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The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12

ing but half an hour above a com fortable inn suggests rather the sports of the ski than real Alpine. work.
 Joint Trips Planned.
 These two itineraries may serve as a sample to show the kind of noun tain climbing it is that forms the summer amusement of so many of the Swiss clubs. There is a continual set ting forth of excursion parties, large ly over Sundays, in every part of the country, the comparative smallness of Switzerland giving to every club the opportunity to carry its climbing into any part of the mountains and affording the chances of a number of joint trips.
 There are a number of joint trips, the clubs of central Switzerland form ing one group in the Oberland and another gathering being of the east ern sections. Section Aarau has in it's itinerary Todi Diablerets, Monch and Urirothstock with trip in which the women are to join on November 3 at Zeglingen which will be an excur sion with the Lindenberg section. The baSlS IS lO nave July O-t luISO-uds climb in the Goschenen mountains two nights in huts, one of them the Trifft cabin, with intervening climbs to the Sustenhorn 1,500 feet) and the Thieralplistock, coming down to Meiringen. The Blumisalp section will join with Oberland sections in meet ing at Interlaken on May Is, and in August will ascend the always difficult Finsteraarhorn, the highest peak in it's district The Chaux-de-Fonds sec ton, the seat of which is but a short distance from Lake Neuchatel in the very heart of the Juras, has a pro gram for the year of no less than % trips, largely in its own territory. The Wildstrubel, the Aiguille du Tacul in the Chamouni district, the Grande Fourche and Velan are in its list of the higher and more distant summer trips. The Grindelwald section, as might be expected from its remark able location, has a series of important outings in which the Jungfrau rail way Is an important factor. The mem bers will attend the general meeting in Interlaken in May, in June its trip will be to the Guggi hut along the plateau of the Monch and in July from the Jungfraujoch station down the great Aletsch glacier to the Con. cordia hut, returning by the way of the F1nsteraarhorn.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Some Uses for EIoursacks.

How many know that flour sacks make nice "nighties" and summer un- derwear for children? Under skirts and waists for grown-ups can also be made. They make good pillow slips and quilt Things, and can be used for anything that requires good muslin. Restaurants usually sell them at 20 cents per dozen for the fifty-pound size and 50 cents for the larger ones.
 Worn out hosiery can be made into good play drawers and under skirts and hose for children. For under skirts simply cut open and sew as many as needed to reach around waist, small end up; the flare makes enough full ness. The feet in hose can be made of contrasting shades of hose or of fine knit underwear, bottom of foot cut on double fold.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
SHOWING HIM SHE DID CARE
Sweet Girl Accepted Invitation to Ann ateUr Art Exhibition From
 Grouchy Young Man.

'T have called" said the young man, "to tell you that am about to start Dn a long journey"
 "Oh," replied the sweet girl, ''how Interesting. Tell me all about it. When do you expect to start?"
 ''In two or three days. may never come back alive"
 I'm sorry to hear that. Where are you going?"
 ''To the City of Mexico"
 Have you business interests there?''
 ''No, but travelling in Mexico is very dangerous, you know"
 Then why do you go?"
 Well, I have been thinking it over, and it seems to me that I may as well go. Nobody seems to care whether l remain here or not"
 I'm sure it can't be as bad as that. Isn't there any girl that you ever invite to go to the theater or or-anything?"
 Would you be sorry I was going if I ever invited you to go to anything?"
 "I-I-well, I might be-"
 ''I'm so glad to hear you say that I've got a couple of tickets to an am ateur art exhibition for Thursday eve ming. Will you go?'
 "On one condition"
 What is it?"
 ''That you will not insist on paying my car fare"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Cream of Watercress soup.

