Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1910 — Page 2

All Blessings Bestowed in God’s Good Time

|OR WEEKS no rain fell on the village in which I reside, and the consequence was that the leaves fell from the. trees and the green grass

turned brown. In the adjacent villages slight rains relieved the situation, but Rockville Center was not blessed witih showers that amounted to much. But in a few days, towards evening, little drops began to come down, and by night copious showers came rattling on the roofs to the great joy of the inhabitants. What a change was brought about by the storm. It tickled the earth, and once again the grass became green and the plants and shrubbery that were not dead responded to the showers. God had not forgotten the village in which I reside. The drought •was broken, a change took place in the atmosphere, and my neighbors looked themselves again. It was long delayed, but it came at last with healing in its wings. It was more than welcome. When God broke the clouds every heart should have sent up praises to him from whom all blessings flow. The thought that came to my mind how often are disappointed white watching and waiting for desired blessings. Uptakes grace and patience to wait until*God’s time to bestow them upon us. Lesson in Long Drought. If there was as much anxiety felt In my neighborhood for spiritual showers as was exhibited for rain from the heavens during the recent dry spell, the hearts of the people would he refreshed and their love for God would be made manifest in works of faith and love. Too much unbelief and too little trust in the goodness of God. How mean the flowers and plants looked while thirsting for the water that would give them life; and how dejected Christians appear while waiting for spiritual springs wherewith to slake their parched souls. Dried up Christians and dried up plants are twins—both dying for want of nourishment that can be only had by the opening of the heavens.

But the difference is that Christians can always obtain relief by asking and Relieving. The wells of salvation are accessible to all those who thirst for the water of life. God sent down rain for the benefit of the bad as well as of the good. He has no pleasure in the death of the sinner; but would rather that he would turn from the error of his ways. How mean must those who murmured at the drought have felt when the rain came down in showers! If they do not feel so they ought to. But some are only interested in enjoying themselves the best they know how, and no thanks to God are offered up by them. Man's inhumanity to man is only equaled by >his ingratitude to God. Even the best of us are prone to forget from whom our blessings flow. There is no reason why Christians should famish for want of the waters that are ever flowing from the throne of God; for we are all invited to drink and be filled. The waters of life are flowing freely for all those whose hearts are open to receive them. No such a thing as a Christian needing to be in want of the water of salvation. An all-sufficiency can be had without money and without price. True Christians. Christians, drink freely of the waters that will give you strength and power. Stop singing about the peaceful hours you once enjoyed and more about “How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord.” There is nothing so deplorable to look upon as a sickly Christian; dried up and ready to be blown away by any fitful breeze that may strike them. The only Christian to be admired is the one who has slaked his spiritual thirst and is ready for all the duties that he may be called i upon to perform, one who is stripped for battle and who is ready at any hour to help win battles for his Lord. Half-starved Christians are of very little account; but the useful ones are those who partake daily of solid meat that comes to them in answer to prayer and who drink freely from the wells of salvation. 8 When I think of what 1 might have been if I had only lived up to all my privileges I feel like hiding my head in shame. To be a practical Christian is worthy of the efforts of all men" and wojnen who feel as if they want to live in the Promised Land. It will pay to be spiritually fat. Do not go about with your heads hanging down, but keep looking up. Browsing upon the pleasures of this life will have a tendency to make you spiritually lean. —George R. Scott in the Preacher’s Helper.

Democracy.

We haven't yet the right ideas of Democracy. Political equality is a small part of it You can’t separate Democracy from industry any more than you can separate politics from Industry.—Rev. E. Cummings, Congregationalist, Boston, Mass.

Indecision.

Most of oiir failures in life are traceable to indecision with regard to the determination of our course.—Rev. R. 8. Donaldson, Presbyterian, Milwaukee, Wis.

