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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-10-23

Mrs. T. A. Town, 107 9Th Street,
Waterfowl, S. d., writes: MY four
children are subject to hard colds
and | always use Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound with splendid results.
Some time ago ! had a severe attack
of la grippe and the doctor pre-
scribed Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and ii soon overcame the la
grippe. ! can always depend upon
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
and am sure Of good results" Sold
by r.. A. Engbertson. Oct.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-10-23
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

for Winneshiek County. Novem-
Der Term, 1912.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
OVEN HEAT NOT THE BEST
Hot Water Should Be Employed When
Necessity Arises to Keep Pre-
pared Food Warm.

To keep food warm is a very impor-
tant detail, to which sufficient atten-
ton is not paid. First of all. food
should never be put into the oven to
keep warm. This is a common prac-
tice and bad one. The kind of heat
to which the article Of food is subject
ed tends to dry the surfaces, some
times to a leather, sometimes to a
crisp. This spoils the flavor and
renders the dish unappetizing.
There is but one right way to keep
warm, Put it upon dish, plate, or
bowl, according to its consistency;
cover II closely with an inverted bowl,
dish, or plate; make it as alright as
possible. Half fill with boiling water
a pot or saucepan. into the top of
which the vessel containing the food
will fit; set it back on the stove where
the water will be kept at boiling point,
place the dish or bowl under it. and
leave until required.
If this suggestion is followed, 1t will
be found that most dishes can be kept
for a while without losing caste.
CroQuettes and all fried foods are
the exception. By standing they be-
come limp and soggy. If they cannot
be fried at the last moment, they may
be kept hot a short time in the front
of an open oven.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
WAYS OF SERVING CHICKEN

The piece de resistance is fried
spring chicken, which, If properly
cooked would tempt the dying an
chorite to eat"
When preparing fowl Go not allow
IL to stand and soak in water, rs thus
the delicate flavor is often entirely
soaked out Of the meat. 1t is neces-
sary to scrub the skin, using a lit
tie soda in the water. to thoroughly
cleanse it. but it is best done before
the fowl Is cut up. Thoroughly wash
the inside by letting the water from
the tap flush the bird, then cut up at
the joints, and it will not be necessary
to wash it again.
Roll the pieces of chicken in sea-
soned flour and fry in hot fat. Butter
and sweet lard mixed makes a good
frying medium though It must be
watched carefully or it will burn. II
the chicken is young and tender, 1t
will not need parboiling. but should
cook carefully and long, to be thor
oughly done.
Bralsed Chicken.-Tryout two slices
Of fat salt pork; cut a fourth of an
inch thick remove the scraps and add
to the fat five slices of carrot cut In
small cubes, half an onion sliced, two
sprigs of thyme, one sprig of parsley,
and one bay leaf. Cook ten minutes;
| add two tablespoonfuls of butter and
fry a fourpound fowl until well
Drowned, turning until the whole sur
face is brown Place on a trivet In
pan, pour over the fat, add two cups
Of boiling water or chicken stock,
Cover and bake in a slow oven I'M
til tender, basting often and adding
more water, If needed. Serve with a
| sauce made from the stock in the pan,
first straining 1t and removing the
! fat.
A delicious way to serve chicken is
| to bake 1t in milk. Cut it up and
prepare 1t as for fricasse. Put II in a
baking pan and Just cover with sweet
milk. Cook very slowly, covered un-
/ til the last half hour, then uncover
and the milk will cook down and
make a rich carmel-like sauce to
! serve with the chicken.
When making chicken pie, If an on.
ion is added to the fowl while cooking
the flavor of the pie is greatly i'm
| proved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
sEASoNABLE DISHES.

To bake pears, remove the stem
with an apple corer, taking out as
much of the core as possible without
piercing the pear through to the bios
som end. Then in the cavity left, I'LL
with sugar, a teaspoonful Of lemon
Juice and a bit OF butter. Pour water
around them and bake in a slow oven
until tender.
Baked Quinces-Wipe, quarter and
core eight ounces. Put in a baking
dish, sprinkle with three-fourths of a
cup of sugar, add a cup and half Of
water; cover and cook until soft in a
slow oven.
Green apples, especially the Duchess
variety, make most delicious spiced
apples. which are nice served with
meats In the winter.
Pineapple Bavarian Cream.-Soak a
half box of gelatine in half a cup of
cold water. Heat a can of grated pine
apple, add a half cup of sugar, ia
blespoonful of lemon Juice and the
soaked gelatine; chill. stirring con
stantly, when 1t begins to chicken.
Fold in the whip from three cups OF
cream, mold and chill.
Orange and Lemon Sherbet.-Take
the juice OF two oranges, two lemons,
one cup of sugar and two pints of
thin cream. Freeze.
Strawberry sponse.-Add a table.
spoonful and a third of gelatine to a
third of a cup of cold water. When
~
ing water, a cup of sugar, table.
spoonful of lemon juice, a cup OF
strawberry Juice. Mix all together
and when it begins to thicken add the
whites of three eggs and the whip
from three cups of cream. FIJI a mold
and chill
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
FEW WITHOUT STAGE FRIGHT
Specialist In Nervous Diseases Gives
Scientific Analysis Of Much
Dreaded lnflcton.

