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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30

lightly the Toured nut meats. adding
more -four II the batter should prove
too thin. Turn into q well creased loaf
tin and bake In steady oven until q
straw comes out clean from the thick
est part of the loaf. Cover with brown
paper for the first fifteen minutes of
baking. When cold turn out and cover
with q white icing. fiavorins this with
lemon or vanilla. as preferred.
Brown Stone Fruit Cake-Grate two
squares Of chocolate. and to them add
the beaten yolk of an egg and half q
cupful OF milk. BON until the mixture
thickens, take from the stove and add a
tablespoonful of butter creamed with a
cupful of sugar. half a cupful OF milk.
one and half cupfuls of -four and a
small teaspoonful OF soda dissolved IN a
tablespoonful OF boiling water. Bake
in layers or IN a loaf tin. Take care
that II does not burn. as 1t catches
readily.
| Mock Angel Food.-Sift together a
cupfui each OF -four and sugar and two
tablespoonfuls OF baking powder. Add
q pinch of salt and sift twice more
Now stir in a cupfui OF scalding milk
and beat well; then add lightly the
stiffened whites OF two eggs. Turn i'm
mediately into a pan and bake in d
steady oven, covering for the first ter
minutes Il Is in the oven
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
Dot Baths for Beauty

TWO women who had not met for
some time were standing in the
street discussing their relative looks.
Goodness. how young you looki
How do you manage it?"
Hot bath every day. Boiling. mind
you!"
In all kinds OF weather toor'
And then the speaker ventured the
opinion that hot baths were bad for
the heart, weakening the organ that is
not up to the normal point. So they
are. admitted the first woman. but as
her own heart was strong she had no
fear of the hot bath.
Both women were about the same
age. forty-four. but the devotee of the
hot bath seemed ten years younger
than the her.
1t would. of course. be wrong to pre-
scribe hot tubs for all the world of
women, for there are undoubtedly con-
ditions when they would be harmful.
But daily Tubing in water OF some
| temperature or other is required for
| looks and health. and If the heart Is in
good condition the benefit OF the hot
| bath is undeniable.
Some medical facts concerning the
hot bath give illuminating information
| The hot bath facilitates and stimulates
the natural combustion processes OF
the body. The cold bath to produce the
same effect uses up just four times
| the amount OF energy.
| The cold bath Is not sufficiently
| cleansing for the health OF the skin
and when there is a disposition to Skin
1 troubles the chilly water tends to In
crease them. The process called hard
| ening, which consists in submitting
ones system to the shock OF colo
| plunges, is now thought to be the
| worst thing in the world for any bu
the most vigorous constitutions.
When there is no convenience for the
daily plunge II Is possible to secure
much of the same benefit with basir
of hot water. The needed thing Is t
open the pores OF the skin and cleanse
ii of daily wastes by the free use o.
soap and water and brisk friction A
complete sponge taken in this way ev-
cry morning will keep the skin II
sweet, wholesome condition. A little
aromatic tincture of some kind in tbs
basin bath will add much to its re
freshing powers. and for this purpose
benzoin is excellent, being bleaching a:
| well as invigorating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
Christmas Presents Fol-
Men
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CHRISTMAS gifts for men are the
ones which usually cause the deep
est thought For men OF the family
one can select the personal gift. re-
membering weaknesses for silken hose
and scarfs OF varied hues. For the
man friend the intimate gift must be
avoided and something impersonal sub
stituted.
For the college man OF the man away
from home. sojourning In one room or
a suit of rooms. something that will
add beauty or comfort TO those rooms
10 always a desirable and welcome gift.
A pennant is a gift always appreciat-
ed by the college man. There are sew
eral ways of developing It in leather.
Cut the body Of the pennant out of
leather, using the suede side as the
right side. The letters can also be cut
from leather (of the same or contrast
ing shade). using the glace finish for
the right side of the letters. Pin the
letters in place and stitch by machine
For the very modest man who does not
wish even his college to be too conspic-
uous In announcing itself the letters
forming the name can be simply done
IN stitching upon the body of the pen
IldnI- ublnB sell tome or contrasting Six
thread. Follow the outline of each let
ter in single or double line stitching
AZ a result the pennant possesses quiet
dignity. Ribbon can also be used for
lettering and stitched into place.
In selecting letters adapt the style to
the preference OF the recipient and the
character OF the pennant Block let
tiers with square. straight lines are al
ways good and easier to manage on the
machine than the more ornate letters.
A stencil pattern can be designed and
the letters so applied
A thoughtful gift for the invalid OF
man who travels Is a portable head
rest This is made entirely OF leather
II Is small and rectangular and made
on the style Of baby's pillow cover
with its opening across the center OF
the back into which TO slip the down
cushion, the inflated rubber cushion OF
the cushion OF pine needles
Leather fringes very attractively. and
coiled fringe makes charming tassel or
naments for the corners Of cushions
and the nke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
THE WINTER GARDEN.