Wash, pick over and chop fine one bunch of watercress, add to three cup fuls of veal stock, bring to a boiling point and let simmer ten minutes; then strain through double thickness of cheesecloth. Melt four tablespoon fuls butter, add five tablespoonfuls flour and add to the stock. Cook un- til mixture thickens, add a cupful of cream or rich milk, season with salt and pepper Put in a few drops of green vegetable color, reheat and serve with squares of bread nicely Drowned.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Couldn't Miss That Chance.

''In China," said Mrs. Wadsworth, "they do nearly all things in exactly the opposite way from that in which they are done here"
 "Yes," replied Mrs. Dawson, 'T have heard that they did"
 For instance. when one person de- sires to compliment another over there he does not say, How young you look, but How old you look and when one person is asked to guess another's age he always guesses that the person whose age is under discussion is much older than his or her appearance would indicate"
 Dear me, how curious. It would be rather difficult for them to. compliment you in that way over there, wouldn't tt?"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Left.overs Used.

Use the leftover potato from a pre- vious dinner in cakes with a smaller cake of sausage on top and bake un- til they are brown. The sausage sold loose at good markets is most con- venient for the cakes. The potato should be mashed and seasoned with little butter, salt and pepper. One housekeeper uses a little bacon fat in place of butter on the potato. Left over fish may be faked, covered with cream and mixed with grated Ameri- can cheese and be heated in the oven and served on toast.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Record In ErunaIltv.

A man named Joseph Spitzbergel
 who died in a Vienna hospital recent. ly, left a fortune of over S500,000 to the Jewish community for the cree. tion of a children's hospital. Spitz berger was formerly the cashier at a mill. He acquired his weath by the utmost parsimC7y. He lived in 8 small garret which was never heated or lighted, as he always went to bed at dusk. His meals were stale bread and tea without sugar. eggs and fruit being rare luxuries. He never smoked and abstained from drinking wine or beer He never rode in a tramcar or made excursions, and he never saw the inside of a theater. His greatest parsimony probably was that he never bought a newspaper, but got his news by reading the sheets posted outside the newspaper offices. He mended his shabby secondhand clothes him. self and was his own laundress. Thur he managed to capitalize almost the whole of his income, and increased his capital by successful speculations Even when wealthy he continued to lead the same frugal life, never spend. ing farthing on amusement or thingE which he considered unnecessary.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
HER DAY OF TRIUMPH
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS IN HONOR OF
 THE GIRL GRADUATE.
Here Are Few SeasonabIe Dishes for Such Occasions-coId Chicken BouiIIon Always a Part-Good
 Combination Salad.

Just as the new bride is feted with little social functions of all sorts, so is the girl graduate given her own special festiyity. One of the prettiest social functions given in her honor is pretty luncheon, to which are invited all the girls of her class. If there are twelve maids long table will be used, but with a numerous company num- Der of round tables are preferred. The tables are got up in very ''partyfed" manner-dainty china, profusion of flowers, furnished silver and sparkling glasses giving them quite a wedding air. New favors for these charming functions are small, stiff bouquets made up like the old bridal nosegays. The flowers for these are artificial, the daintiest that can be had, and about the paper horn that holds them there Is a frill of some pretty cheap lace. The long stem of the bouquet is wrapped with tinfoil. The menu of the banquet may be as grand or as sim pie as one considers consistent with such gala fxings, but the usual spread includes some delicate appetizer, bouil-
  chicken, a green salad, ices and cake. Salted almonds or peanuts and little dishes of bonbons are scattered over the tables.
 Here are a few recipes for seasOna- ble dishes for such functions:
 Cold Chicken Bouillon.-Get good roasting chickens and remove skin and fat when cleaning them. Put them on in cold water, adding at the same time one leek to each chicken, two tender carrots, one onion and a sprig Of parsley. Let the chicken barely simmer until it falls to rags. Take it off the fire, remove superfluous grease and then strain. Clarify the bouillon with the whites and shells of two eggs and then strain again. Put on the ice until needed and serve in broad tin teacups or, better still, bouillon cups. Many persons prefer the bouillon hot
 Combination Salad.-Wash a head of romaine salad in several cold waters. Then take large shears and strip the leaves into pieces about an inch wide Clip green peppers in the same way. cutting these almost to threads. Put these in large bowl, add some canned asparagus tips carefully drained of liquid, two tablespoonfuls of chopped chives, and four tender beets cut SQ thin slices, and then throw in the ten der hearts of two punches of celery, these split into four. Use French dressing, olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. This salad should be kept cold as ice before serving.
 Salted Almonds.-Shell two pounds of almonds and then boil them five minutes; remove skins while still warm. This is how the almonds are blanched. As soon as they are peeled, sprinkle lightly with fine table salt.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Friendly soIicitude.