H A thft N^wfnY B th’ T h Y 7! 18 olU y be S innin & to recover from the disastrous effects of the recent violent storms X Pt th . en . tlre * sland - For days the streets of Havana were under water and it was almost imposslbuT f the people to get about in the business part of the city. The “deep-sea-going cab” of slang became* a reality, and these vehicles did a rushing business. Many rafts also were constructed on which passengers were conveyed across the flooded thoroughfares. passengers were

FEASTS THAT KILL

Horace Fletcher, Arch-Apostle of Hypermastication, Talks. Details Dire Effects of Christmas Dinners and Thanksgiving Turkeys—Finds That Poor Are Good Eaters. ' Chicago.—Christmas and Thanksgiving turkey, cranberry sauce and the long list of victuals that go with these staple articles have been responsible for more loss of life, energy and ability to the people than all the great battles of history. Thus does Horace Fletcher, archapostle of hypermastication—meaning, in plain English, the world’s foremost advocate of the theory of thoroughly chewing food—denounce -overeating, especially the dxtent to which the practise in indulged in on national holidays. Not only that, but the Sunday dinner is more directly blameable for “Blue Monday” than is the proverbial

CURE MADE BY SUGGESTION

Girl in Cataleptic State Now Talks and Scientists Will Work on “Muscle Memory.” Paris. —The local papers publish the story of a servant named Josephine who has fallen into a cataleptic slum; ber and cannot be awakened. She is at present in the hospital at Alencon, where she has been since January 22 of this year. Josephine, who is thirtytwo years of age, for the last 13 years has been subject to nervous fits, which occurred every few months. She was prostrated completely after these attacks and was incapable of working for several days. Her spirits were affected and she became convinced that she would never work again. As her character became more somber her nervousness increased. On June 11 last, after a day in which she exhibited unusual mental agitation, she fell into a sleep from which she has not yet recovered. The anaesthesia is generalized. Hearing, sight and taste are suspended. Only the sense of smell remains in a certain measure. The eyelids frequently tremble convulsively, while at Intervals the patient gives utterance to Inarticulate groans. Dr. Paul Farez, professor at the school of psychology, Is Interested extremely in this remarkable, case and is using his best efforts to convert the pathological sleep Into an hypnotic sleep in which state the patient would be more accessible to suggestions of a therapeutic efficacy. His labors in this direction have been crowned with success. When she fell into the catalepsy Josephine was completely speechless. Now she articulates in a loud voice—the effect of suggestion. Responding to the same influences she sits up without assistance in bed. Under the guidance of the doctor her faculties return little by little. But her muscles have lost their most elementary notions of movement. Her medical attendant now is working upon the “muscle memory.” He believes that presently the dreamer will be called back by a scientific miracle from the limbo where her mind wanders, and that she will be restored to active life.

Horse Size of Dog.

New York.—The skeleton of a horse, which must have been about the size of a modern fox terrier and had four toes, has been found in Wyoming by an exploring party sent by the American Museum of Natural History. The museum authorities have just received the news. The skeleton represents the oldest ancestor of the horse of today ever found and resembled a hippopotamus and a tapir as much as It did a horse 1

“night before,” in the opinion of the man who made chewing an art. Clad in pale blue, striped pajamas, with his feet bare, Mr. Fletcher faced a small gale blowing into the open window of his room at the Congress hotel the other day with enviable impunity. True, it was not snowing, but the sun had barely left Michigan City on its way to Emporia, Kan., and the atmosphere 'was more or less frigid. The teeth of the interviewer chattered. Mr. Fletcher, who is as radical an advocate of “fresh air" as he is of scientific mastication, was Immune from the breeze. He was pink, and smiling. .Although sixty-one years old and snow-haired, he is an athlete in superb condition. He attributes this to his system of living and of chewing food. He weighs 170 pounds and has eaten fewer breakfasts in the last twenty years than any hobo in Clark street. As a result of publicity given to his “right-living” propaganda. Mr. Fletcher says the words “Fletcherism," “Fletcherize,” and “Fletcherite” have

