Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1911 — Page 2

CHURCH A NIGHTMARE

H ' '• - ' ’ • g ‘WEIRD HISTORY OR CATHEDRA!. AT MOSCOW. . Up . I—t Extraordinary and Fantastic House of Worship Was Built for Russia’s Maddest Ruler, Ivan \ the Terrible. I One o* the most extraordinary and tawtaatlc Christian places of worship In the world Is the cathedral of Mos--cow, strange not only In outline and conception, but even stranger In Its history No one knows the architect’s name, hut the story goes that the cxar ordered his eyes to be jrot out directly the church was completed so that he •hould never be able to surpass his •work. The idea of ,th* building was inspired by the wickedest and maddest monarch who ever sat on a throne — Ivan the Terrible, ,c*ar of Muscovy. The church la known as Vasili BlaJenni, or Blessed Basil, and Is named after a half-witted vagrant monk, who for some strange reason was almost the only person In the empire that the csar feared. Although every one else trembled before Ivan, Vasili Blajennt would flout him, call him S'lvaahka," or "bad little Ivan,” and, most daring thing of all. would try to protect the Victims of the ctar*B fury. He and another friar of the same caliber, named Ivan the Idiot, are buried In two memorial chapels beneath the cathedral. This uncanny looking edifice haa been luridly described by a well known writer "It Is a striking memorial of a fearful era. Standing in the shadow of the Kremlin wall, on soil saturated fathoms deep with the blood of Innocent martyrs, examine the buildings closely and call to memory the people by whom and for whom It was produced. Then, and then only, may the conception of thla fungus-like seem possible and Vasili Blajennt stand revealed as an expression of inordinate vanity, uncontrolled passion and insatiate lust. Like attributes without a soul —weird, monstrous, horrible.” The architecture Is in every respect «xtravagant and barbaric, and the coloring is garish in the extreme. It has nine chapels, roofed by nine cupolas, each different and each stranger than the other. One resembles a pineapple, another a melon, a third Is said to ape a hedgehog In its appearance and the rest are more or less grotesque. Some mre gilt, others are painted In brilliant hues. Indeed, the only description is that It is a nightmare of a church, the fitting legacy of a ruler who grilled his counsellors in frying pans and ■clothed his subjects in bearskins in order that trained dogs might worry and tear them to pieces.—Strand Magazine.

Whitelaw Reid on Lincoln.

I am only here to tell what this man •was and what he did —not to offer a oology upon him. If one were needed, •what nobler eulogy could be uttered than the simple statement that after such a strain and such trials, with final triumph plainly in Bight, he uttered those words and felt as he spoke > You have rightly selected him as the chief American maker of history in the nineteenth century. The world long ago chose another as our chief maker of history for the eighcentury. Both were typical products of your own race, as developed In new surroundings, in that conflict with wild nature and wild men which has subdued a continent to the highest uses of civilisation. Both were human; neither was entirely exempt from the weaknesses of humanity. But whether for patient fortitude and final success in war. or for wise leadership of a great people in peace, I venture to think George Washington and Abraham Lincoln not interior to any sons of the race bora in those centuries, under any skies. Nay, more, I venture to think that in the whole long and glorious history of that race while its history was ours as well as yours, they have never been surpassed.—From Address at Birmingham, Eng.

Propagating a Tree.

The tree which occasionally gets itself propagated in the most interesting way is the elder. W. H. Hudson in his book, "Afoot in England,” has a delightful passage giving the life story of some elders he noticed growing on a Wiltshire down. There was a small group of them set among some rabbit burrows and a local farmer told him how they came there. First, the rabbits, finding that the hill had softer chalk at that spot, had made burrows. Then some wheatears came and nested in and lived about the burrows. The wheatears fed on the berries of an elder growing higher up on the down and so brought the seeds to the burrows, where they rooted in the soft ground and soon established a flourishing thicket.

Arctic Skepticism.

"Did you see the janitor?” asked Mrs. Bhirvers. « "Yea," replied her husband. “I told him it was as cold in our flat as at the north pole " "What did he say?” "He merely looked supercilious and naked for my proofs."

Chilly Occupation.