THERE is no more depressing object
= than a dropping. fading plant A
single half dead fern is enough to spoil
the appearance OF a whole room. Now
ferns will die. and very quickly, too
unless they are cared for in the proper
way.
Never let a fern or plant stand In q
pool of water for this rots the roots
You should not pour water on your
fern as IL stands in the china covered
pot or the water will drop through the
hole at the bottom of the clay pot and
make a stagnant, III smelling pool.
Take your fern right out of the extra
pot and set 1t on the doorstep or the
window sill and water It there II the
weather will permit. Let It stay there
for a half hour in order TO give It a
good airing. Then It win come back
into the room looking quite fresh and
bright
Once a month take your fern and
stand 1t In the bathtub and turn on the
tap Let the water run until enough
has flowed In to cover the top of the
pot and let the fern stay there for an
hour.
Nearly all ferns like to have their
leaves washed every now and then.
The best way of doing this is to set
them out of doors on a wet day and let
TIE rain wash them gently.
Plants hate gas. II poisons them. 30
do not keep them at night for many
hours IN a room where there is gas
burning, but carry them out into the
passage or into an unlighted room
You must be careful not to put deli
cate ferns in a draft as this would
wither them. Maidenhalr ferns are es-
pecially sensitive and will often curl up
and turn brown IL they are near an
open window on a chilly day.
Remember that plants which i've In
q sitting room where a fire 10 kept
burning need more water than those
that live in cooler places. II a plant
stands on a nantelpiecs It will want to
be watered every day. but one that
stands near q window viii need water
ing only once or twice a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30

girl who is making her bow TO society.
The Ecstasy creation Is a brilliant
model developed in American Beauty
red satin. One would naturally suggest
this gown for the brunette debutante
The skirt OF the gown is voluminously
draped and turned back upon itself
here and there TO show facings OF the
American Beauty velvet The bodice
is n negligible quantity OF white shad-
ow lace over white tulle. and at the
waist line is posed a huge American
Beauty rose.
great French dressmaker gives the
debutante this season very striking
costume in black and white stiff tulle.
II is built in Tufiies, each fiounce quite
wide. with a white one falling over a
black one from the skirt hem to the
edge OF the corsage. which is square
The plain sleeves OF white tulle are cut
OFF above the elbow, and they. as well
as the neck. are edged with a band Of
tiny German rhinestones. Nothing more
is needed. No young girl could have a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30

7 most % us have to follow all OF
the well exploited fashions OF the
season the debutante. II shessO de-
sires, may appear at Christmas
parties In such demure and chastened
evening creations as the butterfly" and
ecstasy" gowns The first of these
coming out or dance frocks Is carried
out In pale pink charmeuse satin with
the skirt artistically draped TO the left
side. where II Is opened FOR six inches.
Above this is an abbreviated tunic Of
silver shadow lace. which drops well
down at the back and IS caught at the
LETT side with a huge wired butterfly Of
silver The waist line Is high and en-
'.rClod with n girdle Of silver lace and
pink chiffon. The drapery. which falls
FROM the round decolletnge. forms the
sleeves and Is Of the same cobweb sill
N"r lrHr. THIS frock Is charmingly sim
Ie and elegant and could be copied In
igy w the evening shades. yellow in
nrv'rIl ruauces or an all white butter
~ gown would be lovely for the young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
THE SCHOOL cHILD's SLEEP.