Hello, old man. How are you?"
 "Oh, as well as could be expected.'
 Flows your family?"
 !. well, if you refer to my mother, she has lost her alimony in foolish investment, and I shall have to sup port her after this. If you have ref erence to my wife, she has been in Reno for three months and I haven't heard directly from her, so I can't tell you how she is. If you wish to know about father, all care to say about him is that he married chorus girl last week and is at present, suppose, in fools paradise"
 Pardon me for inquiring into your affairs. You looked rather depressed, and I feared that something serious might have happened"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Benefit of Leoumes.

Legumes are beneficial to sandy soils, because they supply the much needed nitrogen as well as humus, says the bulletin of Wisconsin experiment station. Peat can be used to advan- tage as a nitrogen fertilizer where a euppIy is readily available The usS of lime on sandy soils, which are very commonly acid. will aid in securing 3 stand of alfalfa and clovers Inocula- tio is also usually necessary to grow good crops of legumes.
 Rotations for sandy soils must be chosen, so as to increase the amount of vegetable matter and provide a legume crop to cover the soil at least ance in every three years.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Furniture Polish.

Beeswax and turpentine is a cap ital polish for furniture which is not French polished. To make it, shred half an ounce of beeswax very fine and add to it a quarter of part of spirits of turpentine. Stir well and put aside until the next day. Then stir again and let it stand for another day, when it will be ready for use. Never melt beeswax and turpentine over a hot fire, as it is highly infam- mable.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
To Cook Brains

Soak the brains in cold water, changing twice in an hour, and to the last water add little vinegar and salt. Tie the brains in cheese cloth and cook in boiling water seasoned with small blade of mace, one bay leaf and a few cloves. Cook twenty minutes, drain and blanch in cold wa ter and remove any coarse flores. Have rich hot cream sauce made and add the brains to it. Season with one teaspoon of kitchen bouquet.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
PROPERLY MADE TEA
THE MOST HEALTHFUL AND FIX
 HILARATING OF BEVERAGES.
Where 1t Does Harm the Fault Is AL ways With the Maker-UnwhoIe- some Qualities Are Brought
 Out in the Sleeping.