"Models don’t get much pay, do they?” said Mm McGudley. “No," replied the artist. "It doesn’t require temperament to be s model." *T?e noticed the clothes in the pictures. It Isn’t so much a question of temperament as of temperature."

KAISERIN AS A HOUSEWIFE

Barman Empress Has Just Been Over* Hauling the Linen In the Imperial Cloeeta. The German empresa, like the good housekeeper that she is, took advantage of the few days' lull In court ceremonies resulting from the emperor’s recent indisposition to make a thorough overhauling of the Imperial linen presses. The empress takes pride In having • very large quantity of linen ready for use. She herself superintends Its condition, but she. Is assisted by a mistress of the wardrobe, who la a titled lady, and two linen maids. The linen at the palace Is divided Into two categories, the body linen of toe Imperial family and the table and bed linen used by the imperial household and guests at the palace. Only the empress and the mispress of the wardrobe are permitted to handle the family body linen, which is kept in a separate press ( and handed out each morning to the footmen and chambermaids waiting. Body Hnen is never worn to a point where it needs repair, but the table and bed linen Is often repaired and is then handed out for use by the royal servants. The empress on this occasion found an immense stock of superfluous linen, which she presented to the Berlin hospitals. In the imperial presses are naturally to be found several dozens of each kind of articles, all of which are embroidered with a large W and the imperial crown. ————-——7^—There are always numerous layettes on hand, for the empress makes It a rule to present a full set of linen to each princess of" the Hohenzollern family on the birth of her first child. The layettes of the princes are bordered with blue silk embrqldery and those of the princesses with pale pink. Ever since her marriage the empress has on each of his birthdays, presented to the emperor an article of wearing apparel made with her owrf hands. The first present she made was a pair of knitted socks, which owing to their thickness the emperor has never been able to wear. He Is fond of showing them to guests when he is in specially good humor.

Bad Boy’s Punishment Effective.

“Down in Jefferson county we used* to have some pretty smart school teachers,” says Judge Simpson S. Ford of Cleveland, 0. “A schoolmate of mine was due for a ‘hiding’ one time and prepared for It by putting on three extra suits of underwear and two extra pairs of trousers before he started for school. Our teacher’s eagle eye was quick to note George’s astonishing increase in bulk. It was a raw day in February and there was a roaring ash Are blazing in the big stove. When the time came for George to get his dues the teacher said, -quietly, ‘George, you will go over by the stove and stand up until I tell you to return to your seat.’ George obeyed, and in about ten minutes he was mighty sor ry that he hadn't taken the whipping he had expected to get instead of the roasting he was getting. George stood by that red hot stove for two hours and was the most thoroughly ‘cured’ offender against school discipline J have ever known.”

Curious Old Rule Recalled.

Most of Walthamstow is too modern to have much mystery about it, but the “Walthamstow Strip” of Leyton preserves the memory of a curious old rule. Barely a hundred yards broad, this strip of land, belonging to Walthamstow parish, ran right across Leyton from the to Snaresbrook, parallel with the southern border of Walthamstow. How came Leytoh to be crossed by tlfls alien strip? Leyton, It was said, had once refused to bury a body in the Lea; Walthamstow came forward to do it. And in such cases it was the rule that the volunteering parish might take from the other as much land right through to the other side as the men who carried the corpse could cover walking in line, hand in hand and arms extended. The inconvenient result worried both parishes until the growth of population made new parishes necessary. —London Chronicle.

St. Cecilia and Music.

St Cecilia was made (he “patroness” of church music without any apparent reason, for the casual expressldft “cantantibus organis” in her legend merely refers to the playing of wind instruments at her wedding, 'Possibly the autiphones of her festival wrought upon the Imagination of the middle ages, and so brought about her connection with sacred music. The anniversary of this young Roman prude suddenly sprang into immense popularity toward the close of the seventeenth century, and Is associated with the x mighty names of Purcell, Pope, Addison and Handel. It has been revived of recent years by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, led by Sir Frederick Bridge. A "lost chord” of our national music suggests a subtle harmony, for Sir Arthur Sullivan —fellx opportunltate mortis—died upon St. Cecilia’s day.—London Chronicle.

This Material Age.

