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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.

pNlS Al II DASEASfsS n SFEOlALl j .
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis have
often resulted in the worst Affections. Varicocee.
Hydrocele. Blood Poison. Syphilis. Unnatural
Discharges. Weakness. Emissions. Debility.
Nervousness. Dizziness. and Defective Memory.
which x,iin body and mind. II Is highly impor-
tant you obtain the services of physician who
has established a good reputation for treating
these diseases.
DR.. ShaIlcnberger has made years of study
of Private Diseases OF men and women. He
knows and uses the most scientific methods OF
;rcataR them. Hundreds of women suffer ur-
told agony with diseases which have been .g-
lected or unskitully treated.
WONDERFUL CURES
have been made by him. You should consult
him il you have any Chronic Disease. A Spec
ast who has made lifetime Study of such
diseases ia certainly prepared to Civ you the
best results. and II you are sick, you need scien-
tiic treatment
DIR. Shallcnberger spares no effort to cure his
patients. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to the patient Most of his new
patients come through the recommendation of
others whom he has treated.
Cons ultati0n and Exa min alton Free and
Confidential.
Address letters to
DIR. j. r. SHALLENBERGER
76a "-a~.sa Blvd. CHICAGO. ILL.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Almond Cake Ito Be Cutl.

Break four fresh eggs in basin in
which you cook it; add four ounces of
sugar, teaspoonful of vanilla essence
and two ounces finely chopped, peeled
almonds. Briskly beat up with whisk
for Is minutes and add very gradu-
ally four ounces sifted flour, cOntinu-
ally mixing meanwhile. Add three
ounces clarified butter, one-half tea
spoonful baking powder and gently mix
with a skinner for half minute.
Line the bottom of small pastry tin
with a lightly buttered paper, drop
the preparation into the tin, neatly
smooth the surface, then set in mod
crate oven to bake for 25 minutes. Re
move, let cool off, turn upon a table,
lift up the paper, cut the cake into six
pieces, sprinkle little fine sugar over,
dress on dish with the flowers of the
table little to one side or in center.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
TWELVE QUESTIONS FOR COOK
Kitchen Executive Who Can Say "Yes"
to Them All May Consider
Herself Proficient.

Can you, granted you have good
materials, make really good coffee?
Can you make good reliable white
sauce, and can you make it of any given
thickness as you wish?
Can you make good meat gravy, free
from Jumps and grease?
Are you thoroughly familiar with
one simple cake mixture, so that you
can always depend on the results?
Are you sufficiently familiar with
your own oven to bake cake or bread
or mullins without burning them?
Do you know at least five ways of
cooking meats of lower prices into
tender, tempting dishes, such as stews,
meat loaf, etc.?
Can you cook bacon SO that it goes
to the table unburned and thoroughly
cooked?
Can you make uniformly good bread?
Can you make uniformly good pie
crust?
Can you cook the ordinary vegetables
in at least one way so that they are
appetizing and nutritious?
Do you know at Least six ways of
cooking potatoes s?-Exchange
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
oh! Shining Shoes.

'In democracy it is fitting that a
man should sit on a throne to have his
shoes polished or, to use a brighter
gayer word, shined. We are all kings
and this happy conceit of popular gov.
ernment is nicely symbolized by be.
ing. for these shining moments, 50
many kings together, each on his sim.
liar throne and with q slave at his
feet. The democratic idea suffers o
little from the difficulty of realizing
that the slave is also king, yet gains
a little from the fair custom of the
hvelier monarchs to turn from left foot
to right and from right to left. SO
that, within human limbs, neither shoe
shall be undemocratically shined
first."-Ralph Bergengren, in the Cen.
tury.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
HOW BALFCUR MISSED THE
MAIDEN.

A LEXANDER BALFOUR was born
n at the seat of his father, Lord Bur.
leigh, near Kinross, in the year 1857
and In all Scotland there was no infant
with fairer prospects. His father was q
great man, there we're great people
among his uncles and cousins and
aunts. Among his distinguished and
powerful relatives We're the duke of
Argyle and the earl Of Stair. So AL
exander, as he grew up, Draw gal
liant, dreamed dreams of glory.
In the fullnesS of time he went to
the University of st. Andrew, where
he distinguished himself for intelli-
gence and zeal. His teachers admired
him so much they predicted great
things for him, and said he would
have been destined to greatness, even
had be been born a plebeian. Then
one day the university shut down for
brief season, and Aleck went home
for a vacation. And, having reached
his ancestral hall, the first thing he
did was to fall in love with Anne Rob-
ertsOn, the governess of his little sis
ters. The chroniclers say that Anne
was passing fair, and as wise as SER
pent.' She tried to discourage Alexis
infatuation. She handed him the ice
tongs in every way she could, but the
young man was determined to marry
her.
Then his father, old Lord Burleigh,
got wise to what was going on and
put in his oar. He discharged Miss
Robertson and told his son to pack
up his traps and take tour abroad,
staying away until summoned home.
This was a standard antidote for love-
sickness in those days. Foreign trave.
was cure for many ills which now.
are reached by patent medicines. AL
exander went away, imagining him
self broken-hearted. But he wrote
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Up Through Difficulty.