It is said that we tan our stomachs and become, therefore, incapable Of digesting food-that we turn into nerv- ous wrecks if we drink tea. And this would be so if we used tea tmmoder- ately and made it carelessly. Let us investigate little and see what can be done to preserve to our use the cup that cheers.
 Analysis shows that tea is rich in proteid, that it contains alkaIoid- thein-and a volatile oil and tannic acid. Its stimulating effect is due to thein and the oil-its astringency is caused by the tannic acid. Thein is so soluble that it is almost immediate ly drawn from the leaf when brought into contact with boiling water. Thein stimulates gastric digestion, but the tannic acid and oil are harmful. Ex- periments show that tannic acid is de- veloped in very small quantity as soon as tea comes in contact with boiling water, and that more tannic acid is developed when tea has steeped five minutes than when it has steeped three minutes, and that the longer it stands the more this acid is drawn put
 It is known that tea is stimulating, refreshing and an alleviator of head ache and bodily fatigue. It has a slight influence in regulating the cir culation of the blood and the tempera- ture of the body. It is one of the most warming drinks in winter and cooling drinks in summer.
 In view of these facts all will ad- init that to get the good and reject the unwholesome qualities of tea it is necessary to make it with freshly boiled water-fast boiling because the stimulating property, thein, cannot be extracted below the boiling point-and for this reason also the teapot should be thoroughly scalded before the tea Is put into it; freshly boiled water, because long cooking causes it's at- mospheric gases to escape and ren- ders it fiat and insipid. (Soft water is pest used when it first comes to rapid boil, hard water may be boiled fifteen to twenty minutes before us- ing).
 Tea should always be made as an infusion-never boiled-and with but one infusion to each measure of tea. The habit of renewing the boiling wa ter over the first measure of tea, or of using and reusing the tea leaves with a small additional supply, is a very objectionable one and is most strongly condemned by all health and food authorities. This is the way to obtain all the injurious qualities and none of the benefits of a pot of tea. No wonder people tan their stomachs when they follow such method.
 Here is the way to make one cup of tea without a teapot: Heat a cup to boiling point with boiling water, meas ure one-halt teaspoonful of best tea; pour the water from the cup, put in the tea. pour over enough fresh boil ing water to fill the cup three-quarters full, cover closely and let stand in a warm place (not in a draught and not over the fire) for three minutes. Have ready another hot cup and hot strainer; strain the tea into the cup and serve at once with sugar and cream or milk, or with thinly sliced lemon and sugar.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
rIme when she Would Re Ross.

At a long row of seaside bathing rooms, an important young man walk ed up to the door of one of the com partments, and, knocking at the same, testify inquired: When in thunder are you going to get these trousers on?" There was a faint giggle, and a silvery voice replied: When I get married, I suppose" The young man tainted. He had mistaken the door Exchange.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Ancient Game Is Chess.

It is impossible to state just when and where chess was born. Back we may go in the ages, but we still find it existing. We see it painted on Egyp- tian vases, and we find it in the Chi nese Books of Wisdom. It has been ascribed to all kinds of birthplaces, It's creator having been at times a man, at times a god. Nothing posi- tive is known about it, yet the great est probabilities seem to point to its Iav1ng come from the east.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
His obIlaatIon to Nature.

Nature was his nurse and playfel tow. For him she would let slip be- tween the leaves the golden shafts of sunlight that fell just within his grasp; she would send wandering breezes to visit him with the balm of bay and resinous gums; to him the tall red woods nodded familiarly and sleepily, the humble bees buzzed, and the rocks cawed a slumbrous accompani- ment-Bret Harte.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
New 1ndustriaI Material.

As the result of many years of eA' perimenting in England, a new sus- stitute for hard rubber, gutta percha and leather has been announced IL is a product of seaweed. The new rza- terial is said to be especially useful in the electrical industries, being a noninfammable insulation of high dielectric strength, proof against heat, cold, oils and weather.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Most Powerful Poison.

The most powerful poison known is reported to have been extracted by a German chemist from the seeds of the ricinus, the familiar castor oil plant. and has been attracting much atten- ton on account of its remarkable properties. Its pUwer is estimated to be so great that gram-about thir tieth of an ounce-would kill a mil lion and half guinea pigs.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
American Toast.

To one egg, thoroughly beaten, pu\ one cup of sweet milk and little salt; slice light bread and dip in the mix ture, allowing each slice to absorb some of the milk. Then brown on hot buttered griddle, spread with butter and serve hot.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Where You can see Meridian LIne.

Where You Can See Meridian Line,
 The meridian of the earth, the scien list will tell you, is an imaginary line running from north to south. It is moi generally known, however, that near Greenwich observatory the meridian fine can be actually seen and walked upon. It is deeply graved in stone and is laid in the footpath that leads round the observatory.-Wid World Magazine
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
AImnst roo Much.