Among nervous diseases may be In
cluded stage fright A physician, who
is a specialist In the former has just
been lecturing about the latter. He
describes some acute forms of what
French actors call "trac," one of the
worst forms of which produce de-
Walton Of the mouth which it is inn
possible to overcome"
The sufferers talk out one side OF
their mouths, and all their efforts to
rid themselves of this nervous AT c.
ton are fruitless" Their only remedy,
one imagines, is to give up acting. The
lecturer quoted also gives "twitchinG
of the eye and feverish palsy Of the
hands" as being among the results ot
stage fright
At the dress rehearsal OF a play by
Sardou an actress violently scratched
the hands of the actor with whom she
was playing. saying, How nervous
feel"
She must have got over her nervous
ness since then, for the actress was
Mile. Blanche Dufresne. who for many
years has acted with Nine. Sarah
Bernhard.
Two tenors are cited who have
splendid voices at rehearsals, but
could rot get note out on first nights
an unfortunate predicament for
singers-and had to leave the stage.
Even the famous Got knew the "trac.
The lecturer remembered his having
had total lapse OF memory during the
whole OF an act OF a new play at the
Theatre Francois. But. while he could
not recollect a single word OF the dia-
logue, and took every word he spoke
from the prompter, who gave him tho
text, he could fill in an attitude and
gesture perfectly.
But the worst case on record OF stage
or platform fright was that OF a lee
turer Of bygone days. or an intending
lecturer, Alfred Assolant. He arrived.
bowed. sat down with the manuscript
Of his lecture before him on the table,
drank a glass of water turned pale.
blu ed out: mo, thanks, | can't do It,
/ prefer to apologize" rose and fed
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15

Be sure the fish are fresh Lay the
fish on a board, outdoors If pos
sible, take a dull knife and holding
fish by the tail with knife nearly fiat,
scrape toward the head. See that they
are perfectly cleaned, thoroughly
rinse and dry, then roll lightly In
-four Use beef fat If you have 1t, If
not use lard, but never butter, as the
color is not so good. Be sure that your
fat is proper temperature before put
ting in your fish. II not sufficiently
experienced to tell when the right
point is reached. drop in bit Of
bread; If It browns in minute the
fat is at the right heat. AS soon as
the fish is Drowned on both sides move
your pan to the back of the stove,
cover and let cook slowly. Serve on
a hot platter garnished with sprigs Of
parsley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
GOOD LUNCHEON IDEAS
RECIPES cULLED FROM VERY OLD
COOK BOOK.
Method Of Carrying Cold Meats Wher
Travelling ls Worth Keeping In
the Memory-Variatlon on
the Sandwich.

The needs OF travellers, people at pic
mics, or out door parties, church sup
pers, etc, have been provided for by
the makers Of cook books for several
centuries back Recently in a splendid
and sensible old book, published in
1880, is found an idea in reference
TO "A nice means of carrying cold
meats when travelling that is worth re-
memberinE
If, instead OF the loaves mentioned,
small rolls were used. the inside but
tered before they were filled with a
dainty minced meat, We should have a
variation of the sandwich. The follow
ing is the recipe in question:
Travelling Loaves-Take chickens
or pullets pheasants, or partridges, or
rabbits, and a neck Of mutton or
your fowl in joints and your mutton
into outlets; take large French loaves
OF three pence apiece. or other bread;
cut a hole in the top and scoop out
the most part Of the crumbs. You
may put fowl into one loaf, mutton or
lamb into another, a salad mogundy
Into another, and sliced ham and
tongue into another. putting a little
salt in a paper with your fresh meat,
and as you travel you may eat any
where on the road in your coach
without staying by the way"
The author OF this recipe had served
as cook for lords on splendid embas-
Sizes" for earls and barons, and for
great generals sent into Spain and
elsewhere to command. He thus had
ample experience in preparing food
for travelling expeditions.
The next recipe is somewhat ram
bling. II was written out for GER
tain pastors wife when her husband
changed from one charge to another.
She vouches for the excellence OF
the meat so prepared in a large
quantity.
Pressed Fresh Meat-Take the low
er end of the shin for the sake of the
jelly and the lower part of the round
for the solid meat Boil the two to-
gether slowly until the meat drops off
the bone. Then chop the meat. but
not very fine, and add salt and pep
per and powdered sage, seasoning to
taste. Add the liquor left in the ket-
tie to the chopped meat and stir well:
| then pack the meat in small bread
/ pans to cool. 1t will harden and be
solid without any weight upon 1t to
press it. For a large quantity you will
need the entire shin IL you are to
have plenty of liquor to add to the
meat, say a quart or three pints, &C
cording to the amount of meat You
may think this amount will make II
too soft, but it will not. The fat
may need to be skinned from the
liquor If much rises"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15