Tell me the name of one man who
has really made good without hard
ships, struggles and suffering. Any
time you make up your mind that there
is no use in further trying, and that
you will wait for some opportunity to
come along, call out the reserves and
have the whole force club you into ac-
ton. If you have any idea that you
can make success sitting down, while
men of mental energy and great physi-
cal strength are working for all they
are worth, you have one more guess
coming. If you are not ready and
willing to fight, and fight hard, you are
in the middle of the stream, near the
falls. It's all easy with you now,
and will be-until you strike the rocks.
Silent Partner.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
every Calmly Alexander BaIfour
Aimed a Pistol and Fired"

letter to Miss Robertson. telling her
not to marry before his return. II she
did so, he would make it his business
to kill her husband. Then the young
man sailed away to foreign parts, and
the months rolled on, and eventually
Mr.. Syme came wooing Miss Robert
son, and found favor in her eyes.
She went with him to the altar, and
the twain settled down to live happy
ever after. Alexander's threat caused
no uneasiness in Anne's gentle bosom.
Doubtless the young man had forgot
ten her by this time. The threats Of
lovelorn springalds are as idle as the
winds. So the months kept rolling
along, and it came to pass that one
day Anne was seated by a window
nursing her first-born, and shadow
fell upon her. Looking up, she found
herself face to face with Alexander
Balfour. There was murder in his
eyes. She read his fell intention at
a glance, and shrieked. Her husband,
who was in back room, rushed to her
side to see what distressed her. Very
calmly, Alexander Balfour aimed a
pistol and fired, and Syne fell dead.
Then was Balfour taken to Jail,
and shortly afterwards he was tried,
and sentenced to death. All the pow
er and pull Of his influential relatives
could not avail him In this evil case.
There came an evening when he knew
that the next sunrise would be the
last he'd ever see. From the barred
window of his dungeon he could see
the instrument Of death, the maiden,
which had been erected that afternoon
by whistling workmen. 1t stood upon
knoll, so that the plain people would
be able to see every detail of his exc
cution.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13

, sturdy people from the first. For
when not fighting with swords they
were battling with picks and shovels.
The Hague's Fine Forest.
Mr.. Chaplin tells how, although the
country is largely treeless, one of the
finest forests in the world is to be
found at The Hague, and describes
the affection of the people for it, often
saving it in tiIAe of stress by sacrifices
and voluntary offerings. He reminds
us that Amsterdam Is built on sc
islands, connected by more than $50
bridges; that the royal exchange is
built on $4,000 piles and the royal pal
ace on nearly 14,000. He says that
1900 of Amsterdam's Jewish popula-
ton are engaged in diamond polishing,
and that Holland deserves her reputa-
ton of being the most liberal in chari-
ties, of all the European countries.
On the front facade of many houses,
hanging between the windows, are mir
rors, placed at such an angle that
those inside, without being seen, may
view the Street in any direction, in
Guiding the front door and anyone
seeking entrance. The home life of
many of the people is said to be so
quiet, that, wishing to see all that is
going on about them, they employ
these s'spies.n
The Dutch differ from the Chinese
in announcing to the world the birth
of children only In the article dis
played. The Cinnamon hang piece OF
ginger over the main entrance to the
house, while the Hollanders indicate
the event by piece of lace, combining
with the lace pink background for
la boy and tinsel for girl.
The orphans of some of the cities
of Holland are quite conspicuous, and
especially SO when seen in the streets
of Amsterdam, dressed in what might
be termed half-and-half clothing. The
east half of boys coat, including
the sleeve. is red, and the west hall
black. The dresses Of the girls are
topped off in q similar manner.
MIR. Chaplin states that Holland, one
fourth as big as New York state ranks
third among the countries Of the world
In the number of its colonials, and fifth
lin the area of its colonies; that she
rules six times as many col0nials al
home people; and governs an outside
|area Is times as large as her home
domains that II France were as dense
lly populated as Holland she would
have 96,000O 900 people instead Of 80,
100000. In spite of this lack of elbow
room her imports amount to S263. Al
per capita to our $18.41, and her ey
| ports S2O3.69 to our $24.66
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
smeetbreads With Bacon.