A Boston minister wants parents tC stop talking baby talk to their chiI dren and to read Plutarch, Plato Juvensl and Tacitus for the good oi their little ones. But a classic home with modern improvements would be a little more than any family outside of an intellectual center could well stand.-Bsltimor American.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
AmbIquous.

Temperance lecturer Gin impas- stoned speech)-Perhaps there is some one in this very assemblage whs has bottle of the vile liquid in his pocketi
 Deacon Scraggs Ca little deaf, who has caught the spirit of the speaker rather than the words)-Hear, hear!- Puck.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Reef Roll.

Take a large round steak about an inch thick, spread fiat on board. or table, then make dressing of bread crumbs as much as you want and sea- son with salt, pepper, sage and one egg, then spread on round of steak and roll up and tie a cord around it or use skewers to keep it together; hen bake till nice and done.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
pIkes Rolled a connuest.

The University of Leyden in Hol- land was founded in 1875 as a monu- ment to the gratitude for the nations deliverance from a foreign enemy. The Spaniards invaded the Dutch country in 1874 and laid siege to the town of Leyden, but the people held out and refused to surrender. The tactful puncture of one of the dikes saved the nation, driving the Spaniards away.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
AIpIne EIowera of Mt. RaInIer.

Thousands of feet above the sea level. on Mt. Rainier, in the state ot Washington, there is wonderful nat ural garden of wild flowers. Some oi them grow at the very brink of the glaciers, and others even push their way up through melting snow fields In late spring. These little known species would greatly enrich our al pine gardens if we could find out how to transplant and acclimatize them, and undoubtedly some day we shall Nearn.-Country Life in America.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Brown Bread

Two tablespoons butter or dripping, half cup brown sugar, two tablespoons molasses, add a pinch of salt, two cups of sour milk or buttermilk, one cup four sifted with one teaspoon soda, three cups graham flour. If de- sired, add one egg, beaten, at the last.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
1t Would.

Most lazy men console themselves with the reflection that their intel lects, at least, are not torpid"
 That's true, but straw vote talk en among their friends and neighbors would often disabuse them of that fond belief"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
Fruit Loaf.

One pound dates, one pound ngA three-fourths cup English walnuts, grind through grinder and mix thor oughly together, knead into roll and roll in powdered sugar.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
MIraCuIOu8L

An ad clipped from a Des MoInes paper: Tn looking over an almanac, l read of -. I purchased a bot tie; in three days I felt better. I took five bottles and two months later went to work. My friends say 1t is the most wonderful cure they ever saw"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
IIse for MiIk Cans.

Forty-quart milk cans are very con venient for keeping flour. etc. in. if you happen to have one that is not in. use for any other purpose.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12
ouotino the Bard.

How do you like my poem oa spring?"
 "The first word in the first lins offers a fine suggestion to spring poets"
 Let me see. That is-"
 "'Caasa'"
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12

winie-say, pop. did you ever kill 8 bear?
 Papa-Oh, yes, I have killed great many.
 Willie-Then guess you'll be presi- dent some day.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-12

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16

spectacle of a Catholic nation, the
once brilliant, Eldest Daughter of the
Church. in the hands OF infdels who
commenced their work Of ruin by ex
polling all Catholic teachers.
When Julian, the Apostate, aimed
at the destruction of Christianity, he
did away with religious books and In
situations; this is why the Catholic
church fosters schools OF her own.
The world today owes much OF her
knowledge Of the arts and sciences
to the church For Ave centuries she
alone, was the depository of learning,
and her monks and nuns in the quiet
and seclusion of their convent cells
followed the arduous work of collect
ing and copying valuable works little
appreciated In those rude days.
The children of today will be the
Catholic men and women of tomorrow.
The highest beauty on earth is Chris
tian piety-the noblest manhood,
Christian manhood-and the woman
by excellence, the Christian woman,
pure, modest and self-sacrificing
Then forget not the compass of
Christian education, the magnetic
needle which points true north to the
Star OF Eternity.