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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

dients and mix with potatoes. Chill
l hour and serve with lettuce.
If you decide on hamburgers some
night for your open grill stove try
them this way: Add Is per cent
suet to your regular meat. Press
the uncooked hamburger into thin
fiat cakes between waxed paper.
Put two cakes together with fill
ing made from finely chopped raw
onion mixed with steak sauce and
rich prepared mustard, pressing the
edges of the cakes firmly together.
Broil quickly on both sides. Serve
on large, toasted buns which have
been buttered.
Here are two variations you may
wish to follow if you serve baked
beans often:
Maple Beans Substitute " cup
maple syrup or three tablespoons
maple sugar for brown sugar and
molasses. -
Baked Beans with Sausage-Ar-
range parboiled beans and uncooked
sausage in alternate layers; substi-
tute can tomato soup for molasses
and part of water.
Boiled Campfire Coffee.
Il quartz
4 heaping tablespoons coffee
4 cups boiling water
! egg
Combine the coffee and egg in the
pot and mix thoroughly. Pour in
water and bring slowly to q full
boil, stirring coffee down IN warm
place for 8 to s minutes. Use " cup
cold water to settle grounds.
Easy to make but easier to take
Is this cocoa cake made with sour
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
Traveller Had Route Map
For All Who w ould to See

The man sat still as the fortune
teller read his palm.
"See that line?" asked the lnys-
tic, pointing to the fellows palm.
- eyes, I see it," he returned.
''What does it mean?"
~ "It MEANS" said the fortune
teller, gravely, 'sthat you are 60
ing to take a trip in the very near
future. To Chicago, perhaps"
Leaving the fortune-teller the
man headed for therailway station.
"a ticket to Chicago, please"
he said.
''Right, sir" replied the book
ing clerk. Single or return?"
The fellow stuck out his palm.
II don't know" he said. Take
q look!" a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
1 1sS4 Ms ,::: C.: :: : &c.:

4. Scotland (R0bert Bruce).
5. Performs sleight Of hand
tricks.
9. Edward Everett.
z. Benjamin Disraelie (Conings-
by, Book he, Chap. ID.
8. In a forest <aak East Indian
cedar).
9. Anthropometric measure
ments made during the past CEN
fury show that American men
have steadily increased In height
and weight, while the women;
while undergoing no loss in height,
have decreased their weight
through changes in their figures.
10. Ex-King Prajadhipok Of
Siam, who died recently In Eng
land, has gone down in history az
the only monarch who drew I'M
employment insurance. Several
years before he was deprived OF
his throne in 1885, he insured him.
self against the loss Of his job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

is no sour cream to be had sweet
milk can be substituted, but use it
with 2 teaspoons of baking powder
instead of the soda.
*Sour Cream Cocoa Cake.
makes 2 9-inch layers)
Y cup cocoa
"a cup boiling water
" cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cups sifted cake -four
" teaspoon salt
" cup sour cream
" teaspoon soda
teaspoon vanilla
3 egg whites
Mix cocoa in boiling water and
stir until smooth. Cool. Cream
shortening and sugar together until
Light, then add cocoa. Sift the dry
ingredients and add alternately with
cream to the first mixture. Beat I'M
til smooth after each addition. Add
vanilla then fold in stifay beaten
egg whites. Pour batter into pans
lined with wax paper, and bake in q
moderate oven (375 degrees) 80 min
utes. Put together with W
Chocolate Icing.
cups confectionery sugar
tablespoons butter :
2 ounces melted chocolate
Milk to moisten
Vanilla
Cream butter and sugar, add melt
ed chocolate, milk, and vanilla and
beat until smooth. Spread between
layers and over cake.
Refrigerator Cookies.
Makes tx doxen)
! cup butter s-
cups brown sugar
egg
cup oven popped rice cereal
3 cups -four h ix
p 2 teaspoons baking powder
+ Cream butter; add sugar gradual
" and beat until light and fuzzy.
Add egg and beat well. Stir in
cereal. Sift flour with baking pow
der and work into first mixture, q
small amount at q time. Knead
and shape into rolls about Ia inches
In diameter; wrap in waxed pa
per, covering ends SO that dough
win not dry out. Store in refrigerar
tor until firm. Cut into thin slices
and bake on ,ingreased cookie sheet
IN moderately hot oven CAS- de-
orees) about 10 minutes.
Ueleased by Western Newspaper union9
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
LYNN SAYS:

While cooking under the sky
over hot Goals you'll want to re-
member:
Charcoal burns to fine, lasting
Goals and gives q nice steady fire
for barbecue cookery. For best
results when using either char
coal or wood should be burned
until the flames disappear. Then
the meat should be placed 8 10
10 inches above the Goals and
turned every few minutes to IN
sure even cooking.
Hard woods like oak, hickory,
madrone manxanita and maple
give . lasting glowing bed Of
Goals. Soft pine is suitable for
quick grilling like hamburger and
hot dogs.
Whatever type Of grill you use,
pick 3 spot that's shady, not too
far from the kitchen IL you're do
ing It ii the back yard and not
too near heavy shrubbery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

cream. Even If
you want to serve
it with the richer
ice creams you
won't feel too
stuffed with it be-
cause it is. light
tie xtured and
feathery. II there
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

the answer. Get
the s m ell of
woodsy smoke in
to your food, the
crackle of burn
ing enbers for
atmosphere, the
sound of sizzling
meat held over
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
The Questiors

I. What American naval hero
became a rear admiral in the
Russian navy?
2. william H. McGuffey is re-
membered for his work in what
field? X.
8. approximately how many In
dams live In the United States?
4. The king Of what country
learned q lesson in persistence by
watching atspider spin assWeb?
5. What does q prestidigitator
do? aefelifs sSs
6. Who gave. the long address
Of. the day at the dedication of the
Gettysburg battlefield on Novem-
Der 10, 1858? ,si 49,
Z. In whose works appears the
quotation Youth is a blunder,
manhood q struggle; old age q
regret?
8. Where is deodar most likely
to be found?
9. Are American men and wom-
en- increasing in height and
weight?
10. Did any monarch ever draw
unemployment insurance?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

my marriage was orthodox, con-
ventional, dull" she writes. "We
had the expected boy and then the
expected girl, but ! may say hon
estly that in the first eight years
since dutifully said I do I never
once experienced the thrill that
ought to be the lot Of every bride,
wife, housekeeper, social favorite,
mother. My own father and moth
err were cold, quiet people who kept
me constantly busy in boarding
schools and on European trips with
school groups. gaM
1.-Two years ago, when my chill
dren were seven and FIVE, I began
to study music. One Of the teach
ers at the school was vital, hand
some, eager man; Anerican-born
but Of foreign parentage. Never
having known love ! fell in love: but
more, I see now, with love itself
than with him. His was q violent
wooing. I was bored and unhappy,
and we became lovers. He had been
divorced; his wife, much older, with
children Of an earlier marriage,
lived IN another state. For perhaps
six months / lived in q fools
dream, then I awakened and at
tempted to end the affair. But he
was unwilling to have it at anything
but fever height.
Meanwhile an old friend, q man
who had loved me since babyhood,
though / didn't know it, came into
our lives, and both my husband
and myself took great pleasure in
his constant company. Seven
months ago my husband was killed
in a motor accident, and George,
the new-old friend, asked me to
marry him. It seemed to me only
honorable to tell him Of the affair
with the musician, whom / will call
Leo, especially as Leo was annoying
me by taking it for granted he and
I would be married.
Sees No Happiness With Leo.
M"George thinks that / am morally
obliged to marry Leo, even though
his feeling for me and mine for him
is the deepest our lives have ever
known. Dignifed, generous and
noble in all his ideas, affectionate
and tender and sympathizing, yet he
feels that 1t would clear the matter
up to have me marry Leo, even il
I Immediately afterward sued for
divorce.
my children actively dislike Leo
and love George. He has been
Uncle George to them, closer than
ever their father was. This dis
gushing situation has driven me out
of my senses. am thin and nervous
and cannot eat nor sleep, and ask
your advice. Could Leo sue me, or
subject me to any publicity Il I
married George? IL George right
In asking me to sacrifice my own
and my children's future by mar
rage with q penniless musician?
In what way could Leo give this
story to the scandal-mongers II he
liked? George is q politician with
future before him. Would rllmors
Of my affair affect his career? I
am going mad over the whole az
fair and win await your answer with
the utmost anxiety"
No. don't think Leo could make
much trouble, and whatever gossip
he started would presently die
away. Certainly q temporary mar
riage isn't the answer, and George
should not exact 1t. Your only
course Is to tell Leo once and for
all that the affair is over, and hope
that George loves you enough to de-
eide, upon sober consideration, that
he wants You anyway. And this
time try, to maintain . somewhat
higher standard 90 . wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

but It complains when abusedl Parties
with late eating and drinking can up
settle strongest stomach. Try Ada
Tablets for quick relief from indi-
gestion and heartburn. Get ADLA
Tablets from your druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