THE mother who has a child at school
may not be able to help him with
his lessons. for the modern system OF
teaching rather deprecates home as
sistance. but there is one thing she can
do for him which will benefit him even
more and that 10 to seq that be gets
enough sleep.
II Ia only lately that physicians have
been emphasizing the need OF sleep for
children. Insufficient sleep affects the
nerves, the temper. the digestion, the
mental quickness and even the morals
Of children The child who gets enough
sleep is the one who Is bright and
quick mentally. who grows normally
we'll. who eats properly and who In not
peevtsh and irritable.
An early supper and an early bed
time are the things for the school child.
Then put him In a well ventilated bed
room and let him have ten or eleven
full hours Of slumber and he'll wake
up bright and healthy and good too.
Many of the little, whining. nervous
children we see are simply suffering
from lack Of sleep. Many small
naughtinesses simply come from tired
nerves and WEAKNESS OF mind and
body. So many mothers notice such a
difference in the behavior of children
once they have started to school and
are at q loss TO understand the reason
II II because the daily nap which the
child took before he went TO school has
been given up, but the bedtime hour
has not been changed Consequently
the nerves OF the child suffer.
Try giving the school child supper at
8: 80. nourishing and easily digested
supper too. Then az promptly pack
him on to bed II he doesn't sleep let
him sip a cup OF hot milk and sit beside
him until he drowses of. Sleep u
largely a habit and win be easily ae-
auirsd in . few syeningA -,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
Striking Novelties In frocks for Christmas parties

chiffon and satin to be seen IN one Of
the cuts. A tunic Of chiffon bordered
with beaded trimming is dropped over
a satin slip, and buttoned boots of
matching satin complete the costume.
One clever mother has made a frock
for her debutante daughter out OF q
very handsome real lace curtain. The
lovely draped creation pictured Is the
result of her unique idea One length
of lace is draped from the shoulder. the
under frock being of fine net trimmed
with the border pattern.
The young girls frock is seldom made
with train. but this season there is
model which boasts a graceful little
lappendage politely termed a train. The
gown to which this train is attached is
an artistic mingling of green and white
checked messaline. silver lace, chiffor
land diamante trimming. The train Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30

more delightful frock for her coming
out party. Ii Is thoroughly artistic.
modest and sane.
smart little frock with decided ear
marks of the Victorian era is to be
worn this month by a pretty girl whose
mother is introducing her to her friends
at an afternoon tea. The material used
is a soft flesh pink taffeta silk. The
skirt. departing from the straight and
narrow road which leads to sartorial
ungracefulness. is rather full and is
trimmed at intervals of about a half
yard with pinked out ruches of the tat
feta- The waist is draped with a ber-
tina of white chiffon edged with the
ruched silk Where 1t crosses at the
high waist line is placed an "oId timey"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
SHOPPING BAGS ARE LUXURIOUS

with mouse colored channels and filled
with brushes. bottles. powder case. etc
The new envelope shape. about
twelve inches long. has mirror MEM
orandum pad and powder purse in a
row inside the flap. Even this extend
ed bag has handles from the corners
instead of from the top bar. as these
widely separated, flexible. double strap
handles have proved much more con-
venient to swing from the arm. One
of these bags would make a nice gift.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30

SHOPPlNG bags in this autumn's
importations present a most busi-
nesslike exterior. With substantial
catches and boxed corners they re-
semble miniature gripsacks rather than
the ornamental adjuncts of shopping
or club costumes. For the time being
suede. velvet and fanciful effects are
forsworn.
The side of the bags betrays their
frivolous purpose. One plain black
bag of French pin morocco is lined
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
HOW TO MAKE PILLowsLlPs.

THE best kind of pillowslip for mr. or
balsam pillows il made OF heavy
white or unbleached muslin 1t may be
made more durable by waxing the
cloth and ironing II. This viii prevent
the ends OF the sharp leaves from COM
ing through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
CLEANING BEpsrsAps.