MEN UNFIT TO WED

So Declares Memphis Beauty Who Divorced Philadelphian. Mrs. Keith Donaldson Compares Northern Man With Those from South, Especially Texans— Foreigners Inferior. New York.—Mrs. Keith Donaldson, at the ripe age of twenty-four years, will never, no, never, marry again. She says so herself. The ideal man does not exist, she declares, and until he is produced she will devote herself to the care of her child, the accommodating courts of Reno having relieved her of her husband, a former Philadelphian. Two years of married life have taught her the wisdom of the ages, and no man need apply, unless —yes, there’s a string to the declaration. There is a chance for a Texan. “For,” says the lovely divorcee, “my fortune came from the great and glorious state of Texas, and if the same state can produce a man handsome, strong, chivalrous and steady, I may be prevailed upon to change my mind.” Mrs. Donaldson was Miss Evelyn Willis Hunter of Memphis, Tenn. A great beauty, she was much soughtl- - in every city, but the dashing Philadelphian carried off the “million dollar bride,” and the wedding took place in New York, April 25, 1906. The couple went to live at the St. Regis. Differences arose between the young pair, and a separation followed. came the divorce, and Mrs. Donaldson went abroad. She has just returned, with her views of men unchanged, and, if anything, more firmly rooted in her mind. It was rumored that she was engaged to Robert Dula, but this she denied emphatically. “Why,” she declared, “he is only nineteen, just a nice boy, and the brother of my friend, Mrs. Townsend Horner. I shall never marry again. “I returned froni abroad the other day, where I met several men, but none approached my ideal of what a husband should be. “When abroad I studied the continental gentleman and found him away back in the field when it comes to racing with southerners—and especially Texans. He does equal northern men, though, I must admit, but the northern men, either easterners or westerners, are not fitted to be husbands. I think every northern father should send his son south for a finishing education In gallantry. He will learn much that will make him fitted

been recognized by lexicographers and will be “real words” in the dictionaries. : It means to digest thoroughly,” said the sexagenarian. "A manuscript on morals may be ‘Fletcherized.”' Mr. Fletcher was loath to believe that the “superman” of ages to come would be able to scorn food and derive his nourishment from plain air. “I would hate to think of that comto pass,” he said. Then he contesseßgj fle enjoyed what he did eat. ‘ Still, it might be done if a man would get on the windward side of a soup kitchen, and take deep, regular breaths,” he added. The secret of correct living and right living is possession by a greater percentage of poor persons than by “malefactors of great wealth,” Mr. Fletcher said. He seemed anxious to correct an impression that he was a votary of the midnight rarebit debauch • . “Rarebits are all right if a person wants them and if properly cooked and masticated," he said? “but I take them perhaps two or three times a year.” Mr. Fletcher is firm in his belief that “economic eating” will revolutionize society.

to compete with the hundreds of foreigners who come here to New York and break Into the families of the rich.”

CAN’T COPYRIGHT CITY NAME

Wllkesbarre Is Denied Right to Exelusive Use—Government Makes Adverse Ruling. Wllkesbarre, Pa. —This city’s efforts to have its name copyrighted has failed, owing to the decision of the register of copyrights in Washington that the city has no legal right to the sole and exclusive possession of its name. The register of copyrights says in his decision: “We beg to say we cannot possibly think of any way in which you could secure for the city of Wllkesbarre the exclusive right to its name by any proceedings under the copyright law. There does not seem to be any principle of law which insures to a city the exclusive right to Its name. The post office department has authority to name a post office whatever it sees fit.”

Pin Journeys to Appendix.

Chicago.—At the Provident hospital physicians found a pin in the appendix of six-year-old Josephine Shoecraft The pin was straight and had traveled through the child’s body without damaging any other part. Sha will recover. The case is considered remarkable because the pin had traveled more than fourteen feet through the oesophagus, stomach and bowels without perforating the walls. In most cases where a pin has been swallowed it has pierced the wall of an intestine and lost itself in the tissues of the body, occasionally causing death.

Has 518 Descendants.

Louisville, Ky.—Mrs. Jane Morris, residing in the foothills of the Cumberland mountains in Jackkon county, lays claim to being the greatest mother in the world. She boasts of 518 descendants, nearly all of whom are living. None of them has ever been accused of a crime.

Mail Clerks Know Nicknames.

London.—Addressed from London to .“Whipshire, Devon,” a letter has been delivered without delay at Tiverton, where one hundred years ago rogues and vagabonds were whipped round the town at the tall of a cart—hence tlie name Whipshire, almost unknown to the present generation.