Soak the sweetbreads in lukewarnl
water for couple of hours; then put
in boiling water and simmer gently for
five or ten minutes, according to size
when taken up lay in cold water. When
quite cold, dry them and cut into dice.
shaped pieces. Put them to cook in a
little water with two ounces of butter
and salt in it. Let the water gradually
cook away and then cover the sweet
breads with cream. When this is hot
thicken with a little -four blended with
butter; stir into the mixture two beat
en- egg yolks and serve on rounds of
toast. Surround the sweetbreads with
thin slices of broiled crisp bacon.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Harbor of Rotterdam.

Rotterdam harbor in some ways is
more picturesque than the harbor of
New York. There are no fringing
skyscrapers, but there is as much life
and movement, more color and con.
trast, finer sweep Of line and group.
ing of detail. The many canals that
surround it, the quaint craft that ply
up and down, the firing bridges that
close many of the distant yistas, all
these combine with the rich color OF
sky and water to make whole tLat
smacks more of the seafaring OF 70.
nance and less of the seafaring Of
commerce that is the keynote Of ou
harbors today.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Rochester jelly Cake.

One and half cupfuls sugar, one
half cupful milk with one-half tea
spoonful soda dissolved in it, two
heaping teacupfuls flour with one tea
spoonful cream of tartar, salt and fla
vor. Put half this mixture in shall
low pan to bake and to remainder add
one tablespoonful molasses, one-half
cupful raisins or currants, little Gin
namon, Glove and allspice and gen.
erous tablespoonful of flour. Bake In
pan same size as used for the light
part. Spread jelly between the layers
of cake while hot.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
DEVICE SAVES MANY STEPS
Simple Arrangement Which Insures
Constant Supply of Running Wa
\, ter in the Farm Kitchen.

In most farmhouses, even nowadays,
there is no running water. The far
mer's wife must go to a pump. which
is perhaps far enough from the dwell
ing to require many steps to and fro
in the course of a day. How may
these steps be saved? And how may
the luxury of running water in the
house be easily and cheaply obtained?
The new idea Originated by far
mer's wife) is illustrated by an ac-
companying diagram, which makes 1t
plain at glance. A barrel stands on
a shelf attached to the outside of the
house. 1t is filled with water by a
force pump. From the lower part Of
the barrel short piece of pipe runs
horizontally through the hOuse-wall
into the kitchen, terminating in fau-
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
STREET AND CANAL IN DELFT

of banter and fun. Ask one her name
and she is likely to answer that her
mother can tell it better than she,
as s'Mother knew it first" She has
no objection to your knowing her name
but she is great tease at all times,
says the writer.
Girls Particular About Dress.
"A tiny maid of four, wee laddie
unable to speak plainly wear precise
ly the same costumes as mother and
father-full, long. black skirts, white
cap, gold spiral, coral beads, and
apron for the one; black cloth or vel
vet trousers and jacket, much adorned
with silver buttons, silyer-bnckled
shoes. and queer black hats for the
other.
1.-THE tiny baby pats and smooths
and settles its many wide skirts, ad-
justs its beads, and feels its gold spi-
rails, to be quite sure they are all as
they ought to be, with as much care
as its mother. 1t must be confessed
that this anxiety of dress Is much
more developed in baby girls than in
BOYS. Perhaps Ii is only another ex-
ample of masculine conceit, this SEEM
ing Indifference. The little boer, as
the country boys are called, may think
that he cannot fail to look well under
any circumstances, and his principal
purpose seems to be to have MS hnt
tilted over his eye at just fnther's an
gle. But the little girl simply must
know that her cap is straight and her
skirt even and unwrinkled before she
can be happy
According to Mrs. Albrecht, many OF
the women and men OF Holland pro-
claim their adherence to Catholicism
or Professionalism by their dress. The
lace cap coming down smooth and
straight, and ending sQuarely across
the shoulders, denotes Catholic WON
an: the cap that is gathered or plated
to fare widely denotes the Protestant
woman. The Protestant gentleman
wears his beaver hat with brim rolled
-up all around; the Catholic gentleman
turns his down in front to form 9
visor.
sThe iceland farmer takes kindly &
progress" says the author, in spite
Of his conservation in the matter O
costume. American farm machiner!
stands In many a farmyard; and n
has quickly adopted the American 81
cycle, the American alarm clock. tn
American street car, and the American
telephone"
Lard Wrcsted From The Sea.
The particular isolation Of Holian'
as result of the war zones estab
lished in the North sea by the prin
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
SOMETASTyQ'
NEW AND OLD RECif
kNOWLEDGED ME.
Best Way to Serve Wings and D
sticks of Cold Fowl-Fried AppIeS
DeIicacy That Will Be Appre-
ciated-Nut Preparations.