cial attention because they are nearly
hardy, and among the most beautiful
of all roses.
They are a cross between the Hy.
brid Perpetuals and the delicate Teas
and have inherited the vigor OF the
former and the charming form and
fragrance of the latter. Probably the
best known Of these roses is the in
comparable La France"
Maman Cochet, a large, full. clear
carmlne rose, shaded with salmon vel
low, is also very free Towering and
lasts a long time when cut.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is also in.
valuable as a cut flower. In color II
is a pearly white, softly tinted with
lemon in the center.
The color Of Belle Siebrecht (also
offered under the name of Mrs. w. j.
Grant, is an imperial pink Of the
richest shade. 1t is vigorous grow
er, with large, glossy foliage Of leath'
cry texture.
Among other roses that are sure to
give satisfaction, l would include the
"Gruss aus TeplitZ," the Golden Sun,
Clothilde Soupert (Polyantha). pearl
white, with bright pink center; Min
iature, another fairy rose. perhaps the
smallest of all roses; Harrisons yell
low, an Austrian brierrose of merit;
Madame Planter hybrid Chine),
Rosa Rugosa. and the Crimson Ram.
bier, and that pink rambler, the Dor
othy Perkins.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
DANISH DOORS FROM ICE BOX
Simple Precautions viii Keep Food
Plleed in Refrigerator Always
Dainty and PalatabIe.

1t was a friendly grocery clerk who
suggested a remedy for the possible
odor in an ice box affecting prints
of butter. 1t so happened that the pur-
chaser had only an ice chest Of rather
contracted proportions in which to
Keep her provisions, and in order
to delay the melting of the ice tpartly
owing to a piece Of the valve having
come on she used heavy brown paper
to keep the chilly block from touching
the sides of the box. SO far, the idea
worked well, but It is hard to find pa
per that will be absolutely without
refrigerator SMELL when the con
tact with the ice has made 1t damp.
or time this did not matter. as the
milk was in closed bottles and the but
ter she was used to buying came in
sanitary waxed pasteboard boxes But
when she was no longer able to get
that brand and had to take ordinary
one pound prints, without other pro-
lection than waxed paper, the grocery
boy met her objections by suggesting
the use Of the oblong tin boxes in
which half pounds of American teas
are packed. They are good teas, too,
but she did not even have to purchase
them, as he offered to save her box,
and into 1t the pound print fitted with
Just the little margin to spare that
would make 1t easy TO slide the butter
out when wanted. Since then she has
also learned that a good lump of char
ccal in the corner Of the ice box helps
to keep the air in it sweet-quite as
much as 1t keeps fresh and odorless
the water in which cut flowers are
pEced in vases or other receptacles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15

foundation. In digging out the old cell
lar large quantities of pottery, house
hold utensils, carthen Jugs and the
like were found A few years ago the
property came into possession OF tho
present owner, J. b. Colbert, who con-
ducts the George Washington Stock
raising cattle and hogs.
One Of the original Washington
houses is still standing on the farm at
Il distance of about hundred yards
from the house. The weather board
ing Of this structure has been re-
newed. II is frame shanty, and the
story goes that It was used as the
office Of the estate when the Wash
ingtons lived there. When Corson
bought the property 1t was SCARED by
Federal earthworks, among these be-
ing 10 rife pits. These pits have
been oblitcratod with the exception
Of one which is preserved as a relic
of the bloody days of '62.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Daniels One Comfort

