name their chill
dren, paterfamilias not having a word
to say in the matter. The naming
ceremony usually takes place when
the baby is about twelve days old,
and a flower name is usually chosen,
says Home Chat.
Chinese girls are simply numbered
one, two Or three until they reach
years of discretion, when they are al
lowed to choose a name for them
selves. The boys, however, are given
temporary name until they are
twenty, when pa decides what mag
nificent appellation they shall rejoice
in for the rest of their lives
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07

HOLD


Clean oil cloth with skinned milk
or milk and water; soap will ruin it.
A lump of sugar dropped into
teapot not constantly in use prevents
any mustiness.
In baking potatoes put small pan
of water in the oven and you will
find they bake much quicker.
Try dipping your pork chops and
pork tenderlions in flour before fry
ing them, and see how delicious they
are.
If you are troubled with black
beetles in your rooms, make a paste
of red lead, flour and water, roll out
thinly with a glass bottle, and put
To freshen stale rolls dip quickly
in cold water and heat in the over.
If the rolls are large they should
be covered with a pan part of the
time to prevent undue browning.
If shoes have been thoroughly wet
don't attempt to dry them near the
stove. Rub in plenty of vaseline or
plain lard and let stand in cool
place several days, and much of the
original oil will be restored.
Never hunt for leak in a gas
pipe with a lighted match if you
would avoid explosions. Instead,
paint the pipe with thick soap suds,
and where there is an escape of gas
it will blow up soap bubbles at the
mouth of the leak.
Don't spend hours each week
backing your stove. Ten cents
worth of stove enamel, which can
be applied in a few minutes, will last
six months, and all it needs is a daily
wiping off with a damp cloth. Be-
sides it looks much better than
backing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the world s
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get it's beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
Robbing the Mississippi.

A curious result of scientific study of
the Blue Ridge Mount"in region of
North Carolina and Virginia is the show
ing that the Atlantic is slowly gaining
S me of the waters that bave heretofore
flowed toward the Mississippi.
This arises from the fact that the
Blue Ridge, instead of being a crest with
strong slopes on each side, is an escarp
ment separating a mountainous upland
on the northwest from lower mountain
Gus land on the southeast, and the high
level head waters of the streams that
flow toward the Mississippi are contnu-
ally losing length by the retreat of the
escarpment through the retrogressive
erosion of the low-levcl head waters. of
the Administering streams.
Flom a practical point of view, Of
course, the change is very slow But by
such changes many of the earh's fea-
lures have been formed.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
ECZEMA SEEMED INCURABlF.
Body was Raw-Discharged from
Hospitals as Hopeless-Cuticura
Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life was
made intolerable by eczema in its worst
form. In spite of treatments the disease
gradually spread until nearly every part of
his body was quite raw. He used to tear
himself dreadfully in his sleep and the
agony he went through is quite beyond
words. The regimental doctor pronounced
the case hopeless. We had him in hos
p.tals four times and he was pronounced
cne of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as incurable.
We kept trying remedy after remedy, but
had gotten almost past hoping for cure.
Six months ago we purchased a set of
Cuticura Remedic. The result was truly
marvellous and TO-DAY he is perfectly cured.
Mrs Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, Eng
land, Jan. y, 1907. :"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
Too Much Compatibility.

Judge Bostwick, of Columbus, O., re-
Gently upheld woman in her refusal to
tell her age in cour-.
"Were the witness age pertinent,
should require her to give it," he said;
'but in this case, as in many cases, it is
not pertinent, and, therefore, in refusing
to state her age the lady is quite within
her rights "
Speaking of Judge Bostwick the other
day, Columbus man said:
''He is a remarkable person. He
should have been a novelist. AS this de-
cisiou about age shows, he has peculiar
sympathy with the feminine character.
He understands it.
"One day heard him ia king about
divorce He was discussing the incom-
patibility of temperance plea on which
so many divorces are granted.
"He said compatibility was often a
bad thing, too He said there was once
a girl who, after listening to young
mans proposal, an wered:
mo, James, l cannot marry you
James looked frightened, hurt, dis
pleased
"'Why not2' he asked.
There is too much compatibility of
temperament about us. James,, said the
girl, her lip curling with faint scorn.
"'Too much compatibility But isn't
that good thing?' asked the puzzled
young man.
/" Not always she answered. For
instance, judging from the size of your
income, if we were married should I'M
doubtedly insist from motives of econo-
my on dispensing with servant and
doing my own housework. and in your
compatibility you would undoubtedly
let me do it, James. = Washington
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
DOB3Y'S GUESS.