put two tab, ,espoonfuls of butter in
n irving pan and, when melted, add IA
toblespoonful each of chill sauce and
mushroom catsup and teaspoonful
aach of made mustard and table sauce.
Take the wings and drumstickS and any
other pieces from cold fowl, make
pashes in them and sprinkle with pep
ner. salt and flour and cook in the
above sauce until thoroughly heated.
Then tpour over q little boiling hot
chicken stock-beef extract diluted
with hot water will also dO-Sprinkle
in q small quantity of chopped parsley
and serve at once.
Pare and core several fine cooking
apples and cut the slices in rings
about a quarter of an inch thick. Dip
these in q sauce made by mixing one
tablespoonful of lemon juice with tho
same quantity of brandy and little
granulated sugar; fry the apples in
boiling hot butter. When the slices are
nicely Drowned on each side take them
up with a perforated pancake turner,
lay them on white paper and sprinkle
with cinnamon and powdered sugar.
Serve at once.
Select your favorite nuts and peel
and blanch them and then fry them in
lust enough olive oil to keep them from
burning. When nicely Drowned mix to-
gether one tablespoonful each of Eng
lish chutney and table sauce, some
chopped pickles and a little salt. Pour
this mixture over the nuts and serve
with crackers and cheese.
If fresh lobster cannot be obtained,
get the canned sort, and also ask for a
box of the shells used for the patties.
Mix up the lobster meat with raw egg
beaten up-abOut two to can OF lob
ster-tOasted bread crumbs, pepper,
salt and little butter. Then stuff the
most ornamental pieces of the shell
with the mixture sprinkle the top witt
more toasted crumbs, add nut of b1sT
ter and bake until very brown.
To every quart of sweet apple cideNI
add bottle of club soda. Have ready
some thinly sliced tart apples and some
sprigs of fresh mint. Bruise the mint
leaves, allowing little sprig for each
glass. Several of the apple slices must
also be put into each glass, and the
punch may contain much sugar and a
little lemon juice if liked.
Toast a lot of marshmalloW drops
and while each one is piping hot drop
it onto little round, crisp gingersnap.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13

~ Ilc 10 ufdNu Dy MES. f1OrelCe
"a Craig Albrecht in paper pre-
pared for the National Geo
graphic society, in which she describes
the tidy housewife, shows how the lit
tie girls exactly duplicate their moth
ers in dress and the little boys must
be appareled exactly like their fa-
theirs or be hopelessly out Of fashion.
The writer shows how formerly ev-
eryone of Hollands many islands and
most of her many towns had their own
particular and distinctive dress, and
how, even to this day, in little coun-
try less than fourth as big as New
York, one may still recognize the
places from which many people come
by their costumes. She draws a pic
ture of the Walcheren DANES who
drive to the butter market at Middle
burg, descend from their wagons and
chaises with much shaking of volumi-
nous skirts and aprons, much patting
of their comely Dutch caps, and much
smoothing of wrinkled laces.
"When the farmers wife comes to
town she replaces her workaday apron
with one of black sateen," says Mrs.
Albrecht, almost as long and full as
her skirts; 1t is close shirred at the
waist in many fine, even rows. Her
bodice is black likewise; but a shield
shaped tucker is frequently Of gay
colors, and the sleeve is but an apol-
ogy. ending far above the elbow in a
broad and very tight black velvet
band'
With all their occurrences of dress
and bearing, the Dutch girls are fond
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13

cipal belligerents brings worlds sym
pathy for the brave little kingdom and
her people, who are receiving SO many
! of the ills of war with little chance
| of ever sharing it's benefits. In this
connection an extract of q study pre-
pared by William Wisner Chaplin for
the National Geographic society is
full of interest.
Here is a section of the globe which
was almost entirely overlooked by ma
ture in the original distribution of iron
and other metals, of coal, stone and
wood. In fact, to a great extent even
the land itself was wrong side up at
the start The existence of Petrograd
and Venice is regarded with wonder
ment, although they are cities covering
small areas. What, then, can be said
of Holland, where the land, made and
great fertile plains and meadows thou
sands of square miles in extent.
The wind has furnished the power in
the battle through which the land was
wrested from the sea; while even the
water, against which Dutch ingenuity
so long and successfully plotted, has
repeatedly obeyed their summons and
come to the rescue of besieged cities,
overwhelming their enemies and pre-
serving the nation.
One-quarter of the whole kingdom
lies below the normal level Of the sea
while 30 per cent of all the territory
Of the country would be submerged but
for the dikes.
For time Holland was one Of the
three leading powers of Europe. War
fare has marked the existence of her
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Mixed Cheese

