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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17

his wife after more than thirty years
of comfort and content, and he wants
to enlarge on his point and keep at it
as kind of antidote to the general out
break of the literature of marital I'M
rest and divorce extravaganza.
A Present-Day Evil
1t is one of the worst misrepreseata-
tons of our times that the bad gets
most of the space in current publicity.
Very few of OUR people are criminals,
and yet one criminal figures more in
print and conversation than a hundred
honest men and women. Divorces are
increasing at an alarming rate, and our
divorce laws are national reproach, but
for every divorce there are scores of
husbands and wives whose domestic his
tory does not go beyond the threshold.
In most of these there is happiness,
but in many of them the counsel of
our friend may be needed-and every
where the insstent word should be
spoken in type and pulpit against the
tendency of the times to turn the mar
rage relation into debate. A century
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
Dinner is ready,
Three's to dine.
Water the porridge,

but our meals are more complicated
things, and we may water our por-
ridge" only by cooking an additional
something easy, quick to make, and one
for which the ingredients are always at
hand. Such a one is the potato soup.
Soup Without Stock
For this you may use the following
ingredients and proportions: To every
pint of milk use three medium-sizeeI
potatoes, one tablespoonful of chopped
onion, one teaspoonful of salt, speck
of white pepper, one-half tablespoonful
OF -four and the same amount of butter.
This will make the best soup, of
course, but if milk is not to be spared,
or not easily obtainable, you may use
milk and water of equal parts, and in
the same way beef dripping may be
substituted for butter, provided it is
quite pure and clear
First of all the potatoes should be
washed, pared and boiled, and while
they are cooking put on in the double
boiler the milk and chopped onion.
When the potatoes are done, drain and
mash them, add the milk and rub
through a strainer, afterward putting
tho whole back into the double boiler and
on the stove. Add seasoning and your
soup is then ready to thicken.
Thickening Soups
/ have already given one formula
for thickening soups; this is another
to be used when no liquid is being added,
but when butter is the medium for
smoothing the -four For this you need
to take a small saucepan and melt your
butter, adding the -four by degrees, and
stirring constantly 1t will take three
or four minutes for your flour to cook
thoroughly, then add it slowly to the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
What the Marriage Service Means

Frequently l have been asked about
the wording of the marriage service
the same old questions that come SO reg
ularly to preachers and parents and edi-
tors. No wording can possibly cover or
eXaggerate or affect the sacrednessl of,
this contract
No marriage service l have seen
and | have read most of then1-ex-
presses all that is involved in the cere-
mony.
For instance, this might be added
from one of our master writer's: 1.-TWO
persons who have chosen each other
out of all the species, with design to
be each others mutual comfort and en-
tertainment, have in that action bound
themselves to be good-humored, affable,
discreet, forgiving, patient and joyful
with respect to each others frailties and
PROJECTIONS, to the end of their natural
lives"
Give and Take
There never was time when the
give and-take rule was so necessary in
the home
Our modern civilization invents new
worry each day; feelings and conditions
are swift and quick; it is all too easy ia
get out of joint and inflict your nervous
ness on your partner But don't do it,
A little thought, little patience little
consideration-they don't cost anything
and they bring what millions cannot
buy.
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are no Jumps to be found, and then add
| to it few spoonfuls of the hot soup,
mixing we'll until the flour and milk
are gradually warmed; then pour the
mixture into the kettle, stirring steadily
as the soup thickens.
Inbrewing the Seasoning
If the thickening is not put in Just
this way, it is very likely to harm the
soup, for the flour, becoming suddenly
heated, will lump, and not only spoil
the smoothness, but fail to thicken, so
that more flour will be necessary. If
in spite of care-and it will sometimes
happen-the -four Jumps, strain once
more and return to the stove. Add to
the thickened soup a tablespoonful of
butter, well stirred in, teaspoonful of
salt, one-half saltspoonful of pepper and
one-half saltspoonful of celery salt.
Some people prefer to use meat in pea
soup, cooking ham bone with the peas
for the sake of the flavor, and others
use with the peas piece of salt pork,
a scant quarter of a pound, in both
cases emitting the butter This, how
ever, removes it from the list of vege-
table purees to heavier and richer
soup.
Potato Soup
If you have known the need of maxi
ing some hasty addition to a dinner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
The DIFFICULTART of BOWLING
Simple But Rigid Etiquette of Solicitations