Bohby's mother had taken him to
church, to hear the evening sermon,
and they occupied SEATS in the gal
lcry, where there was more room
than on the main floor. Bobby tried
not to allow his attention to wander
from the preacher, but it did. He
seemed 10 be particularly Interested
in a family who sat in front CT MIN,
and when the sermon was about Ealf
over he Whispered to his mother:
Mamma, I never saw these people
before, but [ know their name
Hush, dear"
But l &C." persisted Bobby.
'Their names Bill"
How do you know"
Every time the preacher says his
text, I will lift up mine eyes unto
the hills those two big girls lcok at
each other and smile
Subsequent inquiry proved that
Bobby was right il his guess
Youths Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.


a QOClOr SdlQ.-
Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, COM
ing in touch with families of varied
means, culture, tastes and discrimi-
mating tendencies, that the families
using Postum seemed to average bet
Ter than those using coffee.
when we were married two years
ago, Postum was among our first
order Of groceries. We also put in
come coffee and tea for guests, but
after both had stood around the pan
t"y about a year untouched, they were
thrown away, and Postum used only.
up to the age of % l had been
accustomed to drink coffee as a rou-
tine habit and suffered constantly
from indigestion and all its relative
disorders. Since using Postum all
the old complaints have completely
left me and 1 sometimes wonder il
l ever had them" $3.50.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's a rea
son."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
An Almanac Church.

In the tower of ST. Botolph's
Church, Boston, England, are 365
steps, corresponding to the days in
the year; the church has twelve pill
lars, ffty-two windows, and seven
doors, representing the months,
weeks and days in the week.
In the west porch, says the Church
Eclectic, are tWenty-four steps, (as-
cending to the library above), repre-
ccnting the hours of the day. Again,
on each side of the choir are sixty
steps, leading to the roof, denoting
on one side the minutes, and on the
other side the seconds of the hour.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-07
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SOUTHERN COOKING.

All sections of the United States
have certain vegetables to which they
are especially partial. These re-
ceipts have been used in plantation
kitchens for generations, and are
both simple and palatable.
Baked Cashaw.-Cashaw is vege-
table resembling the Northern win
ter squash; it natures in the sum-
mer, and may be stored away for
winter use, as are pumpkins. 1t is
very delicate and finely favored
when properly cooked. Chop off the
long neck, which may be sliced and
fried, like potatoes; split open the
hollow round part of the cashaw, and
scrape out the seeds, wipe, and bake
in a slow oven till tender; scrape the
flesh out of the rinds, mash and mix
with tablespoon of butter, little
salt, a cup of sugar, an egg and a
sprinkle Of nutmeg; put this mix
ture back into the empty rinds and
bake until brown on top. Serve as
a vegetable, and eat with gravy or
hot butter.
Sweet Potato Pone.-Pare and
crate two large sweet potatoes, mix
with a cup of molasses, with pinch
of soda dissolved in it, little salt,
two tablespoons of melted bacon
grease, or butter, a tablespoon OF
flour, and a small quantity of ground
spice Pour the mixture into hot
creased pan and bake very slowly till
we'll done and quite brown. Eat this
hot or cold, with gravy and meat or
with milk and sugar, just as you pre-
fer.
Eggplant Fritters.-Pare and split
open a large eggplant, boil until ten.
der, remove all the seeds possible,
and mix with two tablespoons OF
flour, an egg, salt, pepper and
small onion, finely chopped; drop in
spoonfuls into boiling lard, and fry
brown Serve with tomato catsup.
Fried Green Tomatoes. - Cut into
thin slices large green tomatoes
sprinkle with salt and dip into corn
meal, fry slowly in a little butter
till well Drowned; keep the frying.
pan covered while they are cooking.
so they will be perfectly tender. These
are very delicately favored, and
much easier to fry than ripe toma-
toes. They make an excellent break.
fast dish.
Fried Okra with Tomatoes
Chop into thin slices a dozen pods OF
young okra, fry until brown in a
little butter, and add cup of stewed
tomatoes; season with salt, pepper
and a little sugar, and simmer for
few minutes. Pour over slices of
hot toast.
Peas and Rice.-Wash a cup OF
dried field-peas, commonly called
"cow-peas," or, if green, two cups
will be necessary. If dried peas be
used pour into boiling water, but if
green, into cold, add two or three
slices of bacon, and boil in plenty
of water till nearly tender; then add
a cup of washed rice, a pod or two
of red pepper and little salt. Stew
slowly till the peas and rice are very
tender, shaking the pot to prevent
scorching. This needs careful cook
ing for a long time, but is a very
excellent stew.
Stewed Okra.-Have a few slices
of good bacon simmering in sauce
pan, wash and cut the ends off
dozen pods of tender okra, add to the
bacon and let it cook slowly till very
tender; drain, remove bacon and
serve with rice.-Good Housekeep-
ing.