Umpah describes . harmonica
rs corn ON the cob set 10 music. 4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
Truth That Hurts

First Mother-Are you bothered much
BY your children telling fbs?
Second Mother--N0e 50 much 40 BY
their telling she truth at cery inappr0.
pirate times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
OUTDOOR sUPPERs

II you've a longing to do some
thing different, an outdoor supper's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

glowing flames during the supper
hour and you'll experience taste
thrill you'll long remember. Every
thing tastes better cooked outdoors!
Toss some cans of beans into a
gay kerchief, wrap fruit, cookies,
cake into waxed paper, whip up
some barbecue sauce to use with
the meat, and the meal is under
way.
Outdoor cooking equipment may
be as humble as few large bricks,
an iron CRATE, or an extra rack
from the oven, long handled fork
for each member of the family. A
light camping stove or more elab-
crate grill such as a vertical or
horizontal stove Of sheet steel in
GLIDING drip and ashpans, a roast
ing spit, and warming shelves may
also be used. Whatever you use,
remember, it's the cooking outdoors
which makes the meal.
ou@will want meat and plenty Of
it for fresh air whips up the appe-
tite. The family viii come back
again and again for this delicious
meat with a. sauce all it's sown:
Tomato Horseradish Mustard
Marinade.
For 3 pounds of spareribs or beef
short ribs use:
2 tablespoons prepared horse
radish mustard sauce
V cup vinegar
u teaspoon black pepper
cup tomato juice
teaspoon salt
teaspoon sugar
2 onions. chopped fine
Combine dry and liquid materials
wen and beat thoroughly. Place
meat in q shallow bowl or glass
dish and cover with the marinade.
Turn every or 4 hours and mari
nate in refrigerator for 48 hours.
Drain meat well before barbecuing
and haste frequently while cooking
over Goals. The marinade may be
thickened and served as sauce
over the meat. Your barbecuing will
be more successful If you marinate
the meat. It's especially good on
the less expensive cuts.
If you'd like meal-in-one with q
minimum of fuss but nourishment
-. A.. ~ =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
Hard to Saw?

Mother-What? A 20-page letter
from that soldier friend Of yours
at camp. What did he say3
Daughter-He says he loves me.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

Down and Out
Johnny-So you are doaUn here for Q
month? What can't understand Is kosU
you girls afford such Tong vacasion.
Cladys-Oh, that's easy. We spend
one month on the sands. and the other
II sve're on the rocks. 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
The Lineup

The Lineup
SIS Mary your eldest sister,"
eyes"
''And who comes after herr"
"You and two other fellows"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
The Anssuers

/. John Paul Jones.
2. Education.
8. There are approximately
$50, 200 Indians in this country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

Business dispatched is business
well done, but business hurried is
business III d0ne.-Huiwer-Ly tton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15
THIS WEEKS MENU

PICNIC GRILL
Spare Ribs With barbecue Sauce
Toasted Buns Baked Beans
Fresh Vegetable Salad
Garden Fruit
sSour Cream Cocoa Cake
Refrigerator Cookies Coffee
Recipe Given
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

Frankfurter Potato Salad.
SERVES 81
3 medium sized potatoes, cooked,
diced s M
cup diced celery ~
2 tablespoons minced onion
2 tablespoons minced parsley
u teaspoon salt
" teaspoon pepper
" pound frankfurters, skinned and
sliced
~ cup salad dressing
French dressing
Marinate the potatoes in the
french dressing. Combine all ingre-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-15

plus, try this po-
tato salad made
with frankfurters.
If you're accus--
toned to your old
and cherished po-
tato salad recipe,
I'm still sure that
you'll like. this
me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-20

