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The midland journal., 1908-12-25
HOW no KEEP YOUNG.

Some one once asked woman how
1t was she kept her youth so wonder.
fully. Her hair was snowy white,
she was 80 years old, and her energy
was waning. But she never impress.
ed one with the idea OF age, for her
heart was still young in sympathy
and interest
And this was her answer: 81 know
how to forget disagreeable things. !
tried to master the art of saying
pleasant things. did not expect too
much of my friends. kept my nerves
well in hand. and did not allow them
to bore people. / tried to ind any
work that came to my hand congen-
ial. l did my best 30 relieve the mis-
cry came In contact with and sym
pathize with the suffering. In fact,
/ tried to do to others as would be
done by, and you see me, In conse-
quence. reaping the fruits OF happi-
ness in peaceful old age."-Banner
of Gold.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
Goldfish A LA cocoTTE.

Pick cold boiled cod into bits, TAX
ing care to remove all bones; place
a piece of butter the size OF an egg
over the fire in clean saucepan;
when it bubbles, add tablespoonfuls
of butter; mix thoroughly. then add
1 pint milk, slices of onion minced
fine and sprig of chopped parsley
Cook. stirring constantly, until of the
consistency of thick cream. Have
ready sufficient number Of butter
ed cocottes. (If these useful little
individual baking dishes are not at
hand, use buttered ramekin). Fill
the cocottes with alternate layers Of
fish, sauce and cracked crumbs, I'm
ishing off with crumbs. Dot with
butter and brown in steady oven
Serve without re-dishing. Garnish
with sliced lemon and parsley.-Bos
ton Post.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
AN INExPENsTvE DISH.

A toothsome and Inexpensive dish
is filet de boeuf when made of rump
steak. The steak should be cut into
slices three-eights of an inch thick
and trimmed to the shape and size
of mutton chops. Melt some butter
in a baking tin, lay the. flets in it,
and let them stand in warm place
for an hour or two. Then take them
out and fry them in very hot butter
or good dripping, turning them so
as to let both sides color. Melt q
tablespoonful of butter and mix II
with tablespoonful OF -four. Mtis
ten with some good stock free from
fat, add little coloring and hand.
full of button mushrooms neatly trim
med and washed Let the sauce cook
till the mushrooms are done. add the
juice of half lemon. pour the sauce
on the dish, heap the mushrooms In
the centre, and arrange the flets In
q circle.-New York Globe.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
TOMATO SOUP.

Put the bones on fire in cold wafer
to cover; add salt, l onion. dessert
spoonful whole mixed spices. These
can be bought in package form and
win add flavor to many an otherwise
tasteless dish. Boil slowly all day
or till the bones fall apart. Strain
through sieve and place on fire again
with / or 2 cups tomato, according
to amount OF soup stock. Boil 2
hours and strain again. This makes
a most appetizing and nutritious soup.
to be served with crisp crackers. ]
have found that cupful of this soup
taken when one is worn out from a
cold shopping trip will nourish and
revive quicl1ly.-Bo Post.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

along badly in school. so badly that
the principal summoned the mother
who may be called Mrs. Smith-to
talk the matter over.
Il don't know" she told Mrs.
Smith, what the trouble is with Eth.
el-whether she doesn't try to study,
whether she isn't we'll, or what: but
she doesn't keep up with her class at
ALL"
1T doesn't matter" Mrs. Smith re.
turned, placidly. ''I have had six
daughters and none of them did well
at school"
There really seemed nothing TO
say in, answer to this.
Il never did well at school myself"
Mrs. Smith went on. ''But what Of
1t? I"-and she glanced with calm
superiority at the spinster principal
before her-'T arried."-New York
Tribune.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
ABOUT MARRIAGE.