TO clean white iron bedsteads use q
damp cloth and a little cooking
soda This will leave the bedstead
clean and white. Soda viii also re-
move nearly all stains from the sink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
CLEAN sPoNeEs FREQUENTLY

ONES sponge should be cleaned fire.
Quenty TO keep Il In good condi-
ton An effective way OF washing IL
Is with warm water In which a little
tartaric acid OF a spoonful OF soda has
been dissolved II should be rinssd In
clean warm water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
Gift for the Craveler

QUITE simple to make and inexpen-
sive into the bargain is the mani
cure equipment designed for the wom-
an who travels. This little convenience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-30
TO FREsHEN CAKE

TO freshen stale cake dip II for a
second or two In cold milk and
then rebake Il in a rather cool oven
Il viii taste almost Ike new again.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
Kept It's Ministers Long.

1.-THE town of Lancaster. Mass, in
which l lipe," said Mr.. Harold Parker,
'is a place OF little size--not over
1000 population-and yet 1t has
enough of individuality and quality,
not to speak Of history. behind it to
make its inhabitants very proud Of
living there. In the FIRST place it Is
ancient, charter having been grant
ed IT in 1868. and the same year wit
messed the establishment of the first
parish church, which can assure you
is no commonplace house of worship.
"The present structure isn't so very
old and yet it dates from 1919 and
looks good to last another ge4tuTy.
The remarkable feature, however, is
that in its history of over $50 years
this church has had but eight minis.
tiers, including the incumbent. Sew
eral of them were pastors for fifty
years or more and the average is over
thirty years, which | imagine is a rec.
ord no other religious congregatl0n
can duplicate. "-Baltimore American
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04

Paludan-Muiler Was Kept From Az
Social intercourse by HE
Eccentric Wife.

The famous poet of Denmark, Palu
dan-Muller, was closely guarded In hia
later years by an eccentric wife, greae
" his senior. OF her preposterous odd
ity, writes Mr.. Edmund Gosse In two
Visits to Denmark" stories were
everywhere current IN Copenhagen
She kept him as much as she possibly
could from all Intercourse with the
outer world. During a visit to Copen-
hagen the host OF Mr.. Gosse decided
to invite the poet to dine, and his
daughter and guest were sent on q
mission to invite him.
II we could secure him for a night
convenient to him, writes Mr.. Gosse'
all that was brightest and best In Co
penhagen was to be constrained TO
come, too. But fortune was against
us; If we had found him alone 1t IS
possible that success might have
crowned our efforts. When we ar
rived, with our dinner invitation on
our lips, we were damped by being
told that the poet had gone out for a
walk. but that Mrs. Paludan-Muller
would receive u.s. The fierce little
lady, in fact, closed our retreat by
peeping round the edge of the door
and commanding us to enter. Miss
Aline Fog, overwhelmed by the event,
lost her presence of mind, and burt
ed out the invitation, which it would
have been wiser to suppress.
The answer came at once: 'Impos-
sible, my dear lady, impossible! I
could not sanction It'll Mr.. Paludau-
Muller is weak; he is good-natursd;
he is only too ready to go into So
ciety. 1t is my privilege to prevent
it. / say to him, You are too deli
cate, my dear, to mix with Others.
You must positively consider your
health"
Miss Fog feebly asked whether thal
poet might not himself be appealed to.'
such old friends so small party!
so early an hourl" The lady was quite
Obdurate, however. Il could not trust
him with your message. He is So
weak, so good-natured. His place is at.
home with me. | do not wish to dine
abroad, why should he?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
Just His Job.

Joakley-Now there's a fellow W
doesn't do anything but pick p,
all the time" fbi
Coakley-Well, weNl that's a =
superstition
Joakley--Oh, no; it's not o. 4Deri
ton, but an occupation. va 4
ployed in a bowling alley.-Catht
Standard and Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
PUTS OUT PETROLEUM FIRES
Caustic Soda Solution Mixed With
Alum Us Found to Be Most
Efficacious.