this ohangeable weather look out Mornings cold 50 you
dress warmly Then April smiesit warns uP-and you per
spre! You may but BO walks right inf
you haven't taken proper Preoauon Use new Zephrfesh
Lebuoy in your daily bath Yes this improved beterthan
ever Iebuoy theeon popular soap especially made
vent BO" Just always It has the deodorzng and
germ removing properties And that spells brofeeoH aoNe
allday freshness Try Zephyr Fresh Iebuoy today.
DEALERS NOW HAVE IT IN the SAME FAMILIAR
CARTON At NO EXTRA COST TO YoUl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15

unwavering eyes. and she stared
back at him, defiantly. However.
her eyes were the first to give
way and she looked past him at
the drawing.
Il see you are interested in
Miss Denton" she remarked.
Il don't see that il concerns you
If l am" was his answer. The i'm
pudence of this girl, This girl
whom his aunt had befriended
sheltered in her home. treated
almost as a member Of the family.
All. but il does" she answered
lightly. But 20 get back 10 your
Mister Sawyer. Wouldn't you like
10 hear what I have learned about
him and his connection with this
household -
Why should 7 be interested in
your IDEAS? ! know who Mr.. Saw
yer is. I know why he is in the
house. II seems bit presump-
tuous TO me that YOU should con-
Germ yourself with things that
can't possibly interest you"
II he had hoped TO inumidste
her by his manner. Mark admitted
a moment later IT was a flat fail
Continued on Page 10. Column 81
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Dear Margaret: I am sure
Tat anyone who has your am
b1tioa can't help hut get ahead
n she keeps her eyes open and
refuses TO shy away from ADDED
responsibilities. DO ~ many
things which your employer
hatcs doing - You POSSIBLY can.
IeAsn 10 be accurate and de-
pendabse. Make your employer
feel that ne can not get along
without you.
II b alao important that you
put forth IN attractive. we'll
groomed appearance. Most off,
CO DO not require their femi-
mine employees 10 wear black or
navy blue. 10 n you do not look
well n HACK. choose those colors
which ere flattering 20 You. but
ahy away from overly bright
and gaudy cclors. Persons who
believe they cannot wear black
often find that II IL most be-
coming when . touch Of white
10 sdded NJ the neckline. Tailor
I'd clothes. Of course. are 'tops'
for office ucaY.
And here are . few "office
dcn'ts' you might keep In mind;
Don't gossip scrcss your
typewriter.
Don't tel your troubles and
per~onal business 70 ether EN-
paoyea.
Don't encourage yeur friends
10 stop by the office Tor . chat.
Don't carry On long personal
conversations ever the office
te,ephone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15