RECIPE FOR PLUM PUDDING

Currants, Orange Peel, Citron, Suet* Bread, Flour, Sugar and Many Other Ingredients Used. One pound raisins, one pound currants, one-quarter pound candied orange peel, one-quarter pound citron, one-half pound chopped suet, one-half pound stale bread crumbs, one-fourth pound flour, one-half pound brown sugar, one nutmeg, grated, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoonful allspice, one-half pint brandy, eight eggs. . Wash and dry currants, cut citron and orange peel fine, stone raisins. Mix all dry ingredients together. Beat eggs; pour them over dry ingredients, add the brandy, and mix thoroughly. Pack into greased molds and boil six hours at time of making and three hours when wanted for use. Serve with brandy sauce. Brandy Sauce.— One-fourth cup butter, one cup sugar, two tablespoonfuls brandy, yolks of two eggs, - one-half cup of milk or cream, whites of two eggs. Cream butter, add sugar gradually, then brandy slowly, well beaten yolks, and milk or cream. Cook over hot water until it thickens as a custard; pour on the beaten whites. Serve at once.

CATSUP THAT WILL NOT SPOIL

D<J*Not Use Tin or Iron While Making Relish, Wooden Spoon and Porcelain Are the Best. Here is a catsup that will keep its color because no spices are used to darken it. The vivid scarlet catsup of commerce is colored. For two pecks of ripe tomatoes allow four largeonions, six-sweet red peppers, or four if they are exceptionally strong, two cupfuls sugar and one quart vinegatr. Wash the tomatoes and cook long enough for them to become soft, then put through a strainer to take out the seeds. Do not use tin or iron while making catsup. A wooden spoon, and porcelain or granite kettles and strainers are best. Cook until the pulp begins to thicken, then add the onions chopped fine or grated, the peppers, chopped, and the salt and vinegar. Cook until of the right consistency and seal in sterilized bottles. A teaspoonful of olive oil or brandy, poured in the neck of the bottle before sealing, prevents mold or souring

Banana Jelly.

Make coffee jelly as follows: Soak one-half package of* gelatine in onehalf cup of cold water two minutes; add one cup white sugar, one and onehalf cups boiling water and one cup of clear strong coffee; stir until dissolved, then let it stand until cool; fill a dish with sliced bananas, turn the liquid over it, put it where it will harden. When ready to serve turn out as any jelly and pile whipped cream around It, or it may be eaten with ordinary cream turned over it

About the House.

When putting away the silver tea or coffee pot which is not used every day, lay a little stick across the top under the cover. This will allow the fresh air to get in, and prevent mustiness. Clean oilcloth with a wet towel pinned over a stiff broom and rub with long sweeping strokes. To keep varnished woods looking fresh and bright rub it thoroughly with oil from time to time.

Stephanie Omelette.

Two ounces granulated sugar with the yolks of four eggs beaten to a foam; the whites of four eggs beaten to resemble snow and very light; one coffeespoonful of granulated sugar or sirup. Place in a well buttered pan, then place pan in hot oven. Fruit or confection can then be placed ip the pan and pan overturned. In the plates can be placed citron or vanilla to the taste. The omelette must be served Immediately.

German Potato Salad.

Slice cold, boiled, firm potatoes thin; sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and pour over them a dressing made in the proportion of three spoonfuls of olive oil to one spoonful of strong vinegar. Add a little onion If liked. Leave the salad for several hours before using, turning the potatoes two or three times. Keep very cold.

Orange Cake.

One cup sugar, three tablespoons butter, two eggs, half cup orange juice, grated rind of one orange, one and one-half cups flour, one and onehalf teaspoons baking powder. Cream butter, add sugar, beat, add eggs unbeaten, beat thoroughly, add orange juice, then the flour sifted with the baking powder. Bake in gem pans and roll in powdered sugar while warm.

Potato Omelet.

One large cupful of mashed potato, one heaping teaspoonful of flour, one level teaspoonful of salt, three eggs, having the whites and yolks beaten separately, one-half cupful of milk and a little finely-minced parsley. Pour in a hot, buttered pan, brown .lightly and serve hot

To Improve Apple Sauce.