At q luncheon in Chicago, Charles
e. Kremer, the Chicago lawyer, was
suddenly called on to make few re-
marks, and after stating that he had
not been told he would be asked to
speak he said: when | came here
realizing that could eat my luncheon
in peace, unworried and unrufIled by
the thought that | must make
speech, | felt like Daniel in the lions
den. Daniel, as he looked at the hun
cry, ferocious lions in front Of him.
realizing his danger and the short
time he had to live, did not lose his
sense OF humor, possibly realizing
that the hereafter was safe, and said
to himself: There is one good thing
about this meal, and that is I'll not
have TO make speech when it's
over"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
,Rv IT. ERICHsEN)

,t, roses enumerated are such as
have grown on my own grounds
.rd know to be satisfactory in every
.asr.ct Before | take up the indi-
,t5,,I roses. It might be well to make
,oprise reference to the two grand
l,,isi8us of Queen Rosas kingdom
and point out the difference between
che Tea and Monthly Roses and Hy-
brid Porpetuals.
Th, former make constant growth
and new flower buds all through the
GUNNER and are therefore very prop
,r'y termed ever.blooming. But the
,rneUation of the latter is a misnomcr,
for they do not bloom perpctually, as
The name would indicate, producing
or'v one crop of flowers In June, with
an occasional blossom in autumn.
Unfortunately, the tea-roses are not
entirely hardy in our northern climate
and n planted at all, require winter
protection The Hybrid Perpetuals. on
tbe other hand, are perfectly hardy
and vigorous, and distinguished by
fine foliage and magnificent flowers,
both as regards size of bloom and
color, which explains why they con-
tinue to be the most popular roses.
There is, for instance, our old n.y.
brd Perpetual friend General Jacque-
minol. Familiarity known as Jack"
which still holds first place among
the dark red roses and is simply a
mass Of bloom when at it's best
Paul Neyron, by far the largest rose
in cultivation, and one OF the most
prolific boomers, is of a deep, clear
pink color and very desirable as a
garden rose IL Is an exceptionally
strong grower, often making straight
shoots four to five feet high in one
season, each shoot bearing an i'm
mense flower. No collection of roses
would be complete without it.
Most rosarians II called upon to des-
ignate the finest flesh-colored Hybrid
Perpetual would unhesitatingly name
Clio. The flowers are simply perfec-
ton In form, and in color they are a
delicate satin blush with a light shad-
ing Of rosy pink at the center. AS the
pant hldhNo u NlSOlOub BlOWlU, ppS-
sesses handsome foliage and Is fine
boomer. 1t is one of the best roses
for the urban or suburban garden and
should not be omitted from any col
lection.
Baroness Rothschild is another rose
Of value for the open ground. Owing
TO the toughness of its large, heavy
foliage, 1t is especially free from mil
dev and insect attacks. 1t is perfect.
y hardy and blooms twice and some.
times thrice in a season.
Among the other Hybrid Perpetuals
that may be safely recommended to
beginners in rose culture are: Mrs.
John Laing. delicate pink. large fine
form, very fragrant; Magma Charta,
priced on account of it's strong, up
right growth. and bright, healthy foli-
age, as well as for its magnificent.
fragrant, full. globular, deep pink bios
SONS; Ulrich Drummer, one OF the
most abundant boomers, with flowers
bright cherry-red and very fragrant;
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15

tory results from painting the trees
with various substances, and from
applications of coal ashes at the base
of the tree.
None of these can be relied upon,
and the best recommendation offered,
is to examine each tree twice a year,
in May and September, and dig out
the borers with a pocketknife. A
strong flexible wire may be found use
full where the pest has borrowed far In
to the wood, Some people recon-
mend a knitting needle for this pur-
pose, but a more flexible wire would
seem better adapted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
CHOICE VARIETIES OF ROSE
GROWN In MILD TEMPERATURE
Lovely Plants That May Be Sueeesa-
VIZ Raised-So-CaI1ed Hybrid Teas Deserve
Special Attention Account ofTheir
Hardness and Rare Beauty.

Frau Karl Druschki. white, free flow.
ering, with bright, heavy foliage and
strong, upright growth. and Prince
Camille de Rohan, large, moderately
full and best described as a blackish
crimson i'm color.
The production Of new varieties OF
roses Of merit has been particularly
rapid in the past two decades, and
many novelties of exceptional value
have been introduced Among them
the so-called Hybrid Teas deserve spe-
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
WORK OF BORER
ON APPLE TREES
Little Inseets May be Found in
Most Orchards and are
Overlooked Until Damage
IA Done.