n T is said that the salutation is the
y touch-stone of good breeding The
y manner in which the bow or salu-
- tation is made indicates ones train
ing, nurture or culture, because Gull
tivated, wcll-bred person is careful in
all the trivial civilities of life.
A well-bred person feels it incumbent
on self-respect to be courteous to all
sorts and conditions of people, not Civ
ing cordial bow to a person who may
be considered of Importance and then
greeting one inferior in the social scale
with careless nod or mere elevation
of the eyebrows.
Be Neither Rrusque nor ELUSIVE
In this age of careless haste people
are often too brusque in their manners,
but while brusque manner is rude, a
very ELUSIVE manner and low bow
are worse. The correct salutation is
between these two extremes.
Good manners are not superficial
veneer, thin covering over rough
surface but they are founded on kind
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gagement was announced, and the office
force thankfully sent an expensive gift
to speed the parting.
Presenting Upon Social Position
Perhaps the greatest nuisance of all in
business life is the woman who man
ages, by hook or crook, to keep in the
social life her former financial circum-
stances warranted, and who presumes
upon this relation with her employer
To her the office is always a parlor,
and everyone must show her the same
consideration she receives in the houses
of, her friends Discipline is for the
others, but for her-never.
The rules laid down for the others
never apply to her, and an outsider
would imagine she was present only as
a guest. Her mistakes, her lapses from
business methods, her frequent requests
for notwithstanding that her as
sociates avoid-.nust be treated in such
manner that her tender feelings are
not injured.
One silly woman who worries the life
half out of her employer does not earn
half her salary as she dallies at her
desk day after day. She calls him
Fred and stops him to retail bits of
society news, besides staying up so late
night after night as to be unfit for work
Years ago, when he was struggling
young business man, her father set him
on his feet and gave him start, so
he cannot forget that timely help. The
daughter knows this, so she continues
to worry him with her familiar ways
and lack of business ability.
FIT YOURSELF FOR YOUR WORK
If any woman is helped to a place for
which she is not fitted by friends who
sympathize with her, her first duty to
her employer, herself and her friends is
to fit herself for the work. The fact
that you once wore diamonds and trailed
your silken gowns through marble halls
does not interest your employer, but a
clean page, clear brain and steady
nerves do
He is paying for well-kept books, ac-
curate statements, careful work and con-
| formity to rules, not for a doleful ac-
count of what you did before the family
fortune vanished. If you must pity
yourself, do it in private Your en-
ployer may continue to employ you, be-
cause he is sorry for you or is indebted
to some member of your family, but
don't worry the life out of the poor
man. You will win your way to his
favor by being prompt, cheerful, ac-
curate and trustworthy, and also be
| more contented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17

some and nourishing food, and
x one which could be much more
Ia advantageously used tn n
seems the rule. 1t is much cheaper than
prunes or apricots of equal grade, and
requires practically no sugar in the sim
pier dishes prepared with it. A very
few minutes is required to cook dates,
and they are easily and quickly washed
and stoned. They come from dusty
and not too higienic country, however,
and should be washed thoroughly,
whether they are to be eaten cooked or
uncooked. After washing, drain and re-
move the stones Some very pleasing
ways of serving them are the following !:
Date Blanc.mange
Flavor a quart of plain blanc-mange
with vanilla; while warm, stir in two
cupfuls of stoned dates, pour into a
wetted mold, and set on ice to harden
When firm, turn out and cover with
whipped cream or the whites of two
eggs whipped to stiff snow with two
tablespoonfus of powdered sugar
Decorate with blanched split almonds or
halved English walnut meats
Date Jelly
Wash one pound of dates and let
them soak in four cupfuls of water for
two hours. Drain off the water, strain
it, and put it in saucepan with one
and one-haf cupfuls of sugar Stone
the dates, add them to the syrup, and
let simmer for five minutes. Before
removing from the fire, stir into them
half a box of gelatine which has been
soaked until soft in half cupful of
cold water. Stir over the fire until the
gelatine is dissolved, then pour into a
mold and set in a cold place until
hardened. Serve with whipped cream
heaped around the base of jelly.
Date Bread
Make sponge with one quart of
luke-warm water, half cake of COM
pressed yeast, teaspoonful of salt and
one and one-half pint of flour. Set it
to rise in warm place. When quite
light and spongy add half cupful each
of sugar and molasses and sufficient
flour to make stiff enough to knead.
Work i'll two heaping cupfuls of
coarsely- chopped dates, knead and set to
rise again. When light, mold into
loaves, and when we'll risen bake for
Ithree-quarters of an hour in a good
oven. This makes delicious bread.
Children frequently prefer it to cake,
and it is more wholesome for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
THE WOMAN IN BUSINESS