Roman Guide (impressively)—The ruins of the Coliseum! ’* Seattle Man (astonished)—Well, what do you think of that!. Why, I saw photographs of that heap 20 years ago.” Roman Guide (loftily)—Quite likely, air.” , Seattle Mao—But why la thunder aren’t those ruins cleared away and a modern coliseum erected?"

The American Home

WILLIAM A. RADFORD Editor

Ifr. William A. Radford will answer .questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all-subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 194 Fifth Ave. # Chicago. 111., and only cif elose two-cent stamp for reptrThe little house illustrated in the accompanying perspective sketch and floor plans is of a very attractive design that is very popular. A residence should not be too plain and unornamented in its appearance; yet at the same time there is no need of going to extravagant lengths in the pursuit of architectural beauty. - , Many try so hard In their desire for an artistic home and In their abhorrence of the plain, box-like houses that the designs they Anally work out and follow In building reminds one of a Chinese pagoda, or of a pavilion at the county fair. It Is a good thing to look after the artistic in house designs, but always with moderation. In the house illustrated there are a number of very pleasing features which give the building a distinctive appearance; yet, these are in good taste and the dwelling has a sensible, home-like appearance. With a good brick or solid concrete foundation, the first story of this house Is covered with clapboards, while the second story Is finished with cement plaster stucco, divided into panels in the English half timber style. The second story also projects slightly beyond the line of the first, In that way keeping true to the English Elizabethan models. With the woodwork painted a soft

brown and with the stucco panels a yellowish tint, an exceptionally attractive appearance is secured. There are a number of other artistic color combinations that suggest themselves for this house. All of them are on the dark order, In shades of green, brown and red. The white, pale yellow and French gray paints that have heen so popular for the finishing of colonial houses are not best to use with a design such as this. A glance at the floor plans will show the Interior of this house arranged conveniently with good light and air in every room. The first floor has a large living room 13x16 feet in size, a dining room 13x13 feet 6 Inches and a kitchen 13x12 feet. There is also a pantry of generous dimensions, conveniently located with respect to both kitchen and dining room. Two closets are also provided on the first floor. Upstairs there are three comfortable bedrooms. Two of these seem to be somewhat cut up owing to

First Floor Plan.

the way the roof is formed; yet, these extra spaces are by no means disadvantages. The small balcony over the front porch and opening from the large dormer window is a feature that Is both ornamental and useful. The cost of this comfortable dwelling is estimated at This would provide for oak floors for the living room and dining room, maple floors for the kitchen and pantry and first quality yellow pine edge grain flooring on the second floor. The living room and dining room should be finished In red oak, stained, the Interior trim to be of a square cut fashion to harmoa-

ize with the general character of the design of the house. For the second floor no material is superior to birch* either red or the white. This can be finished in any color and produces a beautifully appearing hardwood trim. For the bedrooms a combination of mahogany and white enamel is the most popular and it Is, without doubt, as attractive a style of finishing tor such rooms as can be devised. A warm air furnace of proper ztzS

Second Floor Plan.

placed very nearly In the center of the basement will heat this house both upstairs and down very satisfactorily. No one who has any appreciation of convenience or economy would think of building a new house of this kind and not provide a central heating plant Stoves have shown themselves to be not only costly and inefficient, but dangerous as well. With a good waterproof cemented basement, as

called for in the plans of this house, a very satisfactory heating plant can be easily installed.

Deceit In Women.

Many girls of great beauty wonder why It Is that they are not so popular as their less attractive friends. Perhaps It is because they are deceitful. I do not mean to infer that beauty and deceit travel together, for this is not necessarily the case. If there is any vice that is loathsome and revolting to man, it is deceit. Man is a broad, honest creature, wholly free from those smaller motives and fallings which, unfortunately, so often characterize the gentler sex. “Know thyself.” If you have been false In the past to yoiyself and friends, try being true blue for a few days; you will have more friends, and life will hold a deeper, more wholesome meaning for you. Remember, girls, a so-called “good fellow” will win out over a mistress of charm and beauty marred and polluted with deceit.

Statesmen in Their Cups.