Ten cents worth cream cheese, ten
cents worth roquefort, one tablespoon
full butter, two green peppers, one large
Bermuda onion, one-half stalk of eel
cry. Rub the roquefort and cream
cheese and butter TO a smooth paste,
add the finely chopped onion, pepper
and celery and mix well and season
with paprika. Put in icebox to harden.
then serve with hot toasted crackers.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Cheap Cake.

One cupful sugar. one-haf cupful
butter or lard, one cupful sour milk,
one teaspoonful soda. two and one-half
cupfuls pastry -four. little salt, cinna-
mon and cloves, one cupful raisins. the
same amount Of currants put through
food chopper and little citron sliced
in. This is an excellent cheap cake.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Horseradish Sauce.

Horseradish sauce is made by mixing
In a bowl a teaspoonful Of mustard,
teaspoonful of vinegar, half teaspoon
full of salt and little pepper. Break
on this mixture the yolks of two eggs
and beat with an eggbeater. Add olive
oil until a thick sauce results. and then
add tablespoonful of grated horse
radish-
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Keeping Sandwiches
It's @ften necessary

IT'S Pften Necessary. II
IneY must be made up earh.
aug ney dry and curl so soen.
-, ret titey are very easily keptgood.
Ihey fhould simply be PLACED in an
rms 9arthen affair is covered and
10 Pm .nlsl"ay they will keep for hours
as FRESH as when FIRST mnde. ''
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Diagram Showing How Any Dwelling
Can Be Supplied With Running
Water at Small Expense.

Get. Beneath the faucet is q sink,
which is provided with a waste-pipe
to carry off the water. Nothing could
be more simple, as we'll as convenient.
If the barrel is pumped full once a
day, it will supply the housewives
ordinary needs. The cost of the en-
tire outfit ought not to be more
than $40.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Pickle. Wcn4 Mold.

Pickles may be kept from becoming
noIdy by laying'a a. lfttlesbag of mus
tard on the top of the pickle jar.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13
Candied Ounce,

Core and slice the ounces an
weigh. Weigh the same amount 4
sugar as fruit. Scald the ounces, IT,
Doll for eight minutes. Place them
the Kettle containing the sugar ans
little water, and put inside the OF
ana cook until deep, clear red. IA
move from the stove and drain II.
ounce pieces. AS soon as dry cdz
them with sugar, on top and boaA
and let them stand in dry places
night. Then pack in d suf
Jars. fs-s &C
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13

One cupfhSs ,oj jes'f ~ y
or pea bs6ns. w ~ 1essss e
over might. Drains Mmn9. b the
morningf In enough water to over, to
which w, asdd salt, pepper and a piece of
sait p4rk two inches sqsare. Half an
nour oyeIore serving add one an corn
ana wqter enough to keep frdn burn
Ing ud one pint hot MIX, bring to
a ooli ana serve at once. Ssve this
gingerbread. yis
The St. Charles herald., 1917-01-13

PLEASING picture of Dutch
| life is drawn by Mrs. Florence
a Craig Albrecht in a paper pre-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-04-05
Me otworzyla c6rce drzwii,

Jersey City, N. J. PAM Rozalia
Rosiilska, 20 ul. w South Brook
LYME, zawiadomi}a policye W tych
dniach, ze jej 16-letnia c6rka Ma
ryanna zaginela bez wiesci od so
boty 3 marca. Wychodzac tego.
dnia wieczorem z domu, Maryl1ia
otrzyma1a rozkaz, powr6cenia o
godz. loci - Przybyla jednak p6
zniej, DO gdy zadzwoni}a, by}a
godzina 11-ta. Matka chcac ia u
|karac "a niepos}uszenstwo, ME OF
worzyla jej drzwi przez Is minut.
Jakiez by}o zdziwienie matki, gdy
po up}ywic tego czasu otworzy}a
drzwi, a corki juz ME ujrzala i
ME vie, gdzie sic do tego czasll
znajduje. Kara ia - jak widac -
zastosowana niemadrze zastoso-
wana. Trzeba by}o zaraz otworzyc
drzwi, a panne Maryanne W inny
spos6b ukarac.