Marriage is like voyage at sea-
it reveals character; it shows others
what manner of men and women we
are.--Lady Cook.
Love in household is thing to
be worked for-not an overripe pear
which will drop into the mouth Of
the first gaping OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
"A man may be cheerful and con.
tented in celibacy, but do not think
he can ever be happy; it is an unnat-
nral state and the best feelings of
his nature are never called into ac-
ton. Robert Southey.
A married man falling into misfor-
tune is more apt to retrieve his stu.
alton in the world than single one.
chiefly because his spirits are sooth-
ed and restored by domestic endear.
ments.-Jeremy Taylor.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

1t is a good plan to keep several
needles always threaded In the pin
cushion for times of haste. Those
filled with white thread and black
thread are best.
To avoid mold on cheese. wrap It
in cloth damp with vinegar.
To keep bread moist. a good way
is to wrap 1t in white cloth. wrung
dry from cold water; then dry towels
on the outside.
Always pierce an opening In fresh
ly baked potatoes. as they come from
the oven. else they will be soggy.
Save little paper sacks from the
grocery to slip over canned fruits
to exclude air. They are easily slip.
ped off to examine the cans.
A few grains of popcorn in the salt
cellars will prevent dampness and
"caking''
If the hands are stained by pick.
ing over fruit or peeling new pota-
toes. rub with a piece of tomato and
the stain will disappear.
A slice of bread in cake box viii
keep your cake moist.
A tear darned with ravelllngs from
same goods and pressed will show
very little.
In ironing a skirt--if you win iron
the entire hem first, 1t will hang
very much better than to iron one
breadth at time.
In putting away your laundry put
the last to come in in the bottom OF
the drawer, and In this wa~iAa
same things will not be used
over again and viii last great deal
longer.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
Psychology in Clothes.

DR.. Thomas Claye Shaw. of Lon
don, speaking on the subject of the
special psychology of women, says
that there is psychology in clothes.
It is useless to say that they dress as
they do to please other women or
please, men. They dress simply hn-
cause they have to in their own way
and to their own satisfaction. rhe
psychology OF dress is that 1t appears
to make you be what you profess TO
be.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

good. every lofty ideal were drawn
with perfect accuracy. Failures and
successes, defeats and victories passed
in rapid review. Never were there
such noble ambitions, such possibili-
ties and such fatal aimlessness
crowded into so small a compass. The
sight alarmed me and cried. "Is it
too late?"
Suddenly the Scene Changed.
The judgment was set amid blaze
of majesty and power and glory, be-
yond my most fertile Imagination.
Every human being stood before it,
waiting to render an account of the
life now closed. Notably,
The Poor Led the Way.
A boy from one of the great mer-
camille houses preceded several 9TH
ers whom he had influenced for good.
Then came man with score of his
fellow workmen, whom he had res
cued, by his holy living, from lives of
ungodliness. He was followed by a
woman. distressingly poor while on
earth, but filled with the Holy Spirit.
She with her children, whom she had
brought up in the fear of the Lord,
together ascended the massive steps
which led them through the portals
of glory into-who can describe ssthe
things which eye hath not seen nor
ear heard?''
For Thousand Years
the endless procession continued to
advance until the last man and wom-
an had rendered an accounting of the
life entrusted to them. l was greatly
distressed at the sight of one whom
/ had known; he brought his work, a
marvel of human goodness, but it was
Rejected, Because 1t Was Christless.
The scene closed. Alarmed,
awoke from my reverie. Instantly
fell on my knees, consecrated my life
to Him who bought me with His
blood. allowed Him to fill me with His
Holy Spirit. Now, after several
years. write to say. this is what !
did with my life.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
After-EReets Of the Grln.

Or. Ciouston. of Edinburgh. said it
seemed as IL no disease of whose
enects there was any correct record
mad such far-reaching evil effects as
TINS one, and among It's sequelae he
enumerated a depressing influence on
the whole nervous energy, melan-
ehoiia, neurasthenic conditions, pre-
mature senility. various forms of
paralysis, neuralgia affections and a
general incapacity for work.-Dundee
Advertiser.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
EMBROIDERED BAGS

Happy Is the woman who numbers
among her possessions just now any
such quaint and curious bags as won.
en- carried in bygone days. Embroid.
cred by skilled fingers. in wonderful
stitchery, some of their old colors
blend charmingly with present-day
dresses. and now is the time to get
them out. for the opportunity to use
them may never occur again. It is a
time when almost any OF these old
vamties-a scrap Of old brocade. an
.old-fashioned jewel or an old buckle
may be made to do good service.
and happy are they who possess
them.-New York Tribune.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
New Years Resolutions.

If everybody on this earth X
Made resolutions New Years Day
And kept them fast, share Of mirth
From life would straight be swept away.
The fool would cease the pranks which
make
The wise man ieer with cynic chat.
The wise man with some sad mistake
Would never move the fool to laugh.
So let us strive as best we may
And, if perfection be not won,
Wen let the failure go its way
To swell the scoffer's store of fun.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
MONUMENT TO pIoNEER.