The deep drinking which was a social custom in the time of the younger Pitt had its influence occasionally on the minister, whose habit it was to indulge liberally with his friends, when free from the occupations of state. An epigram of the jlme gave the following dialogue between Pitt and his colleague and boon .companion, Henry Dundas, afterwards Viscount Melville: Pitt—l cannot see the speaker, Hal; can you? Dundas—Not see the speaker, Billy? 1 1 see two!—From an Anecdotal History of Parliament.

Diplomatic Major Higginson.

In a signed and published letter, Major Henry L. Higginson thanks theBoston women for taking off their hats so quietly and courteously at the Symphony Orchestra’s last concert. "It may not be amiss,” he adds, "to remind the ladles that many men are bald and suffer from unavoidable draughts, but do not wear their hats. Perhaps-the ladles will draw comfort from the fact that their hair, bdfe after to be in view, Is at the worst more attractive than their hats,- and is ofteh beautiful." That was diplomatic 1 and truthful.

SOME TIMELY RECIPES

NEW THINGS IT WILL pk Y COOK ; TO TRY. h Lemon Rice and Rus* ia n Lemon Pie Formulas Make Mouth Water to Read Them —Butter Scotch and Pepper Sauce. Lemon Pie. —There are many different rules for making lemon pies, two of which I will give. For the first beat to a cream a tablespoonful butter and one cupful sugar. Put into a saucepan with a scant cupful boiling water, then add the juice and grated yellow rind of two lemons. When it.' reaches the boiling point stir in., a tablespoonful com starch dissolved in a little cold water and stir and cook until clear and thickened. Have ready the well beaten yolks of two eggs, stir in, cook a moment longer, then take at once from the fire. Pour Into a well baked crust and spread over it, heaping lightly, a meringue made from the whipped whites of two eggs and two tablespoonfuls powdered or fine granulated sugar. Set in the oven, which should be quite cool, and let the meringue gradually puff and color. Russian Lemon Pie.—Beat together one cupful sugar and one egg. -Put over the fire, in a double, boiler, threefourths c\ip water and a teaspoonful lemon juice. When boiling add sugar and eggs, the grated yellow peel of two lemons and a soda cracker rolled fine. Wet two tablespoonfuls flour with a quarter cupful cold water and add to the other ingredients. Lastly, stir in a large cupful seeded and chopped raisins. Line two small pie tins or one large pie tin with pastry, pour in the lemon mixture, put on an upper crust and bake for about thirtyfive minutes. Butter Scotch. —Boil together one cupful each sugar and molasses, onehalf cupful butter, a tablespoonful vinegar and a quarter teaspoonful soda. Stir frequently to prevent burning and as soon as the sirup reaches the snap stage when dropped in cold water take from the fire and flavor to taste. Pour upon a buttered tin in a sheet one-quarter of an inch thick and when nearly cold check it off into squares, using a sharp knife. Separate when cold and wrap each square in parafQn paper. Pepper Sauce. —Grind one dozen and a half green, red and yellow peppers and a small solid head of cabbage in a meat chopper. They should be very fine. Add 5 ceres’ worth each celery seed and ground mustard with vinegar to make the consistency of cat-, sup. This goes well with meats.

The Home

If books for the bathroom, kitchen and pantry are dipped in enamel paint there will be no trouble from iron rust. Having several pairs of shoes and never wearing the same pair more than one or two days at a time will rest the leather and make it last better. Chamois leather should be washed, when necessary, in soapsuds, and rinsed in soapsuds—not in clear water. Treated thus it will keep its original softness. Any dish that has held dough, milk, cream or eggs should be rinsed In cold water before being placed in hot water, as hot water tends to cook such things and make them more difficult to remove.

Puree of Lima Bean Soup.

Soak one pint of lima beans over night in cold water and in the morning boil in water until soft. If the water boils away very much add a little milk or water. Sift closely and add salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. If you like add a little onion Juice. Melt one tablespoon of butter and rub into it until it is perfectly smooth one tablespoon of .flour. Pour on this one cup of boiling water and stir hard. Stir the two mixtures together. Slice two or three tomatoes very thin and put in the soup. It will be ready to serve as soon as it boils.

Tomato Puree.