4 GS ONE people suppose that business
GAss men have little or no trouble with
n their helpers, especially those who
pay good salaries. The public has
the idea that man or woman must meas
ure up to certain standard or be dis
charged, and in theory that is the way,
but in practice there are many excep-
lions TO this rule.
There are hundreds and thousands of
incompetent persons all over the land,
and it is quite likely there always will
be- Women in offices and business
houses who are there chiefly to draw
their salaries are more numerous than
worthless men, since there is always less
mercy shown to men. Of course there
are employers who will not tolerate in
competent helpers of either sex for any
reason, but few business men are able
to harden their hearts when ilnportuned
to help out friend in distress.
The Friend in Distress
Husbands die, leaving widows who
must support families; fathers leave
daughters suddenly helpless, and disas-
tiers and troubles make it necessary for
all sorts of women to find employment
who never dreamed of such thing.
Friends cast about for some worl.
within the capacity of the unfortunate
woman, and some business man is sure
to be asked to take her out of kindness.
1t may be social or political or religious
reasons come up to force the man to
take her against his will, or his friend
ship for the family may impel to offer
her place, thinking she will be able to
handle the work.
a Type OF Incompetence
A young lady wanted to take up type
writing as fad, SO she persuaded her
father to give her place in factory in
which he owned a great deal of stock
The manager could not afford to offend
the wealthy stakeholder, but the in
competent girl was the trial of his life
On rainy days she would appear in a
cab about ten o'clock if she came at all
and she would be absent for every re-
ception and tea the town boosted
Worse than all, she had the peculiar
slanting penmanship affected by young
ladies few years ago, SO that the mer
who had to decipher her scrawls fairly
tore their hair over her work
She chartered and ate candy anc
laughed and did everything but work
and the patient and long suffering com,
petent workers in the Office had to dc
and undo her work constantly. There
asas a general celebration when her en-
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Until soft, or enough fresh tomatoes to
cook down to that amount. Put into
the double boiler one quart OF milk
all but one gill, which is reserved. Let
this cook, and when it has skinned
over the top, add one tablespoonful Of
cornstarch carefully mixed with the re-
served gill of milk.
AS it tl,ickens stir in two tablespoon
fuls of butter, one teaspoonful of salt
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is added just before it is served. If you
have. followed my advice and planted
parsley in your window garden this
emergency will not find you wanting in
the last touch to make this soup COM
plete.
Tomato Soup Plain or Fancy
OF course it would not do to give an
entire article on soups without stock
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17

~ NE of my old friends, who
IA IA looks at life through a vista
postscript to recent letter:
Most of us in this world are plain
folk, who don't figure in high society
or high finance, and who don't take
much stock in the new-fangled ideas
about divorce, written, | suspect, by
persons who never knew real home
life. The whole question of salts
factory living is the preservation and
betterment of this home life, which is
also the basis of all good government
And this home life ought to be the
supreme business of the marriage part
nership. No partnership can succeed
when the partners are forever stand
ing on their rights and forgetting
that their first duty is to get along
together. If husband and wife would
each give little and take a little,
instead of wearing out their nerves on
rights, they would make themselves
happier and the world better"
He says he speaks for himself and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17

Cut out plug-shaped piece and with
sharp spoon dig out the interior of the
cabbage without charging the opening
any more than is possible. When the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17

Set in cool place until serving-time,
then invert into dish and tap the bowl
hard enough to allow the cake to slip
our unbroken. Arrange sliced or grated
pineapple about it.
Strawberry Sponge
Toast sponge-calse jurnblcs and let
them become cold. Then heap straw
berry whip on top and in center place
large, fully ripe berries. For the whip,
chop one white of egg into a deep bowl
and add six large berries, one cupful of
sugar and a quarter teaspoonful of salt.
Whip until the mixture will keep its
shape when dropped from the whipper.
II the berries are not tart few drops
OF lemon juice should be added while
whipping.
NEW WAYS OF PREPARING THE USUAL
VEGETABLES
When the family palate tires of "the
common growths of Mother Earth" the
homely cabbage, the plebeian carrot,
and the odoriferous onion, as tire it
will after depending on these vegetables
cooked in ordinary ways during the
winter season, why not try serving them
IN uncommon ways?
Take the plump and vulgar cabbage,
for instance; did you ever stuff it? 1t
is very good that way The stufing
can consist OF bread-crumb dressing pre-
pared as for poultry filling, and used
either alone or put into the cabbage in
alternate layers with chopped beef or
pork, the two meats that ego" best with
cabbage. When the meat is used have
at hand cupful Of good gravy, and
with spoonful of it rnoisten each layer
Of meat, but have the crumbs dry and
fluffy" moistening only with melted
butter.
Another good filling is boiled rice
made rich with cream and butter and
used by itself or in combination with
chopped nuts. Sausage meat is another
to be commended filling, while small
birds will give you a dish fit to place be-
fore royalty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
following Out the Cabbage