The Pioneer Daughters of Califor.
MIA are raising funds to erect a monu-
ment on Market street in San Fran.
cisco to the pioneer mother. At a
recent meeting in San Francisco Mrs.
Philip v. Mighels said that she had
received a letter saying that the pion.
Ger mother should be portrayed in
heroic size and presented like a god.
dess instead of in a family group.
She answered that the pioneer moth.
er was to be human being, figure
that should speak of mother to every
son for all time.
That is why we want her here
on Market street. declared Mrs. MI
ghels. "She will remind us that even
in the mart of business the home is
paramount and that everything else
comes second. New York Sun.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
when TaIIeyrand Scored.

When Nine. de Stael published her
celebrated novel. .Delphine," she was
supposed to have painted herself in
the person of the heroine, and M. Tai
leyrand in that OF an elderly lady,
who is one of the principal characters
"They tell me-" said he. the first time
he met her, ethat we are both of US
in your novel. in the disguise OF
women"
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
WHITE HOUSE CHEEKY WITH
PLANTS.

PLANTS.
Mrs. Roosevelt has the good taste
that prevents the overdecorating of a
home. The White House today is
distinct Improvement over that man.
sion as it used to be In the import
ant particular of floral accessories
and general ornamentation. The mis-
'tress of the White House is partial to
growing flowers and plants rather
than cut blossoms. The state rooms
of the White House look CHEEKY with
pots of fuchsias and pepper plants
glowing in the sun. with an occasion
al jardiniere OF scarlet tipped poin-
setta. Oriental palms in porcelain
vases and ferns in quaint boxes of
birch bark give homelike look to
the wide, bare halls of the lower
wing. The entire ground floor is
bright with growing things, many in
bloom. Only an occasional vase of
roses Is seen ON the mantle of the
Blue Room. A growing plant invar-
iably has the place OF honor on the
dining table.-New York Press.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
MUSHROOM. STEW.

To stew mushrooms properly do
not add water. but put the tops and
the stems, broken into pieces. into
a dish, sprinkle them with salt and
pepper and let them stand for hall
an hour or SO until the juice is part.
ly extracted. Cook them in this
juice. At the last season with but
ter and cream.-New York Sun.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

year ago you promised, il your life
was spared to you, that you would
cOnsecrate 1t to God" The second
asked, Has God, to whom you made
the promise, dealt with you as you
have dealt with Him." The third
said, Remove It," But the fourth
asked that it might be spared for a
willie longer" cried in agony,
Spare me, good Lord"
Two Girls, Still in Their Teens,
passed through the room in which 1
sat. Full of animal life and youthful
gaiety they chatted and joked and
laughed; they were in a whirl of
pleasure. Suddenly one of them
cried, 20! o, my!" Agnes" said
her companion, what troubles your"
but Ellen could only repeat, 20, my!"
At length she said. ST promised to
spend one hour with God; must go
to my room instantly. Good night.
Agnes. I'll see you tomorrow" The
explanation of Ellen's conduct was,
her mother had been speaking to her
about the beauty of life of holiness,
and she had promised her mother to
spend an hour in prayer and reading
the ninety-first Psalm before she re-
tired. The chatting had almost driy-
en- 1t out of her mind.
Then appeared upon the scene a
youth of twenty summers, Of noble
mien; his eye glistened with noble
ness; his demeanor was pleasing; he
was picture of genuiness; his car
riage was that of
Webster or Clay or Lincoln.
AS he stood in the midst of the
room he addressed an invisible being:
What shall do with my life?"
Standing on its threshold, viewing
the wrecks of wasted lives as they
fioated by out into the ocean of eter-
nifty, he repeated the question with
great solemnity: What shall do
with my life?''
Three Faces Instantly Appeared.
First that of an OK, then that of a
hon, last an eagle. The OK made an
swer: Eat. drink and be merry" but
the young man shuddered at the
thought of making god of his appe-
tite. Live an animal life? Nay! |
was created for something nobler
than glutton; have soul to save.
The lion proposed to make a god of
genius. She offers pedestal of eter-
nal fame; your name shall be asso-
ciated with scientists. philosophers
and philanthropists.
IN Her Native Dignity Sat the Eagle.
She looked at the man, then at the
heaven above. Turning to the man
she said, 'sThe earth is thy lodging
place; the heaven overhead Is thy
home; the earth's choicest treasure
cannot I'LL thee. Thou art more than
animal. more than intellect, thou art
qualified for companionship with
deity. Prepared" In moment Of
time there passed before me
A Panorama.
hpon which was displayed all the
scenes OF my life from my earliest
recollection. Curious and strange
tracings We're there. Every struggle
with conscience. every striving to be
fter- Urfpoot. - ~
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