One can tomatoes, two carrots, cut In slices; one-half bay leaf, one stalk celery, four sprlpj parsley, two cloves, two onions, four tablespoons butter, four tablespoons flour, one tablespoon salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper. Put tomatoes, spices, parsley and herbs into a small kettle and cook until the tomatoes are thick and rather .dark. Melt the butter, add flour and seasonings. then the tomatoes gradually, strain and reheat. Serve on omelets or meats or fish. r

Useful Tip.

For those who have to do much household work this hint will be useful. Before putting the hands Into soda water rub tbe finger-tips and round the nails with vaseline. The water will not then touch them and make them a rack.

CANNOT DO ANY DAMAGE

Housewives Will See at a Glance the Valuable Qualities of this New Mop. ' A simple and effective form of mop has been designed by a Pennsylvanian. Its chief advantage lies in the absence of springs, bails, levers, heads or other parts of metal framework, which have been known to rust, get out of repair and scratch polished surfaces. The mop is made in two detachable parts—the mop proper and the handle, which Is equipped with a hook at one end and a flaring piece that Is also detachable. To put this apparatus together the hook is run -■* 1 - ■*" l T " "■ - ' J "" - ~ ~ ' *

through the ring on the mop and the loose metal cap Is drawn down over the top, compressing the upper portion of the strands so that they can be drawn up into the Iwllow end of the handle. In this way there are no protruding metal parts and (he device may be used with safety on parquetry floors or any polished surfaces which might otherwise be marred by the contact of anything but the soft mop itself. The whole affair is very light and is easy to manipulate.

MEAT STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Delicious Dinner Dish Designed to Appeal to Those Seeking Change In ’ Bill of Fare. Ingredients: Five pounds of a cheaper cut. of beef, four uups of potatoes cut into small pieces, two-thirds cup each of turnips and carrots cut into one-half inch cubes, one-half onion, chopped, one-fourth cup (of flour, salt and pepper. ' Cut the meat into small pieces, removing the fat; try out the fat and brown the meat in it. When well browned, cover with boiling water, boil for five minutes and then cook in a lower temperature until the meat ia Hone. If tender, this will require about three hours on the stove or five hours In the fireless cooker.. Add carrots, turnips, onions, pepper, and salt during the last hour of cooking, and the potatoes 15 minutes before serving. Thicken with the flour with cold water. Serve with dumplings. If this dish is made in the fireless cooker the mixture must be reheated whn the vegetables are pttt in. Such a stew may also be made of mutton. If veal or pork is used the vegetables may be omitted or simply a little onion used. Some times for variety the browning of the meat is dispensed with. When white meat such as chicken, veal or fresh pork is used, the gravy is often made rich with cream or milk thickened with flour. The numerous minor additions which may be Introduced give the great variety of such stews found In cook books.

English Raisin Bread.

Two cups flour, four teaspoons baking powder, one-half teaspoon salt, four tablespoons flour, one tablespoon lard) one-half cup sugar, one-half cup raisins, one-half cup currants, nutmeg grating, one egg, mifk to make soft dough (about one cup). . Mir and sift the flour, baking powder, salt, Bugar and nutmeg twice, .chop in fat till very fine. Add the beaten egg to one-half cup milk and mix lightly, with flour and fat, to soft dough. Add the raisins and currants which have been well washed, dried and lightly floured. Bake in buttered loaf pan 40 minutes in a moderate oven.

Two Cleansers.

Boiled potatoes are an excellent substitute for soap when the hands have become soiled by contact with blackened pots and pans. Potato water should, besides, be kept for renovating silk. * Although vinegar may be used to cleau the outside of copper cooking utensils, care should be taken to avoid letting any fall on the tin lining of the pan. To clean the pan Inside and out, far the best method is to scrub it with soda, hot water and soap. The outside may then be polished with- a rag dipped in vinegar.

Cinnamon Jibb.

Place in a savcepan one cupful of brown sugar and one-half cupful of 'golden com syrup, and one-fourth cupful of butter, two teaspoonfuls of ground cinnamon ahd one-half cupful of water. Boil until it forms a hard ball when dropped into cold water. Pour Into buttered pans and when nearly cold cat into squares.

Sweet Potatoes.

Boil them until half done, then peel and split them once, take a tin dish and lay them In, sprinkle thick with sugar and a little pepper, plenty of butter, place In the oven and finish cooking.