The usual way of following out cab
bage for filling is to start at the top,
but reversal of that method has the
obvious advantage of getting rid of the
hard center stalk and the tough midribs
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f1lling is IN, replace the plug, run two
or three skewers through the cabbage
and tie with cord.
Place the cabbage in a kettle with
rack in the bottom, for stuffed cabbape
| needs to be steamed rather than boiled
Sprinkle the inside of the cabbage with
salt and pepper before filling, and serve
with rich cream sauce.
stufang with Birds
The method Of stufing cabbage with
small birds-or is it rather a mode Of
cooking small game in cabbage was
taught me by German hausfrau Of
more than local culinary fame. One day
she brought me four of the "duckiesth
little wild ducks that ever swan.
Pinkish, plump, tiny butter-balls they
were, ranged side by side on an oblona
platter, all ready for the oven, their alb
surd legs trussed close to their equally
absurd little bodies, and their apologies
for wings tucked demurely behind their
backs. She also brought two red cab
bages, and a demonstration lesson was
assured.
First she placed the ducks in pan
containing some sizzling hot butter and
told me to brown them. While doing
this she followed out the cabbages, and
placing them in a colander, poured boil
ing water over them until they were
wilted to state of pliability
Then she sprinkled them inside and
out with salt and pepper and melted
butter. a
When the birds were Drowned she
laid two back to back in each cabbage,
and folded the leaves over and around
them, pinning them with small skewers.
In dripping pan with rack she put
one tablespoonful each of chopped onion
and carrot, pint of water, teaspoonful
of beef extract, half teaspoonful OF
salt and busting of paprika; in her
own kitchen she would have had pre-
pared pint of high-seasoned stock,
The cabbages placed on the rack wert
covered with buttered paper and cooked
III a medium-hot oven for three-quarters
OF an hour, basting occasionally.
Dutch Cabbage
Dutch cabbage is another of Frau Ms
clever dishes. Chop the cabbage and
soak in cold sailed water for three hours.
In saucepan put two tablespoonfuls
each of butter and sugar, teaspoonful
of salt, a pinch of paprika, very small
onion, chopped, a cupful of chopped tart
apples, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar and
the drained cabbage, OF which there
should be about three cupfuls. Cover
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closely and let all simmer for three
hours, adding few spoonfuls of boiling
water, as may be necessary to keep
from burning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
SERVING SOUP IN CUPS IS NOW PREFERRED BUT THE OLD
STYLE SOUP PLATE is STILL USED
Pineapple Sponge

Pineapple Sponge
Put stale sponge-cake in pint mold
or bowl, pouring over it as much thick
pineapple juice as will moisten the cake.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
MADE
WITH DATES
Palatable and Nutritious
Novelties

y HE date is an extremely whole
some and nourishing food, and
one which could be much more
adyantageously used t an
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-17
THE GIVE AND TAKE OF
MARRIED LIFE
Happiness Secured Only by Concession
BY CHARLES DIVER

~ NE of my old friends, who
IA looks at life through vista
~ of fortunate years, says in a
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Set in cool place until serving-time,
then invert into dish and tap the bowl
hard enough to allow the cake to slip
on. unbroken. Arrange sliced or grated
pineapple about it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-15
PRESIDENT 1t Los ANGELES
Given Enthusiastic Greeting II Cali
fornIa City.

Given Enthusiastic Greeting II Cali.
fornia City.
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 12.-Presi.
dent Taft arrived in the hospitable
flower land Of Southern California and
received an enthusiastic greeting. He
visited first the deep water and inner
harbors of San Pedro below the city
and had sail Of an hour and half
inside the. big government break
water
Returning to Los Angeles, he was
taken for an automobile ride of two
hours through crowded streets.
The president passed In review of
the school children and made an ad-
dress to them in which he sought to
inculcate a lesson on patriotism by
catechising them as to the meaning Of
the flag and their idea of the liberty
which it represents.
Mr.. Taft was the guest Of honor at
4 banquet at the Shriner Auditorium,
which. in point Of attendance and in
lavishness of decoration. proved to
be one Of the distinctive features Of
his trip.
4 The presidents visit to Los Angeles
primarily was arranged that he might
spend day or two with his sister,
Mrs. w. A. Edwards. Mr.. Taft rested
at his sisters home for a time during
the late afternoon and spent the night
there.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-15
IN CRASH OF TRAINS
Seventeen Men Killed and Ten
Others Injured.

Topeka, Kan, Oct 9.-Seventeen
persons were killed and ten severely
injured in collision between a
freight train and a construction train
on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad near here.
Among the dead are eleven Mexi-
Gems. 49,
The injured are all Mexicans and
are at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe hospital. It is believed some OF
them are fatally injured.
The work train was backing into
Topeka with fifty MeXicans riding ON
the fiat cars. AS the train was round
Ing a curve, the northbound freight
crashed into it.
Engineer Edward Ash and Fire
man Joseph Corey of the freight train
jumped as soon as the airbrakes could
be set. The engine on the freight ran
over the four fat cars comprising the
work train and almost score of men
were pinned down and it was several
hours before they were ~extricated.
It is said the wreck was caused by
the crew of the work train disregard
ing orders