SAT before the blazing
hearth; the genial
warmth of an open fire
charmed me into a beau
tfful dreamland. Mem
ory drew upon her
abyssmal resources as /
sat there, coaxed into an
abstraction of exquisite
pleasure. Voicesi 1
hear Voices, strange
voices! They speak to
mo. Tho fir1f caid ga
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

There are no undertakers in Ja-
pan. When person dies It Is the
custom for his nearest relatives to
put him into a comm and bury him.
and the mourning does not begin nm
til after burial.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25

There are about 5000 New York
persons who have not been in the
city, on the average, two months in
a year in the last decade. Europe.
the South. seashore and mountains
have them for the other ten months.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
CRUsHEs LOVE.

Selfishness crushes out love, and
most of the people who are living to-
gether without affection for one an
other really care too much for them
selves and too little for each other.
Home Chat.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
EDUCATION NOT NEEDED.

The principal of a large public
school on the upper West Side tells
this story of the mother of one Of
her pupils. The principal is unmar-
ried and a woman.
yAe pupil. a little girl. was getting
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
BLINDNESS Is DIMINISHING.

NO known disease which causes
blindness is increasing under civil.
zation. So that when we do finally
come to our sen&s and fight all dis
eases alike. as we surely will, we
have good right to confidently expect
that blindness will be practically.
abolished, or reduced to less than
five per cent. Of its present frequen-
cy.
Even the risk of blindness from ac-
cidental causes, such as wounds.
blows, scaldings and burnings, Is
very much less than it was before,
and still diminishing on account of
the enormously increased power of
curing wounds of the eye given us
by antisepsis and asepsis. Where ten
eyes were lost by wounds becoming
infected, less than one eye suppurates
now.
This brings us TO the fact that
large share Of our troubles with our
eyes in modern times is due, like
cataract. to the fact that we have
got into an inveterate habit OF out
Hvlng them, as well as our teeth, our
4air and our hearing. and Of
this we obstinately refuse to
break ourselves. Nature doesn't
borrow any trouble before she
comes to 1t. AS the average saw
age lived only about thirty years, Ma
tare built his eye to last forty to for
ty-five. giving him liberal margin Of
80 per cent. Then we blame her be-
cause this eye that was loaded TO
carry for forty-five years will not go
passiyely on and do all that is re-
Quired Of 1t until sixty. seventy or
even seventy-five years OF age.
Whenever we are willing to reform
our bad habits of living too hong, to
abandon our "bloodthirsty clinging to
life," as Matthew Arnold called 1t,
we shall find less reason to complain
Of our eyes and ears.-W Woman's
Home Companion.
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REVIVAL OF PAISLEY SHAWLS.
The present revival of the Paisley
designs recalls the rage for these pat
terms during the middle of the last
century. We see them at present ON
gowns OF chiffon or shantung or even
cloth. while in linen also beautiful
effects are to be found.
But to those who are familiar with
the old design the present-day imita-
tions are deplorably lacking in the
delicacy and beauty of the former
patterns, which were then chiefly dis
played ON the shawls. The designs
on these were, OF course, adapted
from those shawls first brought from
the east by Napoleon during his
Egyptian campaign. They became
the rage, chiefly because they afford
ed little extra warmth over the
skimpy muslin dresses that were the
inspiration OF the much-talkedof di-
rectoire gowns of today. The En-
press Josephine had collection Of
about 500 of these shawls: Huge
prices were paid for them, and even
when they began to be made in Eng
land as much as 300 or 400 pounds
would be given for a fandgwoven
Paisley shawl, while Is or 80 pounds
would not be considered much for a
machine-made one.
Designing such as was employed
upon thsee shawls is an art unknown
today, and many brilliantly clever ar
fists were engaged upon it.
One of the designs was tinted to
represent bronze; in another the tur-
quoise and sapphire shades of blue
were combined with glorious effect.
The patterns were kept very sim
pie and strictly Oriental but eventu-
ally such anomalies as tartan and
shepherds plaids, and little medal
lions containing punches OF roses
were introduced, and very soon the
Paisley design sank into oblivion un.
til its recent revival.
It is a 1amentable fact that tons
Of these wonderful old designs have
been burned, yet It makes the re.
naming specimens all the more val
liable and interesting, and in these
days when we lay claim to SO much
for our applied arts they are reve-
lation of what was being done so
long ago as the ffties.-New Haven
Register.
The midland journal., 1908-12-25
A Panorama,