There are no fires more disastrous
than those in which petroleum min
era1 essences, benzoin, etc, play a
part, on account of the difficulty Of
getting them under control. No real
ly eff1cacious method has ever been
put into use to extinguish fires OF
hydro-carhonic origin. Water is ut.
terly useless. Danger may be at
times reduced to a minimum by pre-
venting contact of air with the flame.
choking it between blankets, mats.
damp cloth, earth, or sand, but this
is by no means always sufficient For
this reason scientists are, interestaTs
in some experiments made recently
German laboratories bearing on til
possibility of controlling fires of var
ing chemical origin. 1t is said tn
If stated quantity of caustic SOD
solution be mixed with an equal qua
tity of alum it forms dough-or M
tar-fifteen times as great as then
iginal single quantities. This dQ M
is very light and foamy. If this
stance be flung over the petrol5uh,
etc, and the entrance of air impeded,
the fire will at once be put out.
An experiment was lately tried in
Germany to establish these facts be
yond question. An improvised fire
extending over four cubic millimsteri
was extinguished in less than twI
minutes by an eighty-per cent. solu
ton of the above mentioned sui
stance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04

mo matter what city you strike
remarks Senator Gore. who travels ali
over the United States each year,
Somebody is certain to contde to
YOU: There are more automobiles
ised here. for the population. than
anywhere In the country That's one
act about his own town that ever
nan nrmly believes"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-26
THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS


PARKERSBURG. ". Va. March Is.
The storm over the Ohio valley Sat
urdAy night and Sunday IL passing CT
the Atlantic coast this morning. at,
tended by high winds ard rain or
snow. The rainfall over the Ohio val.
Ley. attending the storm. averaged
about one inch
A high pressure. fair and cool
weather area. following the storm
area. covers the Southwest. Mississip D.
pi and Ohio and Tennessee valleys
this morning.
4 slight storm formation. attended
by. unsettled and warmer weather. is
moving into the upper valleys.
Fair weather will continue in this
vicinity over Thursday. with rising
temperature Tuesday.
Local data: Highest temperature
yesterday ~ degrees: lowest last
night. "a degrees: rainfall since Sat
urday afternoon. 0.S4 or an inch.
The Ohio will fall quite rapidly I'm
the district Tor the next SO hours, ex-
cept in the upper section, where Il
Will remain nearly stationary. The
crest at Parkersburg was 3s.7 feet.
II. c. HOWE,
Section Director.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-26
NEW COAL RATES
Established by Commerce Commission
From Virginia TO Ohio and
Kentucky Points.

ASKING TON, March 25.-
Throughroutes and joint rates for the
transportation Of coal and cokes from
mines in Wise and Lee counties, Vir-
giDia, TO destinations in Ohio. KeKn-
lucky, an dother states, the interstate
commerce commission decided today
must be established by the carriers
operating from those mines.
The commission held that the re-
fussl of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to give such a transportation
service for mine operators on the Vir-
ginia and southwestern was an undue
discrimination against the appalach-
ian district on the interstate road.
While no definite order was made
by the commission. the case, brought
by the Stonega Coke and Coal COM
pan yand others will be held open to
await. for n reasonable time, the vol
untary action Of the carriers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-26
TAFT SENTIMENT
cro~ins In pis.sssts cosssy-Rooss
welt ooctrinss cssse Many Fer
rner Admirers 20 Desert

Special Dispatch 20 the Inteliireneer.
ST. MARrS. W. Va. March 25.-
The Taft sentiment In this county ID
steadily on the increase. the Roose
welt followers being few and far be
tween. and even those who were wont
TO place the colonel as their second
choice now state that they prefer
Justice Hughes Of New York for tina,
place.
And these same Republicans state
that the reason for the change OF
their views IL solely on party princi
Piles and not the man. Roosevelt's
free advocacy OF Socfalistic argu.
ments was distasteful to the farmers
and oil men, who are the big 'heft'
of the voters in this county.
This class OF men realize that future
prosperity for them depends upon a
solid staple government. conducted in
the interest OF the majority. rich and
poor alike. and they see in w. II. Taft
the man who advocates and carries
out such principles as will guarantee
them this.