MA CHEST COLD o. coUcMu>c colp
De0loPS lsou,e colds get BY all pre-
osutions1 use Vicky VapoRnb to re-
lieve nliseries- Rub VspoRub on
throat. chest and back and cover
With a warmed cloth. VapoRub acts
10 bring relief , ~ays az once. IL
stimulates surface OF chest and back
like poultioe Al the same time IL
releases helpful medicinal vspors
that are bresthed direct into the i'm
tsteu air passages.
Both Ns-tro-nol and VspoRup
have been tested through years Of
use in millions Of homes. When YOU
use these two medicines YOU are not
experimenting. YOU are not taking
needless changes. Remember: IL the
condition of the cold fails 10 respond
quickly TO treatrnent-or il more
serious trouble 10 indiczted-call
your family physician night away.
In the meantime be prepared Get q
bottle Of Vicks Vs-tro-nol and q lar
of Nicks NapoRub today-hsve
them handy. ready 10 use.
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Pot-Roast from Chuck Muscle
Your meat retailer will divide the
roast into these cuts for you. Ask
him to saw across the ribs four
inches above the chine bone. then
lift the RIB ends and outside chuck
muscle from the eve muscle. The
cartilage and rib ends can then be
removed from this STRIP, leaving q
removed from this strip. leaving a
rolled and tied into compact,
boneless pot-roast.
Rolled Pot-Roast
Rolled pot-roast
tablespoons lard
small onion
Salt and pepper
cup hot water
cup catsup
4 whole potatoes
Used rolled and tied pot-roast
made from 9th and eth ribs Of beef.
Wipe with damp cloth. Brown in
hot fat. Add sliced onion and sea-
soning. Combine water and catsup.
When onions are slightly Drowned,
add a small amount of water and
catsup mixture. Cover tightly and
allow to simmer slowly, adding
more liquid when necessary. Allow
As minutes per pound. Peel pota-
toes and add to pot-roast As min
utes before done. Turn potatoes
twice during cooking.
Steaks from Eye Muscle
The eve muscle when lifted from
the backbone can be cut into thick
homeless steaks or left in one piece,
wrapped in cod fat and roasted.
Country Club Steaks
Have the eye of the 9th and 7th
ribs of beef sliced in one-inch thick
steaks. Wipe with damp cloth.
Place steaks on the broiler rack,
allowing three inches between the
surface of the meat and the source
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAR Elk NV EE> i-r ~ r
Both Mark and Lucia stood lis
tening to Mrs. North's retreating
footsteps, her cane seeming 10
punctuate the sound. TO the man
at least. with the finality of doom
He walked 10 the easel and
picked up his pencil. RE had to do
something. keep busy. He felt as
nervous as he had in the Chicago
jail in the few minutes when Dale.
having changed clothes with him
and let Mark fix the small false
mustsche to his lip. was walking
to freedom down the corridor.
Lucia stood looking at Cheney,
her eyes on the back of his head.
She. too. was nervous, and found
herself fidgeting with the hand
kerchief in her hands.
Suddenly she spoke. and Mark
started as though someone had
fired shot close TO his ear.
Not Friendly
You're not very friendly -
Mark" she said. He mumbled
something unintelligihle and went
on with his drawing. standing back
and cycling II critically. and then
carefully adding a line here, one
there.
suppose We stop stalling and
get down to cases" Lucia said.
after a few moments. She had
control Of herself now. She was
no longer nervous. Why should
she be y She had taken a chance
made a shrewd guess after putting
together little things she had seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15
Lock Up Ny Heart
BY ROB EDEN

scraps of conversation she had
been careful TO overhear.
She had expected TO have TO
marshal evidence, tell what she
had seen and heard. She had hated
the thought of that for she knew
II was pretty flimsy evidence on
which TO make case.
So she had boldly made a state
ment. and had caught Mrs. North
so completely off guard that she
didn't even put up an argument.
Now Lucia was sure Of her ground
and she meant to push her ad-
vantage TO the limit.
Mark, a grim, determined look
on his face. carefully laid down
his pencil, and turned to face his
aunt's companion.
All right" he said. Lets get
down TO cases. as you so graphical
" express il. What is it that you
want 10 say
You're not making il easy for
me are you -" There was the
slightest trace ~ panic in her
voice. but he Was too upset TO
notice and 10 take advantage of il.
Easy? don't know what
you're talking about
Tn quite sure that you do. I'm
quite sure that Mrs. North came
up here TO tell you that I had
discovered the secret Of your Mr..
Sawyer. as you call him. The
stranger in the house who looks
enough like you 10 be your
brother"
She heavily emphasized the Mr..
Sawyer" and again the word
brother"
Marx recarSieS her steadily Wit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15
Watch Family Now
While E iidennic Colds
Are Spreading

Al treacherous tine like this, with
an epidemic Of contagious colds all
around YOU. ~hat YOU do today NAV
save YOU and your family q lot Of
sickness. worry and trouble later.
Follow these simple rules Of health:
Live normally. Avoid exocSses. Eat
simple food. Drink plenty of water.
Keep elimination regular Take some
exercise dailv-prefersbly outdoors.
Get plenty Of rest and sleep.
Then use the<e two tir,e-tcsted
treatments when needed.
Ar Tine FIRST sxIFFlf. sxeFzt -
Nasal IRRITATION put fex DROPS
OF vioks Ia-trp-n1 Up each nostnl.
This helps 20 prevent many colds
from developing. because Vs-uo-nol
IS expressly designed 10 help Ma
lures own defer,ses against colds
Of q head cold causes stufinesS,
you'll find that a few drops of
Na-sronol helps clear the cioeTins
n,oc,s and makes breathing freer
and easier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-15
Toast Treats
For Tea-Time

Toast and tea for two Tor more)
warns the heart and casts a glow
Of charm on the cold afternoons of
winter.
Draw the curtains. pull up the
chairs before cracking hearth
fire. and enjoy the coy luxury of
new toast treats piping hot from
the kitchen.