apon which was displayed all the
scenes Of my life from my earliest
recollection. Curious and strange
tracings were there. Every struggle
with conscience. every striving to be
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-03
Howard Center.

Uucle Frank Stone still remains about
the same.
Philip Albertson is home from Mason
City for a few days visit.
The Gessell boys ..of Schley spent
Sunday with Henry and Ed Lybert.
A few young folks were entertained
at Will Drew's last Friday evening.
Dave Ferrie and wife entertained
company Wednesday.
Sam Dinger. and family entertained
company Wednesday evening.
Albert Albertson is entertaining a
brother from Minnesota who has not
been here for twenty-three years.
Herman Baade is up from Farmers
burg.
Fred Fish and wife spent Sunday
with his brother Will and wifein Cresco.
Jacob Wilde took car load of hogs
to Chicago Sunday morning, returning
Tuesday.
Frank Walters and wife are the
proud parents Of baby girl since last
Saturday.
Miss Annie Holmes is visiting rela-
tives at Grand Meadow, MINI.
Mrs. Jake Wilde and children return
ed home Saturday.
Ferdinand Printz is spending a few
days with Fred Hanneman.
George Lybert and family spent We'd
nesday with Gas. Refs and family.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-03
.kAIsER's SISTER IN CASE
SAID TO HAVE SUPPLIED MUCH
MATERIAL FOR CRUSADE.
Princess charlotte's Name Brought
Into Harden-von Moltke Trial
In Berlin.

Berlin, Dec. 31.-The name of Prin.
cess Charlotte Won Saxe-Meiningen,
the eldest sister of Emperor William,
was brought into the Harden-von
Moltke libel case Monday as the per-
son who had supplied Maximilien Har-
den with the information concerning
the Zu Eulenburg group" near the
person Of the emperor upon which
Harden based his campaign against
the so-called camarilla.
Harden had two meetings with the
princess, seemingly at her request.
Prof. Schweninger, who was present
at these interviews, gave brief ac-
count of them in a deposition. Gen.
Count Wilhelm Won Hohenau was
mentioned at these meetings, but no
reference was made to Count Won
Moltke.
Princess Charlotte and the emperor
have been on cool terms for several
years. The late Prince Bernhard, hus-
band of the princess, was long ops
posed to the influence of Prince Philip
Zu Eulenburg at court. 1t is apparent
that the princess did not forget this
feud and that she has been instrumental
in running zu Eulenburg's reputation
and his consequent loss of favor with
the emperor
The evidence of Prof. Schweninger,
who was physician to the late Prince
Won Bismarck, was. read to the court.
The professor declared that he had
no i'll feeling against Won Moltke in
spite of the GOODNESS existing between
the count and Mrs. Schweninger. Har-
den, the professor set forth, had met
the hereditary princess of Saxe-Mein-
ingen twice in his presence in the
course of visits at Schweneck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-03
OBITUARY.

Betsy E. White was born in Barns
town, Canada East, Quebec, on the 18th
day of June, 1926. She was the seventh
of a family of twelve and was the sixth
daughter. With the exception of one
son who died at the age of two years,
all of these children grew to manhood
and womaahood. The deceased was
the last Of the daughters to pass away.
Her earlier years, until the age of 20,
were spent at the home of her parents
after which she spent two years with
brothers and sisters in Boston. Then
with members Of the family she came
West and settled in Dodge County,
Wisconsin. 4
In 1848, she was married to Philander
c. Sanborn. To this union We're born
six children; five were born in Wisconsin
and one in Iowa, and one daughter, Ina,
died in 1887. Five sons survive and
were present during the last days Of
her illness. She is also survived by
three brothers; one in Michigan, one in
Missouri and one in California. Her
husband died at the old home farm,
Feb. 6, 1895.
In 1860, Mrs. Sanborn was baptized