Apple tree borers may be found in
most orchards, and their presence is
usually overlooked until serious dam
age has been done. They can work
away in old trees for long time with
out seriously affecting them, but one
seasons work in a young tree will
often prove fatal
They work just under the bark, and
,-eir presence may usually be de-
'ected by sunken areas, about an inch
W more in diameter, and by the fam
mar sawdustlike castings at the base
Oh the tree. There is very little that
can BE done in the way OF prevention,
although some people claim satisfac.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Nut Biscuit.

Sift together two cups -four, one
half teaspoonful salt, one heaping
teaspoonful baking powder. Rub in
one heaping tablespoonful butter, add
one cup finely chopped nuts, either
walnuts, hickory nuts or almonds,
and two tablespoonfuls sugar; mix to
a soft dough with milk. Mold with
the hands into small balls, place we'll
apart on creased pans, brush each
with milk, put a pinch of chopped
nuts on back, and bake in quick oven.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Potted Chicken.

A chicken is cut up as for fricasse,
and to each pound of meat allow two
tablespoonfuls OF floor. oae scant half
teaspoonfull OF salt and dust OF pep.
per Mix thoroughly and roll each
piece of meat In the mixture. Pack
closely in a large bean pot, and cover
with boiling water. Bake for three
hours and a half. Cover after 10 or
IS minutes, but not before IT boils.
Serve in the dish In which it was
baked
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Lady Cake.

Take two and a half scant teacup-
fuls of -four and after sitting well mix
with one level teaspoonful of baking
powder and sift again; add one and
one-half teacupfuls of powdered su-
gar blended with one-half teacupful
of butter. Beat the whites OF two
eggs to a froth; add gradually to the
flour one-half teacupful of milk. fol-
low with whites of the eggs, finish
ing with few drops of the essence
Of almond. Bake In hot oven for
three-Quarters OF an hour
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Flour Starch.

Dampness will not render limp, nor
of garments and curtains stiffened
with starch made Of -four, according
TO Suburban Life. Use fiat-bottomed
utensil and take the open hand to
press out any Jumps while mixing the
-four and cold water. Add a few drops
Of bluing and boiling water to thicken.
If not clear looking, let it boil up
once. Add butter, parafIin or kerosene
to keep 1t from sticking to the irons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Iekk<- -N~,<t.eN-.
London Jesrs at White Shoes.

The latest abomination is the ap-
pearance of white shoes and stockings
as the very latest "cri" from Paris.
am thankful to say that even the man
In the street rebels against this
hideous fashion, for the other day a
young lady who walked out In white
footwear found herself the object of
so much attention that she had to
take refuge In a taxicab. And yet
am asked to believe that what is the
height OF fashion must Of necessity be
beautiful.--English Gentlewoman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Neat, Inexpensive TabIecIo,h.

Take six -four sacks that have been
previously bleached and sew them to
gether so the cloth will be two wide
and three long, joining corners nicely
and sewing so there will be no raw
seams on either side. Hem the ends
or if you have time and wish It to
look neater, draw threads and hem.
stitch. You will now have a neat, in.
expensive tablecloth that will last a
long time and launder easily.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
To Soften Candled Fruit.

Take candied fruit which has be.
come too hard to use, put in crock
or earthen dish, and place in a mod
crate oven for IS minutes and re-
move from the oven. 1t will be soft
and juicy as when first purchased.
Hard lemons may be softened in the
same way.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Hickory Macaroons.

Put one-half Of pound of hickory
nut meats through the food chopper,
using fine knife. In a dish beat very
slightly the whites of three small
eggs, then stir in one-half of a pound
OF sifted powdered sugar. the chopped
nuts, pinch of salt, one scant tea
spoonful of baking powder. Drop by
the half teaspoonful an inch apart on
fiat buttered pans and bake in a very
moderate oven.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
Excellent Farm Horses.

Iceland horses are being used ex-
tensively In Denmark, as they make
excellent farm horses, being hardy and
resistant to fatigue. The Iceland horse
is small, stoutly built and strong They
are bred without selection and live
in an almost wild state, and from
three to four thousand are exported
yearly TO Denmark, England and
Scotland.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
To Save Linen.

II you desire to store your linen for
any length of time, never starch 1t.
II will crack and wear more quickly
than If constantly in use.
Rinse the articles quite free from
starch, dry and fold away IN blue pa
per This will prevent them from turn
inR yellow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15

A. L.
this
given is with
location
middle studs (by the wndows) need to be only nine feet high instead of
This somewhat pitch that sufficient
yet