Very sour apples used for sauce or in pies will assume a very delicious end spicy flavor if a few chopped dates are added to them.

OLD FASHION ROAST

IT SHOULD BE COOKED OVED BED OF HOT ASHES. Now Is the Time to Have an OldFashioned Corn Rpast, Build a Huge Bonfire and Invite Your Friends Over. Corn and baked potatoes, with oysters roasted in the shell, will be all that is needed for supper beyond the usual sandwiches and soft drinks. If a salad is wanted the tiny pear-shaped tomatoes carry easily and are not messy nor do they need preparation. Mayonnaise should be mixed at home, put in a small glass jar, and packed in a kettle filled with ice. To insure a successful roast it is necessary to have a huge bed of ashes. If you can find any of the party enthusiastic enough to start the fire the night before and keep it going steadily, you will have much better results. Otherwise it should be started hours ahead of the meal time. Tear off all the husks but the thin inner layers. Remove silk and tie rest of husks so they do not come open. Put the corn and potatoes in the Bsh§s_about the same time, the potatoes five minutes earlier if they are big ones. The oysters roast in much less times Use Good Butter. Have a supply of good butter with which to dress oysters and corn. Potatoes are dug from their charred shells and mixed with plenty of butter, salt and pepper. Let the men tend to putting the foods in the ashes, also to removing them with small shovels. Girls’ dresses are too inflammable to go pear a bonfire. There is a flavor to these ashes cooked food that can be had in no other way—nor is it just imagination or youth lending a glamour. Some picnickers include apples for dessert in the roasting list. * The skins are somewhat too much charred to be palatable, but they are excellent when put in long iron skewers or in corn poppers and cooked over the \flame. Corn popping is also ap agreeable addition if long enough handles can be rigged up not to toast the toasters.

Cabbage in a Loaf.

Scoop out the crumbs from a square loaf of bread, leaving only the four walls. Leave in the oven until crisp and fill with the following mixture; Take off the large outside leaves from a small head of cabbage, remove the stalk and soak in water for about ten minutes, drain and cook in boiling salted water with a teaspoonful of soda until tender; cut into small pieces, season with salt and pepper and put a layer of the cabbage into the loaf with small pieces of btltter over it. Add a layer of breadcrumbs and grated cheese. Let stand in the oven until the cheese has melted, and serve very hot.

To Remove Grease.

To remove candle grease from a fabric or any smooth surface, heat a knife and carefully scrape off with this hot implement This iff easier than ironing over the grease, besides being possible of achievement In more cases. Sealing wax is a harder problem. It is easy to remove, but leaves a white spot after it This spot, however, will yield to sponging with turpentine, or, if it still persists after this, to a further application of alcohol. ’ I

Apple Ginger.

Apple ginger is a relish that will find appreciation. Make a syrup of four pounds of sugar and a pint of water. As soon as it comes to a boil add one ounce of green ginger sliced, the yellow rind of four lemons cut in tiny bits, and four pounds of apples pared and quartered. Cook twenty minutes, add the juice of four lemons, let it come to a boll and seal while hot

Escalloped Potatoes.

Pare and slice thin one quart of potatoes; put layer of potatoes In baking dish, seasoning with pepper and salt Repeat this until all the potatoes are used. Then take milk, one egg, and heaping tablespoonful of flour, beat all together, pour over potatoes and cut thin slices of bacon and put on top of potatoes. Put in oven and bake until brown.

Glace au Chocolate.

Glace au Chocolate— Place two ounces of chocolate in a saucepan with a half teaspoonful of vanilla extract; place over hot water until melted, then add three ounces of powdered sugar and the white of an egg place over the fire and mix with a wooden spoon until just warm. Remove and immediately use as directed

Gold Cake.

One-half cup butter, one cup sugar, yolks of six eggs, one-half cun-sweet milk, one-half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cream of tartar, one and onehalf cups flour. Beat butter and sugar 'to a cream, beat the yolks and add. -

Apple Custard Pie.

One large sweet apple, grated, onehalf cup sugar, one egg we n beaten R D k h t° f " a,t ’ 6ne “ Cant P,Dt Ot mllh - Bake in one crust